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-HP BLUE EARTH'S PLAYHOUSE New $20,000 Theater Opened by the "Way - Dovyn East" Company. BLUE EARTH. MINN.The handsome new: Converse! opera-house was opened by the "Wav Down East" company. The structure Is BtJxlO'i feet, and cost $20,000. It is built of Blakely gray brick front and side.? to find Including the largo pilasters, are faced with Menominee red brick 'and' trimmed with Kasiota pink stone. . There, is in front an iron porch ex bkrid stand with an iron tailing around, connected with the alcove. The auditorium is 54x70 feet, except upop the,first floor. It is divided into a parquet'.'with 146 mahoganized opera chairs dress . circle wi.th 164 chairs a balcony with 1SS, and a gallery With 1Q0 seats. There are. two large-sised boxes.-for eight chairs each., and. tw6 log giasope at each end of the balconyfor four chairs each. - This seats comfortably 22 persons. The fresco and decorating throughout is very elaborate and costly. . It has a modern proscenium arch, six teen feet deep, handsomely decorated in bronze and old-gold, the centerpiece being a. ha-nd painting entitled "The Crowning of the Drama." representing comedy, tra gedy and music.. Over- the box. on one side. Is a large spray of hand-painted La France roses on the other *ide of the arch is- a Ia.rge bunch or chrysanthemums.- also hand pa-lnted, while upon the panels of the ceiling there are many beautiful bou quets of hand-painted- flow ens of. various kinds and colors. Between the orchestra pit.and audience there.is a-gas-pipo rail ing, -bronzed, and" also one. between the parquet and dress, circle. The stage is 34x54 feet, and 45 feet high, of sufficient height to admit of the scen ery being raised bodily without tripping or falling, nnd is fully equipped with all mod ern stage machinery and paraphernalia, including a trap and bridgethe latter be ing divided info three sections, all being with pulleys and weights and" loose-joint ed, so that the bridge can be raised, low ered, tipped or slanted In any direction. The roof of the stage is double planked,' with very strong and substantial base , sufficiently so as to take a large elephant thereon. On each side there is a fly gal lery with slat work on the celling with all apparatus for attaching scenery- There are eight dressing-roomssix connected with-the stage With lavatories, and two in the'basement. '''"'. The electric-light system was put in by Al Starbird of Minneapolis at a cost of $1,000. The scenery, which, cost $1,000, was furnished by the Twin City Studio company of' Minneapolis. NEW CHARTER FOR FERGUS Special Election Socn to Be Held to Vote on its Adoption. FERGUS FALLS. MINX.The charter commission, appointed by Judge Baxter to frame a new charter for this city, turned the document over to Mayor Mc Mahon Saturday. The council will -call a special election to vote on its adoption at an early daie. and if four-sevenths of the votes are favorable. It will become the constitution of the city without further Action. The changes are radical in sev eral instances. The city limits are ex tended so as to take in the electric light plant, and the city is given jurisdiction for a mile beyond its limits in order to control nuisances. City elections are to be held every two years instead of every year as at present, and the term of the mayor is increased to-two years and (hat of aldermen to four. One new office is treated, the officer to bef Known' as the auditor or controller. A park commission is also created, and provisions made Whereby the city will obtain a revenue from franchises. The management Of. the jcity electric light plant is taken from the Ijrllrect. super-vislovvof the- council*.*" and p]ac&3'"-hi*" the hands of a commission and the waterworks plant, when acquired, will ,1)6 placed in the hands of the .same com-, mission.' " - - . - ^m'^mmmviM EVEmN(M^^^^c^^^ THE^ MINNEAPOLIS JOUENAL. TODAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWSjOF THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA Mrs. L. A. Berge, an old lady, slipped en an icy sidewalk and broke her leg at the knee. The fracture is a serious one. Jurlg.e Baxter has filed an order dismiss ing the action brought by Hannah M. Nelson against Alvin Hildreth. The ac tion involves, the ownership of a farm in it-be'town pf Candor, and Mcs. Kelson's title rested on a deed which had been altered after it was signed. The judge holds that *n irist'urment 'of this kind-is invalid on its face. ' j Sheriff-Lundgren came from Alexandria to-day with a young man named Brick Olson who was adjudged Insane. * bison has'Ween employed as a marble cutter in Alexandrfa. and on Christmas eve started for :hls home.. When lUa, father opened the "door, he--turned and ran wildly away and all efforts Of searching parties to And him on Christmas Day proved futile. He Was fllseovered Friday evening in the vi cinity of Glenwood., having apparently tramped the entire distance. Both his feet .werpsffozen-and'may have to be ampu tated. Dr. F. W, Whittler. the: eye and efr specialist who went Insane in Minneapolis In December of last year, died at the hospital here from softening of the brain. His hrime was In Fargo, but he had been traveling about the country for some years, practicing: his profession." PIPESTONE. MINN.OJI the.. 1st of January" an Important change involving the ownership and management of the Trosky hank, one of the most successful private banking institutions in the county will tatte place. Th bank has beert 'pur chased.,by County Auditor J. C Marshall of this city, and his son, Samuel P. Mar shall of Edgerton. The latter will be cashier, succeeding Fred S. Hanson. New officers-.will be elected o.rt Jan. The'L. Lamb Lumber'company has purchased the number and hardware business of William Frost. Z. E. Hayden. traveling auditor of the lumber company, is representing- the purchasers in the deal and is being as slstedin the Invoice of the hardware stock by E.- A. Burke of the Hibbard. Spencer Bartiett company of Chicago, and by W. J. Macintosh of Janney. Semple & Hill Icom panyof Minneapolis. R. w . Ervin. who has been the agent for the Lamb Lumber company ever since the concern estab lished itself here, will be retained as local manager of the combined iumber and hardware business HASTINGS, MINN.John A. Fahy. son of Mr. and Mrs.- T. R. Fahy. died yester day after a protracted- illness, in his thirtieth year of his age. The funeral will he held from the church of the Guardian Angels t6-mOfvow at 0:H0 a. m.The -funeral of Mrs. Charles Odall will he held to-morrow. Kev, J. A. Fitzgerald, oitici atlns- She had attained the advanced ago Of 87. years.The remains of-Mrs. Benja ^min Calwell. who died at Harvey. 111., ar rived yesterday for interment.in Lakeside. She was a former resident of "this'city. Mrs. Schaller. wife' of State' Senator Al bert Schaller. and, daughter left last .evening for Chicago to attend the mar- - riage of jMiss. Cla-ra A, Schlecht and James A. -Martin', which takes place Jan. 7. County .Attorney- wmiam Hodgson^s res idence was damaged by fire which started from the furnace.-A marriage license has been issued to Richard A. Pounder of St. Paul and Miss Mary A. Rowe of Pine Bend. ,. ALBERT -UEA, MINN.The recount of the vat-e cast for sheriff has been post poned until Friday. Jan. 2. when the com missioners expect to meet and complete the work."There was a meeting Saturday night of local horticulturists to prepare for the winter meeting -of the Southern Minnesota Horticultural society, to be lield here the ' 14th ' and 16th prox. One of the attractions will be an illustrated lec ture by ParK Commissioner Lorlng of Minneapolis.An important task that will devolve upon the commissioners of Free born county will be the purchase of : ground suitable for holding county fairs. The prospect ..is a fair win be held herd next .year.The swine plague has not made any further progress and the indi cations are that itis ravages in this coun ty have been chocked. DULUTH, MINN.Daniel Johnson, aged lo yearst, was seriously hurt while coast ing-. The sled ..struck the sidewalk with great force and young Johnson was thrown off. He struck a nail which projected from the board and a portion of his scalp was torn off. The tug IT. B. Abbott, which sank in a heavy sea, Thursday night was raised yesterday. It was found that she had taken In water enough to sink her through a few small leaks and had not been beaten to. pieces on the lieefs as at first sup posed.The funeral of George Pleydell, who was frozen to death.on his own door step was held yesterday. CARLTON, MINN.Sensational charges are made against S. S. Johnson, a mer chant, in a divorce suit brought against him 1 Harriet Sartfhony, who says he married her under the name of Santhony in Penfleld, N. Y., in 1861. and that un-, der the name of Johnson he has since married Alfaretta Walters without hav ing first secured a divorce from her. The plaintiff alleges -that they lived together as man and wife at Casevllle, Mich., where he deserted her and went to Barytown, Mich., until 1890. when he came to Min nesota, bringing the Walters woman with him. BRECKENRIDGE, MINN.Rev. Rob ert 1 Jones, a Baptist evangelist, will conduct a saries of meetings at the Bap tist church the coming two weeks.Con ductor Turk, who has been in charge of a mixed train on'the Watertown branch of the Great Northern, has disappeared and with him about $600 of company funds. The conductors of the trains on that branch collect for freight charges at stations where no agents are main tained, and as a consequence handle a large amount of the company's money. JORDAN, MINN.Passenger train No. 3 on the Omaha had a narrof escape from being derailed. The train, which does not stop here, was running forty miles an hour. The mail clerk threw a large sack of mail on the platform. The sack wis not thrown far enough to clear the suc tion of air made by the wheels, and was drawn under them. It was carried for 300 feet, and for a time it appeared that the train would be derailed. PROCTOR KNOTT, MINN.Thomas B. Langdon. a conductor of the Duluth, Mis 'abe & Northern road, committed suicide by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. Unrequited love was the cause of his act, it Is supposed. He left two letters, one addressed to "Lena." requesting that she keep his grave green. He was 33 years old and had been married before. He leaves two small children. FARIBAULT, MINN.County Treas urer-elect E. I. Pettitt has appointed J. J. Rachac. a teacher from the northern part of this county, as his deputy. Mr. Pettitt will" be unable to do any work in the office as he is a cripple, having lost both arms in an accident in a flour mill twenty-five years ago. CLEARWATER, MINN,A stock com pany has been formed to put in a tele phone line to Silver Creek by the way of Hasty. The majority of the farmers on the line will take a 'phone. The next step Will be to put in a local system in the village. . . . ... . GLENCOE, MINN.Dennis Deneen, proprietor ctf the Glencoe Milling company, while changing a belt in his mill, was caught in the gearing and lost two Angers. HIBING, MINN.The office, store and postofflce of the headquarters of the Powers-Simpson Logging company burned with a loss Of $10,000. MICHIGAN FIGHT FOR A MINE Most" Important Case on the Gogebic Is Under Way. BESSEMER, MICH.Testimony in the suit over the .ownership of the Doris mine, two miles east of Ironwood, was taken before United States Court Com missioner Winchester. M. M. Riley of Milwaukee represented the Wisconsin Manganese Ore company, present posses sor of the property, and C. E. Miller of Ironwood the old owner, known as the' New Davis Mining company. This-is the most important mining case that -has originated on this range, as the present operators have greatly developed - the property and have fully a million tons of the highest grade ore in sight. In fact, mining judges say the property will prove the biggest mine on the Gogebic, outstripping even the big Norrie at Iron wood. The developments at the Davis have brought tp the front also the old Blue Jacket and PieretOn, east of it, both of which have laid idle some ten years, or slnco the collapse of the early boom. The Oliver- Mining company took possession of the Puritan, Christmas day arid sev eral, persons Claim ownership of the Blue Jacket. Gustaf L. ^iebur has been appointed deputy county treasurer from Jan. 1 next, succeeding Conrad Carlson. The bond of Treasurer-elect John Luxmore was rejected by the county board it in sistingr on a -re-gujar surety company bond instead of the personal bond from local men as heretofore. At the -county clerk. register of deeds and sheriff offices all the old deputies and employes will be retained. - - - P. L.. RanWmist is in charge of. the. Puritan mine. This property will enter the lists of producers another season after ten years ot Idleness., It was one of the first mines operated oh the Gogebic, being second -only- to the Colby, and under Joseph Sellwood's management in 1S85 and 1886 shipped thousands of tons of good ore. '.''..... Three, young couples from Ironwood were married In the Puritan hotel parlors' here to-day, Justice Haggerson officiat ing. MENOMINEE, MICH.Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maddigan. have been married fifty years, and the occasion was quietly celebrated . in an appropriate manner. High mass was said for them in St. John's Catholic church by Rev. Father Cleary, and a dinner was served to a few friends and relatives.The Menominee Abstract and Land association, lias pur chased 5,000 acres of cut-over farming lands in Menominee county from, the Burns & Hicks Lumber company.The Menominee River Lumber company has purchased 600 acres Of timber .land in Menominee country from the-Soo road. This land is chiefly covered with hard wood and "was bought"'for $7,000.The Peninsula Box and Lumber company has secured the contract to supply $60,000 worth of boxes and wooden crates to the Singer SeWihg Machine company. This deal provides for the etttire supply re quired by the Singer company for 1503. IRONWOOD, MICH.Ed D. Nelson, president of the First National bank, has applied for a. franchise to supply the city its lighting and fuel gas. AJS he already operates the street railway and electric lighting plant, he would like to have an absolute monopoly of all city franchises. The total output of the Gogebic range for the shipping season was 3.554,000 tons. This, with all-rail shipments, will swell the output to about 4,000,000 tons, or the largest in the history of the range. Goge bic stands second to Mesaba only as an ore producer. Do you want a roof that will never leak? See W. S. Nott Co. fel. Sit. SOUTH DAKOTA - - ^^- MITCHELL AS HOST Its Homes Thrown Open to the Educators of the State. * MITCHELL, S. D.The South Dakota Educational association Is meeting in this city. An attendance of about 600 teach ers is expected. Every train is met at some distance down the road by the mem bers of the reception committee and dele gates are decorated with an official badge and assigned to boarding places. In order to accommodate the teachers the citi zens have thrown' open their homes. Tho opening session will be' held this evening at the Methodist church. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor George A. Silsby. and ho will be responded to by Dr. II. K. Warren, of Yankton college. - Dr. J. WwHeston, presi dent of Brookings agricultural college. will deliver his address as president of the association. The morning sessions will be held in the high school building and the five depart ments of the association, namely, college and high school, county superintendents, primary and kindergarten, town and city supervision, and common and graded schools, will meet separately. In the aft ernoons Of Tuesday and Wednesday, the general asosciation will meet in a body at the Methodist church. \- - - ' Tuesday evening Dr. Thomas Green of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will lecture. Wednesday evening will be devoted to a watch meeting at the opera-house. Jo sephine Hitter-Powell, an elocutionist of high repute, has been secured to give an entertainment. The rest of the evening until the old 'year is gone -will be' filled out with addresses by the college presi dents of the state. The election of officers and for the place of holding the next meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon from 5 to 8 o'clock. This election is conducted on the same plan as. a city election, the polls being held open three hours and the teachers deposit their ballot on the same basis as the Australian ballot system. Aberdeen, Canton and Sioux Falls are candidates and it is thought Aberdeen stands a good show of winning. BLACK HILLS APPROPRIATIONS School of Mines Needs More Than Funds for Maintenance and Repairs. . DEADWOOD. S. D.The Black Hills members-elect of the state legislature have been trying to ascertain what was demanded of the coming session by the state institutions west of the Missouri, and will leave for Pierre this week fully informed as to the condition and re quirements on this side of the river. So far it is believed that the only in stitutions in the Black Hills desiring any thing in addition to maintenance and re pairs wiH be the school of mines at Rapid City. The last session appropriated $20,- 000 for a new building, which was erected last winter and is now occupied. The ap propriation was "Inadequate for finishing the building in keeping with the manner in which it has been constructed, and for complcting the furnishings. It will ac cordingly ask of the coming session a further appropriation for those purposes. W. A. Remer Of Deadwood and J. C. Mc Lemore of Lead, are still pressing their candidacy for chief clerk, of the house and Secretary of .the senate respectively, but their friends are urging each to agree to withdraw if the other has a majority in the caucus of the Black Hills members, Which Will be held on the way to the state Capital. It is understood that they have almost consented to do this, so that the delegation from this side of the state may go down undivided." The Lawrence County Teacher is the name of a monthly publication that has been started by Miss Helen. M.'. Bennett, superintendent of schools for Lawrence county. It is devoted to the school work of the county and state. -.- - - ' " PARDON SOUGHT FOR McELWAIN Prisoner Is In a Serious Condition from Despondency. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.An effort will be made to secui-e a pardon for George MeEl wain. a former resident 6i Yankton coun ty, who a few months ago was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary for the kill ing of a man named Gray. McKlwaln is reported to be i In/a: serious condition as the result of despondency. His imprison ment was the result of an unfortunate in dolent. The man he killed and a brother attempted to force McElwain to drink a gias& Of whisky in a Gayvllle saloon. He refused, rnd the two. men, who were both large and burly compared with McElwain. set upon him Fearing that they -would soriuutrty injure or kill him, McElwain drew a knife and- plunged the- blade into the .abdomen of one of. his assailants. The wounded man afterwards died in a Yank ton hospital. -"' At the home of his sister, Mrs. C. Hen jum. occurred the death of GulliCk Bersie, formerly a resident of Decorah, Iowa, where he was born. He came to Sioux Falls from North Dakota the first of last November. H e was 43 years of age. The immediate cause of his death was cancer of the bowels, although he was. also af flicted with consumption. H e leaves a widow and four children. '.- ALEXANDRIA, S. D.The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Simp son Watson has been solved- Shortly be fore the election of 1900, Watson an nounced that he intended making a visit to Sioux City.' He had not been away long When he wrote to Alexandria ashing that his personal effects be forwai-dfed to him. The property was shipped to his Sioux City address, but was never claimed and ultimately was .returned. From that time until how nothing had been heard of him, the general' belief being that he had been murdered for his money. It is now learned, however, that'"lie is at Cuapheton, Indian Territory, where he is engaged in minrng. " BRITTON, S. D.Occupying a cell in the county jail is a man who. If the charge against him are true, deserves the name of being the champkni wife-beater of South Dakota. Christopher Stocke. who is a farmer^ is alleged to have subjected his wife to all manner of abuse. He is ac cused of having repeatedly horsewhipped her, varying this by dragging her around by the hair of her head. The other das he attacked her with a chair and beat her so unmercifully that it was thought she would die. It is the hope of the community that Stocke will get at least ten years in the penitentiary. WHKTEWbOD, S. D.Under an order from General S. J. Conklin the election held by Company K. Second regiment, South Dakota state guard, several weeks ago. has been revoked, and the vacancy: in the, office of captain crea'ted .by the resignation of Captain Robert V. Carr has been filled by promotion. General Conklin desires to establish a precedent of filling vacancies according to rank. This order accordlngy makes P. M. Bon niwell captain, and Benjamin Darwin be comes first lieutenant. Frank Smith, who was first sergeant, has been i^ade second lieutenant. HARTFORD, S. D.Joseph Timmesch has received from a soldier friend in the Philippine islands a Filipino bolo. A let ter which accompanied the present, states that the weapon was drawn from the body of An American soldier after the native who had assassinated the man had been run down and killed by the comrades of the murdered soldier. ,, - SALEM, S. D.Friendship Chapter, O. E5. S.. fortitufle lodge, A. F.-ana A. M., and Salem chapter, ft. A. M., held ,oint installation services. After the insta!ia- - Defective Page lion of blue lodge officers, the new master, A. C. Blernatzki. called the retiring mas ter, W. E. Lane, to iho east and presented him with a beautiful Knight Templar charm. When the officers had been in stalled, those present sat down to a lunch prepared by tho O. 15. S.Miss Mary Swahson, t*achev of the Intermediate room, seventh and eighth grades, has re signed. -. HURON, 8. .D.The house occupied b II. E. Hildred and family was damaged by fire. Everything wan soaked with water, and a new piano was a total loss. Insurance of $1,000 in the Springfield of Massachusetts waj? written on the 24th Inst.Gas accumulated in a stove in the offlce of Philip Lawrence, and in igniting blew the top off. The ceiling was Just about to take fire. By prorhpt action the incipient blaze was extinguished and a serious fire prevented. TERRY, S. D.Two cars got away from a work train on the Spearhsh branch o the Burlington, and were demolished by leaving the track and plunging into tho canyon. The cars were loaded with rail road iron, ties and lumber. Everything about them was destroyed. The wheels and axles were shattered, the railroad iron was twisted, into fantastic shapes, and the ties and timbers so badly battered that they are of no further service. MILLER, S. D.Bert Abbott, son of Sheriff-eject 'Abbott, eloped with Ida Park hurst. They were brought back by Sheriff Vtllcox, after trying to get a marriage license in four different counties. The bridegroom's father, who will soon take the office of sheriff, sava. he -will keep his son in jail his entire term rather than have him get married when so young. TERRAVILLE, S. D.Isaac Ollie, a Philander, has been held to appear be fore the next grand jury, on a charge of concealing two Finnish women who es caped from the county pest house a few weeks ago while infected with smallpox. RAPID CITY, S. D.The mail route be tween Rapid City and Rocker has been extended by order of the postofflce de partment to Keystone, and mail will be carried daily hereafter instead of three times a week. PIERRE, S. DAdjutant General Conklln has announced the promotion of Captain O. E. Coursey of Mitchell to be major of the Second battalion, First regi ment, in place of John Holman, resigned. STURGIS, S. DThe saloon and dance hall in North Sturgis belonging to J. F. Henry were destroyed by fire. The loss is $4,000, insurance $2,500. Five buildings were destroyed, all belonging to Henry. WEST POINT, NEB.William Zeplin fell on an icy sidewalk with a tin pail. The edge of the pail struck under his chin. Two hours after tho accident, he became hysterical. A physician was unable to help him and he died in a few minutes from a dislocated nock. . BELGRADE, MONT.The mill of the Valley Milling company has started and has contracted 150.000 bushels of wheat throughout the valley. .-* Want Ads Are Little Agents Working All the Time. It don't pay to keep articles you don't want. Now is the time to dispose of such articles. The best and surest way is to insert a small adlet in the Classified Col umns of The Journal and allow it to do the work. Others ha\ e succeeded, so can you. MONTANA NORTHWEST PENSIONS MinnesotaJames M. King, Rochester, $6 Horatio G.-Coykendall, Merriam Park, St. Paul, $6 John Goodhill, Grand Rapids, $8 Charles H. Jacquinet, Minneapolis, $6 Otto Coehler. Soldiers' home, Minne haha, $10 "Sawell WO Keeser, Ponsford, $10. WisconsinCharles II. Frost, Avoca, $fi Benjamin' Cayent, Hazelhurst, $8 August Linteimann. @reen Bay. $17 Martin Kohn,v.Sheboygan, $10 Ann T. Dyer, Mauston, H2 Eada A. Wilkinson, Reads town, $8. - IowaEdward C. Miller, Vinton, $30 James Kenworthy. Grant, $10 James H. Lewis, Council Bluffs, $12 Mary J. Mc Cau ley, Lake City, $8 Mary J. Dew, Jef ferson, $8 Hannah England, Norwalk, $8 Clara Barton, Oskaloosa, $12 Lulu Nance, Osceola, $8. NEBRASKA ANOTHER MURDER IN DE 3 MOINES Written and Oral Confessions Secured by the Authorities. DES MOINES, IOWAWarrants will be Issued to-day charging James W. Burns, George Beverldgo and John and Carrie Batiese with the murder of Jerry Cor coran a week ago. Corcoran was mur dered in a barber shop owned by Batiese on East Court avenue on Dec. 20, mor phine being administered in his beer. The murder was an outcome of a plan to rob Corcoran of a check for $38.86, which he had earned RS a member of the steel gang at work on the Iowa Falls road. His body was found under a shed near the barber shop Sunday morning. Beveridge has made a confession in writ ing m which he charges that Burns admin istered the fatal doae. A written confes sion has also been extracted from Batiese and an oral statement from the woman. Both of these statements confirm the story of Beveridge. Burns admits he purchased the morphine and says he himself took a dose, but says he was too drunk to re member whether he had doped Corcoran. Clerk C. T. Jones of the supreme court on completing his term Jan. 5, when he will be succeeded by John C. Crockett of Eldora. will enter Into the law buisness in Des Moines. Mr. Jones will open an office and will take up a unique line of work, that of adviser for attorneys hav ing cases before the supreme court. He will assist in the preparation of appeals and will look after the progress of cases through the supreme court. The prohibition state central committee will hold a meeting in this city to-mor row for the purpose of mapping out the work of the third party in Iowa for the coming year. It is expected the plan will be to increase greatly the effectiveness of the prohibition organisation in the counties, townships and precincts in all parts of the state. State Chairman Mal colm Smith, while campaigning through the state last fail, became convinced the party would have to have a more perfect organization before it could hope to make much growth. The heavy falling off in the prohibition vote has emphasized the correctness of his views. A conference of the workers of the Iowa Anti-Saloon League will be held here, Dec. 31. A committee of the Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly waited on the Iowa Louisiana Purchase Exposition commis sion and urged that only Iowa contractors and Iowa union labor be employed in put ting up the Iowa building at St. Louis. Many Iowa contractors have asked to be allowed to bid on the building and it is possible the building committee of the committee with the consent of executive committee may confine the bids to those from Iowa architects. It is considered doubtful whether the request to employ only Iowa union labor will be acceded to. IOWA FALLS, IOWAThe "Foxy Boy" company went to pieces here, five mem bers of the company awakening to find that the manager and the remainder of the company had left during the night. Plans are being perfected for a meeting of osteopaths of central Iowa in this city in January. ^The object will be to form a Central Iowa Osteopathic association. There Is much speculation as to whether the town of Benson, eas^ of here on the Illinois Central, will pass from existence or be moved. This is the result of a change in the line of the Illinois Central west of Cedar Falls in order to overcome a heavy grade. The new survey leaves the town some distance in th Interior and the probabilities are It will be moved. IOWA CITY, IOWA.Major George S. Schaeffer, attorney at law. has mysteri ously disappeared from his home in Phila delphia. He left with $3,000 in drafts, and foul play is feared. He wa3 treasurer for a New Jersey trolley company, but his acccounts are said to be straight to a cent. The news was brought to Iowa City by Octave Thanet, the author, who has just returned from a visit at the home of the missing man's mother, at Washington. Major Schaeffer is a son of the late Dr. Charles A. Schaeffer, for a long time president of the University of Iowa. He was formerly commandant of the Univer sity of Iowa battalllon and professor of military training. HUMBOLDT, IOWAThe weekly trade reviews report an unusual large amount Of Christmas trade, but the conditions in the towns of Iowa have been much different^ The merchants report a falling off in trade and some say their sales were cut in two. The farmers of Iowa have had two bad seasons and have no money to spend ex cept for necessities.It is reported that Simon B. Bellows died suddenly of apop lexy at his home in Long Beach, Cal. He IOWA Wnft DECEMBER 29, i m was one of the first permanent settlers of Humboldt eounty. He was a genius In his way, and amassed a large fortune, though generous and liberal with his means. SIOUX CITY, IOWAAfter a separa tion of fourteen years, Louis Chartter, a ranch owner and prospector of Anaconda, Mont., walked into the Mondamin hotel here and met his Son, Albert, day clerk. Chartier left this, county for the west and engaged in prospecting. Ills sou lost trace of htm, and he was equally ignorant as to his son's whereabouts.--E. J. Mc Vann, commissioner of the Sioux. City Commercial Club, has tendered his resig nation, having accepted the position of manager of the Chicago Branch of James Rowland & Company of New York, whole sale grocer and commission dealers. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Chester Crapo was taken to Burlington by the po lice, who found him wandering about the streets without overcoat or underclothing and almost frozen. He was mentally un balanced and did not realize his physical suffering. He is the son of the financial agent for Iowa of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company. A year ago he had a nattack of softening of the brain. WATERLOO, IOWAMayor P. J. Mar tin is planning a novel feature for the members of the Iowa League of Munici palities. It is no less than a reception in the massive Dry Run sewer. The sewer is said to be the greatest feat of drainage engineering ever attmpted in Iowa. When completed it will be over one-half mile long and twelve feet in diameter, built of concrete. URBANA, IOWA.The Methodists ded icated their new church yesterday. The sermon was delivered by Dr. J. T. Crip pen. Presiding Elder Van Ness of Ma son City, Rev. E. T. Crewell and the pas tor. Rev. Will Kerwin, assisted. Services were held morning, afternoon and even ing. CLARION, IOWATom Crotty, a freight brakeman on the Chicago Great Western road, was killed while making a flying switch at Colter. GRUNDY CENTER, IOWA.Senator E. M. Sargent Is critically 111 of Bright's dis ease. -,IM- " - - - WEST SUPERIOR, WIS.The hearing of Chief of Police Lutton was brought up before the board of police and fire commis sioners. A charge of bribery was pre ferred by Captain B. A. Bengston, who seeks to have the board remove Lutton. The meeting was secret, but it is under stood it was testified that Commislsoner Riches had been offered $500 by Lutton to resign his offlce.Thomas Olson was crushed to death in a belt tunnel at the Philadelphia & Reading Coal company's yards. He went down the hole to oil the belt and pulley, requesting that it be set in motion. This was done, but the workers found the o-elt to be dragging. Investiga tion showed the body of Olson wound around the wheel and crushed beyond recognition. GRAND RAPIDS,WIS.One of the most complete water and sewer s3-stems in the state has been completed. The total cost is $69,500. A steel water tank. 38 feet high and 26 feet in diameter, holding 230,- 000 gallons, has been erected on the high est point in the city. Pure spring water from twelve wells near the pumphouse w ill be furnished patrons. ASHLAND, WIS.The 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steffins, who reside near Spider Lake, was cre. mated. The family left the little one in bed asleep and went to a neighbor's to spend a few hours. During their ab sence the house took fire and the child perished. ' NEW RICMOND, WIS.F. E. Keuh nast. a brakeman -was instantly killed. It is supposed he was trying to board the train as it was pulling out from the sta tion and fell between the cars and the platform. His home was in Stevens Point. LAOYSRr.lTH, WIS.E. J. McGowen, F. W. Tubbs and others cf Chicago who have a large tract of land south of Ladysmith. are making preaprations to fence 3.000 acres in the spring and to place a large amount of live stock on the place. EAU CLAIRE, WIS,CUrence Foster and G. A. Turner, Eau Claire oounty farm ers, have sold their farms and taken their families to Dowie's Zion. WISCONSIN f - Opening of the Annual Convention of thi" State Teachers Association. FARGO, N. D.The first of the three days' session of the North Dakota Educa tional association began this morning. To day was devoted to the department of superintendence and tw e sessions were held. The other departments will have* sessions to-morrow and Wdenesday. The afternoons will be devoted to the general association. This evening a reception will bo tendered by the "University club to President MacLean of the Iowa university and to the visiting teachers. President Hicks of the State Manual Training school at Ellendale is the presi- ' dent of the educational association. H e will probably be succeeded by Professor Schmidt of the Jamestown schools, who is chairman of the executive committee. It has always been the custom to pro,-. mote the chairman, to the presidency. which makes the contest for the chair manship the real event of the election. Many of the teachers arrived Saturday and Sunday night in order to be assured a good room. Members of important com mittees were here to make reports and the work will be -well under -way from the tap of the gavel. In adidtion to the work of the department already organized the educators are determined to form an asso ciation of the school officers. This will probably be affiliated with the general as sociation.- Hank Kneeland was taken from a train Friday night and returned to Valley City, where he was bound over on the charge ojC,. arson. Kneeland assisted his sister in the management of a hotel at Dazey. Barnes county. Thursday night the opposition hotel caught on fire with every indication of incendiarism. Kneeland left for the east the next afternoon and was sus pected. He disclaims any complicity in the affair and threatens to make it warm for those who caused his arrest. The two leading sporting goods houses' in Fargo will merge. Schofield & Co. will sell to J. E. Johnson. In addition to the sporting goods both have done a large bicycle and repair business, which will also be merged. NOT YET YOUNG'S FIGHT Fifth Judicial District Counties Are Not a Unit for Him. CARRINGTON, N. D.The claims made, by George M. Young of Valley City and his friends in regard to the speakership seem to have poor foundation. A thor ough canvass of the situation shows that the fourth judicial district counties are not a unit for him, as has been asserted, nor has he even a majority of the repre sentatives. Lamoure, Foster, Wells', Griggs. Logan and Eddy county repre sentatives have a majority opposed to Young and in favor of Baker. In Stuts man county, Representative McKenzie was not consulted at the little caucus held some time since, and is opposed to Young. In Young's home county, Barnes, there is a division reported, his candidacy bein^ opposed by some of the representative. A careful scrutiry of the situation reveals a state of affairs not at all in accord with the rosy reports made by Young's friends and there seems to be little doubt now but that Baker will be the speaker. Sentiment on the senatorial question seems to be divided. The representations have hot as a rule declared themselves. Those who have, favcr Hansbrough in the event there is no available candidate from this section of the state. Twenty-two Jamesto-wn Masons char tered a special coach and came to Car rington to organize a lodge, with a# mem bership of fifteen. WAHPETON, N. D.The wholesale grocery house of Leach & Gamble W'iil incorporate Jan. 1 under the name of the Leach. Gamble. Dexter company. G. W. Dexter of Chicago being admitted as "a member. The capital stock of the new company has been placed at $105,000. fully paid In.The board of education of the Abercrombie schools has advertised for bids for a two-story brick school building.A. Bessie will leave Jan. 1 for a four months' trip to Europe. MINTO, N. D.The Minto house, built in 1881. and one of the old landmarks, burned last night. It was occupied as a hotel, but had few boarders. Louis TJOUIS KamrosKt was owner. The loss t* 53,500 insurance $2,000. LINTON, N. D.Rev. H. J. Sheridan has been stationed here as a misslonary for the Episcopal church. His congrega tion has just completed a fine new churcn, built of stone and handsomely fitted. 53. a *"iV* : '?'%-"& *i -ti % v J ? \ ' --? Is '- ?jfr fit y. i