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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
NEW WELLS AND DAMS

Professor Todd Securing Data for Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
HURON, S: DAT the suggestion OF
Congressman Burke and Martin, Professor
j: e. Todd Of Vernillion, state geologist,
is here for the purpose Of examining ar
tesian wells and the water supply, with a
view to reporting to the secretary Of the
interior the result Of his investigations
and recomn1 endations relative to the work
soon to be instituted for the reclamation
OF arid lands in certain portions OF the
United States
Professor Todd says that wells will no
doubt be sunk as follows: One each near
Lake Andes, Charles Mix, county; Red
Lake, Brule county; White Lake, Aurora
county; Swan Lake, Walworth county;
Cottonwood lake, Sphinx county; Lake BY
ron. Beadle county. Also that wells will
|te sunk and dams constructed along Foster
creek in Sphinx and Beadle counties; oSo-
bojo creek in Potter and Sully: American
creek in Hughes and Hyde; Platte creek
In. Aurora and Charles Mix, and along
other streams in-the state It is also
planned to build dams on several small
streams between the James and Missouri
rivers.
The annual convention Of the South Da
ota Sunday School association will be
I held in Aberdeen on May 1921. Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner, one Of the inter11a
tional field workers. will be in attendance
In addition the International association
has promised the South Dakota executive
| committee ten days of Mrs: -Bryner,s tim
to tour the state III the interest Of the
work, and the following itinerary has beer
arranged: Sioux Falls. March II; Yank.
| ton, March IS; Elk Point and yermillion
| March 10; Mitchell, March 20: Parker. q
Aberdeen, Sunday, %; Webster and Mil.
bank, %; Redf1eld, "a; Hitchcock and Hui.
ron, %; Brookings, &c; Clark and Water.
town, ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
LEFT A STATEMENT IN VERSE
Evidences That Rasmussen's Death Was
BY His Own Hand

MILES CITY. NIoNT.-The body of a.
sheep herder was found in room of the
Northern Pacific hotel last night His
throat was cut from ear to ear. razor
and written statement indicate suicide.
coroner's jury is Investigating the mat
ter. From papers found OH the body it is
ascertained that the name of the dead man
is r. Rasmussen. A brother lives in
Philadelphia and a. sister, Mary Rasmus-
sen. resides at Spring City, Utah
The sheep herder had been employed by
II. c. Howard on his range sixty miles
from here. He appeared to be 25 years
Old The statement found was in rhyme
and indicates that the suicides mind had
become disordered. Seventy-siX dollars
We're found on his person; certificates OF
deposit in Miles City and Salt Lake CITY
banks represent about $1,000 more. This
is the third suicide here within "a week.
Jason w, Strevel.2 one of the earliest
pioneers In eastern Montana. has. been Sc
riousy III for six days and to day his con :
d1tion Is critical He~is -overE7I years OF
age and has been a leading attorney for
over twenty years.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
MINES CHANGING HANDS
Southern and Western Men Are Investing
In Lake Copper.


In Lake Copper.
HOUGHTON, MICH-The Hamilton
mine. west Of tile Ontonagon river, has
been bought by st. Louis men, The Nor
wich mine, in the same district, has also
been bought recently by western men.
Several old mines in Keweenaw county
have changed hands. and more or less
m ming Will be done several old prop
critics this season. Thus TIE peculiar spec
tacle Is presented of financial cross-cur-
rents, by which the lake is finding money
to develop western mines, while western
mining men are engaging in lake mining.
The search for the Kearsarge lode will
be more eager this season than ever be-
fore. Twenty years ago the Wolverine
mine, was condemned as worthless by the
then leading authority of the district. 1t
proved otherwise, when given a manage
men both strong and experienced. Then
the kearsarge mine made a success, and
was absorbed by the Osceola
The opening of the Mohawk on the same
lode gave a further impetus to explora-
tions, and the Osceola company began
opening the South Kearsarge, while the
Centennial people dropped work on. the
Osceola lode and moved over to the east
ward to get the Kearsarge bed.
This season the Allouez will open or
the kearsarge arnygdaloid by means of q
vertical shaft. while the Ahmeek cor1lpa-
ny bids fair to find a. good mine -on the
same bed, and the newly formed Miskwa-
blk Development company is to try its
fortunes on the Kearsarge, and explora-
tions on the Sibilsky Chapman tract have
resulted promisingly.
The Calumet & Hecla. may take shy
at the same fascinating game, for thai
company owns more than two miles Of
the outcrop of the Kearsarge, lying some
distance to the eastward of the amyg-
daloid mine opened the Osceola bed
while iii keweenaw county several com
panies hope to find the northern eNten-
sion of the lode.
After several visits Of inspection to th
| Canadian northwest. Houghton capitalist
are organizing company to own and op
crate, at Port Arthur, one Of the larges
breweries in the Dominion. The ney
corporation will be known as the Lake Su
perior, Brewing and Mailing company.
has secured an option OH the sole brewer
at Port Arthur and will improve and en
| large.it. 1t Is the plan to cater not Onl
! to the home trade, but to invade Winnipeg
400 miles away, and all 1ntermediat
| points:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

Cheshire Range Ores in Upper Mich.
igan Found to Be. Bessemers
/, Of High Grade. s*
Discoveries on Cleveland Cliffs Com.
pany Tracts Believed to Be of !.
First Importance.


Special to The Journal - %%.:::$i
Marquette, Mich, Feb, 2s.--Recent dis
coveries Of iron ore on what has been
named the Cheshire range extending from
southern Marquette county into Delta, evil
IDENTIFY shows that the news field will be-
come an important producer. The range
has been traced and proved for several
miles, with indications then neral forrna
Etion extends beyond the Little Lake sta
tion Of the Chicago & North Western and
the MunisinE roads. 80
s. Diamond drill borinsss have shown ore
deposits lla Wing thickness Of seventy
feet, this being at almost right angles to
the dip Of the formation, and mining
men arc of the opiniolrst hat the main basin
of concentrated. ores lies at greater depth
a:ndz that larger and ,purer deposits, are to
befound, ~, 3
Assays show the ores to carry 62 per
cert of the metalleiron and but .02S per
cent phosphorus. d Bessemer Of high grade
that will be popular with furnace men.
The only producing mine OH the new
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
BENcLARE's SHOOTING
Particulars OF Murder Show 1t to. Have
Been Cold. Bjooded

r a. tlCuidTS OF Mur0er snow 1t to Have
Been Cold Biooded. s.
SIOUX FALLS. s. D.-Before the eyes
of his 1e-year-old son, Frank Bowen, a
grain buyer of Benclare, was shot and
killed. at that place yesterday. H. E..
Stegald. the STATEN agent, is under ar.
rest, charged with the crime.
1t is alleged that Bowen and Stegald
quarTeled over the demurrage charges on
la car of grain. when. 1t is said that Bow
en- threatened to kill Stegald but left
without carrying out his threat
Bowen went to the station AGAINST yes
terday, accompanied by his young son.
He had reached the door to leave the
building when Stegald called him back,
stating there was an express package for
him. Bowen returned to the ticket office
window was about Q sign for the
package when Stegald drew his thirty
two caliber revolver and shot him In the
| head.
The weapon was SO close that por-
ton of Bowen's head was torn away.
Entering the waiting room, Stegald fired
| two more shots at Bowen's PROSTATE
body, one taking effect in the shoulder Of
Bowen's son.
Stegald, who is a Kentuckian, has been
at Benclare five months. He is Of slfgh,
build and nervous temperament.
Bowen leaves widow and several chill
/ tdren.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

rangesas yet-issthe Princeton, recently ac-
quired by Tod. sstambaugh & Co. of fCleye-
land.sand it is rapidly attaining large pro-
portions its ore bodies having constantly
been growing better with depth both in
extent and quality.
The success at this property has at
stracted the attention OF the Cleveland
Cliffs company, and 1t has secured from
sllimbermen and others tracts Of land alone
the range under favorable options. II
is on these tracts that the new discoveries
deYelopnnentary operations are to. be. i'm
stituted. the sinking Of one large shaft
having already been Started. t' SSs,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
WISCONSIN,
LIVED AS AN INSANE PAuPEF
Mrs. Meichsr, Probably Sane All the Time,

Mrs. Melcher, Probably Sane All the Time,
Kept by the County.
APPLETON, WIS.-Through an investi-
CATION conple eted to-day by the OutaEamie
county board of supervisors and county
court It has been proven that Mrs. Ryka
Melcher of Black Creek, has been con-
tent to live for sixteen years as an al
legged insane pauper and her parents have
been content to let her SO appear that the
cost OF her maintenance might be paid
by the county.
In July, 1887, Mrs. Mecher was exam
ined in county court and declared in
sane. For some unexplained reason the
court allowed her to return to her father $
home, where she has remained since, the
cost OF her maintenance being paid by
Outagamie county. though she has at all
| times been able to work and was to-day
declared by a commission of physicians
and the court to be mentally sound and
presumably in that condition all the time
The story Of Mrs Melcher's life is a
peculiar one. Twenty-Five years ago she
was a servant in Appleton. and here met
and married Peter Melcher. They re-
moved to Black Greek. bought a farm.
and by hard work and economy amassed
competence. Soon after their marriage
Mrs. Melcher developed severe sore
throat, which grew, rapidly worse until
within few years 1t became so bad that
food had to be administered to her
through tube. At this time Melcher in
duced her to consent to sale of the farm
and took her to Cincinnati for treatment
IN a hospital. He paid her board in the
hospital two months in advance. and then
taking their children disappeared and
has never since been heard of. At the ex-
piration Of two months the authorities of
the hospital sent her home to Black Creek
Upon her arrival application was at
once made to the authorities Of the town
Tor compensation for her maintenance.
which was paid for a time. and then
after two inefectual attempts the woman
was finally declared insane and the cost
OF her maintenance saddled upon the
county. At none Of the four examinations
as to her sanity did she protest against
being considered insane, and upon the
! last examination resulting In her sanity
being established she showed no evidence
of satisfaction
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
MILTON FIREsToNE.

The st. Paul Central high school is a
member of the debating league Of the
state, which was started lastsyear by Il h e
Journal, and the president OF which
is Professor E. E. McDermott Of the state
university. 1t won the champio ionship of
it's home district. the fourth, and on Feb.
IS, in a spirited contest, Kenneth Nc
Mannigal, Bessie Radcliffe and Milton
Firestone, comprising the team from st.
Paul were awarded the victory over the
Representatives, OF Little F,alis--Eva Rich
ards. Loren Roberts and Stanton Cawley
BY reason Of ill-health, Miss Radcliffe re-
signed and Paul C. Gauger was, assigned
to the vacancy. - 81 5-s:
Kennette McMannigal: is 10 years old.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
NORTH DAKOTA
Elaborate Plans for Lecture Course and
Other Entertainment,
FAReo's "uNlvERsIrY cLusv

.t-r.r OIHeT EHISTIdlnf11Snt.
FARGO, n. D.-The University Club Of
Fargo had most successful year since it's
organization. 1t has reelected the old
officers and more elaborate plans are be-
ing made for next winter. especially in
lecture course work tits probable the
club will unite with others in securing sew
eral prominent attractions. Judge Ami
don Of the United States court, is chair
man Of the executive committee
The death of Horace Hance at Colorado
Springs is announced. Mr.. Hance lived in
Fargo about twenty years and was en-
gagged in the hardware business He re-
moved to Colorado Springs a few years
ago on account Of lung trouble.
Much local interest was taken in the
arrest Of A 6: Randall at Kensa1 in con
r1ection with the failure Of the Hankin-
son MUTUAL insurance company. Randall,
B. w. Miller and "A. M. Glider we're t,,e
men involved. The company failed for
something like $4,000 and Randall hs =
been arrested to recomer the sum. He was
held in the Stutsman county Jail and his
bail placed at $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
NEw, PATENTS.

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washington .. c., Feb. 2s.--( (SpeciaD-
The following patents were issued this
week to Minnesota and Dakota inventors.
as reported by Williamson & Merchant,
patent attorneys. ee5- -e35 Guaranty build
ing, Minneapolis. Mfnn.: A. Anderson.
Frazee, Mimi, frying pan; Ira D. Cady.
Minneapolis, Mimi, whip sockets; Paul
Danckardt. DeadWopd. S. D., apparatus
for receiving molten materials: A. T. Fox,
Duluth Mimi, car yentilator; II. v. Gar
retson, WorthInston, MIMI. water meter;
C. D. Higgins, Aberdeen, s. p, building
construction: G. Hoff, st. Paul Mimi,
elevator brake; w. s. Hunkins Merriam
Park Mimi. garment supporter; James D.
Smith. Arlington. Sd, wheel holding ma
chine; j. c. Teller, Minneapolis. Mimi,
apparatus for generating gas; g. C. Wash
burn, Minneapolis, Mimi, knuckle for
couplings; w. I. Williams, Winona, Mimi.
sleigh attachment for vehicles.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
Gu R D

The fatalities resulting from this disease with.
in the past few years have sufficiently aroused
doctors to the Importance OF giving the disease
the closest investigation.
Duffy.s Pure Malt whiskey is the only ;abso-
lutte cure for grip, influenza asthma, bronchitis.
catarh, consumption and all diseases Of the
throat and lungs It preS>nts complications
and bad after effects that grip 50 often leaves
in the system. .Duffy.s Pure Malt Whiskey. not
only kills the gerrns--but 1t stimulates the
blood, aids digestion and tones the action OF the
heart .5 .,t .r
sands Of our grateful patients is proof positive
that Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is the greatest
knov1n remedy for the grip and all diseases Of
from whatever causes. Doctors. ministers pub.
lie speakers and "a number OF the leading temper
ance women praise Dufy's Pure Malt whiskey
for the great good it has accomplished in saving
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

busy out of schooI hours in one of the
large grocery establishments. He is an
excellent musician.
Milton Firestone lis II years old, his
birthplace also being the sanity city. He
is a prominent member Of the class Of
1904 and has served the class in various
offices. Iii his freshman days he. belonged
to the Senate, an organization founded
for debate. He has been connected with
the f1nancfaie affairs OF the school, having
been on the business staff OF The World,
and at present business manager of the
Junior play ..'A1 American Citizen" to
be presented In April
Central's team Is to meet the represent
ativcs of Benson, from the seventh dis
trict, next Friday evening at the high
school assembly hall, ST. Paul. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

He is a member of the class OF 1903, and
ever since his freshman days has taken
an active interest In debate: serving as
Vice. president and then president of the
debating society an organization COM
;prising allthe students in the high school.
He is an active: member Of the Literary
academy, one Of the most exclusive So
cieties at the Central. He represented
Central last year in the debating league.
Paul c. Gaugers is <16 years old and his
ef.city is st. Paul, He is a pron1is-
ing members the class OF 1904 and is
also an active and nhuentiaI member of
the Literary; academy. He is business
manager of The World, the school paper
ty. Heis a. bright student and is OF a
practical busines ess#S turn of mind, being
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

ALDIN, IOWA.-The announcement has
Just been made of the marriage Of George
FL Richardson, a former well known bust
ness man Of this place, but now resi-
dent of Belmond The bride is Eudora
Thompson Kline Of Elgin, Ill.
IOWA FALLS, IowA--At the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Chesebro, last evening took place the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Roxy
Chesebro, to Lester Boldly. The cere-
nnony was performed by Rev. g. H Ken
nedy.
.WINONA, NI1NN. Word has just been
received Of the marriage at Ilo Ilo, Island
of Panay, in the Philippines, of Miss
pN1audes St. John, who vent to the Philip
pines to join her brother, and Fred J.
Werner, who has charge of customs at
that place.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

RED LODGE ss.MoNT.-vSiisian Coul1 ;
trynarl,tJ. S.. Lindsay and Patrick Mnr.
ray have been found guilty Of the robbery
Of the Stockgrowers' bank at Bridgers Dec
2. The jury fixed Gountrymans punish
ment at one year and that of Lindsay: and
Murray at eight years each, ,1.. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
CONDEMNED MURDERER
Ross Testlfies Against Hanson in the Le.
may Case at MInot

MINoT, N. D.--Pleading was com
menced in the Ross Hanson murder tria ,
to-day. Some time ago Ross was convict
ed Of the murder of Napoleon Lemay and
sentenced to be hanged last December.
Ross accused Hanson Of being the perpe-
TRAITOR OF the crime. and his sentence was
.reprieved until March 6. In order to have
his testimony against Hanson. =
Fourteen witnesses were sworn, but
none gave very damaging testimony
against Hanson, and he stood a rigid
cross examination without waverine in the
least.
It appears to many that Hanson is not
guilty further than being with Ross when
Ross murdered Lennay by shooting him in
the back
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
PREVENTED GRIP.

Burlington, VT. Jan. II, 1902.
Gentlemen: consider it no more than your
due to tell you that the use Of your whiskey has
prevented me from having the tread disease,
the grip this winter. Everybody else on my
street has had it. not and above
healthy and, was afraid might be taken down
with. the grip: but took 4 moderate amount Of
Duffy's Malt Whiskey each dag, and never en-
Joyed better health in my life. My wife has
also derived much benefit from it's use. Truly
yours, A. a. 1OUNG,
Manager Yourr,s information Agency
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
CHURCH is GROWING
Cass Lake Methodlsts Increase Member
ship and Paw an Indebtedness,

CASS LAKE, MINN.-At the quarterly
conference Of the M. E. church 1t was re-
ported that the membership had increased
twenty-two William Hough was elected
Sunday school superintendent and Charles
Dudder, John Palmer and Mrs. George
Gibson stewards. An Epworth league
was organized with twenty-five members.
About $40O has been paid ON Indebtedness
The Literary club met with Mrs. Brad
ner Smith at the Methodist parsonage this
week and an excellent program was pre-
sented and light refreshments served.
Mrs. E. M. Stanton was elected president
IN place of Mrs. B. H. Scott, who goes to
Minneapolis next week on an extended
visit Mrs. II. L. Hartley is vice presi-
dent. The club will meet next, Tuesday
with Mrs. Young. 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
cRooksToN, MINN.-Tbe fed.r., o,r

CRookSTON, MINN.-The federal cir
tuit court Of appeals has handed down a
decision at ST. Louis in the case Of O. Fl.
iuset against the J. l. Case Tf1reshins-
Machine company. A laborer lost a. let
as the result Of the covering for a tl,resh
ing machine cylinder giving away. He
sued for damages of $4,000. Judge Ami
don sustained the demurrer, of the com
pany. that the manufactures Is not re-
Eponsible for injuries resulting from de-
fective machinery, The circuit court Of
appeals reversed the decision and over
ruled the demurrer. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

l. BLACK RIVER FALLS, WIs.-suit ha s
neen commenced at Wallace. Idaho. by
Mrs. William Wright and daughter living
a few miles north Of here, against the
Northern Pacific railway company for
10000. Last fall Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
left for idaho and engaged in business
Mr.. Wright was killed by a train at Wal
lace He was buried here THANKSGIVING
day and 1t Is for damages that Mrs.
Wright has begun her suit.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
Duffy's Pure Malt Whisk

Dr.. Willard II. Morse, the eminent practiticn..
>er and world-renowned therapeutist, after care
ful study of grip III all it's stages, says: 'Dnf-
fyfs Fure Malt Wh1skey is the only absolute
cure for the grip It builds up the system and
enables it to throw of the grip germs and pre-
vents bad after-enects because it Is chemi-
cally pure and contains great medicinal proper
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
MOB AFTER CALLAHAN
Citizens Ready to Ride Him on Rail Tor
Beating a Boy. -.

- LA. CROSSE, .WIS.-Tllomas Callahan
OF Waukon Junction, d teacher in the dis
trictf school at Harper's Ferry. few
miles below here. narrowly averted being
ridden on a rail BY an angry mob of citi-
zens yesterday as a result of brutally
1t appears that in fight between pupi
and teacher. the boy was beaten uncon,
scious and was thought to be dead. The
teacher walked off on the railroad tracks
and escaped an organized attack planned
by the revengeful father Of the boy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

handed down by the state supreme court
the taxes assessed In Iron River township
for 1898 are declared null and void and the
property owners who paid~them are en-
titled to redress.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

MANLY, loWA-Work on the new in
terlocking switch tower has been com
menced. The tower will contain forty
eight levers and is the largest in the state
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

Grip is an infectious disease which attacks
weak and strong alike; especially it the blood
Is sluggish, and generally involving the mucous
membrane of the air passages from the nostrils
down to and including the lungs. Serious com
plications are liable to develop in the course Of
the disease, as grip settles in the weakest parts
Of the system, sometimes the kidneys, the
BRAIN the stomach or the heart, resulting often
in heart failure, but the most dreadful of all
is when it settles in the lungs. Consumption is
sure to follow, aud certain death il prompt
action is not taken and Dufy's Pure Malt Whis
key administered.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

- oWosso, MlcH:--Elmer Ellsworth of
Bancroft has a heavy bill to pay for three
Kisses. Hattie Conrad averred that he
sraa cl<ed her three times in spite of her
protestations. The jury gave her Il ver-
dict for 5000.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28
CONSUMPTION CURED.

Sirs: After being given up by several Of our
best physicians. having throat and lung trouble,
and pronounced a case of tncurable consumption,
my sister started the use of your Pure Nal.
Whiskey. She has taken three bottles and Is
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

u GRAND RAPIDS MIcH.-Two robbers
blew open tllessafe ssof HubbaIds s private
bank at Cedar Springs and secured be-.
tween $4,000 and IS, 900 -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

kEosAUQUA, IoWA.--A boiler in til,
Keosauqua flour mill exploded killing An
ton Mes, the proprietor, and George Mes
his son.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

NORA SPRINGS, foMA--The semian
nual meeting of the Cedar Valley Baptis
association is being held with a large at
tendance.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

WINTERsET, IoWA.-The jury In the
trial Of Mrs. Margaret Hossack, charged
with the murder Of her husband, reported
its inability to agree last night This was
the second trial.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

oskALoosA, 3loWA.-In the contest
last night OF the colleges in the Iowa Ora
torical association, Roy Talley, Of Simpson
college, won first prize.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

New York-Ifrs. Mary Fl. Noonat widow OF
Cernelins Noonan, an aunba ssador OF the con
buried In Jersey City. SHE was the daughter of
Martin D. Devereaux Of New Orleans
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

GREENE, loWA-About twenty people
are under quarantine by order Of the state
board of health for smallpox. The dis
ease is in very mild form and no appre-
hension exists that 1t will spread
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-28

New York-Mrs. Ballington Booth suggests that
Railroad trains carry chloroform with which tn
send 3 the sHferings of persons pinned in the