Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-23
MINNESOTA NEWS
stfnG Happenings In the North
Star state.


Lewis g. Gates was commissioned
postmaster at Currie, MINI.
hog cholera is very serious around
Rev. X. Salverson OF Milan. aged
eighty years. is dead.
al a special school meeting at
q Center. bonds were voted 20
pGiid a $4,000 school house.
The total mortgages satisfied IN
houston county since Jan. 1. were
Soo,o9o, over $1,000 more than the
average from 1883.
by q runa way, Miss Susie Stone and
Mrs. Fred Yates of Alden were thrown
out OF their buggy and quite badly in
Jured.
w. Il. Bells team ran away at Fer
gus Fails, throwing him out and caus-
hlg injuries from which he is nov in a
serious condition.
The post office at Flandreau. NicoI-
let county, Minnesota. has been dis
continued. Mail will 60 TO Fort Ridge
ly.
Joseph Jungler, a brakeman on the
treat Northern, was instantly killed
at ST. Cloud, by having his head
crushed between bumpers.
Frank I. Wilson. attorney. and for
mer superintendent Of schools at Still
water, is appointed judge of probate,
TO succeed the late L. j. Butts.
A party of eight people living six
miles east of Spring Valley We're bath
ing In Thompson's mill pond, when
AdOlDh Becker was drowned
During a recent storm, Charles Mel
bin, living about two miles from Rush
City. was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
Tie Great Northern depot at Gar
held was struck by lightning and part
ly wrecked. The agent, who was send
ing a message at the time, was struck
and injured.
There has been n decided advance in
n lake rate for lumber. The rate has
advanced from S1.45 to $1.75, and it is
freely predicted that ii will 90 to 50
before winter.
The elevator of the III. j. UNeiIl
Grain company at Minnesota City, was
burned recently. 1t had not been used
much for several years. Loss, S1,O00;
insurance, $500.
The next state dairymen's conven-
ton will be held in New Tim in De-
cember. This decision was reached
by the executive committee in st. Paul
last week.
Congressman Page Morris has de-
cided finally to recommend jaw NJ.
Smith of Duluth for appointment as
register of the land office at that city,
and his recommendation will be for
warded at once.
The presence of a surveying party
south of Hibbing for the past week
has given new life to old umor con-
corning a fourth railroad from Duluth
TO the Mesaba range. The promoters
Of the airline from Duluth to Winni-
peg are said to be doing the work.
A hearing has been begun before
County Superintendent Olsen OF Al
bert Lea, in accordance with a petition
of Il number of residents of Chenille,
asking that Mr.. Ray be refused a GER
tificate to teach school there because
he has not a good character. There
is a long array Of witnesses and attor-
Carmine Bachetta, a scissors-grlnder,
was struck on the head with a spade
by Joseph Florin, at Duluth, and may
die. His skull is fractured, and If the
blood should clot death is certain.
Florin is missing. The assault was
the result of a drunken quarrel.
The city of East Grand Forks will
enforce the laws governing saloons.
This means closing at IL p. m. and on
Sundays. The chief Of police says he
will enforce the order. A recent stab
bling ARRAY in a saloon is the direct
cause of the order.
A special term of court opened at
Rochester with a calendar Of thirteen
cases. Judge Snow handed down a
decision in the matter Of Mrs. Hurning
VS.. f. s. Hurning. in which he denies
a decree of divorce and orders the
case dismissed. The case will probab-
ly 90 to the supreme court.
Three months ago a twelve-year-old
son of Peter Henderson, residing near
Mabel.
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