The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
JANITOR WAS CARELESS
Loss on Schoolhouse Boilers at Sum-
sner rs $1,000.

puIsl lDey were put III llttle over year ago
and it will cost the district 81 900 to repair the
damage, and delay the orening of the winter
term for three or four weeks. 5.
session Of the iowa and Nebraska Coa aIenSsd Deaer
association at Waterloo yesterday. The question
under discussion was how the retail dealers are
70 checkmate the coal etrnst, which makes the
dealer take the mine weight and settle on that
basis. when the weight is almost always short
not only pay for coal they do not get. but
also pay freight upon it.
SPENCER, IoWA-The contract for the con-
struction of the new Carnegie library building
has has b. been en- let to s 3 Taylor Son Of Spencer.
September.-Rev. TO. Comstock, pastor of the
free Baptist church, has accepted the pastorate
OF OF the Free Baptist church of Sioux Falls.-The
Clay County Good Roads association has been
organized, with B. F. Felt, PRESIDENT w. H.
Annett, secretary, and J. r. Gloyd, treasurer
VAIL, 1oWA-Lucy Harrington while clean.
Ing clock with gasolene near a kitchen stove,
net net with fatal accident. The gasolene ex-
| ploded and the burning fluid was thrown all
oyer her, her clothing She ran into the yard, where
a1 6o died in
hours in +errible agony. Her father was rescued
from the burning house by neighbors.
MILFORD, IoWA.-A Christopherson. who
was run over by the cars, had his arm amputated
to onS Carrier DAY iowa te for
hurial.-The Methodist, Congregational and
Baptist churches will unite in holding union
Ineetlngs on jan ~ preparatory to the coming
or the evangelist, Misses Gleason and Merritt, on
-. 10. NeNN'' N'' ~
SEAMAN, 1oWA.-By an almost unanimous
vote franchise was granted to the MarshalI-
low, Town Electric and lnterurban Railway company.
O,nly hve votes were polled against the proposi.
tion. The franchise grants the company Fight
OF OF way over two streets. An enthusiastic meet.
sf night ts thfs and city
investigate the proposition.
ORANGE CITY, IOWA.. e. DeForest .,
Los Angeles, Cal has sued the First National
pank pan OF Hawarden F. 2: Watkins, president of
Tor damaxe5 for a
p, prosecution. DeForest was brought back from
California to answer to charge of obta ming
property by false pretenses. :
RgHpx saazster Sf wsa
ST., committed suicide by taking strychnina
& NO reason I is known for the act, but it is sup
affair. ''' I" '' nei
OF Frank Jinnngs was arrested last night on
suspicion OF having cracked the safe of q. Co
9ens loan @ office and and taken $4,000 in diamonds
fuse In his pocket. His accomplices escaped
GRINNELL, .IowA-Nothing has vet been
heard from Mabel Christianson, whom the poiice
OF Minneapolis have been asked to locate. IN
qulrles have been made all over the west She
is supposed to have eloped with Bergen Straus
trude. 80 ~ aue-
SIDNEY, IowA-This town is temporarily
WilEout nre protection, due to the fact that some
misereant entered the hosehouse and unwinding
thousand feet of hose slit it from one end
to the other. The loss is about $780,
LA PORTE, IowA.-E. Duke Maven former,x
ed1tor OF the Progress Review, has organized :
colony to go 10 Alabama this week Capitalists
own own 1900 acres In the fruit pelt. which they
VIII settle by colonization schemes
WHITING, IoWA-H. A. Evans. as ATTORNEY
for the parents of Clinton w Bassett has smed
the North-Western. railroad at Sibley for SlOOON
damages. Bassett was killed in wreck at Ash
ton, Iowa, while acting as fireman. -
WEBSTER CITY, IowA.-Rey. =. s. John.
son OF Rockwell City. has resigned his position
as superintendent of Mercy hospital the So5
600 gift of the late Jacob NJ. Funk to the north
west Iowa Methodist conference.
! SIOUX CITY, IOwA-The hail insuranco com
Panies paid out S15OO0O In losses in northwestern
3c iowa during the year according to o. G. Ghes.
ley, president of the Des Moines Mutual Hail IN
surance association. -5-1'1's ~ ~ ~
~. V1NToN, sIoWA-a1r. and Mrs. Anthony Par
due nave just become parents Of twins a boy anf
girl. A little over a year ago twins came
TO them, and a year before that their first mir :
DUBUQUE, IowA-Charles Krieg. son of IN.
OF .,l IlaS county prominent citizens, pleaded
sy ssud.y 70 Ine charge OF shipping game to Du
Duque contrary to the statutes. -
Waterloo, 1owA.-This city is to have
recruiting sat1on. beginning the first Of the