Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-05-19
NEWS IN 1Il,> ESOTA

year mum Der 2S2.
Waterville has granted 25-year elec-
trio light franchise
St. Paul high schools will this year
graduate about 200 pupils.
The St. Cloud normal graduating
class will this year number a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Knapp of Wi.
mona have celebra ted the 5Oth anniver-
sary.
The General assembly of the Presby-
terrain church meets in Minneapolis this
week.
Steps have been taken for better en-
forcement of child labor laws in tho
smaller cities.
The prison board has increased tho
salary of Warden Wolfer from S., 900 to
$4,000 per year.
A class of from 100 to 1O5 will gradu-
ate from the Winona normal school on
Friday, June 20.
July is the latest date set for tho
arrival at home of the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment. 70
The State Society of Homeopathic
Physicians is holding it's annual meet
ing at St. Paul this week.
A special election was held at Min
neota Tuesday to vote on bonds for
watetw orks and sewerage.
George H. Coulter of St. Paul has been
acquitted on the Indictment charging
election returns irregularities.
1t is stated that Duluth grain receiv-
ers will refuse to obey the Grindeland
Commission house license law.
The hospital in course of construction
at Zumbrota is about completed, and
will be opened some time this month.
Starbuck has voted bonds for water
works and electric lights and will now
go out after the county seat of Pope
county.
Trafford n. Jayne, prominent young
man Of Minneapolis, confessed embez-
element and left the city, threatening
suicide
The land commissioner has approved
a selection Of 1881 acres Of land in the
Duluth land district on account of the
swamp land grant.
James Welsh, the Minneapolis who
jumped from the top tier of cells to the
floor below in the state prison on Sun
day. with suicidal intent, is dead.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Yale of WI
mona, has made an assignment. Liza
bilities $4,000: assets $4,000. Unpro-
ductive real estate is given as the
cause.
William F. Ross, in the Fergus Falls
Jail in connection with the Great North
ern train robbery, will be surrendered
to sheriff Of Missouri, being an escaped
convict from that state.
The Minnesota high court of Forest
ers elected woman, Mrs. Harriet w.
Schoonmaker of St. Paul, for high vice
chief ranger It is the first time woman
has ever held that Office.
! The Irvine report made to the board
of prison managers shows a net profit
for the season at the prison factory of
So, 672.T. The cost of manufacture was
1851 ,07e.28, and sales $424, 751.05.
The board of county commissioners
has adopted resolution providing for
bond issue to take up the floating in
debtedness of Kanabec county, amount.
ing to $12, 5000. The bonds will run from
B to Is years.
State bank officials are anxious to
have state bankers association organ
ized. 1t is proposed to contine it's men,
bership solely to state banks. although
it will bear close relation to the Mime
sofa Bankers association.
Frederick w. Parsons of Litchfield.
has brought suit against a patent medi-,
cine company for $4,000 damages for
injuries alleged to have been sustained
by him through the explosion of
medicinal inhaler manufactured by the
company.
! Thomas B. Scott has been arraigned
before Judge Kelly at St. Paul charged
with perjury in connection with the
affairs of the Insurance Clearance COM
| pany. He pleaded not guilty and gave
! bail in the sum Of s., 500, with Theodore
Borup and E. H. Bailey as sureties..
The Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
held their annual meeting at. the state
house Thurs lay. The Goth anniversary
OF the organization of the territory will
be observed by the Old Settlers Associ-
alton June /. and the Territorial Pio-
neers will hold appropriate exercises
Judge Orr of st. Paul sustained the
constitutionality of the law prohibiting
the sale of imitation vinegar in the case
of the state against William Bordeleau.
Attorney General Douglas prosecuted,
at the instance Of Dairy Commissioner
Bowler. AS the case was in the nature
of a test, it will likely be carried to the
supreme court.
The 31st annual council fire and feast
of good cheer, commemorative of the
settlement Of the Ojibways on the
White Earth reservation will be cele-
~brated at White Earth agency on June
IA. At the .nnual meeting of the couu-
Gil few, days ago T.. H. Beaulieu was
duly elected president for the ensuing
year, JOSEPH. Hole-in-the-Day Wood