The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
FLORIDA WATER
KILLED ELEVEN.
CHARGES AGAINST "a DRUGGIST
TO BE PRoBED.
Indians Who Drank the Beverage Died
Like Sheep Thirteen Wheat Snug
Cling Cases Also to Be Slfted at the
Grand Forks Term Of the Federal
Court,
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks N. D., Nov. 2s.-The Grand
Forks terms of the United States district court
will be convened here tomorrow morning by
Judge Amidon.
There seven civil cases to be tried. Mrs.
Knute Dahl Of Minot brings an action against
the Aetna Life Insurance company for the re-
covery Of $4,000, the face value OF a policy Of
insurance carried by her late husband. A short
time before his death the company started an
action against Dahl to cancel the policy, contend.
ing that he had made perjured statements in
securing the insurance. Before this case was
tried Dahl died, and Judge Amidon denied mo-
tion to make Mrs. Dahl the defendant.
Oluf Hilman brings an action against the
Great Northern company for $1,000. He failed
to leave the train here upon its arrival from
Fargo and was carried westward. He declined
stop Of the train, and was put or at Grand
Forks Junction. This was in January, and Ill
man walked three miles back to the city and
froze his feet. M He says this resulted tn perma-
nent injury. TO- ~ Nl..'
Mrs. G.. Bruyene Of Larimore was thrown from
buggy while driving over railroad crossing,
and claims the crossing was detective She sues
for $4,000. s,t5+ s 5&--s,@a>. =. t i
prominent fire insurance companies, Edwards,
Wood & Co., st. Paul, appearing as the plain
tits The actions are brought to recover aboue
$40, O00, representing insurance wheat in an
elevator in this state owned by an Independent
company, the policies having been assigned to the
commission firm as security for money loaned.
| Interesting Criminal Cases. W
The criminal calendar promises to be Of length,
and there are any number OF cases to be pre-
| scented to the grand jury. Joseph Plante, who Is
| charged with selling Florida water to Indians
Of the Turtle Mountain reservation, will have
his case attended to. After drinking the water,
| eleven of the Indians died. The water was
| analysed, a report made to the federal authori.
ties, and the arrest of Plante followed. !: h
Up to date there are fourteen smuggling cases
4 911rvyN fonT
| are for smuggling wheat and one for smuggling
whisky across the Canadian boundary line. Ed
| ward Kells and T. Reynolds Of Mohan were az
| rested Saturday charge of bringing wheat
| from Manitoba to an elevator at Mohall and
| taken to Minot Saturday night for hearing
being bound over. ...-' -- -
Some Of those who have been arrested on SINH
lar charges live in Canada, and it Is understood
| that all are to make fights in case they are in
dicted. The duty on Canadian wheat is rs cents
| a bushel, and the men when arrested have siren
| uously set forth that they had no intention o.
defrauding the government, but that they .wer'
only waiting to get the exact elevator measure
nnent in order to step ito the collectors Office
and SETTLE The government will naturally be re
Quired to show that they did not 30 intend
| Bonds Of Three Increased.
The bonds of J. a. Bradford, R. O. Hicks AM
G. H. Foster, who are charged with robbing J
q. Perry of Butte Of $25 while on Great North
ern westbound flyer the latter part Of August
have been increased from 81 900 each to 81, so
| each. I. - = <3'E'-
The increase was made at the request o
States Attorney Wineman, who set forth that b
| had received information that friends in Siou
City and other places were raising money t
put up cash bonds for the three men, an
| that he believed that If they were released O
such bonds they would not appear for trial mex
month. The state has gone to much expense
holding the men, and the railroad detectives ar
engaged in looking up their history.
: FOUNDATIONS commence
believed to be foreigner who has operated !
u the states but short time. 80.