The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-04
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., July Avery quiet
ly was the marriage of Miss Grace Wheeler
to Walter Berry solemnized at the home
of tho BRIDES mother, only members Of
the families being present.
| Two years ago George A. Wheeler IA
Their Of the bride, who was one Of the pio-
neer residents Of the city, died. knowing
of the attachment Of his daughter to Mr..
Berry, he left a will, more than half Of
which was devoted to the bequest made
to his daughter, now Mrs. Berry. In the
event Of his daughters marriage to Mr..
Berry, she was to be cut off without the
proverbial penny, the property to be held
In trust for any children that might be
born to them or for the daughter in the
event Of the death Of her husband.
Almost every conceivable contingency
was provided for in the will, looking to
the d1sinheriting Of the daughter in case
Of her marriage to Berry, but, despite the
will and it's queer provisions, the daughter
welded the man Of her choice.
Grand Forks Valuations.
The city board Of equalization left the
real estate valuation at 81, S02, 4S0, an in
crease Of $751; 05 over the equalized valua-
ton Of year ago. The personal prop
erty valuation was equalized at 1854 1880,
an increase in a vera Of $2O,741.
City Assessor MCGOWAN valued the real
estate this year at s1,so7'4S6. and the
$4.955. He valued the personal property
at $S5S, 450, and the board made reduc-
ton of $3.50.
The personal property valuation does
not show the increase that it should, mas
much as the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany and the Western Union company s
assessments were not included this year as
last, the state having a provision for the
collection Of corporation taxes.
Land Business for a Quarter.
The total receipts at the Grand Forks
land office for the quarter ending June 30
aggregated $6,411.70. There were twenty
seven committed homestead entries on
3,2Ss.67 acres; two excess homestead en-
tries on 14.28 acres; six public sales on
337 acres; twenty-seven homestead en-
tries on 2604.62 acres, and 1T final home
stead entries on 17,37o.1s acres.
Wnnipessers at the Forks.
Over a thousand Woodmen Of the World
and their friends of Winnipeg are IN
} Grand Forks today, arriving on a special
train over the Great Northern shortly be-
fore noon. Two games Of ball, afternoon
. and evening, between Grand Forks and
Winnipeg Northern league teams, will at
tract the majority Of the Canadian Wis
itors. The Woodmen expect to initiate
500 new members during the two weeks
, Of the Manitoba exposition, and the ex-
cursion today Is a part Of a program that
has been adopted to attract attention te
the order. .-.-.
Professor q. r. Chandler of the Untver-
. sity Of North Dakota, q member Of the
9 United States geological survey, engaged
4 in getting measurements on the volume o.
g water passing over the rapids at Saul
3 Rapids. was thrown from a log just above
the rapids, but escaped without injury.
a Summer School Opening.
q Tba }tu s,,ro r, school will omar
q tomorrow and indications are that the at
@ tendance will be much larger than usual
It Professor Joseph Kennedy, dean Of tn
: university normal department, will be tn
| conductor. The other members Of tn
faculty are w. J. Alexander, Penbina
J. 3. Nolan, Grand Forks, P. 8. BERG
= Larimore; Rosalie Pollock, Salt LAX
City, Utahi G. G. Schmidt, Jamestown
Burdette l.. Main. Mrs. B. L. Main, J.
T. Rysgard and w. M. Bryant, university
a. The school will close July 20. "
s. The seventh biennial musical festival {
'e the Northwestern Scandinavian Singer!
:. association will open In this city Thurs
day and continue until Saturday.
c. No Record of Goulng's Marriage.
e II George Gouing and Elizabeth sny
der were married In this city, about TWEEN
s. ty years ago, as announced In d1spatche
aU from milwaukee, the minister or off1ci'
al who performed the ceremony neglected
%. have the marriage recorded. Neither nam
W. W. is found on the records at the COURTEOUS
&c The first regular marriage license was II
sued Sept. 4, 1887, but before that tin
=, the officiating clergymen and officials en-
ed powered to perform marriage ceremon1t
he reported marriages to the Judge Of PR
49, 49, bate and they were placed on record
ZEE that manner.
sr, Gouing is under arrest at Milwaukee c
charge of bigamy, and the statemel
m was made that his second wife, former
j. Miss Elizabeth Snyder, came from Crool
ey ston TO this city and was married he
s to him score Of years ago.
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