Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-02-04
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Inc MINNESOTA D0nJal ASSOCIATION Is
holding a convention at St. Paul this
week.
The Minnesota National Guard asso-
citation will ask the state to furnish the
armories
The next legislature will be asked to
provide two new buildings for the agri.
cultural school.
Eighty.four students have completed
the winter dairy course at the state
agricultural school.
The receivers Of the Wood Harvester
works at ST. Paul have been authorized
to declare dividend.
A postoffice has been established at
Tawney, Fillmore county, with Toilet
E. Halyorsen as postmaster.
Orders for more than 40 carloads Of
binding Irvine have already been re-
celved at the Saltwater prison.
Frank Wilson, on trial at Minneapo-
IL for the murder of Raime Duchane
On July "a last, has been acquitted.
John Hay cock, formerly of St. Paul,
who was captain of the first steamboat
on the Mississi ppi river, died at Sebekd.
The Populist auxiliary state central
committee held meeting at St. Paul
and discussed plans for fighting fusion.
It was stated at Washington that
Halvor Stevenson will be appointed
United States district attorney for Min
nesota.
The sureties Of Hangar, the default
ing city treasurer of Minneapolis, have
been released from their $500, 900 bonds
for $4,000
Chiefs Of the White Earth Indian res.
ervation have sent protest to WASH
ington agai9St the way their pine tim.
Der is being dmHosed of.
George W, Stewart of St. Cloud has
been appointex5 o succeed James Cooper
on the board Il managers Of the state
reformatory 81 that place.
In the case Of Charles W. Thompson
vs. Great Northern railway at Will
mar, the jury @und verdict Of $1,000
for plaintiff, w3o lost foot.
Ole Fin6a9S. ! very early settler; died
at Grand MesdSw Friday. Twenty.
five years ago 4r. Finhart represented
his district II the legislature.
The trial of Mccall for the killing of
Henry Haberling, which has been in
progress at Pipestone for several days,
resulted in a verdict Of acquittal.
The Joyce-Kenney breach of promise
suit at Minneapolis resulted in ver-
dict for the plaintiff, Miss Joyce. The
amount awarded was the full sum
asked-$5, 900.
Congressman McCleary has an.
nounced that the examination Of can
didates for the West Point cadetship at
Heron Lake had been postponed from
Feb to Feb. 10.
The man who builds a house on an.
others land without the others con-
sent, builds it for his neighbor. A de-
cision rendered by the state supreme
court declares that the builder must
suffer for his own negligence and that
the law gives him no relief.
The officers of the Duluth, Mesaba
and Northern Railroad company have
decided to make extensive improve
ments at Proctor Knott during the
present year. Plans are being pre-
pared for four large buildings, which
include machine shops and a store
house.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has decided to move its depot
from the central part of Benson, where
it now stands, to d point about mile
west of the present location. Trouble
between the city and the company on
account of street crossings is the cause
| of this change.
State Treasurer Koerner received a
check for Sill, 200 from the @. N. Mel
son Lumber company, in settlement OF
claims against the company for alleged
trespass on the lands of the state some
six or seven years ago. The amount is
supposed to cover the full value Of the
pine. The money will 60 into the
school fund.
DR.. D. N. Jones of Gaylord has been
named by Governor Clough as a men,
Der of the board of trustees of the state
hospitals, vice DR.. O. L. Wells Of Min
neapolis, deceased. DIR. Jones was a
member Of the state board of medical
examiners. His place on that board
was filed by the appointment Of DE-.
II. Morell Of Slayton.
| Miss r. Hams has rendered her resig-
nation as teacher in the Winona nor.
NAL school and it is reported on good
authority that she will marry prom
inent business man of Minnesota and
tour southern Europe this winter. Miss
Louise Montgomery, who graduated
from the state university in 1880, has
been chosen her successor.
The Omaha system has reported to
the state railway commission that it's
earnings for the last six months in 1897
amounted to 81, 344, 4S1.2l. on which
the gross earnings tax due the state
amounts to $50, 1892 ID. This is an in.
crease of $212, 800. 80 in the gross earn
ings and $6,284.19 in the tax for siz
MONTHS =
More than half of the business por.
ton of the town of Hoffman was wiped
out by fire which originated in the