The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-06
STABBED HIS scHooLMATE
Bloody Affair Among Children in a coun-
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Bloody Affair Among Children in a coun-
try schoolhouse.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA-Because he was
angry at his schoolmate, Victor Ross, an
boy. drew a knife on Frank
Paul in the presence of pupils and teacher
and stabbed his victim seriously in the
back.
Only the Interference of Minnie Paul.
a 14-year-old sister of Frank averted
probably fatal consequences. Young Paul
walked half a mile to his home, and
reached it in a .fainting condition.
The fight occurred in country school
ten miles east of here. A warrant has
been sworn out for the youthful assailant.
and he will be brought before justice Of
the peace to-day.
The insanity commission yesterday de-
eided that a man who believes he has
heard the voice of God calling him to
preach the gospel is insane and should be
confined in an asylum until he is rid of
the hallucination. August Anderson
Swede, employed as house man at the
home of J.. N. Sweetser, suddenly declared
he had heard God telling him to preach
and began on the hired girl He will be
sent to Cherokee. 7->S'
A remarkable patient for the Indian in
sane asylum at Canton was taken through
here yesterday from Powhuska Okla. He
wore nothing over his body save a blanket
On his way to the police station a wheel
came off the patrol wagon and he crossed
the ice barefoot, paying no attention to
it. Marshal Hicks says he has gone naked
for years and is known on the reservation
as the wild man. He can outfoot the
swiftest runners in Oklahoma. and his
capture was effected by running him down
with a horse. He ate his meals at the
station like a dog
(. IOWA FALLS, IoWA.-The annual
meeting lof the stockholders of the Des
Moines, Iowa Falls and Northern Town
Lot company was held last evening. The
new officers are: President. William Wei
den; vice president. w. V. Shipley; secre-
tary, J. H. Funk; treasurer. W. H. Woods.
The company has plated town sites at
several points along the Des Moines, Iowa
Falls & Northern. including Buckeye.
Sherman and Garden City in this county.
Frenald and Shipley in Story county. and
Enterprise and Elkhart in Polk county
The mid winter meeting of the Hardin
County Editorial association will not be
held at Eldora this month as was planned
It was decided to abandon. the winter
meeting and hold one on June Is in Ell
dora.-Indications point to triangular
fight in the Hancock Franklin Cerro Cor
do senatorial district. Franklin county
has had the senator for two terms. but
it is reported Charles f. johnson OF Shelf
field will be a candidate and that Franklin
county will back him. Hancock and Cerro
Gordo are alsotout after the senatorship.
MARsHALLToWN, IoWA-Interest in
county politics is revived by the formal
announcement to-day of the various can
didates for nominations at the coming re-
publican primary. Most interest is CEN
tered in the fight for the nomination for
state senator. Two are seeking the Of
flee, Charles Eckles, at one time a mem
Der of the lower house. and Merit
Greene, prominent business man. For
representative B. F. Cummings will have
no opposition. He has been talked of as
a. candidate for speaker of the house,
but has not announced himself Next to
the senatorship the contest for the office
of sheriff will be most interesting. Three
candidates have made formal announce
ment and it is said others will do so soon.
G. 8. Hutson, the present deputy. is