The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-24
JAIL FULL OF PRISONERS
Federal Term OF Court at Fergus VIII Be
~ a LONG One. -. I'd.

FERGUS FALLS, MINIMIZING. spring
term of the United States court promises
to be an unusually long one. There are
twenty-four prisoners in the county jail,a
and several others are expected as soon
as the term "Opens. Among the prisoners
are Frank LaMott, who is charged with
forging the name of NJ. P. Gray to a
$40 money order and cashing it at the
Bemidji postoffice;g Henry Martin. who is
charged with slasbing an Indian with in
tent to kill; H. r. How. who is charged
with cutting timber on government land;
John Sayers- and some companions, who
arc charged with stealing whisky, and the
usual complement Of those who have been
introducing liquor on the reservation.
The civil calendar consists largely of
damage cases, and among these is. the
action brought by Thomas O'Neil against
the Crookston Lumber company: The
complaint has just been filed and MI.
O'Neil asks for damages Of S51000:, He
was crushed and disabled by the break
ing of a truck while in the employ Of
the company, and Congressman STEINER
son will act as his attorney. A stipulation
was filed Friday whereby It was agreed
| that the case of George Miller against
| the city of Moorhead will be brought to
| trial. Miller fell through a bridge with
a threshing outfit and asks for $4,000
| damages. - '.- ...i.
The case Of Minnie Helms VS.. the
Northern Pacific, r. A. Graves VS.. the
Chicago. Milwaukee e. st. Paul Railway
company, Mary E. Graves vs.. the same
| company, VIM J. Nelson VS.. the Crooks
| ton Lumber. company, Frank O. Cronkite,
l ct al. VS.. w: C. Kelso ct AL, and several
! homestead and timber cases brought by
the, United States government complete
| the civil calendar. j.. .:
Debate to Go Over. >'
The next debate In the state high school
series was to have been held in this city
on Friday evening, but owing to the fact
that evening, the debate will probably be
postponed until April 3. This debate is
between the Fergus Falls and Minneapolis
high schools and the Fergus debaters viii
be Caleb Hogan, Hans Hanson AND
Charles. Bayley, while Clarence Harter
Walter Badger, and. G. Gardner. will repre-;
sent Minneapolis. : Minneapolis had; the
choice of sides and chose the affirmative
A caucus in the second ward resulted
in the nomination of 4. M. Brown for thu
four-year aldermanic term and D. A
Tenant for the two-year term. Th
election is going to be strictly non parti
zan, but there are now two sets OF candi
. dates i'll every ward.
VIM. Butter, who was until recentl
, engaged in the temperance saloon bust
ness in Henning; has filed a petition Il
bankruptcy placing his assets at $50, al
exempt, and his liabilities at $2,65s.
The high school students who will talk
part in the declamatory contest on Tues
day Of commencement week have beer
selected as follows: Theodore Paufson
David Brown. Harry Jacobson, TOdil
Sundness, Georgia Lee Florence Under
: wood, May Wessberg and Huldas iBartel
| son. 80 .v 4" 81 IL
, Miss Olga johnson has been awarded tt
t prize for the best essay on a patriotic sub
| ject which was recently offered by tn
: local chapter of the. Daughters Of tn
American Revolution. 80 ~