The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-30
TELEPHONE WAR IS
MADE AN ISSUE
BECOMES PRINCIPAL FEATURE
IN MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
East Grand Forks Refuses Franchise
and Matter Is Aired in Fight for
Election Of City Administration
Anderson's Disappearance Still a
Mystery.
Special to, The Journal.

Special TO- The ,Journal. , o$o,|> :: a.. =:
Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. so.-The telephone
years ago. appears to be the feature OF interest
IN the present municipal Campaign In East
Grand Forks. For many years the Northwestern
company had this field entirely t. itself. The
applied for al franchise and, tho the granting Of
it was vigorously contested, the new concern
was finally successful and the franchise was
granted. In Fargo and Moorhead franchises were
refused. :. '"c p ts'.'4.'' :
The Grand Forks franchise was granted on con-
dition that the company should furnish long
qstance fnh sesyaee With the east The Grand
pushed on the thru line, but at Fargo another
snag was struck, as the authorities Of that city
refused the company the right of passage thru
installed. The company cut the knot by string.
Ing its wires the Great Northern poles and
the matter was adjusted later, the company in
the meantime securing its thru service.
The Grand Forks franchise carried with it. Of
course, no rights in East Grand Forks, and
when application was made for permission to
change on this side Of the river, opposition de
veloped and the franchise was finally refused.
The matter has remained in allegiance until now,
and most people had forgotten that the subject
was ever discussed. :,
East Grand Forks elects a mayor and full Sc,
of city officers this fall as well as city
council, and, as usual two tickets are in the
tiers have not been mentioned publicly, but In.
Carl Is Anderson, nae Who has been operating
threshing machine in the vicinity o. Petersburg
Nelson county, has been missing for two weeks
and foul play is suspected by his friends. Th.
day he disappeared he borrowed bicycle anc
went out on a collecting trip, and it is pre-
sumed that the collections for the day amounted
to probably 500. He stopped at the home oa
David Ness. near Petersburg, for supper ant
left there in the evening" That was the last
seen of him.
The Maryland Casualty company has settled
a district court judgment against BALES s. Per
kins, local contracting firm, for $4,000 III
favor Of Carl Holmquist, by the payment Of
900: Holmquist. employed as q carpenter OF
the Belmont school building, fell from de-
fective scafold and was seriously injured whil,
his companion was killed. G2.s5 .---.>. Z. :
The cement mine and mill property Of th,
Pembina Portland Cement company near Milton
has been sold to Dan Bull, young university
student. who will make a number. Of improve
500 barrels daily. An excellent DUALITY Of ce s
n1ent is taken from the Pennbina mountains a
that point, but the fact that the product hs
to be hauled dozen miles or more to railroa,
has operated against the improvement Of tn
| and perhaps, the 500, may be induced to buff
up to the mines next year. s...'.G.
John Birkholz,- who now lives at Minnetonk
and Is interested IN score more North D.
kota banking institutions, is now the sole owne
Of the property of the Kenmare Dry Coal
Manufacturing company at Kenmare. This pron
| erty was at one time valued at $25000O an
a: company with $1,000, 900 capital was forme
to operate 1t. Many local men put their say
! ings In the company. Birkholz took a mort
| gage for $4,000 on the property, and this ha
been foreclosed, the date for redemption expfl
ing yesterday. There has been more than tt
usual amount Of litigation Oft one kind or an
other In which the Kenmare property figured