The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
DRAINAGE FOR
LAND IN STEELE
DISTRICT COURT TO HEAR PETI-
TIONS ON JAN. IA. .s@
Creek Will Be Widened and Deepened
and Made q Part of the Scheme
Central bitches with Laterals and
SublateraIs for the Reclamation OF
Many Acres of Good Land-Waseca
County Also Interested. 49, e..
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Owatonna, Mimi, Jan. 4.-Steele county
land owners are agitating drainage ditch
| propositions Of much Importance. The
district court will hear the petition in the
first movement on Jan. IA. This ditch Is
| to drain many acres Of wet land In Mer1-
den, Deerfield and Clinton Falls townships
in this county and in Woodville and
Blooming Grove townships IN Waseca
county. -.
| The petition contains the names OF
about sixty interested men and upon the
bond there are no less than forty sigma
lures. The ditch will start from Rice
Lake in Waseca county, run thru Wood
Vile and Blooming Grove townships in
that county and Meriden, Deerfield and
Clinton Falls townships in this county,
following as nearly as practicable the line
of Crane creek, which stream will be
widened and deepened. and finally empty
into Straight river. There will be four
Ibranch bitches and several sub-branches
where adjacent low lands needs them.
The second ditch will be in Blooming
Prairie township, in the southern part OF
! the county. There are about twenty farm
ers and landowners interested in this. The
movements are regarded with much inter-
], est in this and, adjoining counties and
| there is but little doubt but that favor
able decision will be made by tho courts.
/ - Burning Of Church.
The First UniVersalist church was to-
tally destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The fire originated from the furnace and
gained much Roadway before it was dis
covered. The edfice was one Of the old
est church buildings in the city. Annexed
were church parlors and the pastors study
built a few years ago. The pastor, Rev.
John Wesley Carter lost his library and
fine sterioptican machine, and the ladies a
fine table service used for church din
ners, etc. Loss, unestimated; insurance,
$4,000.
The church will be rebuilt this year.
The congregation, composed OF many
wealthy persons, was considering designs
, preparatory to replacing the church with
a more modern structure. "
Hance Brothers, proprietors of the cloth
! ing department of the Peoples Depart
q ment store, will sell as much Of their stock
as possible and move the remainder tc
3 their Fargo, N. D., store. The lease anf
fixtures have been sold to the Jim & Joe
Clothing company. "'. 1853 --.>.'
8 .'s.S' s* Council Replies. r.<
I In the mandamus proceedings com
. menced by the Tri-State Telephone anl
Telegraph company against the city O.
Owatonna. to secure the privilege Of build
ing a telephone line, the city has inter
l. posed an answer. The defendants alleg'
that they abused no power and were sim
ply acting for the best interests of tn
city. For these reasons they ask that tn
n alternative writ issued by the distric
= court be quashed.
a LAKE BENTON, MINN.-At the meeting o
the county commissioners to consider the on
| petition filed second time and praying for
r from iGl Lake Benton to IVanhoe the proceeding
t were met by citizens of Lake Benton with an In
restraiRing the IN mis- from
8 MADEL1A, NINA reunion of old settler
If was held here. Some of those who attends
=, came to this county in 1857. Captain Murphy
y who participated in the capture of the Younge
a book of Rochester has been elected superir
4 tendent of schools to fill the vacancy caused b
- the resignation Of p. A. Thomson.
= FRAzEE, M1NN.-captain wellman has o
is view III show window large stalk of cor
y seed. the ears being perfect and matured. 1t ]
to be TO- ST. oer aS s eSere
+ in the school 300 pupils with an average dali
n attendance of over 25o
g EAST GRAND FORKS, M1NN.H-The FIRST NEE
Ut ing of the newly elected city. council will b
=. =, time will determine to some extent what win
Is the next chapter In the municipal scandal. Til
lie ell is radical 1t is probable that the troub
y, will break out worse than ever.
g. WoRTH1NGToN, MINN-Dr e. r. Dolan die
Il by taking carbolic acid by mistake. He was
"a York. He was captain Of Company of tt
~ Fifteenth Minnesota In the Spanish America
N war. He left widow and one child.
a HASTINGS, MINIMIZE and Mrs s. D. Gee
m celebrated their silver wedding at the So home
at the twin eitiss. The gifts We're numerous.
~ DULUTH, MINN.-Joseph r. Hayes, chief e
- gineer. and w. e. Gaynor, purchasing agent
re the Ptttsburg Steamship company, the vessel d
" their resignation. to take effect Feb. l. $50
lg HASTINGS, MINN.--Captain r. G. Author
=. of the steamer j. ]. Hill, left last evening Fl
r st. Louis to close contract for addition
steamboats, and make arrangements for wharfal
- during the exposition season. .
te MORTIFIED, MINN.-Dean and Mrs. Goo
or hue, of Carleton college gave party to t
o. o.. during the holidays The college will reopen
lis the winter term on Jan. 8.
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ri JACKSON, MINN.-The Jackson Republic u
- der the management of N. p. G. Wright, w
hereafter be delivered by carriers to all CT
ny subscribers on the evening of publication.
A. A. GAYLORD, MINN.-The high school buildi,
vs. was destroyed by fire. The loss is. $10 90
az insurance, $1,000. The cause of the fire IS q
Ill known. HSsi - X 81. Ssss=i
" TAYLoRs FALLS, MINN-The home of A
xe gust Lundquist was partially destroyed by f
ty yesterday. A defective chimney was the caus
n The loss is about 5000, we'll insured.
!. COTTAGE GROVE, MINN:--AIrs. Fred I'd Do,
GIL field, early resident OF this county, is des
er
ec nEADwOOD. s. D.-yThe buildinp imnrO,