Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-09-15
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The general conference Of the Evan.
gelical church will meet in St. Paul
next month.
The state horticultural society offers
81 600 for Seeding apple that will fit
the Minnesota climate.
A dog. supposed to have been mad,
created great scare at the state fair.
Several persons were bitten.
The burned buildings of Concordia
college, St. Paul, have been restored
and were rededicated Sunday.
George F. Hinkins Of St. Paul has
been elected president of the National
Railway Blacksmiths' association.
The semi-centennial of the introduce.
ton of Masonry in Minnesota was cele-
brated at St. Paul Lodge No. 5 Friday
evening.
Eight emptied pocketbooks were
found behind coop in the poultry
building at the STATE fair when the
fowls were removed.
Colonel Ames and Major Bean have
buried the hatchet temporarily at least,
and all is peace in the Thirteenth regi-
menr, which will be mustered out about
Oct. l.
Thirty-six thousand people attended
the Minnesota state fair Thursday-St.
Paul day-breaking all previous rec
ords. The gate receipts aggregated
$4,000.
Receipts at the state fair for the week
were SIS, 900, compared with $31, GOO
last year. The evening features were
more than self paying, though the adj
ditional expense was about $l2 900.
A definite move for an epileptic COL
| onv in Minnesota is on foot as result
of the state conference Of correctonss
and charities in Duluth last week. A.
committee has been named to draft q;
bill to that end.
Minnesota has furnished the largest
| delegation to the Grand Army ancaIap-
ment Of any Western state. Ahaut $50
came on the official Burlington and
Ohio train via Washington and the 500
brought enough more to give total of
more than $50.
An important pine land deal has been
made from Henry and Albert Stephens
of Detroit, Mich, to the Northern LINN
Der company, the Weyerhauser 'syndi-
tcate. The consideration was $3.50, 900.
The property includes timber on towns
81, SO and SO, ranges IA, Is, Is, II and 90.
Thomas Menshall of La Crescent,
aged rs, and Mrs. M. E. Remington,
aged 66, were married at the brides
|, home near Dexter. Mr.. Menshall claims
the distinction of being the oldest post
master in the United States, he having
held that position at La Crescent for AZ
+ years.
} John l.. Larson, John Lundstrom,
Albert Larson and Henry Eggan OF
Garfield. and Ole Wertman from Belle
River, threshers, while returning from
T. Brandon, were struck by lightning.
Lundstrom aud Wertman were killed
: instantly. The others were more or less
!. injured but will recover
II More than 1896, COG, 900 feet of lumbe,
have been shipped from Minneapolis
r since Jan. l, which is an increase of Al
. per cent over the corresponding months
Of last year. The August shipment:
/ amounted to sc, $40. 900 feet, an increase
OF rs, 005, OOO over the amount shipped
in the corresponding month last year.
The state railroad and warehouse
eom1nission will make trip this month
lover the Preston narrow gauge branch
1of the Milwaukee and the narrow gaupe
JZumbrota road, with a view to ascer-
sGaining whether it is best to- order the
oenstruction of standard gauge road.
The Milwaukee will probably take &C.
ton without waiting for an order from
the con- mission. and will build stand.
ard gauge rack Oh The, Pres ion branch,
In order to improve its facilities for
hand ling business -.
DR.. G. A. Scha:c:l. au ots:rr OF the
forestry ailnin:, g,,io:, Of +. ~ State of
He. st. Dar1i stadt. C.rin.,n.- said to be
one OF The able~T forestry TX ,:.rts in the
world. Prot :ssor' CIR W a,r! Genera,
Andrews vii, Dl;,.-t' - twn weeks visit
Of inspection TO the pine forests of Min.
ne:'ota. Tie tri? i: t, he ma ID by re-
Quest Of she state f,rt try board, with
q view to securing da:;. to be used At
the next session of the legislature for
wise revision Of the state forestry laws;
with regard to the perpetuity of Min
uesnrl's forests.
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