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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
LEGS OUT AWAY
Condition Of Donahue at Albert Lea Is
Worry Serious,

SVtioiAioH o1 6oHAUuo AZ AiUeFI Lea IL
Worry Serious.
ALBERT LEA, MINN.-Dan1eI Dona-
hue, who jumped from freight train
when 1t was In motion and had both legs
fractured, has had both feet amputated,
and is in serious condition and may not
survive the shock and loss Of blood.
The city council has passed an ordinance
prohibiting any material in the building
Of sidewalks except cement, brick or stone,
and 1t is expected a large amount Of poor
walk will be done away with and the like
Hhood Of damage suits largely decreased.
The city schools convene the second
Tuesday in September. and full corps of
teachers has been secured There are
thirtytwo in the force, including the SUI
perintendent the largest number Of teach
ers were employed at one time In the
history Of the city. When the big new
building Is completed several new de-
partments will be added.
The rains of Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday last put an end to about all kinds
Of farm work and left the roads in very
bad condition.
The wet weather has greatly delayed
threshing. ~ .
The arrangements for the Labor Day
celebration are about completed and
everything points to large demon
stration. W. H. Eustis of Minneapolis
is to deliver the principal address, while
Messrs. Dunn and Knatyold Of. this city
will also speak, :" :. ."aS!& .1"reA =
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!1scoNsIN 81 B |s
LOVE OUTWIIS PAPA
.dger Girl Made a Rope Of Bed
Clothes and Soon Met Her
i Sweetheart.
dngry Father Began a Chase, but
] Had to Give Up to Love
and Youth.

TG<enosha, Wis, Aug. S1.-A real old
..1sshoned elopement, with the stern and
hh,,gry parent in pursuit, has occurred in
ell county, the principals to the exciting
hiase being James Dunford, his daughter
Ahude Dunford, aged 10, and Eugene
Waompson, Chicago book agent. The
TTung couple managed to escape from the
(Mirents, and 1t Is supposed they were
II aarried at once.
caThompson has been paying attention to
fess Dunford for two weeks. A week ago
see father told his daughter not to meet
re young man. Miss Dunford had been
5oedient, so far as the father knew, and
Thompson had not put In an appearance.
aiThe night in question Miss Dunford re-
red to her room at 8 o'clock. Instead Of
Ding to bed she dressed herself In her
+ est clothes AS soonas her father had
tired she let herself out Of the bedroom
it'll the assistance Of a rope made of
I'd clothing. ." -sA~<
She was joined by her sweetheart, and
le two got into carriage and started
ward Kenosha. The father heard the
Disc and soon discovered that he had
reen 4outWitted. Going to the barn he got
horse and buggy and started In pur-
tlit. Several times he found traces Of the
Geeng pair, but after a five-mile chase he
ave it UP and returned hime. =. n sg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
MINNESOTA
MooRHEAD NORMAL OPENING

Five Added to the Faculty-lmprove-
ments to the Building.
MOORHEAD, MINN.-The state normal
school opens to- morrow; for its sixteenth
annual session under very favorable cons
dtions. For the first time in years the
school has an equipment adequate to Its
needs. The new addition to the main
building, providing an ample gymnasium,
laboratories, drawtng-room, library and
auditorium, has relieved the crowded con-
dition incident to the rapid expansion of
the school during the past few years.
All the rooms In Wheeler hall have been
engaged by the young ladies. and the
small reception room has also been given
over to two students as a living room. The
corridor and general rooms on the first
= floor have been equipped with steel CELL
ings, and some new furniture and rugs
have been added.
Since the close of the summer school
President Weld has been purchasing the
work of repairing the main building. A
second entrance to the balcony of the
auditorium has been constructed for the
sake Of security and convenience: the top
corridor has been provided with orna-
mental ceilings and the private office has
been re-papered and decorated
Indications point to the largest opening
attendance In the history of the school
students have been coming In for sew
ieral days past and are arriving to-day In
unusual numbers: -
The faculty Is as follows Frank A.
Weld, president, English literature; Mrs
Cora McCullom Smith preceptress ply
steal culture; Caswell A. Ballard biolog-
ical sciences. curator of the museum
Harold M. Stanford, physical sciences;
Miss Edith A. Watts, music; Will Grant
chambers, psychology. philosophy and
historyof education; Thos A. IIillyer. gem
eral method. superintendent Of training
school; Edwin r. Reed. English compost
ton, general history; Miss Elizabeth Don
aldson, Latin; Miss Helen Dow, mathe-
MATES, English grammar; Miss Louise
: Mears. geogra ply, American history; Mis-.
Ida M. Remmele, reading, rhetoricals
Miss Kate M. Smith, drawing, penman
ship; Miss Belle Deans. critic teacher
grammar grades; Miss Abbie L. Simmons
critic teacher, intermediate grades: Mis-
Edith Bicknell, critic teacher, primar.
grades; Miss e. Alice Kirk. registrar.
Five Of these are new to the faculty
Mrs Cora McCullom Smith, preceptress
= is from Lawrence Kan.,a where she ha
been dean of WON EN- in the state univer
sity for four years.
Miss Ida M Remmele-7 who, will ~lteacr
reading and direct the rhetoricals, Is !,
graduate of HeidlebuTg College of Ohio
and of8the4 Columbia School of Oratory
and has alsofdone two years Of gradual
work at the Emerson school. For fou
years she was teacher of expression in tn
.Enensburg, Wash. normal school, an,
comes to her present duties from the Uni
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FORT BENToN's TERM OF COURT
Trial of Gambling Cases In Progress
- Several Convictions.

Z, FORT BENTON MONT-Di
court for the twelfth district has been
in, session here eight days, Judge Tattan
presiding. Joseph sCordova, q native Of
New Zealand, II years of age, was con-
victed Of manslaughter. Cordova killed
Cree Tom, an Indian, In a Cree camp
near EHavre, in August of this year.
Alexander Boullon, half breed Indian,
was convicted Of assault in the second
degree. This assault was the result Of q
drunken row at a Cree camp near Havre.
the victim being Gabriel Boneau, who
VISA badly cut with a knife.
George Coulter is on trial, charged with
conducting game Of roulette at the Mon
tana concert hall In tHavre. Under the
state law on gambling, the conducting Of
any games of chance is punishable by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
81, 600. County Attorney Pray seems to
have good evidence and 1t Is believed that
a conviction will be had. Robert Lock-
hart and Earl Willard are also held for
trial on similar charges.
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IOWA
BOTH SIDES READY
Republicans and Democrats About to
Open Their Campaign
Headquarters.
Cummins to Set the Pace in His
Opening Address in Des
Moines, Sept. 10.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. 31-The repub-
lican campaign will be launched in Des
Motnes Sept. 10, when Governor A. B.
Cummins will make his opening address.
It Is to be the measured address Of the
campaign. It will furnish campaign ma
terial for republicans and democrats. Be-
cause of this fact it will be a guarded dis
course and carefully compiled.
Members Of the state central committee
will meet Tuesday morning in the club
room OF the Slavery hotel to map out the
campaign. Senators Allison and Dolliver
will be present and assist in the work,
and 1t Is expected that some announce
ment as to the speaking program will
be made. f.
This gathering will adjourn. to meet in
the afternoon in the new quarters of the
state central committee in the observatory
building. At that time It is expected all
Of the congressional delegates will be pres
ent
Members of the democratic state central
committee are planning for an active cam
paign. They have leased a suite of rooms
| in the same building. Preparations are
being made for banquet at the confer
ence Of the party leaders to be held at
the Slavery hotel the first of .pext month.
Plans are being made to have the Cook
( County Democratic. clubssf from Chicago
come to Des Moines during the fall by
a special train. The members will march
into the capital city of Iowa attired In
Prince Albert coats and silk hats.
Republicans feel confident that there Is
| to be little Of contest, but feel the
necessity Of working hard to get out the
vote. Here in Polk county last year the
party lost one-third of it's representation
| in the state convention and the Polk
County Republican club is going to, as
sumo the responsibility Of getting men
| to the polls here. The literature Of the
party will be put into circulation at once
After the governors opening address the
speaking campaign will be pushed vigor-
ously
| The confession of a man under arrest
at Chickasa, l. T., may solve the mys-
terry surrounding the murder Of Arthur
Meade at West Liberty. Governor Cum.
minis has issued requisition papers for the
transportation Of John Doe to this state
to answer the charge Of murder. Meade
was with a crowd fof men drinking In a
! saloon at West Liberty when a masked
man entered and, drawing a gun, ordered
all to throw up their hands Meade, in
stead of doing so, said, II know you,' and
started to walk toward him. He was ther
| shot. Several men have been arrested
upon suspicion, but were released. Gov
ernor Cunrnins has offered a reward o.
| $500 for the arrest of the murderer. p.
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HoNoRs FOR CRAWFORD
South Dakota Lawyer Chosen an offIc

South Dakota Lawyer Chosen an officer
Of the AmerlesanB Bar Association.
HURON, SD. -ee1kt the annual meeting
of the American Bar association at Hot
Springs, Va, Coo sI.5Crawford OF this city
was made a. member Of the general
council. ~ 81
John Blair, the Veteran grain man Of
Yale, came near being suffocated. He
was assisting in q unload ding wheat, and
fell into the bin intowhich large stream
of wheat was rushing. Before he could
ex .t himself afhe grain had almost
covered him. #@
Miss Marion Holke and Miss Frances
Miller entertained "a company Of young
people at d o'clock tea at the home
of the former. Another. pleasant affair
was the supper by the W. r.. c.. in its
hall. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
SPOILED A ROBBERY
Three Desperadoes Had Planned to
Loot a Great Northern Fast
Train at Wagner.
One Caught and Taken to HaVre
Armed Pinkerton Men Were D s.
in Readiness.
Special to The Journal.

Havre, Mont, Aug. 31.--Stock Inspector
George w. Hall captured Frank Baker,
one Of the desperadoes who had planned
to hold up the West-bound flyer, this
other two members of the gang had not
the light Of the numerous armed Pinker-
ton detectives flushed the game.
The company had positive information
that a hold-up had been planned. Hal
spotted the three men at Malta and board
ed the train when the outlaws did. One
man boarded the blind baggage, another
climbed on the rear and a third walked
into the day coach and took a seat. The
east and west bound trains meet at Malta.
and the east-bound pulled in just as the
west bound was preparing to depart. lm-
mediately a dozen detectives and special
service men, Il armed with Winchesters,
jumped off the incoming train, and part
of them made for the express car and
climbed in.
The robber on the rear end saw them.
swung off the rear coach, ran up to the
1.-The stuff was off, and they both made
their escape. Hall in the meantime had
hidden in one Of the. closets Of the coach,
where the third robber was sitting, be-
ing fearful lest Baker would recognize
him. The outlaw did not see his pals
leave the train and expected every mo-
ment after the train started that 1t would
be stopped and the fun ommenced. the
plan being to hold up the train at Wag-
ner, the Identical spot where the hold-up
occurred on July 3 two years ago.
Wagner was passed and it was not until
the train reached Harlem that Hall mis-
trusted that the game had been flushed.
He kept watch of the man riding in the
coach and noticed his. nervous condition
The robber asked the. conductor to let him
off at the first station but as the flyer
has never. stopped at Harlem, the con-
ductor refused and Hail., as soon as the
train pulled past the: station, walked in.
| thrust his gun into Bakers face and
placed him under arrest.
Baker turned pale and said "all right
as Hall put him in irons. The Pinker-
tons continued east and west on the trains
and Hall came to IIaYre and turned his
man over to Chief Altman of the Great
Northern special service. He is now in
| Jail here. ...a.s
Shortly after o'clock all the Pinkerton
men,, deputy sheriffs and several COM
pany Officials, all heavily armed, left for
Malta on a freight. train They are now
securing the country about Malta for the
outlaws, having organized several posses
at that point. Baker, who was captured,
and is sheep herder and cow-puncher by
profession. He has been employed for
several years by Former Senator B. p.
Phillips. The authorities regard him as
a bad man. as he has several times been
arrested for demonstrating. a9zs5aa
| The other two men implicated IN the
hold-up are well known to the authorities.
Baker S. identity as tsonea of the robbers
was positively established by the con-
tents of satchel found III his possession
by ms pector Hail.
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A Scotch surgeon recently removed cataracts
from the eyes Of a man of 80 who had been blind
from birth. No effort had been made to educate
him, but he could go on an errand to any house
In his native village, for the resonance Of his
footfall--quite different in passing a . building
from what 1t was when opposite an open space.
enabled him to count the houses as he passed and
thus turn corners and to stop at the one Il he
wanted. For ten days after the operation he
could not realize that he was seeing. The. first
surgeon, his sense of sound causing him to look
at the surgeons lips and, recalling what he knew
from having felt his own mouth, he realized that
he was looking at face. Then, having an idea
of what vision meant he made very rapid prog
ress. From the very hrst he saw everything IN
Its actual position, showing that the retinal in
without any education The muscles for moving
the eyeba1sl are feeble from disuse and he has
to learn their use. ~ &zS'- - 1862 & Al 70
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THEY ADVERTISED
Wealthy Iowa Farmer Finds Wife at
frt ~ Sioux City. L. ..sra -,

:
SIOUX CITY, IOWA--Thru. the medium
Of a. Awant adj published I'm g. Sioux City
paper six weeks ago, William Genrich, a
wealthy farmer OF Kossuth county, Iowa.
became the husband Of Miss Bertha Amt
of Sioux City. When Genrich came for
her, he found that she had moved from
the Merchants hotel, and he had to call in
the police to help him find her.
The first annual interstatea live stock
fair opened In Sioux City to-day. Tho
fair is put on by. a, stock company COM
posed of nearly all Sioux City's business
men, who subscribed s1s, 900 for this Year
The race entry list includes 1874 harness
horses and 30 runners. The live stock ex-
hibit includes about 1000 head of sheep,
cattle and hogs, undoubtedly the largest
ever shown in any fair In Iowa, The
dairy exhibit will be tremendous: occupy
ing entirely the second largest building at
the grounds. The premium list totals
s2o,ooo and the purses for the races $10,-
000. - --. --.. -
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ROBBED, A PASSENGER
Evidence Against Wilson at Luverne w

Evidence Against Wilson at Luverne Was
Overwhelming. ..
LUVERNE, EMINN.-M. J. Fieffler and
Lew Wilson, who were arrested last
Thursday for robbing Mike Dryer, pas
senger on a Rock Island train between
Ellsworth and this city, were given their
preliminary hearing Saturday afternoon.
Several passengers who had witnessed the
crime had been summoned and appeared
for the state e.. :,,.h a., ..s,--.. -. e..
The evidence showed that while Heffler
had been with Wilson at: the time the rob-
berry was committed, he had taken no part
In 1t and he was accordingly discharged.
The evidence against Wilson was over
whelming and he was bound over to await
the action Of the grand jury which meets
In September. He was; admitted to bail
which was furnished. He gives his home
as Cass county. Iowa.
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STATE CAMP MEETING
National, holiness ssssoclety to push !:

National Holiness Society to Push Its
!: Work tnssAn Fields.
SIOUX FALLS D.-The annual camp
meeting of the State Holiness association
closed last evening. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Rev. J. E.
Norvell; first vice president, Rev. P. N.
Cross; second vice president, Rev. E. M.
Isaac; secretary, M. Rogers; treasurer,
Charles Goldie,
1t is the Intention Of the officers to or
ganize branches In every county in the
state This work iss done in conjunction
with the National Holiness society, which
Is pushing it's Organization into every
county in the United States. 49,.
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MOVES TO SIOUX FALLS

Moody County Loses George PettIsrew, a
Prominent Citizen.
EGAN, s. D.-George Pettigrew of Elan
dreau, for fifteen years secretary of the
Masonic order, is moving to Sioux Falls to
reside. His business interests there de-
mand his constant presence. 1T took :ust
800 boxes to: pack all of his books and
other literature for shipment.
:. The man who. sold the Indian; Tom
LoVeioy,a Intoxicating liquor at Flandreau
last week is sorry, He was taken to Sfoux
Falls where he had his hearing and is now
held over to the United States court at
Deadwood where he will be tried.
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DRUGGISTS ARE PROSECUTED
FyIpaa OF Worthwhile Held upon PreIlml'
nary Examlnatton.

nary Examlnathon.
REDFIELD, s. D.-M1ch complaint has
been made concerning the violations OF
the liquor license law by druggists in this
county. The law Is very strict as to sales
of liquor by pharmacists, and one drug
gist from Mellette was convicted on two
counts at the last term. At Worthwhile,
the neighboring town to Mellette, com
plant was made against Clarence Fylpaa,
and he has been held to answer to the
same charge.
Under the old prohibition law it was
difficult to get sufficient evidence to con-
Wet druggists, but Under the license sys-
tenn the most Jealous supporters Of the
law are the ,sa.loon-keepers themselves
and druggists are held to strict account
ability. A druggist convicted Of this
charge has his certificate Cancelled as soon
as he Is found guilty by a jury.
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BARBER HAD A "PlG"
Swanson Ran Away When He Heard OF.
flcers Were Cominu.

JAMESTOWN, N. Deputy Sheriff
Eddy has returned from Courtenay where
he made a fruitless search for Frank
Swanson, barber charged with blind
plugging. Swanson heard that officers were
after him and made his escape.
John Ottonger, who was killed at Hud-
son. Wis, while boarding freight train,
left jamestown a week before to go to
Duluth. He had many relatives near this
city.
There is unusual interest in hunting this
season and about 200 permits have been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
issued by the auditor Of stutsman county.
The season opens tomorrow and many
parties have started out.
FORT MATES A MEMORY
Government Property soId-old Post VIII
Be Abandoned. 81

CANNON BALL, N. D.-The quarter
master at Fort Yates has disposed OF the
government property there prior to the
final abandonment of the post. A large
amount 'of stuff was sold aat auction at
fairly good prices. The troops will eyac-
uate the post In about ten days, cross
ing the river and going on a ten days
practice march to Long lake, before going
to Fort Lincoln.
The telegraph line from Fort Yates to
Bismarck will probably be turned over
to the Indian authorities No disposition
has been made Of the buildings and they
will be left in the care of a custodian.
Many persons were present at the
funeral of Louis Primeau. The Indians
furnished the casket and will erect a
handsome monument in his memory.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES

Ruling OF the Educational Department as
to State Examinations.
PIERRE, S. D.-Conforming to an opin-
ion made by Attorney General Hall. State
Superintendent Nash has ruled that to be
entitled to receive certificates without ex-
animation, graduates of the normal courses
In the colleges of the state must have had
a. training. in model schools in all respects
equal to the model schools maintained in
the state normal schools, or in lieu there
of must furnish satisfactory evidence ot
having had nine months successful teach
ing experience in the public schools.
The returns made to the office Of the
state auditor show to what extent the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
TREATED LIKE A DOG"
5rI Who Married Gypsy Is Glad to Get

5lrl VINO Married gypsy ID 1IaQ TO 1et
Home.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.-Telling a story Of
yer husbands cruelty and neglect, 18-
Tearo old Kittie Reynolds, who was mar
led to a gypsy, Alex Williamson, on Aug
> ). on a special dspensation from JUS
vice, has returned to her parents.
MY husband treated me like a dog, I"
said the girl. Things went we'll enough
Until we reached South Bend, Ind, when
he threatened to make me peddle lace
about the Streets He told me my parents
did not care for when I said I was
going home, and then burned all my
clothes, giving me only cotton clothes. He
also took some Of my jewelry.
II wrote to my mother Of my treat
n1ent, and she sent money, and I
escaped at La Porte and will never leave
my folks again.
The parents of the girl say her husband
will be arrested on a charge of abduction.
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THREE NOR 4 Lie ENsEssAA M
first Saloons In Burnett county Outside
of Grantsbura start Up.

ulrst Saloons in Burnett County Outside
of Grantsbura Start Up.
GRANTSBURG, WIS.-Burnett county
Jas four licensed saloons, the first outside
,f the village of Grantsburg in the history
If the county. The town board of the
own of Blaine has just granted three
.quor licenses. The other liquor dispen-
Vary is in the town Of Marshland, license
Or which was granted last spring. The
=illage of Grantsburg voted no license last
Tpring. + ..
Farmers in northern Burnett county will
re in desperate straits for feed for cat
lie next winter. They are depending on
he wild meadows for their hay, and the
ate rains have made the marshes so wet
hat it has been impossible to gather the
grass. The corn crop will mature IN about
wo weeks on the sandy lands In this
'ounty; on the clay lands the crop will
lot ma ture unless frost holds off unusual
" long.
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MICHIGAN

BEssEMER, MlCH.-Undersherif Row
EFT has been appointed game warden for
this county.-The Oliver Mining company
has just completed short line railroad
of Its own from Green's siding, on the
Chicago & North Western road, to its
timber camps south
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CENTRAL, CITY, s. D.-The North
Western Railway company has been asked
to extend it's passenger service to this
town. The train comes within half a mile
Of Central City on Its way to Lead from
Deadwood. "A special train could easily
run to this place over the Bald Mountain
ore track. .1st y a2 Y