St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-10
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Leu . OllGu Is preparing W iCUullu LID
brewery at Little Falls, which was recently
destroyed by fire.
Little Falls SIM: At last the vexed ques
ton of title to the Little Falls water power
has been settled, by the failure of the minor
ity interest to appeal from Judge Collins
decision, rendered at St. Cloud, January %,
to the supreme court. This settles the dis
pute beyond resurrection, and leaves the
''Little Falls Water Power Company of Min
nesota," as now organized, masters of the
situation. 1t is to be devoutly hoped that the
last scheme to defeat Little Falls, has been
exhausted, and that this long neglected plant
will soon bear fruit. If this is prosecuted
vigorously, it can be made a glittering sue
| cess, as it has the inside track of any water
power on the river. VIII they strike while
| the iron is hot!
Preston Democrat: The house and contents
belonging to John Rose, of Chatfeld town.
ship, located near the Murphy school house,
was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Mrs.
Rose was confined to her bed at the time and
narrowly escaped death. A relief paper was
| Immediately started in the village of Chat
| field, the generous-hearted citizens respond
ing literally.
Anoka Herald: Last Thursday Nelse Ask,
laborer employed in building new bridge
across the Mississippi, fell from the pile
driver, striking on a timber, breaking an
arm and leg, and otherwise injuring him.
He was taken to the Champlin house and a
physician called, but he did not regain con-
sciousness and died Saturday at p. IN. He
leaves wife and child, who reside in st.
Paul.
The election for city officers in Brainerd
on Tuesday, March 5, was an exciting and
hard-fought contest. James S. Gardner, the
peoples candidate, was elected mayor by 401
majority.
The st. Cloud Normal school building and
furniture are valude at 1914, 900, on which
there is an insurance of only 100000.
st. Cloud Times: Gilbert Robertson, an
aged resident of the town of Holding, while
chopping on Wednesday last, had one Of his
| legs broken by falling tree. 1t is reported
that he lay until Monday before receiving
surgical treatment, because of a refusal Of
doctors to attend, owing to the fact that 40
| one would guarantee their fees.
Cambridge Press: The merchants of Cam
bridge send from six to eight teams to Min
neapolis, each week, for goods. The high
freight charged by the railroad company
makes about six cents per hundred more
when shipped over their line than when
hauled by team. One gentleman told US
that he recently received some goods by rail,
which cost him at the rate of S1.47 per hun
dred for feight.
The Sentinel says there has not been one
half the drunkenness in Fairmont under the
license administration that there was under
the anti-license club-room regime-all asser-
tons to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Fairmont Sentinel: Mrs. NJ. Gerard, of
Pleasant Prairie, has for some time past been
of unsound mind, and she has become so
bad of late that she is almost totally bereft
of reason. Her case was examined in Pro-
bate Judge Livermore's court last week, and
the conclusion reached that it was no longer
safe to trust her with her family. The prop
er papers were therefore executed, and on
Wednesday Sheriff Bird and the bereaved
husband started with her for the insane
asylum. The case is one Of extremely sad
features. Mr.. Gerard is a most excellent
citizen, and he is left alone to care for a
large family Of small children.
Morris san: The roof of large stable on
the Moorland farm, near Hancock, fell
in, one day last week, from the weight of
snow, and killed eleven head of valuable
mich cows.
Howard Lake Herald: A Mr.. Halverson
went out with friend to hunt deer. They
saw deer go into some brush, and they sep
arated, one going on one side, the other
taking the other side of the brush Mr..
Halverson, having on black fur coat. was
taken for an animal Of some kind, and his
friend shot him through the neck, killing
him instantly.
Snow is three feet deep on the hills around
Hokah Houston comfy.