The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
STRANGERS ASSIST
A BEREAQED GIRL
DULUTH CITIZENS RELIEVE LOAD
i FROM YOUNG SHOULDERS.
Bessie Mcfarland of New Orleans
Reaches the Minnesota City to Find
Mother Dead-Witho Funds and in
Despair, Aid Comes from Unexpected
Source and She Leaves for Old Home
with Casket.

Duluth, Mimi. Feb. with the funeral ex-
penses for the burial Of her mother in the cid
home in Ohio, and her passage back to New
gers, Bessie Mcfarland, ~ years of age, re-
fined girl, wept tears of gratitude for the kind
ness Of Duluth people when she boarded the train,
yesterday afternoon after the body of her mother
had been deposited in the baggage ear.
Her mother, Mrs. Mary Mcfarland, had gone
north from small Ohio town three months ago
with consumption, intending to seek health in the
pine woods, but rapidly grew worse. Fearing
her death, Bessie left New Orleans and arrived
in Duluth yesterday and found her mother dead.
Without funds with which to return the body
to Ohio, the New Orleans girl spent the remain
none came. Then her plight became known to the
citizenseof Duluth, and more than sufficient
money was Immediately forthcoming.
The casket Of the mother was covered with
flowers, the gift Of strangers, because of the
sympathy felt for the lonely girl in her trou-
Duluth Roads Extension.
Bids vii! be called, for in few days for the
extension Of the Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg
| road from its present northern terminus, Ash
ava, to Beaudette, on Rainy river, where it will
connect with the Canadian Northern. Work will
be begun as soon as practicable and the terms
will require Of the contractor that the road be
| completed thru to Beaudette by next fall. =
Beaudette is the extreme northern part OF
Beltrami county, and it is at that point that
| the Canadian Northern passes over the Rainy
! river out of Minnesota into Canada. The new
1 extension Of the Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winni
| peg road will be ten miles in length, and il
! connection with the Canadian Northern and any
! one Of the three Duluth roads that run into Vir
ginia will constitute an almost air line from
| the head Of the lakes to Winnipeg. Three road
i running out Of Duluth reach Virginia, and the.
| are the Duluth, Missabe & Northern, the Duluth
& Iron Range and the Great Northern. ,
/ . Will Benefit Duluth.
| The news Of the extension Of the Duluth
Rainy Lake & Winnipeg road is Of much impor
lance to Duluth. It will afford a shorter lin
! to the Manitoba metropolis and will open up
county rich in timoer and of great agriculture
\ possibilities in St. Louis, northern Itasca an
Beltrami counties. 9 The Duluth, Rainy Lake
I Winnipeg Railway company has sold bonds t
the amount of $2,O00,ooO for the purpose G
making the improvement described, and toda
| favor Of the Illinois Trust & Savings bank Q
Chicago as security for the bond issue. III
mortgage was executed Jan: i, and will expi1
| Jan. /, 1916. ..--. 5.- E .-=
The mortgage covers the property of the raj
way company and bears interest at per eel
per annum, payable semi-annually. The NOR
. gage is attested by W. H.: Cook, president; d;
: Wis o. Anderson, secretary, for the railway con
n pany, and by James .. Mitchell and W.
Q Henkle for the trust company. +
The original plans Of the Duluth, Rainy iLai
= & Winnipeg road were to extend Its road thru
Ko0chiching. but these have been changed
already described and the road, instead of goil
, there, swings Off to the west and viii make
connection with the Canadian Northern at Bea
= dette. as.a. -D So