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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
WlNONA COUNTY PIONEERS


Annual Meeting to Be Held at Winona on
Feb. 81.
WINONA, MINIMIZE Winona County
Old Settlers Association has decided to
hold its annual meeting on Saturday. Feb.
u, at Pythian hall. 1t has been decided
TO omit the spread this year, and merely
provide coffee for those who desire to
bring their own refreshments. letting 9TH
ers go to restaurants and hotels for their
dinners. An entertaining program will
be carried out.
Under resolution adopted by the coun-
Gil. the city attorney is to draw a bill pro-
Nidmg for control by a non-partisan board
Of the waterworSs and electric lighting
plants and other industrial enterprises
The law will be drawn so as to apply to
all cities of this class, and it is expected
to Introduce 1t shortly in the legislature
1t will provide for a non-partizan board
of an even number of members so appoint
ed that the term of not more than one
shall expire in given year, and the Sc
lection to be such that no political party
shall have a majority representation. The
board is to have the appointment of all
employees under civil service rules 1t is
not to have the power to create indebted
ness or make a tax levy without the APP
proval of a majority vote of the city coun-
Gil. except that improvements to existing
works may be made by the board alone if
not exceeding 10 per cent Of the income
from such works.
F'lans have been prepared for a new
church building to be erected by the Mo-
ravaian congregation at Bethany in this
county.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
IOWA
CROOKED OR INSANE
Strange Case Of ".John Doe" Before
the Insanity Commission at
Des Moines. s-~o :,
Believed He Is shamming to Escape
a Term in the State Pen
f. itentiary.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 2S.-One of the
strangest cases ever, before the insanity
commission Of this county Is now pend-
Ing. The commissioners believe the sub
ject is shrewd crook, but they are not
fully certain whether this is the case or
whether he is really insane. Instead Of
passing on the case, they have sent the
man back to jail and submitted evidence
of wholesale forging on his part to the
grand Jury.
= The man is held under the name Of
John Doe. He refuses to talk. He was
first arrested and brought before thee po-
ice court on the charge of drunkenness.
The police decided the man was insane,
but when he was brought before Police
Judge .Silvara he was, identified by an
East Des Moines business man as an in
dividual who had passed a forged check
for $12 upon him. In this check the
name of a well-todo farmer living near
Des Moines was used and the forgery
and passage of the check were clever1y
executed. -->
The county authorities have the i'm
preston the man is Shamming insanity
for the purpose Of escaping the penitentia-
ry. 1t is believed he hopes to be sent
Ito Mt. Pleasant as insane and then make
his escape. :
:, The state. railroad commission yes
terday heard arguments in the cases
brought by several Keokuk county farm
ers against the old Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern railway, now the Rock
Island, III which the compliments seek to
require the railroad to protect their farm
crossings with cattle guards on both sides
and wing fences. These cases are tests
| Of the law. s
| The contention of the road is rather a
| peculiar one. 1t takes the position that
wing fences are menace to public safety
that they obstruct the view Of engineers
that under cover Of them stock get uI
| to the tracks and almost upon them be-
fore they can be seen, and that lrainmer
are frequently caught and injured or
wing fences when climbing about freights
The commission is trying to ascertain
whether the law requires cattle guard:
and fences, as asserted by the farmers
If it does, the commissioners will make
decision accordingly and leave the rail
roads to fight the matter out with thu
! courts.
One of the big cases of the January
term of the supreme court is the breach
of promise action from Fort Dodge, II
which Sophia Oleson is suing John Ander
! son for $4,000. Anderson is a wealth!
business man Of SO and Mrs. ;Oleson is {
buxom young widow. : s.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
WAHPETONsej BIG CALENDAR
One Hundred Civil Actions and Sixtee
= ICrimiEaI, One a Murder, Case III

-'
One Hundred Civil Actions and Sixteen
u Criminal, One Murder Case.
WAHPETON, N: D.-The winter session
Of district court, opened yesterday with
over 100 cases on'5the civil calendar and
sixteen on the criminal. The most inn
portant' of these lis that Of Lafayette
Toms, for a murder committed at Bar
ney last fall. The general expectation is
that he will be acquitted, or at least es-
cape with a light sentence. T.
= Among the other criminal charges to be
heard are two burglary, two for embezzle
ment, one for perjury and several for as
sault and battery The perjury case
grows out of the historic Merchant Pielke
difficulty which has had a. hearing at
every session for years. Pielke, who is
said to have made a personal visit to the
governor in his efforts to have justice
done, several years ago rented his farm
to Merchant for a term of years. Later
he attempted to compel Merchant to leave
the place and to regain possession. Mer-
chant, however, claims possession under
the lease, and holds that no just ground
exists for the declaring, of a forfeiture.
The lawyers engaged have secured many
fees from this quarrel; but Mr.. Plelke
cannot be persuaded to desist, and will
before giving up. -etr- =, ..t>s IT'S
President Robertson to-day returned
from Fargo after, securing $4,000 toward
from Fargo after occurring $4,000
needs of the institutions in the way of
dormitorN accommodations and general
expenses. This amount is started with
900 recently promised by Frank Lynch
of Casselton upon the securing Of $4,000
from other sources. The president in
tends to devote practically all his time
to the work this winter, that the next
school year will find the university pre-
pared for it's students.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
suLLY 4 NOTORIOUS cRlMINn
He Said He Would Escape, and Made Hi
Word Good.

He Said He Would Escape, and Made His
Word Good.
MITCHELL, S. D.-With the escape Of
Jack Sully from the Dawson county Jail
one of the most noted criminals in cattle
rustling is free, and it is hardly thought
he will be recaptured. Sully has been
living off the ranchmen on the Sioux res
ervation for a good many years, and at
tanned such independence Of action that
he had little fear of arrest. -
Last year the rustlers were doing a
very active business and an effort was
made to break up the gang Sully invari-
ably eluded the officers and wandered at
liberty over the reservation, frequently
boasting he would never be taken, into
court In Lyman county. : .s~ :.
At that time it was pretty well under
stood where 4Sully was, and a bench war
rant was issued by Judge Smith and de-
livered into the hands of Sheriff Swindler,
Of this county. With two men from
Chamberlain, one of whom was Captain
Jack Foster, Swindler started in pursuit
Of Sully, who had departed for retreat
on an island some distance from Cham
berlain. t,-..-.. -.....,1l
Although he was located in that imme-
date vicinity he escaped. but constant
watch was kept, and in July he was dis
covered in the vicinity Of Verdigree, Neb.
He had a big bunch of cattle that he had
loaded for shipment to Omaha. At a
small town Sully was discovered in a
poker game and the officers were put on
his track. He was arrested and held for
Sheriff Swindler, who sent after him and
brought him back to this state.
Sully was not inclined to make trouble
at the time, as he thought there would
be no difficulty in getting free when the
matter came into court. He was taken
to Lyman county and indicted. The Jail
at Oacoma is a crude affair, and there
| was every opportunity for Sully to make
| his escape. He was brought to this city
for safe keeping. Sully all along main
| tanned that before he was tried he would
| make his escape.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
FOUR MILLIONS AND A. HALF
Sioux City's Estimates of Building I'm.
provements During 1903.

proVementS During '1SOo.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA.-Contractor esti-
mate that there will be spent in Sioux City
this year for buildings $4,552, 900. The list
includes 100000 for new packing
houses; 500, 900 for additions to the stock
yards; new business blocks, S450,000;. re-
modelling business blocks, $4,000; flat
buildings, $257, 900; hotels, 900; railroad
shops, stations. etc, $200,000; dwelling
houses, $275, 900: street paving, 100000;
sidewalks, etc, $4,000; traction company
improvements, $1D0.00O;, reorganization of
waterworks, 100000; Tri-State telephone
system, $3.50. O00;, Iowa telephone building,
5000, 900; Catholic orphanage, $25, 900.
A remarkable verdict was that returned
by the jury called to determine the guilt
of B. ;C.~Potter the butcher in whose pos
session the deputy game warden found 200
prairie chickens, contrary to law. A fine
of $40 is provided for each bird. That he
had the 200 birds was not disputed but
nevertheless the jury found he had but one
bird and fined him but $40. RI
Mrs. Alya E. Eckert has sued her hus-
band for a divorce and $4,000 alimony.
They were married twenty-three years.
She alleges that her husband absconded
and is living at Carroll, Iowa, with an
other woman. 49,. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
WHITES AS WELL AS INDIANS
". S. Courts to Have Jurisdiction-Im-
porta 1T for Reservation Counties.


". S. Courts to Have Jursdiction-Im-
porta1t for Reservation Counties.
PIERRE, S. D.-The news that congress
has passed the bill giving United States
courts jurisdiction over crimes committed
by whites on Indian reservations is Of
great Importance to every county border
ing on an Indian reservation. In the past
United States courts could only take
jurisdiction in case Indians were involved.
and any crime committed by whites could
only be taken into the state courts. This
meant that the counties had to foot the
expense of trial of criminals on reser-
vation from which section no revenue
could be derived in the way of taxes 70
assist in the court expenses. The result
was that any crime short of murder went
unpublished. Under the new order it will
be the duty Of United States authorities
to look after the misdoings of whites as
well as the Indians. l.--s s--- -..s-
The talk of legislation to increase the
filing fees of corporations has evidently
stimulated the demand for charters before
such action may be taken. In one day
last week nineteen different corporations
complied with the law and were granted
charters, their combined capital being
$13,53O,OOO The fees received by the
state for these charters only amounted to
$500. u.... 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
INDIAN LIQUOR CASES
TWO Defendants Released at Sioux Falls
Packing house Case Dismissed.

~SrSS -''S''''SSSSss
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Henry Charles
Warner, an Indian belonging at Santee
agency, Neb., who has just completed a.
term of three months in the Minnehaha
county jail for coming to the South Da-
kota side and selling liquor to other IN
dams, escaped the payment Of his fine by
taking the poor debtors oath. He has
been released. Stephen Jones, a Sioux
Indian belonging at Yankton agency, after
serving three months for violating the
federal statutes, has paid his fine of 500
and secured his release.
Samuel Eli, an Indian who belongs at
Yankton agency, has been brought to this
city and placed in jail. He is charged
with stealing horse from one Of his
brethren.
The case of John Lee Booker VS.. Charles
T. Croker and the Northwestern Packing
company, which involves the packing plant
in this city, and which was instituted in
the United States court some time ago,
has been dismissed by Judge Garland, the
plaintiff failing to appear.
It has been determined beyond doubt
that James Fulton and Robert Allen. who
were brought here from Howard a few
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
Death Is Near,

oftentimes nearer than you can possibly imagine.
Only last week strong. robust young man In the
prime of life. who lived in White Plains and did
business in New York city, had slight cough
1t was so slight that he paid no attention to It,
and in spirit Of bravado continued his office
work In four days it went to his lungs and
he died from pneumonia within week Many
such cases are happening every day, and every
ono If them can be easily cured by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE, VISA new compulsory
education BILL which Is to be presented
to the legislature, has the Endorsement
Of the Consumers league, the Woman S
School alliance. the Children's Betternent
league, the Social Culture club and every
society interested even remotely in the
welfare OF children. Tt has been approved
by both the Catholic and Protestant
clergy -
= APOLLONIA, VISIT. B. Otis, well
known all over northern Wisconsin, died
of apoplexy, aged II years. --.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
NEBRASKA .

NORFOLK, NEB.-All efforts to identi-
fly the unknown man found hanging to a.
tree on the A. EIille place, have been I'M
successful. FIille saw the man, who
seemed standing, and thought he was a.
hunter. It was found he had been sus-
pended by wire. He was SO years old
or more. W.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
Cured Weak Lungs

Dear Sirs: Having suffered with weak lungs,
severe cough and loss of appetite. tried nearly
all medicines, but without benefit. A few weeks
ago on advice l commenced the use of your
Pure Malt Whiskey My appetite improved all
most Immediately, my cough stopped and my
lungs are as strong as ever, my strength has
returned, and + shall continue its use. Re-
spectfully, FLORENCE WHITING, No. 100 G
st N w. Washington. jan. 4, 1902.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
FAILURE. AT DAVENPORT
Northern Building Company Of Davenport
Once OF Minneapolis, Assigns.

Once OF Minneapolis, Assigns.
DAVENPORT, IOWA-The Northern
Building company, one of the largest con-
struction companies Of the Mississippi
valley, failed yesterday, and work was
suspended on several large contracts in
Davenport and liability confessed to va
rious subcontractors in large amounts.
y The company had the contract for the
5000 Carnegie library and $4,000
school building, besides a large addition
to ST. Luke's hospital and the Soldiers
and Orphans home
+ J., e. Mason, president Of the company
is reported Ill at his home in Minneapo-
lis, where the head offices of the company
were until moved to Davenport a year ago.
Secretary A. w. Barber says the COM
pany's failure Is due to the advance in
building material, which made it impos-
sible for 1t to complete it's contracts at
the prices for which they were assumed.
c. G. Eipwel1, a prominent Davenport
contractor, has assumed liability at the
Davenport banks for 100000 of the COM
pany's paper that lie had fndorsed Surety
bonds, it is believed. will protect the libra
ry association, school district and others
interested.
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DRAFT FOR $4,000 STOLEN
Bank at TyndaII Had Forwarded 1t to a
Madison, Wis.,, Man,

. ,TYNDALL, 8. Done of the banks of
this city enclosed Chicago draft to
man in Madison, Wis. The letter was re-
cefved but the draft had been removed
It is supposed some mail clerk was light
fingered The Chicago bank was quickly
notified and payment stopped The draft
was for So, 900.
The steel range men have arrived and
are canvassing the surrounding territory.
Mrs. William Bucholz, who lives
eighteen miles northwest, was brought to
town suffering from disiocated kidney.
Her husband turned the children out of
the room and locked the door and pro-
ceeded to abuse his. wife. He threw her
across the room with such violence that
one of her kidneys was injured. She will
probably sue for a divorce. He wanted a
second wife and sent for her to come
from Russia little over a year ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

CROokSTON, MINN.-All efforts to
find Miss Gertrude Strassberger, who dis
appeared the evening of Dec. I, have
proved unavailing. Inquiries are daily re-
ceived from all parts Of the country, but
absolutely nothing has been heard Of the
young lady.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

MEMPHIS, NEB.-A peculiar assault
was made upon DR.. I. H. Phillips, as he
was retiring In his room at the Harrison
hotel. The assailant attacked him with
a sword, and succeeded in inf1icting minor
wounds. The doctor knocked him through
a window and he hurried away.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

WEBSTER, S. D.-Judge Mccoy opened
a, regular term of court yesterday The
most important criminal case Is that or
the state against Peter Davidson and his
son Albert, who are charged with the
murder Of Riel Sandal in a quarrel aris-
ing over the possession Of some cattle.
John W. Arctander of Minneapolis will
assist the prosecutior.-David Williams
has left for Washington where ne VIII
act as a member Of the commission ap-
pointed to test the weight and fineness of
United States coin. The appointment was
made by President Roosevelt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

RAPID CITY, S. D.-Another we'll
known attorney of Rapid City, Edmund
Smith, has gone to Alaska, where he will
locate. He has arranged to enter into
partnership with Fred M. Brown, for
merly a practicing attorney Of Lead and
DeadWOod.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

WHITE EARTH, MINN.-The prelim~
mary hearing in the reservation timber
trespass cases came before Commissioners
B. J. Rowland, United States District At
torney C. c. Haupt appeared in behalf OF
the government and c. F. Johnson repre-
scented the defense. Four out of the six
persons accused were bound over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

now be found. His wife and two little
children are in rather destitute circum-
stances. Drink is the cause of the
trouble.-The funeral of DR.. Ira L. WEIGH
took place yesterday afternoon at the
Unitarian church. delegation of Royal
Arch Masons of Fort Dodge attended.
The public schools were closed for the
afternoon. .E*-sr.f'.: ~s.E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
NORTHElELD, MINN.-The new

NORTHFiELD, MINN.-The new bank
at Dennison will open tomorrow with
w. W. Westcott of West Concord cashier.
Mayor Ware purchased two fine step
pers at the big horse sale in Chicago last
week. One is Egberta, with a mark Of
2:13.-Citizens have petitionsd the coun-
Gil for weighmaster to measure wood
and weigh hay, grain and stock and give
ticket in each case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

Tudhope, secretary; H. L. Simons, treas
urer. A banquet was held at the Aneri-
can House. A suite of rooms will be
opened in the old First National bank
building for the use of the organization.
The monthly fair day was largely at
tended. Cattle and horses brought fair
prices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

DEADWOOD, S. D.-News has been
received of the death at San Antonio,
Texas, of Colonel Lane K. Stone. for
merly one of the best-known business and
mining men of the Black Hills. He was
for years one of the principal owners of
the keystone mine at keystone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

,FOSSTON, MlNN.-Dr. M. McKinnon
has been appointed to place on the state
board of health. He succeeds DR.. Whet-
ston of Cass Lake.-The Great Northern
railway has put on night operator at
the Fosston station. made necessary by
the new passenger train.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

FARlBAULT, MINIMIZING Faribault
board of education and teachers gave a
reception last evening in honor of the high
school debating team.-B. B. Sheffield is
building large elevator at LIE Sueur
Center to supply grain for his mills here.
The laundry at the Minnesota school for
the feeble minded is being equipped with
the latest electrical equipments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

John 6eecher Held for Shooting John A.
49, BARGE at Peever

. 49,, BARGE at Peever
SISSETON, S. D.-A shooting ARRAY
took place in the Connolly saloon at the
little station Of Peever, eight miles south
Of here, last night, in which John A.
BARGE was shot in the shoulder by John
Beecher, who, it is said, was lately re-
leased from the state penitentiary.
The shooting was the culmination of a
barroom row. Beecher was brought to
this city and tried upon the charge of
shooting with intent to kill. He was
bound over to the circuit court and is
confined in the county Jail.
Beecher Is believed to have been en-
gagged in dispensing liquor to Indians. He
fired two shots at BARGE, the last taking
effect. It is not believed the wound is
serious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-William E. Bald
win, a New England millionaire, has been
granted divorce here from his wife,
Anna L., who resides in New York. The
decree was granted on the ground Of ex-
IRENE cruelty. The defendant made no
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

HoUGHTON, MICH.-Copper country
capitalists have organized the, Portage
Lake & Calumet Development company
for the purpose of operating in the Flat
head country of Montana. where they
have acquired mining lands valued at
s375, 900. The company owns the Bachelor
group of claims. 60.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

RAPID CITY, S. D:-Sylvanus Mercia,
formerly minister of the German Zap
fist church, died at the age Of "a. He
was a native of Ohio and several chill
dren survive him, three of whom, Mrs.
M. E. Wilson, Mrs. T. J. Garhart and
Sylvanus Mercia, Jr., reside here :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

HASTINGS, MINN.-At a meeting of
the city council J. M. Longenfeld and
Charles Gall were elected aldermen from
the first and fourth wards respectively
to fill yacancfes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
DUFFY's PURE
Malt WHISkEY

The dose is teaspoonful in half glass of
water every two hours until the cough is re-
lieved It is a SURE CURE. 1t will cure any
cough in "a hours If the patient will use 1t as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

GRAND FORKS, N. D.-Burglars en-
tered the Great Northern station at Penn.
The amount stolen is not reported.
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81 HURON, S. D.-News Of the death of
MIS-. Nathan Underwood, which occurred
in Chicago, is received with much regret.
She was the mother of Mrs. William B..
Sterling and Lee lard Underwood, former
ly Of this city.-Ffre in the rear Of the
stage in Daums opera house came, near
resulting in the destruction Of that pretty
little playhouse. A spark from pistol
discharged in play the previous evening
lodged in box Of sawdust and smoldered
until a blaze followed. The prompt use
of a small chemical engine saved the
structure. &s
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MORRIS, MINN.-Crystal lodge, I. O..

MORRIS, MINN.-Crystal lodge, I. O. O.
F., entertained a large delegation from
the Herman lodge last evening. A class
of candidates was put through the degrees
and an elaborate lunch was served by the
Rebeccas about midnight.-Dr. Theodore
Thoreson, who came here from Red Wing
about two years ago, has moved to Ben
son. He is considered one Of the best
cello players west of Chicago.