Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-11-18
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The Fourteenth regiment will be
mustered out this week.
A hearing in the hard coal rate case
will be had in New Ulm Dec. 6.
Minnesota defeated the Northwestern
university team at football Saturday,
II toe. 49, ''.
Tie Southall case is now on trial at
St. Paul. A jury was secured with lit
; tie delay.
At Slayton Sheriff Lowe was shot in
the neck by an insane man whom he
was trying to arrest.
Christmas boxes are to be sent to the
Fifteenth regiment, which will proba-
bly, be in Cuba at that time.
Three Of the men arrested at Moor
head for train robbery have been identi-
fed by Minneapolis detectives.
Four residences at Fergus Falls were
burglarized the night following the
Great Northern train robbery.
Walter Ostram, the wheat buyer at
Evansville, was kno cked insensible and
robbed of something over $500.
St. Paul has been the scene of an evic-
ton, an invalid, his wife and two chill
dren being set out on the street.
The Central Minnesota Telephone
company il within two miles of Pine
City on the south, erecting poles.
Governor Clough has increased the
reward for the arrest of George A. Bar
clay's murderers from 5000 to $1,000.
Twelve decisions. of which eight are
reversals, came from the supreme court
Monday in opinions by Justice Mitchell
The cost to the state for sending
troops to the scene of the recent Indian
troubles will be in the reighborhood of
$4,000.
Women representatives Of the W. G.
T. U. convention at St. Paul filled most
Of the St. Paul and Minneapolis pulpits
Sunday.
The American Hereford Cattle Breed
ers' association will probably hold it's
annual sale and exhibition at the next
Minnesota state fair.
Robert Kenney, who killed a man
named Jerry Root at Bemidji last April,
has been taken to the state prison at
Saltwater to serve life sentence.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob B. B. Warfeld's bank at
Battle Lake. They completely wrecked
the safe, but failed to get at the cash:
The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved for patent to the state of Mime
land district on account of the swamp
land grant.
T. O. Hall, formerly we'll known
Duluth banker, was acquitted of the
charge of grand larceny in the first de-
gree and released. The jury was out
for Is hours.
Contributions for the Lafayette me-
mortal have been received at St. Paul
from 100 schools in Minnesota to the
amount of 1856, with probably more to
hear from that sent direct to Washing
ton.
Fire destroyed the tow mill at Heron
Lake, owned by J. T. Smith. the largest
of the kind in the United States. The
Standard Oil Company's shed was also
destroyed. Smiths loss on tow mill is
$50 900; no insurance.
James Smith, deputy labor commits
sioner, was arrested by Game Warden
Fullerton, on charge Of assault and
battery in the state senate chamber.
Smith is said to have had illegal posses
sion Of venison and assaulted Fullerton
when he tried to get it.
The Sparta mine at Biwabik closed
down for the season and the Auburn
expects to complete shipments this
week. This will only leave the Faya]
and Genoa mines shipping. It is re-
ported the Roberts mine at Mckinley
will be worked this winter.
The attorney general has appointed
w. M. Meyer, examiner of the depart
ment Of justice, as the inspector of that
department in the investigation of pub
lished allegations regarding the conduct
of United States deputy marshals in the
Chippewa Indian troubles in Minnesota.
The geological survey has made public
special report upon the cement in
dustry of the United States for 1897, in
which Minnesota makes f1attering
showing. In. 1895 the production of
rock cement in Minnesota aggregated
SO, 098 barrels, with value of $38, $40.
In 1897, however, the production reached
Ill, 731 barrels, with value of $55, 1865.
A case arising from the failure of the
Fillmore County bank of Preston has
come up in the United States court at
Winona and will be tried next month
It is that of Isaac N. Smith of Preston
vs.. j. r. Clements of La Crosse to COL
lect 81, 1851, the amount he had de-
posted in the Preston bank when it
failed. In his complaint Smith alleges
that Clements took $80, 900 from the
bank and applied the same to the pur-
chase OF Minneapolis real estate.
A meeting Of tho board of regents of
tho state university will be held the
second week in December, at which
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