The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
HAY " ARD HEIRS
MUST PAY HOWE ON !;
JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST
THEM FOR $4,000.
Old Deal for the Arcturus Iron Mine
Has Twice Been Aired in the Supreme
Court of the State Heirs Must Now
Return Amount of Advance Payment
Made on Property. ...
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St. Cloud. Mimi, Sept. 29.-In conformity to
the final decision OF the supreme court of this
stste, Judge L. L. Baxter has entered an order
in the district court directing verdict in favor
of the plaintiff in the case of George c. Howe
of Duluth against the Hayward heirs. Judgment
Is entered for the full amount claimed, $63, 600.
The litigation grew out Of an old transaction
in 1908 regarding the Arcturus iron mine owned
by the Hayward heirs, consisting Of Mrs. Mary
Coates, Mrs. Hortense Freeman and Mrs. G. T..
Mcclure Of this city and Mrs. DR.. Holden Of st.
Paul. Howe agreed to pay 100000 for the
property and paid $4,000 Of this amount, condi-
tened upon a contract under which the Hay
ward heirs were to furnish good merchantable
title to the property. This Howe asserted, the
owners were unable to do.
The Hayward heirs asserted the contrary and
| refused to refund the money. They said they
were ready to deliver the property, but Howe
| refused to take 1t, claiming the title was not
| such as his contract called for. -.
! In the meantime the Hayward heirs received
| an even larger offer for the mine and it is now
! the property Of the steel trust under a royalty
| contract. The case has been twice to the su-
preme court and has been tried hard on both
Sides The decision is final and ends one Of the
most noted tried in this court in long
time. >T'" -
Belcher Worked on Dredge.
| From letters which have been found on one Of
the dredging machines operating in Stearns
county this summer by Contractor 0. F. Doyle
|
Mayor Belcher, the alleged absconder and en-
Gezzler Of Paterson, N. j., worked for time
on this dredging machine near Albany, in this
county. While there he went under the name of
Victor Randall
| Belcher, 1t will be recalled. stole something
like 800, 900 in connection with the Manchester
Building s. Loan association. He struck Stearns
county last summer, and they wanted men on
the dredging machines he easily found job.
He did not work long, being very restless, and
soon left for Minneapolis. 1t was there that
he made up his mind to return to New Jersey
and give himself up. He is now serving long
sentence In the penitentiary.
Y. M. g. A. Building Assured
The committees having charge Of the work Of
obtaining subscriptions for the proposed Y. NJ
c. A. building are meeting with gratifying sue
cess. At noon today SO, 400 had been subscribed
in addition 70 donation Of S. 600 which hat
been offered 4by President James j. Hill OF the
|Great Northern, conditioned upon a like amount
lbeing raised in this city. Those having thu
matter in charge propose to do better than this
Land will raise probably $4,000. It is expected
that work will be commenced on the new build
ling at an early date =.
T. Foundry, Too.
I large manufacturing industry planned TO
LIST. CLOUD is big foundry and machine works
It is expected the enterprise will be secured II
the near future.