Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-09-22
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

work is to be commenced at once on
fax fibre mill at Moorhead.
The census of Buffalo, which has just
been taken. shows the present popula-
ton to be 1,O78
Willmar has case of smallpox, i'm.
ported from Montana. The man was
found i'll in the depot waiting room.
The state board of equalization has
increased considerably the valuation of
household furniture and Office furniture.
The Houston County bank has re-
ceived authority from the public exam
liner to increase its capital from $l5 200
to $4,000.
A case of smallpox has appeared at
the Preside hospital in San Francisco.
None of the Minnesota troops are likely
to be affected
Among the passengers u the White
Star liner Oceanic wa tie Rt. kex.
James McGolrick, bis.lc - Dul1tk.
He has been to Rome.
There is project to cors' uct q rail-
way into the Rainy river god district
and develop the immense water power
at Koochiching, MINI.
Captain H. S. Crossfeld of Browns
Valley has been appointed a captain for
service in one Of the ten regiments now
being mustered for the Philippines.
Robert Stuart, in the general mer-
camille business at Window, has filed .
petition in bankruptcy. The assets foot
up SIG, 1876 and the liabilities $12,9
The Bank of Spring Valley has been
reorganized into state bank and capi-
talized with SEC, GOO There are 20 stock
holders, including the owners of the old
bank.
Duluth school board has been econ
omizing for two years and begins the
school year with 100000 balance,
instead Of an overdraft, as it did two
years ago.
Hon. J. F. Kenmore, ex-judge of pro-
bate of Beltrami county, is dead. He
was state senator from Winona some
years ago and for 10 years was sheriff Of
Lyon county.
Nearly 200 United States senators and
congressman are expected to be Of the
party that will make a tour of the pro-
posed national park in Minnesota, be-
ginning Sept. %.
Miles Griswold, aged IS, son of En-
gineer F. F. Griswold of the Great
Northern, was accidentally shot and
killed by companion while hunting
prairie chickens near GAINESVILLE.
Burglars entered the postofice at
Parker's Prairie and made an ur3uc-
| cessful attempt to blow the safe. They
secured IS in the outside drawer and
took some small articles of merchandise.
| No definite clue.
The railway commissioners have fixed
upon Sept. - and ~ as the dates for
examining the narrow gauge roads
from Preston to Reno. and from Zum-
brota to Wabasha, with view to the
enforcement of the law in relation to
these two roads.
It is announced that the Eastern Min
nesota will at once build an extension
up the Mississippi valley, north from
Milaca to Mississippi, the southernmost
station of the extension on the Mesaba
| range. The new extension will be about
100 miles long and it will tap heavily
mbered section of territory.
Henry w. Stevens, the millionaire
lum berman of Detroit, Mich, has dis
posed of a large tract of pine. land in
, the Duluth district to the Northern
Lumber company of Cloquet, MINI.
There is said to be As, 600, 000.feet in the
| tract The consideration was $3.50. yM
which was laid in one New York DRIFT.
H. w. Oliver James Gayley ana c.
ID. Frazer o. PittsJurg, heads Ct the
| new Carnec-:c iron ore railway a:!d the
Carnegie Mining: con,,any. are nlll1ing
trip over the MINNESOTA r..1;,cs, ac-
:on!'anlet. Dy Dr. y. P. IIul~., .~>ne:al
manager. al! 7. =. Cole. general supcr-
in:ents.n. OF IT,. lnililc GOA n,ny They
have jus. closed a deal for The purchase
of the Aucort, mine and are looking for
| more.
A colony Of about rs families from
the vicinity Of Butter6eld, this state,
mostly Germans, have purchased 3.20U
acres of land OF the Omaha railway, a
few miles east Of Shell Lake, Wis. It
will be called the Christian Social Or
ganization, and all lands will BE- held
in common. The land is now being
cleared and houses and barns built.
The railway company has put in sid
ing. The station and postoffice will be-
sailed Sarona.
Ten thousand of German Catholic
Central societies and kindred organiza-
tions from various sections of the state
joined in monster demonstration Sum-
day afternoon at St. Paul. The march,
ing hosts were viewed by thousands on
the down town streets. AS the OPEN
ing feature of the annual convention Of
the German Catholic Society of North
America the street parade was dis
tinctively great success, and one Of
the largest that has been seen in st.
Paul.
An official of tho Indian Office will
soon visit Cass Lake with q view of ex-
aiming the land embraced within tho
present claim of Mrs. Lydick for allot-
ments at that place. The secretary of
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