The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10
MINNESOTA
IT'S SCOPE ENLARGED

MINNESOTA
IT'S SCOPE ENLARGED
WInona's Fair Association to Perform
Functions OF Board Of Trade.
}%WINONA, MINN.-The Winona; Street
Fair association. has changed its name to
the Winona Street Fair and Industrial as
ISOLATION and is planning hereafter to en-
large somewhat the scope of its work, and 4
in addition, to- devoting it's entire energy
to giving a fair every September to do
some work along board of trade lines in
securing new manufacturing industries in
Winona. Winona's board OF trade has
become defunct, no meetings having been
held for over a year, and it is felt there
ought to be some kind of organization to
do this class of work.
Mrs. Betsy Nickun1, who celebrat ted her
| seventy-seventh birthday anniversary in
Winona this week at the home of her
| daughter. Mrs; l.. e. Bragg, is at the head
| Of five generations. She was born in
| Wayne county. Indiana, Jan. 6, 1926, and
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu
| Harlan, and a member of the Harlan fami-
ly. which is the largest known family in
the world, numbering between 80, 900 and
| 40, 900. G,s., ~
She was marriedgto H. B. Nickum, Oct.
| ~, 1S43. in Indiana. He died at Marion,
| MlHll., OH April oV, 1851. Mrs. Margaret
Beach of Marion. Mimi, their second
daughter, was born Feb. 49, 1876, in In
| diana, and was married to II. H. Beach,
Oct. s, 1860. Mrs. Gertrude Mendenhall
Of Stewartville. Mimi, the first daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. III. H. Beach, was born in
Indiana Jan 31a1S62, and married to Viii.
liam Mendenhall, Feb. g. 1877. Mrs,
Laura Lee of Perdmore MIMI, the daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mendenhal1, was born
| in Indiana, July 26, 1878, and married to
| Q. Lee at Pleasant. Grove, Mimi, Sept,
IS, 1895. Their son, Clarence Merald, was
born at Pleasant Grove, Mimi, Nov: Is,
1897 , IN! 2, ~, -. $3.50 -. : - =
The Scotch residents Of Galesville, Wis,
Winona and other places in this vicinity,
will hold a big, celebration JAM "a in
honor of the memory Of Robert Burns
The afternoon will be devoted to a big
| oonsplel between curling teams. The
evening will be given up to the festival
with a program. of toasts and varied
| Specialties. 49, ... -. . :
ALBERT Lea. MINN.-The small
amount Of anthracite received this winter
mas sold at from $40 to s$12 a ton and the
prospect for more at that price is far
from good. Coke has been used, but can
not now be secured and bituminous coal
IS far from plenty. The supply. of wood
is fairly good, but without coal it will
soon pc exhausted,-The Southern Mime
= convention here next week-The Sunday
school association of Freeborn county will
hold a convention in this city Monday Jan,
l9.-The Philharmonic club will have a
musical program to present the public
some time next month and a. part of the
program will be a cantata Mrs. Parks
of Minneapolis has charge-The county
commissioners appointed a committee to
take into consideration the purchase; of
land for fair grounds and report at a
meeting to be held iii March.-The Good
ROADS association of Freeborn county
has selected Ellend Erickson v. Gull
GRANDSON and W. NORM to attend the
state meeting next week. To this com
1n1ttee was added Senator Morgan and
Representative Opdahl Of this county.
j., PRINCETON, MINN.-Township 80
range, 26, In Mile Laos county, has, been
organized and named Hayland. 1t viii
be the thirteenth, organized. township in
the county.-D.. H. Robbins of Vineland
lWill move the Mile Laos Indians from
MILE Laos lake next spring and summer
He Will transport two families at a time
and viii receive; $40 for each, family he
takes, from the lake to Brainerd where
Agent Michelet will ;, place them aboard
box cars and send Them to their new
homes.-F, J. Kettelhodt, of Brooklyn, N
~. will Sbpen + tSgrocery And ,,dry goods
RED WING, MINN.-The board OF
, Ecounty commissioners has instructed the
county attorney to bring suit against
Anton and Theodore Gunter .of Zumbgota
and Henry Wilson of Houston county be-
+ cause they. have, neglected to provide
! for relatives confined in the county aims.
f house. A year ago the commissioners
adopted the plan that persons who had
sufficient means should pay toward the
, / Sl1nnOrf of 11nfort1Ina to lot 4I7o,
= the latter would not be public charge
I or show cause why this. should not be
done. 49, . c-=> .,.~~..., -
. .uUVERNES *MINN.-James Marshall
= one of the Oldest citizens Of, this county
. died after a lingering illness. He wa
:: born In Hartford, Conn.,. Sept. 81, 1Sla
: In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company
i Second New Jersey volunteer infantry
e He was in the first battle of Bull Tul
y and participated In all the battles of hi
), regiment until captured in the seven days
q battle before Richmond, when he was sen
e to Libby prison until exchanged. He cam
|. to Rock county in 1872. .s -
RLAckDUck, MINN.-The bushes
portion of the village had a narrow es
- cape from destruction by the explosion Q
y a gasolene lamp in a saloon. The pro
y, :. prietor. z. Bray, was severely burne
- about the hands and facc.-The dead bod
q of Joe Fancher, a >woodslnan, was foun'
s beside the railroad track. His face wa
. covered with blood and one foot WA
" bruised. He had been discharged for be
. ing drunk and was probably struck by
e train. ... -. 80
a CARVER, MiNN.-L. Fl. Griffin, VIII
in company with Alex Ramsey and c
D. Gilfllan. laid out the village of Car
n YER in 1885, and who has resided her
d, until last year, died recently in Nortl
# Dakota. He was the first sheriff of tn
d county.-The- W. r. Baxter post, G. A
r: r., installed new Officers. H. Winchel
e berg, commander; Joseph Ess, adjutant
q J. 2Schaler, -quartermaster.
s - SHERBURN, MINIMIZING fuel suppl
u here is practically exhausted and coal
'r being; purchased at nearby towns an
hauled by team. No anthracite can b
= had and very little Hooking Valley, Som
e Of the dealers are getting coke A gen
IS uine coal famine seems inevitable.
e BLUE EARTH, JMINN.-David Freel
= one. of the early settlers Of Faribaul
). county and resident Of Blue Earth 70
u many years, died yesterday Of palsy.