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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
SECOND FIRE In
| CITY OF HAFRE
TOTAL LOSS is IN EXCESS OF
100000.
Several Blocks Were DestrOyed-Maf-
tial Law Established, with troops
4 from the Fort on Guard, 10 SSop
a the Looting by the Lawless Element
ri Wild Day in Montana Town.

iFIavre. Mont. Jan. 15.--Fire again
.,oke out. at noon yesterday In Sfrlnslei-
WIS drug store, burning the entire piock
n business houses, including the HaVte
,tel erected in 1900 also an enslre Dloch
opposite this consisting principally OF sa :
ons and restaurants; also, one large
othng store and the entire olocK east
insisting Of dwelling houses. 49,.
A large amount Of plumber was stoleh,
1T the olty Is under martial law, ana
'operty Is being protected by soldiers
ON Fort Assfnniboine.
Many are left homeless, but the citizens
e doing all in their powe9 to take care
them No lives were losS. 20.
Tho two fires destroyed ,$32l ,S4o worth
L property The second started from an
nber, and the flames spread to WOOD
4 building adjoining, then to the Montana
apply company's building, and from tha'
} the Hotel Havre They jumped across
he street to the Fair department store
0verything in their path was swept away
he loss by the second fire was apout
t40, 900 with small insurance. The heaVl-
1t losers are:
Gross & Lebert hardware, SlS,O0o;
sroadwater drug store. 10000; Strinsfel-
W Drug company. S11.000; o. q. Skyle-
cad furniture, $4,000; Montana supply
)mpany, $45 900; Hotel Havre S3s,Ooo
lsroadwater-Pepin company. $4,000 hue
othing store, $4,000; Havre Liquor com
any. $4,000; F. A. Buttrey, SIG 900; Mrs
syilliam Blashfield, restaurant. $10,0oo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
NEW BOAT AT PIERRE
Passenger and Freight Carrier for
"OId Muddy

PIERRE. S. D.-The Missouri River Trans
portation company has completed arrangements
for the construction of new boat, work to be-
gin at once The boat will be fitted for both
passenger and freight carrying; will be 100 feet
in length, with % feet beam, and will be fitted
with electric lights. 1t will be Of light draft
being to secure speed as we'll as power.
= Governor Herreid has granted a pardon to
Quincy Edwards Of Deadwood, who was convicted
of forgery and sentenced to term of one year
and seven months. Edwards has aggravated
case of tuberculosis, with severe hemorrhages.
and his death is only a question OF a few days. y
Oil Inspector Il. G. Moulton, for the northern
district Of the state. has fled his report with
Governor Herreid to cover the time from July
to Dec. 81. His report shows the inspection
of 1880 barrels Of oil. For this he collected
fees amounting to 1882 IS, and expended
$1,311.37 turning into the state treasury u
balance of over 81, 900.
Articles of incorporation have been dled with
the secretary of state for the Minhekahta & Red
Canyon Railway company, at keystone, with y
capital of $4,000. Its purpose Is to construct
four miles Of narrow gage road in Fall River
county. The incorporators are: George A
Clark Charles A. Clark, NJ. R. Taillerm, Ela D
AFFORD and c. j. Patton, all of Keystone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
MORE WORK; LESS PAY
Certain Mine Employees Mt Hibbing
Hit Both WAYS.

HIBBING. MINN.-At the Buffalo and Sus-
quehanna mine cut Of 10 per cent in the
wages of the employees went into effect this week.
along with a ten-hour instead of an eight-hour
shift. . r. -- ... ...
An agreement entered into by George Bell.
a salconkeeper, and Rev. c. FL Blake, Methe-
dist preacher, whereby the former was to open
the doors of his saloon the. Sabbath day and
allow the clergyman to preach to the element
that would congregate. Announcements were
made for the service but the saloon man backed
out
The following are woodmen officers: v. c..
Miles Gandsey: W A.. L. 4. Graham: banker;
r. E. Eddy: watchn an A. a. Swan: sentinel
Il. Kero; manager. S. Seigel; physicians, DR..
Adams and DR.. Butchart.
The following officers were elected by the
Knights Of Pythias: G.. G., John Healeyr V. c..
Bert A. Rowe; prelate N. A. Adds X. r. and
s.. L. J. Bundscho; NJ. Of f.. W. II. Day: NJ.
| of e.. W. Il. Day; Al. of A., o. W. Randall
NJ. of W.. T.. j. Ryan. The following by the
lodge of Eagles: W. p, W. J. Ryder; w. v
p, William Grant; W. c.; NJ. Imberson: "
-. Harry WITT; treasurer II. j. Mckeon; 1. G.
Joe Wakely; o. c.. John Infelt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
8OU WILL BE ALL
K SMILES AGAIN,
.orpet -FOUR Stomach and You'll
Have a Santa Claus Face.
Z HOW TO DO IT.

If there is one thing more than all
theirs that will give man a forlorn
nd frieiolless appearance and make
i'm mohbid and cranky" and dis
greeabtt that thing Is dyspepsia. 1t
lakes dfe forget his friends and be-
ONE nptrose and irritable. He is so
raped up in his own misery that he
(, inco,aSiderate of every one else. Re-
eved,E.1 this terrible and depressing
ilmGM u he again becomes good fell
wv IA q man among men.
StYett's Dyspepsia Tablets are be-
onoH uestion the most effective and
opular remedy ever offered to the
8ufferers of this terrible disease. The
thousands and thousands of cures
hey have brought about and the
3normous increase of their sales fully
test the truth of this statement.
II They are, above all, natural REM
3dy They possess exactly the same
properties that the gastric juices and
3ther digestive fluids Of the stomach
POSSESS and they actually do the di-
\ stlve work of the stomach and en-
!. 5e that organ to rest and recuperate
4 4 become sound and we'll. They act
a mild natural manner and cause
& q disturbance in the digestive or
Z rs. They prevent any fermentation
L the food which causes sour stom-
a. In fact, under their influence
= subject IOrSGlS CndE he mas d SIO1H-
L &, and his resulting cheerfulness pre-
7 hts great contrast to his former
I Lection.
: Millions of boxes of Stuarts Dys-
Dsia Tablets are sold annually and
hy are but in the dawn Of their pop
/ arity. Every mail brings letters OF
I anksgiving from grateful ones who
I've been cured of this terrible dis
s,e. The following is one of hun.
Ids received each week:
Rev. J. r. Hoag of Wymore, Neb.
Fltes: For six years I have beer
: subled with dyspepsia. Last fall
came very much alarmed at some
alptoms of heart trouble and came
, h believe there was a sympathetic
Eation between the two diseases, o.
Liner that the stomach trouble wa!
\. cause of the heart disturbances. Z.
.3t& upon Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet
K remedy and invested a dollar an6
half for three boxes which LASTED
= . three months and I can eat an.
Ind It food I want and have good
gorfus appetite. Although I am Z
/ ears old, I now feel perfectly vel
Ind tEithout Being requested by any
i me make this statement as com
ENlinI1t to the virtues of Stuart's Dys
ItHepA Tablets"
4 SArt's Dyspepsia Tablets are 70
alley all druggists at SO cts. a box
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
SOLE HEIRS OF COTTER
'ather and Widow So Declared-Mrs
Johuson's Claim Fails.

MILES CITY, MONT.-Judge Loud Yesterday
anded down decree in the matter OF the as
q.ibutiop OF the estate OF Thomas &. Cotter, de-
airing Thomas Cotter, the father, and Mary
eenan the widow, sole heirs OF the estate
allued at S1Tb, 600 Under this decision the
a1ther and widow share equally after the ex-
enses of administration are deducted.
The heirship of the widow was never disputed
ut relatives In Chicago set up claim TO par
cipate in the distribution Of a moiety or the
state. and Mrs. Nancy Johnson of this city
laintained that as sister she was also en-
tied to recognition. Mrs. Johnson brought a
rother one Andrew Palmer, from Alaska. 10
i'd in maintaining this claim
II appeared that when Mrs. Johnson ana ner
rothcr Andrew came west many years ago. they
ecame separated from them and took the name
homas G. Cotter, the wealthy sheepman 1t
as however proven that the dead man was a
III of Thomas Cottor of Chicago and brother OF
Their Chicago claimants of this estate AT the
caring yesterday Mrs. Johnson's, claim was
.ithdrawn. as 1t was shown she had been honest
II mistak IN in the matter.
So far this winter has been an ideal one TOT
,ange stock in eastern Montana. Cattle have
.cl,ially taken on weight since Oct. ], and all
ange stock show better condition than last
.ecr The loag -contn led drought of 1908 was
lulv broken in September and the newer stock
hpu here were saying the late grown grass
irhd be worthless for. winter pasturage. They
n ATTAINED that the first frost would shrivel 1T
7 almost nothing, and that cattle. sheep and
hes would not subsist upon such stun. but
tnsls can and do thrive on this late growth OF
is just us stock did during the winter OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
.D0NNYBR00K
SUFFERS AGAIN
NINE PLACES OF BUSINESS
BURNED THIS WEEK.
Explosion in the Hardware Store Of
the G. A. Peterson Company Started
a Fire Which Wiped Out Every
Place of Business North to the Rail-
road Tracks-Loss is Estimated at
$4,000.
Special to Tht Journal.

Special to Ths Journal
Donnybrook, N. D., Jan: 15.-Donny-
brook, one of the new towns in Ward
county, has had a second FIRE, and the
loss is estimated at 100000, with insur-,
ance OF about $4,000.
Like the first, the fire started at night,
and the warning was given by the crew
of a train which had just entered the
place. The blaze originated from an ex-
ploslon in the Oil stock of the c. A. Peter
son Hardware company, and everything
north Of the track was taken clean. The
Peterson building was 120 feet in length,
and the loss upon it and the stock was
heavy.
Others who lost buildings, goods or fix
lures were: Peterson & Armstrong, bowl
ing alley; John Powers, hotel; Charles
Forey .poolrooms; Ed Lee. meat market.
George Lee, barber shop: Hobstreet's
meat market, Baldwins restaurant and
F'ritz's restaurant.
| The hotel was large frame structure,
and Powers, the proprietor, in addition to
4 this loss, owned the building in which was
Baldwin's restaurant. Some other prop
| erty owned by Powers also burned.
Some of those burned out are in POI,
sition to replace their buildings, but others
will have to- be helped If they start in
| again. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE
Charges Against Marshal Clegg VIII
Re ThOrOly Sifted.

LUVERNE. MINN.-After about weeks de-
lay since the disclosures of extortion prac-
ticed by Marshal Dave Clegg became public,
Mayor j. II. Furlow has decided to act and has
called meeting Of the council to be held t. to,
night to investigate the charges made in the
afidavits of Alfred c.. Smith, Walter Jaynes mes
and Warren Allen. In the meantime Clegg has
been permitted to continue police officer.
The meeting tonight Is the result OF urgent
demands on tie part Of citizens, who Insist that
the charges against the marshal be sifted to the
bottom. ~
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the First National bank the old officers, VIM.
Jacobsen. president; f. A. Brown, vice president,
and A. b. LaDue, cashier, were reelected. The
bylaws were amended to make the number of
directors five instead of seven, and the follow
ing were elected: P. E. Brown, VIM. Jacobsen
f. A. Brown, A. D. LaDue and George G. Hunt
ington.
Mutual Fire Insurance company the following
officers were elected F. w. Loose, president; E
L. Grout, secretary; James Fitzgerald, treas
urer. The directors are: F. w. Loose, E. l.
Grout, James Fitzgerald. August Rathjen, Johr
Lynch A. Jaycox and Theo. Falk.
The following officers and directors of the
l:uverne Cooperative Creamery association a, were
elected: E. n. Darling, president; John Michel
son, secretary and manager; VIM. Jacobsen
treasurer; f. r. Loose N. S. Nesheim
Nicholson, A. Aanenson, J. Fitzgerald james
Preston, w. l.. Preston, A. Hamann and
Lynch, directors. w.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
WOODS FULL OF CAMPS
Extensive Logging on the Duluth, Vir
einia & Rainy Lake.

VIRGINIA. MINN.--About $4,000, 600 feet of
pine will be logged this winter the line Of the
Duluth. Virginia & Rainy, Lake between Vir-
GINA and Ashawa, twenty-five miles. all to come
down over that road. There are fourteen camps
along the line.
O'Neil g. Nelson have four camps, employing
300 men, with their most distant point elgh-
teen miles out. They logging for the Taber
Lumber company of Tower.
The u s. Steel Corporation has one large
camp of 2J0 men, and II cutting about 100000
feet Of mine timber six miles out from Vir-
gna. -.. .s'+ t'..s-'.
The Virginia Lumber company has four large
camps, employing 400 men. and is putting in
this winter about so.oooCoo feet, nearly all of
which is to be sawed at the Ash mill at Vir-
ginia: This mill has recently made record
Of 81 900 feet of safn lumber in one day. The
mill Is two-band affair. - -
Cook Il Hines have camp the north
| ern end of the line, with 100 men employed, and
will cut this winter 10000 feet.
There are four small camps of jobhers and
| contractors. cutting mine timber and logs,
and these will make a combined output of about
1900, 900 feet .t'.- --.
| 1t is estimated that there are on the line of
this railway, as projected thru to Rainy lake,
not less than 1000 900 900 feet of pine, largely
white, 10,OO0.OOO ties, 1,0OO0OO cords Of spruce,
and vast amount Of other timber, much Of IT
| cedar in illinitable quantities. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
HABEAs CORPUS FOR A CHILD
Diltz of Pueblo Col, Had Gun to
Enforce His Claim.

INDEPENDENCE, IOWA-An interesting suit
developed in district court to-day when Andrew
DiltZ of Pueblo. Col. instituted habeas corpus
proceedings for the possession of his daughter
Hattie, IL years old.
Diltz has been married four times, the child
being by his third wife. who is dead. Hattie
was sent to the home Of her uncle, Charles Diltz,
in this county in July, because of Ill health. The
relatives then discovered by the childs stories
care for her. A month ago the father appeared
at the home OF Charles Diltz and demanded his
child. After hearing the stories he decided to
leave her here and even went SO far to Offer
adoption papers. This week he, again appeared
with loaded gun and was persuaded to take
the matter to the. courts. The arguments will be
submitted later in writing. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
SOLD 10 FARIBAUIIT MEN
Owatonna to Lose No Prestige, How
ever as a Distributine Point

!. OWATONNA,r MINN-The Owatonna whole
sale grocery has been sold to the Theopold Mer-
camille company Of Faribault The busi.:::: IS
here will be continued thru the company he. e.
quarters at Faribault, making the local house
distributing point because Of the excellent
abroad facilities enjoyed by Owatonna.
farmers institute will be held at Owatonna
Feb. and s. The work will be under. the su-
pervisfon Of A1va Agee Of Cheshire, Ohio, who Is
president of the board Of congtrol Of the expert
ment station Of Ohio
DR.. w. S. Briggs of st. Paul to whom the
city council granted franchise to bottle and
sell water from flowing springs at Mineral
Springs park, was In the city making prepare
lions to open, his plant. Owatonna spring water
contains rare medicinal properties and is similar
to the product of the Vichy springs in France
Much money will be spent in advertising the
water '..-'' ....
After several weeks shutdown, the gasolene
engine factory Of Virtue. Pound & Wnship be.
gan operations again this week. The company
has many orders.
Five farmers living in the eastern part of the
county were arrested and fined $25 and costs
each for illegal fishing on Rice lake. The meI
had houses on the ice and were spearing fish
when caught by the game warden.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Swinton of MedfOrd
village, this county, celebrated their colder
wedding anniversary Wednesday. Friends ten
dered them reception In the knights OF
Pythas hall and presented them with gold toins
Mr.. and Mrs. Swinton were married at Lewiston
n. Y, and have resided in this county thirty
five years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
WAGONS FOR RUSSIA
Ten Thousand Vehicles Ordered
Ranks Elect Their Officers.

sAUK CENTER, MINN.-On Tuesday the Kel-
Ter Manufacturing company of this city shipped
the hrst carload of an order Of 10000 Keller
we're sent from here to Omaha, via Willmar.
The Stockholders of The Merchants National
". S. Dean NJ Hogan, J: A. Dubois and
George Ingram. Henry Keller is president; NJ.
Hogan, vice PRESIDENT; A. w. Austin, cashier;
Miss l.. L. Keller, assistant cashier.
Since the opening of the Sank Lake creamery,
July 49, 1903. to Dec. 81 1862, $40 pounds of milk,
So 1854 pounds of cream, were received, and IS,
634 pounds of butter manufactured. The total
receipts were $6943.93. The farmers received
6.O42.2. The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: President, J F. Coyle; vice president,
a. D. Dryden: secretary, George w. Jenkins;
treasurer, J. Brunskill; directors, Henry Botz
l.. Cinmradt and A. Wicklund.
The shareholders Of the First National bank
have elected as directors: I; R: Barto, G. NJ
Sprague. Joseph Kraker of Melrose, J. A. Caugh
rem G. F. Lofgren of Ada, and f. w. sprague
c. NJ. Sprague is president; w. D. Z. Hilsdale
vice pre- sident, and +. W. Sprague cashier.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
sTECHMAN FOUGHT HARD
Landseekers at Duluth Battled fol
Favorable Positions.

nULUTH NINA fierce scrimmage, in
which blood was drawn, marked the opening OF
township 156. range %, 1tasca county, at the
local land office.
Certain persons in the line Of twenty -four
disputed the right of Henry Stechman, Ten
Strike hotel-keeper, to second place In the line:
and when the door Of the office opened attempted
to keep him from entering. He was pushed
from the line. -.- ..-
He objected to such proceedings. and a free.
for-all fight. in which the clothes were partially
torn from his body, followed. Five men engaged
in battle with Stechman, but in spite Of thei.
efforts he fourth to enter the land Office and
make entry. He fled under the timber and stone
| act the east half of the west half Of section,
Is. but his application was rejected for the rea-
son That he did not have his citizenship papers
with him.
Miss Sadie Mathews of Larimore. n. d., was
! after the sane piece of land and she was later
allowed 20 6le on 1t under the homestead law.
! Stechman says he will start contest suit out
It IS believed he has little chance OF Wrestling
| the land from, Miss Mathews.
The Duluth ship canal piers are to be lighted
by electricity next summer, and will then be one
OF the most brilliant spectaces Imaginable a
night. The government furnishes the light stand
ards and does the wiring and the city Furnished
| the electricity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
A WOMAN'S INSTITUTE
First in the State Is Organized at
Morris

MORRIS MINN.--The Stevens county farm.
ers' institute closed last night. The attendance
Of farmers was immense, and Superintendent O..
successful and best attended of any with which
he had ever had experience The instructors
were Superintendent Gregg, Alva Agee Of the
Ohio experimental station, T. G. Raynor of TO.
ronto Can. Mr.. Litchrrd also of Canada, and
Joseph e. Wing of Ohio.
On Wednesday afternoon an enthusiastic meet
ing was held at the opera.house by Miss Maddox
of Canada, : who spoke household economies
The first womens institute in Minnesota was
also organized by Miss Maddox 1t starts with
forty members and will have large membership.
Its purposes are to help the farmers wife in
the Affairs of the household. Monthly meetings
will be held md it will doubt be q profitable
| club for the wives and daughters of the farmers
of Stevens county.
| Pete Nv. Ross has been chosen principal Of one
Cal.
| New members have been added to the 1ibrar,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR A BIG PLACE
SMITH AND JOHNSON WOULD BE
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
Both Hail from Armour, and the Lat
ter, q Wheelhorse Of the Democratic
Organization, Is Likely to Have the
Co,lnty-A Fight for Delegates Will
Soon, Be Under Way.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Armour, S. D., Jan. 15.-The interview
given out by II. H. Smith OF this place
has started the political ball rolling In u
local way. MI. Smith has been east, pre-
surcably in the interest of w. r. Hearst's
candidacy for the presidential nomination
on the democratic ticket, tho he left here
with four or five fast horses, which he
intended to sell in the eastern markets.
In the interview Mr.. Smith said: ''If it
does not conflict with the interest of Mr..
Hearst, will be candidate for national
committeeman from South Dakota"
E. s. Johnson, present chairman OF the
democratic state committee, is candi-
date for national committeeman to sue.
coed Maris Taylor, and will have the sup
port of this county. The Johnson strength
will be thrown against the gentleman
from Kentucky"
: Mr.. johnson is spending the winter in
California with his family, but his
brother, State Senator En-, W. Johnson, is
here watching his interests closely. The
political weather vane indicates a lively
contest in this county for delegates tc
the state convention, but it is believed
that Mr.. Johnson will win hands down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
INCREASE INVITED
Insurance Rate May Be Boosted in
View of Councils Attitude.

boost in insurance rates as a result Of the
failure of the city council to order high
duty pump for the waterworks. The under
writer's suggested several improvements year
ago, which included an enlargement of certain
water mains, new pump and fire engine: The
the council has baked on the new engine so far
and it is rumored the, rates will be increased i,
per cent. It Is hardly thought the increase viii
be that great, in view OF the Improvements
that have been made, and If the pump is put -
the rates may not be changed.
The members of the National Guard associs ton
are meeting here to-day. Several matters of
interest are to come up. One thing that is
causing some comment Is the condition OF the
company at Dickinson. 1t is contendel that Il
reorganization is necessary to prevent a dis
bandment. A complimentary ball MtA be ten
dered the visitors by Company b., at the Armory,
this evening. sg,:.tjI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-15
NOT MUCH ENTHUSIASM ],
Voters at Madison Not Ready for a
- Political Campaign.

q MADISON. s.oD.-G. s.: Hutchinson. banker
Of Huron, Is here eirculating,a list for siglers
Crawford Is billed to speak at the opera house
qthe evening Of Jan: %, and the club will
probably BE organized after his speech. Many
republicans are asking; to be shown why they
should enter into political. club organization
several months before a. party convention On
are announcing straight fight against the INA
chine This is all very puzzling to the average
voter, who rs >unacquainted with both Mr.. GRAVY
ford and the machine" 1t is possible that,
later on some enthusiasm can be invoked, but at
present the proposition Is regarded much as a
Christmas tree would be on the Fourth of July.
Lake county has ordered a 500 panel to be
inserted i'll the South Dakota building at the
st. Louis worlds fair These panels are worked
lin corn and grains, and will form an attractive
exhibit They are going rapidly, being en-
gagged by counties and municipalities, and as
there not enough to 90 around some +coun-
ties will be disappointed .4s