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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-17
; OLD AND DISCOURAGED
Minnesota Man Found Hanging to {
Tree Near SlaytOn.

SLAYTON, MINN.-Fritz Drummer, about 70
years old, committed suicide by hanging himself
to the limb of a tree about fifteen miles north
west from here. .... t..:s
The new gas light and power plant was partly
destroyed by fire. The good work of the fire
company saved the plant from total destruction.
Most of the grain in this county has been
threshed. Much blowing will be left over until
spring. ~ ~ go
slayton Is supplied with a complete sewer
system, the last sewer having just been laid
W. b. Hatton, formerly proprietor of the
Park Hotel here. was placed under arrest at Lu:
So, 500 on a farm owned by Edward WEIGH, In
Washington county. 1t is said that Hattof
went to saltwater, Oct %, and executed q
mortgage In favor of Horace Vern1ilion of st.
Paul. and later attempted to secure loan ef
$500 on the mortgage from a Luverne banker,
not mortgaged to any one, -'r:- -" 80
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NEBRASKA
CEMETERY INVADED.
Ghoulish Franks on Halloween
Night at Beatrice, Neb., Just
Come to Light.
Monuments Changed and in Some
Instances Cannot Be Restored
to Proper Places.
Special to Tho journal.

ghonlish pranks on Halloween "a good
many Beatrice people in the future must
lay floral tributes and grieye over the
graves of stranger dead instead of their
own departed friends.
The discovery has just been made that
in all parts Of Riverside cemetery where
the headstones were not too heavy the
emblems of graves and lots were changed
about. In the instance of recent graves:
the sexton, with the assistance of plats
and records, was able TO replace the proper
stones, but in the older graves this was
impossible and the. stones must remain
changed.
On Sunday it was discovered that not a
few persons have sorrowed at the wrong
graves and expended money decorating
them. 3.
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BETTER RATES
South Dakota Commissioners to Beard
y the Railway Officials in Chicago.

y the Railway Officials in Chicago.
MILLER IS. D.--Raflroad Commissioner Smith
started for Chicago to-day. where he will meet
the other members Of the board, where they
will take up the matter of securing better
local rates within the state of South Dakota and
the necessity OF rates equal to those OF MINNIE
apolis. st. Paul and Sioux CITY for the same
distance, the johbing business is steadily In
creasing in South Dakota.
YANKToN, s. D.-The ministers and Sunday
school superintendent are making preparations
for a religious census, which will be. taken
on Nov. 21. The aim, win be to secure the
in Sunday schools, and the church preferences
OF all. On Sunday evening, Nov. %, d union
mass meeting will be- held in, the opera house
at which "a report Of the work will be made.
LISBON, N. D.lThe First Baptist church
celebrated Bible Day Sunday evening with al
interesting 'program.--D. H. -Buttz has received
news, that his son, John w. Buttz of Fargo, Il
dying.-John A. Norling has resigned the lead
ership of the First Regiment band. ~. ~ f
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.-Jack Dinnan,,.r ar
rested suspicion of having been implicated
in the death of a laboring man at ,Brecken
ridge, Mimi. has been released" His partner
'Bilr' Haley, was not arrested at Sheldon
Iowa, as alleged. .:ss.s
SALEM, s. D.-SamueI March, living with his
son-in-law, Henry L. Meyers of Canistota, made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. T. He shot
himself In the back of ethe head, the bullet fat
tening before penetrating the brain. $3.50
ELKToN. S. D.-eAnen Smith, pioneer OF
Brookings county, member of the G. a. r. ant
q Mason, was buried from the Baptist church OF
Sunday. He left wife, one daughter and sil
So. r11S --s. rs *
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LOGS FROZEN IN
Mill of the J. Neils Company at Cass
lake Closed,


CASS LAKE, MINN.-The big sawnill OF the
J. Ncils LumLSg company has shut down FOR this
season. The Gold weather which came on the
latter part OF last week froze the water In the
lake adjacent to the mill where the logs were
doomed making a shutdown necessary
The season has been very successful one
The plant was run eight continuous months. The
saws were started March Is. Shutdowns for
any cause have been very few, and the company
has been fortunate in that no serious accidents
have occurred. The seasons cut Of logs amount
ed to "a 500 900 feet, and there was goodly sup
ply of logs on hand the day the mill shut down.
The number of men employed on both night and
day 175. ~ ~
has on the whole been brisk altho the trade fell
Oft during October. Prices averaged fair, but
have also fallen off Of late. The amount paid
employees aggregated $4,000, averaging over
IS, 900 n month. ~ ~ a.
The mill will be thoroly overhauled during the
winter months and extensive repairs made, not
ably upon the boilers. There is a rumor that
portion of the Neils mill at Sank Rapids Is
likely to be moved to this place during the
winter and added to the equipment here. -at :
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SAY HE WAS HYPNOTIZED
Warrant for Krohn, Who Has Disap-
neared with COlby'S Son $500 800

!
q FARGO, IN. Don complaint OF j. A. Colby
of Grandin warrant was issued for thes ar
rest OF John Krohn, the hired man with whom
Colby g 14.year-old boy left home. fKrahn rs
charged with hypnotizing and nnduly influencing
the youth; who seems to have formed amin
fatuation for the
The president and clerks of the school boards
OF the county will meet:.in Fargo Dec. 4. In
addition to the regular program State Super.
intendents Olson Of Minnesota and Stockwel of
North Dakota will deliver addresses. Architects
will be present to show the officials some
thing new in the way of school buildings, with
especial emphasis on ventilation and other. san
a 1o=year-old boy. who was. herding cattle
county, was dragged to DEATH He was thrown
from pony and his ankle caught In the stir
Every bone in the boys body seemed to have
been broken before the animal was caught
The United States circuit court Of appeals
has affirmed Judge Amidon OF the North fDa-
vs. r. Sykes. Some months ago Sykes con-
tracted 10000 acres of land to Robbins. Later
the Northern Pacific graded an extension be-
tween Edgeley and Dawson and the lands APP
preciated, lin value at least. So an acre. Mr..
Sykes objected to the completion of the orig
inaI contract, and held that Robbins had for
feited his contract rights. Judge Amidon held
for Robbins and the appellate court took the
at least $4,000 to Mr. Robbins. The new
railway line will run along some Of the prop
erty. $50
MAYvILLE, N. D.-After remarkably fine
stretch Of fall weather the freeze-uD has come.
There are three four inches of ice in the
river and since Sunday about inch OF snow
has fallen. Threshing was finished up in good
shape, and blowing was FAR advanced before
are bringing their grain to market, and bust
ness4is good.
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The state land sale In this city yesterday was
attended by farmers from all parts Of the county.
all, the prices ranging from So to $40 an acre.
The land had been picked and repicked IN pre- pre-
yious sales, and the tracts offered were the Gull
lands OF the county. largely swamps. but the
bidding was brisk and the average price obtained
was IS and few cents acre.
One section in the town of woodside. which
has heretofore been rejected entirely by bidders,
was sold at $3.50 to Sic. 80 on acre, owing to
the construction of state ditch which Will
drain It, State Auditor Iverson conducted the
sale, and the states holdings in this county are
now reduced to 5000 acres.
The annual conference for the Crookston dis
trict of the Methodist church convened In this
city this afternoon, with DR.. Lafayette Dodds
Dre
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The Antidiphtheria Serum

Discovered by Professor Roux Of Pas
teur Institute, is now being made up
in the form Of lozenges, for use during
convalescence. It has been observed
that the baciIli found in the mouths
OF patients several weeks after recoy-
cry are liable to convey the. disease
to others. The lozenges overcome this
and also render preventive inocula-
ton unnecessary. The best preNen-
tative of diseases is to, keep your sys-
tenn strong and healthy by the regular
use of golden grain belt beer, Order
c ase for table use.
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VIROQUA's. BIG BOY
Peters Is but ID Years Old and Weighs
4..s~..- S37. Pounds

yIROQUA, WIS.-ViroGua boasts Of having
the largest boy I'm the United States In the Per.
son Of Charles Peters, who has just passed
rs ans ut weighed ne
At the age OF z months he tipped the scales
at thirty:seven pounds, and since then has
pounds. i>s- 7.
The following are his measurements: Height
inches; chest. 81 inches; biceps, % inches
shoulder 81 inches: elbow, II inches; wrist. Il
Inches waist, 80 inches: thigh, 50 inches; ca1f
of leg, Is inches. ankle, IS inches; number
of shoe. IL. Ss
IT requires four yards OF cloth, one yard
wide I'd make him a .afr OF trousers: eight
yards of cloth, a yard wide for a coat and vest
and four yards of CLOTH, a yard wide, for q
shirt.
He is a t1ide taller than his mother, whc
weighs 22o pounds. HIS father. tips the scales
at 100. tEsE- ~ 5
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The large falling off in the number of boats
this year Is accounted for by the fact that
very little government Improvement work
done In this vicinity In the two previous years
many trips thru the drawbrdge were made by
government boats and barges.
As soon as it Ia assured that the boat traffic
10 the force of employees the north
western drawbridge will be cut down to one
day and one night man. a...-..'t = ...3
On petition Of the defendant in the case of
walter V. Spencer VS.. the Chicago Great West
ern Railway company, Judge Snow has ordered
the action to be transferred from the district
court to the United States circuit court The
grounds advanced are that 1t Is action be-
in dispute Is in excess of $4,000.
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HARRINGTON IS DEAD
Well-Known Athlete Killed by Burst-
ing of q Steam Pipe.

BUTTE, MONT.-The bursting of steam pipe
last Thursday caused the death yesterday after
noon Of Michael Harrington, well-known ath-
"Aiickey'' and was member Of the famous
Butte football team Of 1894 and 1895 which de.
feated. the celebrated Reliance team Of Califor.
MIA and many teams In the northwest. A
flying fragment of iron struck him In the head
and fractured his skull
j. Scott Harrison. who has had charge Of sur
veying the boundary line Of the Yellowstone Ma
t tsan Park, says the task, the work of eight
ments. placed every half-mile, warn the poacher
keen Off
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MILLION AND a HALF
Appropriations OF General Missionary
Committee Of M. z. Church.

Omaha, Nov. 17.-Judge Baxter has
airy committee of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which has been in conference for
a week, yesterday closed its business, az
ter appropriating sums for the, foreign and
home work aggregating over 81, 800, 900.
The following appropriations were made:
For Bohemia and Hungarian work, s13,-
800. of which $1,000 goes to upper Iowa;
for Italian work, s12,45o; Portuguese.
$1,000: Finnish, $4,000, Of which $500 goes
to. Minnesota; for foreigners in central
Pennsylvania, $4,000; for work among
American Indians, $9910, Of which Mich
igan receives $500, north Montana, $1,000,
northern Minnesota, $500, and wisconsin
$780,
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MINNESOTA

x
DULUTH, MINN.-The new Y. NJ C. A.
building at Proctor Knott was dedicated In the
presence of many village people and 500 from
Duluth Duluth Two Harbors and other places. B.. w.
Mstcalf, Z assistant secretary of the st. Paul
association: j. Keehler of ST. Paul, and others
took part In the exercises
LAKE BENTON, M1NN.-Rev. /. r. swenson,
late OF Rugby. N. D.. was installed as pastor of
the scandinavian Lutheran church by F.EC. Nor
of other churches made brief addresses Of con
graduation to the congregation and welcomed
the, new pastor at the evening service. y
NRED WING, MINN.-Frsnk Van valkenburg
a bachelor renting the Mobiles farm five miles
from the city, and raising stock went up the
river to visit. some friends a week ago, and
has not returned. His herds have been taken
in charge by the humane society," 1t is fears.i
he has drowned. ~ z
STEPHEN, MINN.-Ihomas Olson cashier ~
the Scandia bank. while skating ON the river yes
sterday, had narrow escape from drovy ming He
was rescued BY little Tonmie Sanderson and q
companion, who had just saved another skater
Lucas johnson. ,s8 n u,
LITTLE FALLS, MINI. The sawmil1 Of the
on account of the logs freezing in The Mis-
sissippi river is almost frozen over. Anchor
Ice Is causing much trouble to the mills. s.
BAKER, MINN.-For carelessly causing
prairie fire in the town of Elkton. Godfrey
Rosenquist has been convicted and fined san and
costs. He appealed to the district court
LUvERNE, MINN.-A fire last night in tho
Vienna bakery and restaurant, owned by q. ID.
Nutting, resulted in 81 900 loss. Part insured.
WAYzATA, MINN.-It is reported that the
steamer Victor, the largest Of Cantain Cham
pion' heet. has been sold to Excelsior men and
VIII De operated from that port next summer
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NEWSPAPER TRUST
Grand jury Recommends that the
County Start a PAPER of It's Own

FERGUS FALLS, AIINN.--The grand jury re-
turned interesting report late yesterday af-
ternoon, recommending, among other things, that
the county attorney the clerk of court for fees
which he Is alleged to have failed to turn into
the county treasury, and that the county COM
missoners purchase a newspaper and do the
county printing In order to break up the alleged
trust among the newspapers of the county.
The remainder OF the report deals with. minor
matters about the courthouse and poor farm.
The final indictments were not made public The
Jury In the civil case of Mons 0. Langren vs..
Hans johnson. an action for $500 damages for
Islander, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
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DAY SHIFT ONLY
Good Saving Record Made by the
Longyear Lumber Company.

TWO HARBoRS MINN.-The saw1nill OF tho
Longyear Lumber company made good record
this season, having cut $4,000, 600 feet OF: timber
with day shifts only. 1t Is said that the plant;
size and number Of days in operation considered,
mill in the state. seventy-hve hands EN-,
pioyed.
While attempting to jump from one car OF
the DuluthS Virginia s Rainy Lake road fell
between the cars and was killed instantly. He
left wife and child at Virginia. He was a
member OF the I. O. o. F.. under whose aus
pices the funeral services were held His re-
mains were taken to Harrisyille, Mich, fol
burial. - e
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for the followers of Beha UlIah. the last or
dera of the famous Mohamlnedan sect Dell
old and Miss Eta. Frances Haywood Of kal L..
mace Mich were e,,r married They We're not
came to Kenosha to be married ~ Behaist
for the novelty. i
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500 Line Sale Of Unclaimed baggage
Will take place Nov. Is at TIA Nicollet
avenue at 10 a.. m. A large number
OF trunks, parcels, ETC., will be dis
posed of at public auction.
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MONTANA
/. COUNCIL MUST PAY s 1.
Second Order Issued Out Of Judge.
Henry's Court at Iiyinrston.s5 &

LIYINGToN, MONT.--A second writ Of man
date directing the city council to meet and pay
the bill of the Livingston Waterworks and Eiec-
trfc Light company has been issued out Of Judge
Henry's court. T8t
The mayor and six members off the council
were served with copies of the WRIT which; di.
the quarterly water bill due Sept. T. 3
Three councilmen ignored Judge Henry's order
for contempt. Their attorney was fined 500.
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$3.50 Round Trip to Chicago
Via The Chicago Great Western r.

Tickets on sale Nov. 2sth to Dec.
LIST, inclusive, good to return until
Dee. It'll, on account of the Interna-
further .particulars apply to En- g.
Rains, General Agent. corner Nicollet
avenue and Fifth street, Minneapolis.
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NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

PIPESTONE, MINN.-Will b. Brown of
this city and Mrs. Laura Hockey were
married. at the home Of the brides sister,
Mrs. George McGillivray, in Spring Valley,
to-day. From Spring Valley they will go
to Minneapolis, where they will spend the
remainder of the week. They will make
their home here.
HUMBOLDT, IOAW.--Miss Mary r.
Sharp was married to Frank NJ, Shelley
at Palo Alto, Cal. Miss Sharp is of Hum
boldt and has been engaged as a trained
nurse. Mr.. Shelley is a paymaster In the
United States army, with which he has
been connected for fourteen years. S They
first met in California. They will sail from
San Francisco about the first of December,
with a large transporter United States
soldiers, for the Philippine islands.
/ i MENolIINEE, MIC Edward G.s Null
len and Miss Cecil, prominent young peo-
pie. of Oconto, Wis.,, were secretly mar
Red here. It Is said it was a case Of elope-
ment and that the parents Of the young
couple were not notified until their re-
turn home. iss Dora Schneider OF Ago
ma, Wis. was married to WanzeI Ur-
ltbanek 1850 -
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| have given the Training Table
to the Cornell University for five
years very satisfactorily, and am
certain that much of the success
has depended upon the quality Of
articles used. In baking powder,
| use the Royal, for it is undoubt-
edly the best. I have occasionally
given others trial, and have dem
onstrated to my satisfaction that
there is but one always reliable,
always making perfect, delicious
and wholesome food, The Old
Reliable Royal
(Mrs.) Amelia Morey Atkins
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SPARTA, WIS.--Nicael Helser. an aged in
mate of the county, home, committed suicide
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the course of lectures and concerts to be given
during the winter under the auspices of the Ep-
when Dr.. Alexander McGregor Of st. Paul will
deliver his popular lecture, The Mishaps of a
had T ths or h the iate
miles south of Excelsior, Rev. G.. A. Trout OFF,
clating. g. -
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STEVENS POINT, WIS.-In direct examine
tion In the Marroun murder case Mrs Anna
Bentley gave damaging testimony regarding the
questionable conduct Of. Mrs Harroun and DR..
Murray. SIS ~ 6s
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Martin Neary, evidently once man of means,
His death is said to have been due to prolonged
intoxication. He came to Cokedale about
month ago. and ut no time since hts arrival has
be been engaged in any kind OF work. He had
been drinking heavily since his arrival. He
came from Plymouth. Pa. where, 1t Is said, he
was at one time a well-to-do business man.
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PIPEsToNE, MINN.-The funeral Of the late
Josephine Olson was held at the home of J. l.
Bernard. The service was conducted By Rev
william II. Pond of Wilder. MINI. Among
those in attendance were Joseph Strong and r.
NJ Kuby of st. Paul. the former q member
of the firm Of Strong & Warner, of which the
young lady had been employe for twelve
years. The floral tributes were magnificent.
CRooKSToN, MINN.-Haryey Mitchell the
ell of Devils Lake. N. D.. was apprehended here
His father Will take him home. He has beer
gone three months
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Sunshine Route. to Oalifornia.

Through tourist car every Tuesday
morning from ST. Paul and ,Minneapo-
lis via the Chicago, Milwaukee, g. st.
Paul and Santa Fe route. Tickets,
$32.90; berth rate, $500. Call 32S
Nicollet av, or address w. r. Dixon,
N. w. P. A., 365 Robert st., st. Paul.
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MICHIGAN

MENoM1NEE, MICH digging on his
farm this city yesterday, Solomon Frost un-
earthed rare indians relic. 1t is pipe carved
out of the femur of deer and is the only one
OF the kind ever discovered in this part Of the
country. f as - pss7iif
HoUGHToN, MICH.-Eugeue Major a Young
man, was killed by falling between. the cars Of
copper range train. Antonio Fondretto was
instantly killed by falling rock in the Calumet
and Heela. sEsF ];
& CALUMET MCH.-Isaac Seeden, timber
man in the Osceola mine. struck by cage
and killed
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MENoMoNIE, wIs.-The store Of Thomas
Swenson was entered last night and $40 taken
from the till. No clue
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6 CHEROKEE, 10 Waite Cherokee insane asy-
lum has been open only year and already is
too small for requirements. The board of con-
troll has prepared an estimate OF improvements
aggregating Sl30,00O which the legislature will
be asked to approve. The principal item is
s SIOUX CITY, IoWA-sioux City will extend
IAN invitation to the, National Live Stock Elk
change. which meets at Fort Worth, Texas,
Nov. 1921, to meet next year, in Sioux City.
Fl GARNER, IowA-The grocery and meat mar.
ket Of r. A.. :Finette was broken into last
night and about $50 taken from the safe,
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GAINESVILLE. Wis. NJ Bostwick's dry
goods store as robbed Of $4,000 worth Of furs
and fine silks 81. .fI8a.s go 80. b. VI.
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More cases of sick headache, bill
iousness, constipation, can be cured In
less time with less medicine, and for
less money by using Carriers Little
Liver Pills, than by any other means
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Keep pounding''-that's the way
the man drilled the hole. Keep your
want ad pounding in The Journal.
It'll bring you your want.