Little Falls herald., 1899-12-01
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Minneapolis shoemakers will form an
organization. [. ss.z 5.1s= t.z
Winona county spent $40, ,O6Oon roads
and bridges the past season. sS55ss szs5 zs.si.
Colonel Richard T. Flournoy died at
his home in st. Paul, aged 50. s. 3:.> :. Fl. /,
The Knox Presbyterian church at
Hamline was dedicated Sunday. < II
: The Hastings high school building
has been completed. The cost was
$50, 900. s% ,.:. ,. .s@.s. ~. -.
!. st. Paul leads American cities in the
increase of building improvements for
October. = =
The. National Hereford association
will hold its annual show at next years
state fair. 49,
Charles Strong, an old resident of St.
Paul and son of the late G. D. Strong,
is dead. aged 81.
The postoffce at Lam berton, Leroy
and Hector have been assigned to the
presidential class,
A quarter of a million bushels of
wheat left Duluth for Chicago during
oue DAY last week.
The work Of laying rails on the Man.
kato and New Ulm branch has been
practically completed.
Minnesota University football team
was defeated Saturday by the Chicago
University team, 20 to 0.
National Bank Examiner Simon r.
Flynn has been selected for president of
the Second National bank of St. Paul,
to succeed D. A. sMonfort, deceased.
The graduates of the Winona normal
school for the first half of the year
number eleven in the elementary
course and five in the advanced course
In the murder case Of the state against
Nelson Rnst, charged with the murder
of William Mcmillan, near Bemidii,
the jury brought in verdict of not
guilty.
The Becker County bank has filed ar
Jicles Of incorporation with the public
examiner. Chris Olson is president and
F. NJ. Marsh is cashier. The authorized
capital is $4,000.
Word has been received from Battle
Creek, Mich, of the death there of Dee
Norton, principal keeper of the St.
Cloud reform atory. He had gone there
two months ago for his health.
At the request Of Warden-elect Reeve,
Examiner Pope has detailed Deputy P.
G. Koerner and W. P. Snow to go over
the books Of the state prison that will
be turned over by Warden Wolfer.
Major George E. Pond, chief quar-
termaster Of the Department of Dakota,
has been Instructed to ask for bids on
clear timothy hay, baled, in lots of 800
tons, intended for shipment to the Phil
lippines.
In 1895 there were 35:, ,092 school chill
dren in the state and the population by
the state census was l 1,574,6 ,61y. In 1899
the school population is 395, ,OOO, and the
total population on the same ratio is
1,766,0
The state grain department has sent
its remittance covering receipts for the
month Of October to the state treasurer,
The check was drawn for $4,000. In
comparison with October of 1898, the
months receipts were 200 short .
Thomas Gilman of Minneapolis was
fined S. in the St. Paul municipal court
for expectorating on the floor of a
street car. The offense was committed
on an Interurban car. This is the first
conviction under the street car sanitary
ordinance.
1t is said the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids and Northern will build from AL
bert Lea and Minneapolis, which the
Rock Island will use to get into the
Twin Cities, now that the Minneapolis
and St. Louis will be used by the Illi-
nois Central.
Captain Edwin v. Holcombe, Of ST..
Paul, dropped dead on the street Sun
day evening, of heart disease. Captain
sHolcombe was a famous river man in
the old steamboating days. Of late
JCdlo uC Ido WdudSCu GIlt l1Olcl La
fayette at Lake Minnetonka. =.
The St. Paul members of the North
western Scandinavian Sangerfest society
met at the Windsor hotel to plan on
arrangements for the sangerfest of the
organization, which will be held in St.
Paul July 6, and 8, Of next year 1t is
expected that l, 500 singers will visit the
city for the event: =.
One Of the biggest industries in
Northern Minnesota this winter will be
that of tie cutting. The railroad tie
crop will be about 100000 in the Du-
luth district, or double that of last
winter. One Duluth contractor alone,
J.. R. Martin, will put in 1000, 900 ties
the coming winter. H..
y There is talk in railway circles of the
probability that the Chicago Great
Western may extend from Mankato to
St. Cloud, over an old route surveyed
several years ago. Such route would
give the Great Western a valuable ter
ritory and a direct north and south con-
nection with its main line from the CEN
tral part of the state. .s,5.e =1ss5s. :.s= /.
q The state game and fish commission
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