Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

The State Dental Society, in session at
st. Paul, listened to papers and discus
sions, elected officers and adjourns ia
meet in Minneapolis in 1887. The officers
for the ensuing year were elected as foil O VS.:
vice president Dr. H. L. Crittenden, North.
field; treasurer, DR.. Fl. N. Reid, Minneapo-
lis; recording secretary, DR.. D. w. Ed
| wards, LIE Sueur; CORES pending secretary
DR.. L. c. Gould, St. Paul.
The order assigning Maj Alfred e. Bates,
OF the pay department, to duty in St. Paul
has issued from department headquar ters.
Several citizens OF Hutchinson are re-
ported to have died from eating picked
beef. The butcher OF whom the meat was
bought tried it on two OF his children, both
OF whom died.
James O'Hara, one OF the old pioneers
OF Renville comfy, died at Fairfax. Mr..
| O'Hara had filed several Offices Of trust
in Cairo and was greatly respected.
Mr.. D. D. 'Vhipple OF Viola, for thirty
one years resident OF Olmsted county,
died Of cerebritis after 81 short illness, aged
forty-five years.
There are only one or two places left
in Sank Rapids by which you can tell
that cyclone has passed over there, and
such disaster had visited there.
John Hastings OF Red Wing promptly
shoots two burglars found robbing his
store.
Judge Wilson OF Winona announces that
he would decline the Democatc congress
sional nomination in the First District.
! Loren Fletcher also declines the Republi-
| can nomination in the Fourth district.
Charles Schmidt, n harness-make em.
ployed by j. Iacllel at Lewiston, disap-
peared recently taking large amount OF
money belonging to his employer.
The late II. @. Hamlia OF Minneapolis
left about $500, 900.
! While bathing in the Minnesota river six
miles below St. Peter Willie Gainsheidt,
aged fourteen, was taken with cramp.
Adam Schwartz, aged sixteen, FASTENED to
; his rescue, and in the attempt to save him
they were both drowned.
Edwin Nelson fifteen years old son OF n.
L. Nelson, a miller, WAS drowned at Walton
f, wan.
In order to secure the $500 granted un-
der certain conditions by the state to high
schools, the examination papers OF the
students must be presented to the state
I board OF examiners. Upon passing in the
various branches before the board the stud
! entis enabled to enter the state universal y
| without additional examination. Whether
the school receives the $500 depends upon
these conditions: First, the report OF the
visitor; second, the term reports, and
! third, annual examinations. These ex-
aninations for the year 1886 have just
been completed through the papers for
wardea to the state board OF
examiners. The board consists OF Gov.
Hubbard, President Northrop, OF the uni
| an raw nfI 1T;
Kiehle. The showing is said to be the
most satisfactory ever given. The papers
were examined by President Northrop,
who is the official examiner OF the board.
The total number OF papers received was
5,753; total number passed, 5,797; num-
Der not passing, 956. Total number re-
ceived in 1885, G,235; passed, 3, 75S; num-
Der not passed, 1,477.
F. c. Listoe, believed to be from Roches-
! ter, Mimi, was run over by train at Bar
ron, Wis.,, and killed.
Allen A. Evans OF Grafton, Oak, and
Alice Louise kenney were united in mar
rage recently by Rev. William Gardam, at
! the residence OF the bridess parents in
Lake City.
Daniel w. Hixon OF Stevens and B. A.
Costello OF Big Stone were unanimously
nominated for senator and representative,
by farmers OF the 42d district.
The four children OF Herman Rice oil
Mansfield township Freeborn county have
been sent to the state reform school.
The body OF Fred C. Listoe. who was
killed bp the cars at Barron, Wis, arrived
at Rochester. Young Listoe had been at
work in St. Paul for the past year, and
had gone down into Wisconsin for " few
days trout fishing.
Sheriff Bo5srt returned to Winona from
Waupun, Wis.,, bringing L. D. Schoonmak.
er, who was arrested for forging G. l.. Bon
ner's name to checks which were cashed at
Terrill d Rivers grocery store and Artz
Bros saloon, on June 8, 1884.
The total value Of the lands in Red Wing
according to the assessed valuation, il
$6lO, 1888; OF the improvements, $3.50,
$40; total value OF real estate, $780,.
4 2OS. Total value Of personal property,
1891 roo. Value OF real estate and per.
sonal property. 81, 961, 90S.
The com n,issioners appropriated $544.
70 as Clay countys share OF the estimated
amount OF the cost Of the survey OF the
Red river valley OH the Minnesota side, as
provided for by the late drainage conven
ton at Crookston.
Redwood county has a candidate fo1
county treasurer who proposes to perform
the duties OF the Office for 5000, if elected
although the fees amount to 81, 200. The
other $500 he proposes to refund into the
treasury.
;; Abe Hall, Deputy Warden, OF the State
Prison at Saltwater died few days ago
He had been connected with the prison fo1
q number OF years. Mr. Hall was man
Of considerable force Of character, and was
as widely known drought the state as al
most any other public officer.
A company has been incorporated to
build u railway on the west side Of the Mis-
sissippi river from the city of st. Cloud, in
Stearns county, Mimi. by the way Of Lit
tie Falls to Leech Lake in said state. The
principal place OF business is Little Falls
Morrison county, Mimi. The incorpora
tors are Ashley G. Morrill, vi Brooklyn, N
Y; Edward M. johnson and Claude B
Leonard. Minneapolis; William C. John.
son and George H. Townsend, Little Falls
These gentlemen also form the first boar
OF directors. The officers are: President
Ashley G. Morrill,; vice president, Edward
NJ Johnsf n; secretary and treasurer, Will
liam G. Johnson.
Work on the state fair grounds between
Minneapolis and st. Paulis being prosecut
ed with vigor, and the management are
predicting the greatest fair ever held in thu
west, not excepting the great fair OF St
Louis. The improvements now IN
der way are large dining hal
that will seat 600. Four large new