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upon her father.in.law. &.
the case against the husband is purely
year ago for striking his wife and was
fined 800. Later Mrs. Graves brought
suit thru her lawyers for a divorce: The
case had not yet been called in court
when Graves succeeded in conciliating his
wife and the action was withdrawn.
Later Mrs. Graves appeared before
Judge Howe and stated that she had been
threatened with personal violence. She
testified in an application for an injunc-
her apartments; that Graves had threat
ened to burn her house over her head,
and that she feared she would be muir
dered any moment.
Dramatic Scene In Court. .
Attorney Mulvaney recited the most dis
gushing details to the court relating al
legged treatment to which Mrs. Graves
said she had submitted. The court, in
view of the fact that the application for
a divorce had been withdrawn, refused to
grant the restraining order. Then followed
one of the most dramatic incidents which
ever occurred in a Polk county court
Judge Mulvaney's forms shook with emo.
ton as he pointed his finger at Ju/se
Howe, who was sitting on the bench.
your honor" said Mulvaney, Il be.
lieve there will be a murder committed
unless you grant this restraining order
This court knows that I have never re.
sorted to grandstand methods. Laying
aside all the legal phases of this case,
desire to rid myself of responsibility a:
a man by saying in this court that I be
ieve this woman will be murdered unles:
| she is granted freedom by this court from
her husband
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RUSH CITY IN n STEW
Sides Taken by Citizens in Matter
Affecting the Schools.

RUSH CITY, MINN.-Shortly after
the holidays, one of the teachers re-
signed on account Of illness and her
place was filled by a young teacher
from Minneapolis, who was engaged
for the remainder Of the school year.
The former teacher, recovering from
her illness, wrote the board that she
would like to occupy the position
again, and some of her friends on the
board and others in town have been
trying to GUST the incumbent and re-
instate the old instructor.
The principal and a majority of the
parents and teachers are in favor of
the present teacher. At the last meet
ing Of the board, resolutions We're
passed requesting the teacher to re-
sign. She has refused, and demands
a hearing and a retraction of the OBJ
Jectionable words in the resolutions.
A petition favorable to her has been
circulated among the parents Of the
pupils attending her room and signed
by large majority.
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DEF,N RTNIENT CRITICIZED
& High-Schoo1 Normal Work Discussed
by Teachers at Fariballlt.

FARIBAULT, MINN.-At the first
general session Of the annual conven-
ton Of the South Central Minnesota
Educational association, P. J. Kuntz Of
Owatonna spoke on 1.-The System and
the Child" One Of the most interest
ing papers was q criticism of the high
school normal department by S. P.
Mclean, superintendent Of the Dodge
Center schools. He pointed out, first,
that half the teachers Of the state were
teachers in the country schools, and
that, altho they taught fully one-half
the children Of the state, a large pro-
portion Of them had neither high
school nor normal training, and were,
consequently, unfamiliar with many
things a teacher should know. To
supply the want, the high school nor
NAL department had been established,
but so far it had not proved as sue
cessful as had been hoped.
The subject was further discussed
by superintendent E. l.. Porter of
Hastings, who sought to show that
the normal instruction would never
er proportion Of those who taught In
the country schools had taken advan-
tage Of 1t.
Superintendent w. F. Kunze of Red
Wing delivered an address on Com
pulsory Education, It's Status in Min
nesota."
Professor X. W. Buell. Of Fillmore
county followed on the same subject
He was opposed to the principle OF
compulsory education.
In the evening an entertainment OF
an educational nature was presented
In the opera-house. Students from
Shattuck school, Bethlehem academy
st. Mary's hall, the school for the
deaf, the school for the feeble-minded
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Special to The Journal -
Des Moines. Iowa, March 12.-Miss Min
ME Reader, chorus singer in the Castle
Square Opera company, Is determined
that some one shall be punished for the
murder of her mother, Mrs. Anna Graves,
in this city. Believing that her step
father, Charles w. Graves, IS the. guilty
man, and that he committed the crime by
strangling his wife and attempting to burn
her home over her head, Miss Reader has,
with indomitable courage, spent two solid
months working with the Des MOines de-
tecttves, gathering evidence by which she
hopes to fasten the crime. Graves has
been indicted by the Polk county grand
jury, and the trial, which promises to be
highly sensational, will be held in the dis
trict court next week. go. 49, 80 =.
Ann Graves, an accomplished woman Of
49, was found dead in her apartments at
noon Dec. 7. An alarm. Of fire had called
the department out and the dead body of
the woman was found upon the floor in
the parlor near a hardcoal burner. The
husband arrived almost simultaneously
with the police and firemen and exhibited
the deepest grief at the death, which was
generally. conceded to have been the re-
suit Of an accident. .r. .,-
49, Daughter Charges Murder. ::
It was not until several hours after the
remains were found and taken to an un-
dertaking establishment that Minnie
Reader, who had come to Des Moines
to announce to her mother her engage
ment to be married. called at the home
She was told how the supposed accident
had occurred, but refused to believe it.
She at once went to Detectives Eli Har-
din and George McNutt and said: g
believe that mama has been murdered. i
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REVIVAL AT AUSTIN
Rev. G. f. Holt Of Minneapolis En-
gagged for the Work.

AUSTIN. MINN.-Rev, G: F.. Holt.
pastor of the Fourth Baptist church.
Minneapolis, will commence a two
weeks series of special meetings in
the Baptist church here, March I'll
The republican city convention to
nominate a mayor and other city Of
ficials will, be held. March 25. The
democratic nominating convention
will be held March "a. There will be
a lively contest.-The county conven-
ton to nominate delegates to the state
presidential convention and the SINH
lar district convention will be held
here next Tuesday.-The Austin pub
lie schools are conceded to have the
best work in certain lines Of draw
ings of any high school in the state
in the list of articles entered for the
st. Louis questionable choir Of st.
Augustines Catholic church is plan
ming for the purchase of a fine pipe
organ. ..,. .-...- -
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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
Young Mems Organization at Devila
Lake May Extend Thru State.

DEVILS Lake, N. D.-Steps We're
taken a few days ago looking to the
organization Of the young men Of the
state on the plan Of the Junior Pio-s
neers of Minnesota, except that the.
organization will be political in it's
character, leaning toward the repub-
lican faith. The social side will be al
strong feature of the organizations.
The plan is to extend it to the entire
state, when the organization is per-
An attempt is being made to secure
the election of a ticket at the coming
municipal election avOWedly favor
able to what is termed an open policy,
that is, unrestrained sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. open gambling, etc. Those
who are pushing the matter contend
that the crowds which will be attract
ed to the city by the opening Of the
Devils Lake Indian reservation will
spend more money in the town by
having these diversions to attract
them. The election will be bitterly
contested.
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DEATH OF JUDGE
BANGS At RAPID
PASSING OF BRILLIANT SPEAKER
AND ABLE LAWYER.
Pioneered in Three States and Was
Prominent Politically in Each-His
Career at LIE Sueur in Minnesota
Daily Plaindealer at Grand Forks In
New Hands.
Special to The Journal.

SRSSA04
Grand Forks, N. D., March 12.-
News has been received Of the death
at Rapid City, S. D., of A. w. Bangs,
father of Tracy r. and Geo. A. Bangs,
Of this city.
Mr.. Bangs was born Is years ago in
Pennsylvania, and was educated there.
In 1850 he moved to Minnesota and
settled at LIE Sueur, where he engaged
in the practice Of law. At the time Of
the Sioux uprising he Joined a company
which was raised to defend the set
tiers against the savages.
In 1882 he located in Grand Forks.
He was the first president Of the
a position which he held until his re-
moval in 1889 to Rapid City, s. D.
Mr.. Bangs was one of the ablest
lawyers of the early days in the west.
He was a speaker of rare ability, and
was a master Of sarcasm and invective.
Democratic Committee Meeting.
B. S. Brynjolfson, chairman Of the
Democratic State Central committee,
has called a meeting of the committee
to be held in Grand Forks on March
%, when the dates and places for
holding two state conventions will be
decided upon.
Grand Lodge Officers.
Grand Master F. w. Cathro, Of Bot
| tineau, has canvassed the votes cast by
the Odd Fellows lodges in the state
for grand lodge offices, and certified
the election Of the following:
Grand Master, John r. Gibson, ST.
Thomas; deputy, G. r. Green, HaniT-,,
ton; warden, H. P. Cooper, Drayton;s
secretary, Don : Mcdonald, Grand.
Forks; treasurer, F. N. Gilmore,s
Hope; representative, F. w. Cathro,3
Bottineau.
| Daily Plaindealer Sold. &
With to-day's issue The Daily
Plaindealer, the leading democratic
paper Of North Dakota, changed
hands and name.
A. D. Moe, who has had charge for
two years, has sold his interests to
Messrs. Mccain, Parle & Rogers who
will continue the paper as The Even
ing Press and Daily Plaindealer.
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WORKMEN'S NIGHT
Delegations from Several Points En-
tertained by the Mortified Lodge.

NORTHFIELD, MINIMIZING A. o.
u. w. lodge initiated seventeen new
members last evening. This gives the
lodge a membership of over 800. Large
delegations were present from Fart
bault, Dundas and Cannon Falls, and
after the initiation a banquet was
served.
Mayor and Mrs. Ware entertained
party of friends Wednesday evening
in honor of Miss Fletcher.
At d meeting of the Commercial
clubs executive committee last night,
the matter Of establishing a broom
factory was discussed, and as the club
had raised the funds necessary to
make a good start, the promoters were
instructed to go ahead with the en-
terprise.
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Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, March ia
prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Mullan, amending Iowa's requisi-
ton laws, SO as to eliminate the posi-
bilities Of murderous agencies of one
state carrying out their object in an
other, is before the legislature.
The amendment is framed to cover
case ssimilar to the Mrs. Dye proceed
der the present statute to extradite.
Primary Law Their Hope.
-Des Moines is assured of primary
election law which is expected to pre-
vent a recurrence Of the disgraceful
scenes which were a feature of the
recent congressional primaries in this
city. Members Of both houses of the
Iowa legislature, who have large cities
in their district, caucused informally
to-day and agreed unanim ously to sup
port a bill which will provide primary
restrictions compulsory in Des Moines
and optional in smaller cities.
The Iowa supreme court has af-
ment of $4,000 in favor Of Mrs. Mar
garet Bonbright on prenuptial con-
tract with John Bonbright.
Charged with Forgery.
S. Nj. King of Newton, is under ar
rest for forgery. 1t Is charged that
he forged the name Of P. M. Gunlack
a wealthy manufacturer Of Belleville
ILL.,, to a check for $1,000. Upon
Kings person were found blank
checks from Minneapolis. st. Paul
Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia
banks. ~ r:.s-.
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DARK FOR SMITH
johnson Will Have Douglas County,
Home of Rival Candidates.

g.. ARMOUR, S. D.-The democraac
county central committee decided to
hold the convention to elect delegates
to the state conventi/n next Tuesday.
There was much interest shown IN
this meeting, for it decided in a way
the personnel Of the Douglas county
delegation. H. H. Smith wanted a
late convention, but the commlttee
was unanimous in selecting the day
set. This means that E. S. Johnson
will have the delegation from tnis
county nv a unanimous vote. Smith
will not have a delegation In the
county,rnot even his own precinct:
The outcome of the convention mere
will place him out of the race as a
candidate against Mr.. johnson for ma
tional committeeman.
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NEW CATTLE COMPANY.

Leading Business Men of Harlem Are
Backing 1t.
FORT BENTON, MONT.-The Har-
lem Stockyards and Feeding company
has filed articles of incorporation.
The capital stock is s 10000. It is the
intention to engage in the business Of
buying and selling livestock and feed
ing cattle for the market. The pro-
moters are leading business men of
Harlem. 80, ..
On April 4, Fort Benton will elect
a mayor and. three aldermen, to hold
office for two years. -
At the sale Of state lands to-day over
100000 acres were offered. But few
sales were made,4but nearly all of the
offered lands were taken on lease.
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venture. ...-...
To obtain salt the Bakaluua and other African
natives burn banana leaves and certain grasses.
and, collecting the ashes place them In large
funnel, ingeniously made from large banana
evaporate the filtered water by boiling, obtaining
fairly white salt composed Of a very small
amount of chlorate or potash and other salts.
Prior to the advent Of the traders and mission
aries. this was the only salt they had to satisfy
the natural craving Of vegetable eating PEG.
pie.
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DEATH OF MRS. STAPLES
Wife of G. f. Staples, Railway Com
missioner, Died of Heart Disease.

HASTINGS, MINN.-The death Of
Mrs. Staples, wife Of c. F. Staples,
railroad commissioner. from heart
trouble, is deeply regretted by wide
circle of friends. She was Is and is
survived by husband, son and two
daughters.
Joseph r. Jurisch, a Hastings young
man, is lying at the point Of death in
consequence of injuries. A we'll
house, which was being removed, fell
from a sleigh upon him. He Is In a
paralyzed condition, with his back
broken.
Samuel Vert of Sciota was taken to
the Rochester asylum to-day, having
been adjudged insane in the probate
court.
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FERTILE WITHOUT SALOONS
Village Council Elected This Week
Turns the Screws. ~ re e.

FERTILE, MINN.-The new vii
Iage council met and organized. George
f. eastman was appointed attorney.
The recorders salary was cut one
half.
The saloonkeepers were notified to
close their places Of business at once
and have done so. License money
was returned to them for the fraction
of the year unexpired which their
licenses covered.
The, school board has re-engaged
Miss Spalding for the sixth and sew
enth grades, and Miss Antoma Pfuhl
for the primary department.
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MRS. DOANE ARRESTED
Prominent Woman of La Crosse
Charged With SwindIing.

LA CROSSE, WIS.-Mrs. W. E.
Doane, a prominent woman Of this
city, has been placed under arrest on
complaint Of Alderman w. w. Withee,
president of the Security Savings
bank, charged with obtaining money
under false pretense. She pleaded not
guilty and bail was fixed at $500.
Negotiations are on between the
Vought-Berger company of this city,
and capitalists Of st. Paul, to move
the factory from La Crosse to a point
between the twin cities. If the plant
is moved, the capital will be increased
to $1,000,0O0 and will be controlled
by capitalists of the twin cities.
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IA SINGER HOUNDS STEPFATHER
FOR THE MURDER OF HER MOTHER
Death.of ]


- He Dauhta
elfortr and ohctsue . /
for he Next Week.
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MENOMONIE, wIS.--William G..
Atkins and Miss Carrie Foster We're
married this afternoon by Rev. Mr..
Siewert. They will make their home
in st. Paul. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs, IT. II. Foster of
this city and the bridegroom a ser
geant in the Twenty first regiment U.
S. A., stationed at Fort Smelling.
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q. Erickson spoke for Gustavus Adolf
plus and were supported by a large
delegation from that institution.
The judges were A. G. Hickman, w.
w. Folwell and Dean w. S. Pattee, all
of the University of Minnesota, and
their decision was for st. Olaf, the
lhonors going to Anderson Of the St.
Olaf team Dean Horace Goodhue of
Carleton college presided.
@ After the debate st. Olaf's band
presented a fine program and q gem
eral jollifeation .ensued.
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Mortified, Mimi, March 12-The
intercollegiate debate between st. Olaf
college and Gustavus Adolphus COL
lege Of ST. Peter was held last evening
in the Ware opera-house. The ques-
ton debated was, Resolved, That the
present tendencies of labor organiza-
lions are menace to our public well,
fare M ANDERSON III. r. Tonnings
and r. A. Mason represented st. Olaf
and had the affirmative, while Aman-
dus johnson. G.. M. Samuelson and e..
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NEW WARD ASYLUM
$4,000 Available for Completion OF
Building at Jamestown.

JAMESTOWN, N. D.-Governor
White spent last night in the city and
said he thought $4,000 would be
available for the completion of the
new ward building at the state hos
pital for the insane. This building
was started last spring, but work was
discontinued owing to lack of funds.
The trustees of the state hospital
for the insane decided to put into
force the law which requires that
where the estate Of a patient is suf-
ficient, his keep and care shall be paid
for out of~his property.
Relatives of inmates of the hospital
will be notified Of the action of the
board and collections made in several
instances where the estate is sufficients
Where payment is not made, an actions
to recover will be resorted to. y
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BATTLE LAKE, MINI .--!.aurtz Olson has
sold his store property to S. Halvarson Of Clith-
erall. Mr.. Halvarson also bought a stock of fur
niture from T.. Thorescn. ID. e. Palmer sold his
stock OF groceries to Carlson Brothers. o. A.
Berg sold his interest In the Vidnes & Berg store
to his brother. Matthias Berg. and Mrs: Roof dis.
posed of the Lakeview Hotel to Mrs. Larson OF
this place-Several buildings will be put up In
the spring among others brick store 2SxS5
feet. which Will be occupied by L. E. Larson OF
Halstad. '"r -
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WISCONSIN
APPARATUS VS.. THOUGHT.
Rev. Mr.. Barton's Address to Northern
80, Wisconsin Teachers.

Rev. Mr.. Barton's Address to Northern
Wisconsin Teachers.
ASHLAND, WIS.-Rev. VIM. e.
Barton Of Oak Park addressed the
teachers of northern wisconsin last
night at their association meeting.
Modern education" he said, de
ponds too much upon apparatus.
There is real danger that our schools
will aspire to do for the pupil the
thinking which he ought to do for
himself. 1t would be a blessing to our
boys and girls if they have to put in
one term, or possibly a year, of study
in schoolhouse with no desks, maps,
charts, or globes, and few books or
States. -. is..s
1T Is one element in liberal edu-
cation to know how to utilize many
tools, but it is. just as important to
learn how the mind may be made a
substitute for tools that cannot be
had -, a., ..
p I.-..
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MONTANA
HEIRESS AND A BEAUTY
Marriage of Miss Kessler2 and Raleigh
Annu1ed. on Unusual Grounds.

Annuled on Unusual Grounds.
HELENA, MONITOR the ground
that the bride was of unsound mind
and that the bridegroom had induced
her to consent to the marriage thru
fraud, Judge Henry G. Smith has an
nulled the marriage Of Albert q.
Raleigh and Miss Matilda Kessler,
which took place in this city July 8
last. Miss Kessler is an heiress and a
beautiful woman, At the time of her
marriage she was engaged to Cap
tain Cochrane Of the Twenty-fourth
infantry. -. 90,
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DRANK NITRo-GLYCERINE
Robbery at Hill City, S. D., Culmi-
mates in Death.

mates IN a DeaCu. =" =
HILL CITY. S. D.-A quantity OF
nitro -glycerine that had been left by
burglars after blowing the safe IN
Robert McNish's saloon here was
swallowed by Patrick O'Connor, from
the effects of which he died few
minutes later. He was drunk ana
thought the stuff was whisky.
The safe in the saloon was blown
several times during the night, but
the robbers evidently became dis
couraged, for they failed to reach It's
contents. The cash register was
robbed Of about $50.
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MINNESOTA
NEW. ELECTION CALLED
fergus Falls. Not Prepared for De
cision of Attorney General.

FERGUS FALLS, MINN.-City At
torney Field received an opinion from
the attorney general to-day to the eff
feet that the school bond election can
not be held at one voting place, but
that voting places must be provided
in each ward and the provisions of
the Australian election law must be
complied with, the same as in q gem
eral election. The opinion is some
thing of SURPRISE and a new cleo
ton will have to be called.
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NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

ALBERT LEA. MINN.-R. G. Ran
som and Mrs. Jennie Sprague We're
united in marriage this week. The
bridegroom Is so and the bride 6o,
and they each have q fortune.
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Charged with Forgery.
GEORGE w. LEWIS DEAD
President of Citizens Savings and
Trust Company of Iowa City.

IOWA CITY, 1OWA.-G George w.
Lewis, president of the Citizens Saw
ings & Trust company. died this aft
ernoon, after long illness. He was
in his SD year, and had lived in Iowa
City, forty-one years. He was Scot
fish Rite Mason of the thirty
degree, and a Shriner of statewide
acquaintance.
Judge Byington this afternoon. sem
fenced Albert Hummer, prominent
farmer, aged So, to the penitentiary,
for three years. He was found guilty
Of beguiling Frances E. Kesserling
aged 16, whose baby boy was the chief
figure in the trial. :. He will carry the
case to the supreme court. Il
MARsHALLrowN, j1owAlThe republican
county convention will be held the second
Saturday in April-James Staddon, an old SOL
der, dropped dead yesterday.
ELDoRA. 1owA-Harry Spencer and Miss
to this city and were married.
BAXTER IoWA-William Carey. zone of the
Oldest settlers. dropped dead on the street yes
terday. u
MENOMINEE, WIS.-w. II. Wislier aged 60,
was found dead in bed this morning at his home
in Knapp.
NEW RICHMOND, wIs.-The first issue of
the New Richmond News, by Evans & Strong
las made it's appearance. 1t will be republican
The New Richmond Republican, Voice has Just
Installed standard Med Athaler linotype ma.
chine: .--
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fFAurKTON, s. D.-Four carloads Of immi-
Grants arrived this week from Anita, Iowa, to
make Faulk county their home 1cner e B a.
at their meeting last evening, the result OF q
membership contest with Mesdames Lizzie Hays
and Laura Ramsdell as captains.