The Bemidji pioneer., 1898-02-03
MINNESOTA ITEMS
Interesting Happenings in the North
Star State.

ing and choking himself.
Henry G. Salisbury Of Moorhead ha
been admitted to practice as agent fo
claimants before the interior depart
ment.
Fire destroyed Strong's elevator a
Montevideo, and about 5000 bushels
of wheat. Loss, $4,000; fully IN
Sured.
Hewitt & Co., bridge contractors o.
Minneapolis, closed Il contract will
the city council whereby they are tt
erect a $6.5OO bridge across the Kettle
river ut Sandstone.
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Joseph Lauer Of Buckman, committed
suicide by hanging himself by severa
strands Of binding twine tied to beam
of the granary. He was deranged.
Six arrests We're made on Lake Peli
can at Ashby, by Deputy Game War
den Jones and his assistant for viola
tion Of the state fish law. Each re
ccived fine of $5 and costs.
The Northwestern elevator at Will,
mar, burned Saturday night. 1t con-
tained 1000 bushels Of wheat, which
is olmost a total loss The fire started
from an over-heated stovepipe.
King & Steele, of Duluth have been
awarded the contract for building the
new pier of the Duluth ship canal.
Twelve bids We're put in. but all OF
them were much higher than that Of
the local firm, which was $4,000.
Judge Crosby of the district court
at Saltwater, has appointed Il. L..
Mannaring of Saltwater as assignee OF
Mclaughlin & kitty, to succeed II. n.
Setter, deceased. Mr.. A1arraning will
enter upon his duties Immediately.
No doubt remains that E. A. Nyst-
from, whose dead body was found
near Roseau short time since, was
murdered for his money. There Is q
suspicion as to who it was that killed
him, and arrests may follow.
Willmar schools are badly over
crowded, and steps will be taken in
the near future to build an additional
school building. The enrolment now
is 657 scholars, with but thirteen
teachers to handle them.
Frank .Permitz, who murdered
companion at Ely short time since,
is said to be under arrest at Batavia,
Ill. His location was discovered by
means of letter which he wrote to u
pal.
Charges of false arrest and imprison-
ment have been made against Officer
Martin Peterson Of Saltwater, on be-
half of James Dorgan Of Boardman,
Wis, who was locked up on suspicion
some time ago. An investigation is
being made by Mayor Pattee.
Deputy Game Warden Vogent Of
Fountain City is strictly enforcing the
law against illegal fishing. Several
parties of Winona Poles have been up
at Fountain City Bay for the past
week for fishing purposes, and have
had their nets confiscated.
At a meeting in the city hall at Will
mar, twenty-five shares at $25 each were
suvcriyed to send two men to Alaska.
The company will issue twenty-five
more shares ond permanent organize
ton will be effected in the near future.
The Elondike fever has struck heav-
lily.
Elmer +. Mitchell was nominated for
mayor Of Duluth, by the republican
city convention. W. D. Edison, the
present municipal judge was nomina
ted for reelection and Colonel N. A.
Gearhart was named for special judge.
Candidates for aldermen in the eight
wards were also nominated.
w. J. Eich, who shot and killed WAL
lace NJ. Greene Tuesday night, at
Sleepy Eye, has had his preliminary
examination. The defense waived |
examination, and after putting in three
witnesses the state asped for a COM
mitment, which was granted. The
final hearing of the case will be at an
adjourned term on court Feb. 8.
Sawyer & Mellen of st. Paul have |
bought 17,O11 acres Of land just east |
of Kettle river and adjacent to Sand |
stone, from the Standard Lumber
company a few weeks ago. This is
the largest land deal ever consum-
mated in Pine county. They will place
settlers on the land, and are offering it
at So to $5 per acre.
Harry Butcher, Money Greek
farmer, made the old mistake of blow
ing out the gas when he went to bed
at the Merchants Hotel, at Winona.
The transom was open, so that the
escaping gas was discovered by en-
ployes of the hotel, and Mr.. Butcher
aroused before serious results were
experienced.
The Winona city council has passed
an ordinance extending to the Dia-
mond 10 steamboat company their
dock privileges on the levee
for period Of ten years. The Ordin-
ance will be vetoed by Mayor Tarbell
on the ground that the extension is
for too long period, as the city may
desire to improve the property in that
time.
Harold Fl. Thorson of Elbow Lake,
president of the German-American
National bank at Little Falls, has sold
his stock to members of the Pine ISL
and Lumber company. OF the $4,000
Of stock, ThOrson owned $245OO, and
as the purchasers already owred a
large part, they will have over $4,000
in all. G. A. Weyerhauser will prob
ably be made president of the bank.
The farmers Of the town of Wheeling
Ire much worked up over mad dog
scare. Recently strange dog bit one
If the farmers dogs, which lately be-
ron to bite the stock and other dogs
n the vicinity. The other dog died
With signs of hydrofhobia. Now the
,attle and other stock which were bit
en- are dying with the same sysmp-
Oms. An order has been issued by the
own board of health to shut up all
logs in that town.
County Commissioner George Ly-
lick and Henry Logan, under indict-