Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-29
NEWS IN Is ia

NEWS d ESOI.A
The Minnesota Republican state con.
vention will be held in st. Paul on
June 80. 81 TsS53 .. 41#5, !. 81 . N.
Wanona hospital trustees have decid-
cd % open bids for the new hospital
on May Z. ii. Isl
Postofaces have been established 81
Chamberlain, Hubbard county, and at
Shepard. Crow Wing county.
Bishop Trobec will lay the corner
stone Of the new $4,000 Catholic
church at Melrose on May !. -.
Some Mankato milk dealers have
been arrested and fined for selling
skinned milk to customers. vi
Mrs. j. H. Randall of St. Paul has
been elected president Of the Baptist
Foreign Missionary society of the west.
The Appleton Press Office and Citi.
zens' bank building were badly dam.
aged by fire. Loss fully covered by in
surance. = q
Knute Moe, while visiting Rev. Mr..
Upsatta. near Bemidji, accidentally
blew tho top of his head off with a
shotgun.
DIR. Richard Burton has accepted the
chair Of English literature at the state
university and will commence work
next fall.
Fire at Elk River destroyed IS bust.
ness buildings and caused a loss Of
$55, 900. The postoffice was among the
burned buildings.
Winston Brothers & Larson, Minne-
apolis contractors, expect to complete
their ruilroad contract between Biwabik
and Summit by May l.
James Mckinney and James Carney
plead guilty to an attempted postof6ce
robbery at Jackson, and were each
given three years sentence.
An application for pardon for Rev.
J. @. Hull, sent to Saltwater prison
two years ago, was denied by the board
Of pardons at special meeting.
Jerry Root, night marshal of Be.
midi, Mimi, was stabbed to death by
Rob Kinney, q teamster in his employ.
The latter narrowly escaped lynching.
Elma Hixson, daughter of ex-senator
g. w. Hixon, has been elected superin-
tsndent Of schools for Otter Tail county
by the commissioners, to fill vacancy.
General Andrews is sending out no
tees to fire wardens over the state
urging them to exercise special care in
preventing fires from starting from
now until the snow flies again.
The Journeymen Barbers' associa.
ton has decided to hold it's annual
state convention Sunday, June 5, at
Winona, the day following the meet
ing Of the State Federation of Labor.
The comptroller of the currency de-
olared fifth dividend of per cent in
favor of the creditors Of the Union Ma.
tional bank Of Minneapolis, making in
all 80 per cent on claims proved,
to $3.50, 1921.
The Foley gold mine in the Seine
river district has been sold to an Eng.
ish syndicate for $3.50, 900. The mine
has produced gold to the value of $780,.
600, and the development work stands
the Foley company $3.50, 200.
Senator Nelson has secured the pas
sage in the senate of the bill providing
for the constr uction of dam across
the Rainy Lake river at Koochiching.
The dam is to be constructed so as to
permit the passage of sawlogs and fish.
John Minds, the captain of last
years Pennsylvania team, will coach
the state university football team next
fall. Minds played in the Pennsyl-
vania team two years as regular and
one as substitute. He played half and
fullbaok.
The trustees of the state hospitals
for the insane will meet at Fergus
Falls May to open bids for raising
the room and building an additional
story onto the north wing of the St.
Peter asylum and kitchen at the
sam Q institution.
The Minneapolis Lumber company
was assessed twice on about 2,O0O, 900
feet Of logs. They were assessed in St.
Louis county and also in Hennepin
county. the company reporting them as
being a portion Of it's property in Hen.
nepin county. The company protested
against paying double assessment
and Auditor Dunn decided that the
company had listed the logs correctly
40 a part Of it's property located in Hen.
nepin county aud that the St. Louis
county assessment was void.