Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-05-12
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

house.
Beltrami county will build new Jail
at Bemidji.
Work has begun on the Saltwater
St. Paul electric line.
Belgrade has voted bonds for water
works and electric lights.
The Great Northern will build a new
freight depot at St. Cloud
St. Paul building contractors say thew
can't get enough laborers and carpen-
tiers.
The national convention of Royal
Neighbors is in session at St. Paul this
week.
General Otis reports the death OF
Private Frank Smith Of the Thirteenth
regiment.
A postoffice has been established 1t
Rillo, Red Lake county, with Magnus
johnson as postmaster.
Ex-Governor Ramsey has RESIGNED
from the St. Paul library board to make
room for younger man.
The appointment of Archibald St.
vens as government tea inspector at St.
Paul has been announced.
Peter Carroll, North Dakota farmer.
was drugged and robbed of $3.50 and
valuable papers at St. Paul.
The general Offices of the Omaha road
at st. Paul were burglarized Saturday
night. About $l2 We're secured.
The State bank of Campbell has bee,
authorized to do business, capital $10,-
600. F. E. Kenasten of Minneapolis,
chief stockholder.
The Minneapolis school board has
voted to erect new high school build.
ing on the East Side and eight additions
to present buildings.
Larry" Horrigan, alias ''Slim'' VIM
BILE, was shot and killed while trying to
escape arrest, being caught in the act
OF robbing a safe at Minneapolis
The Citizens State bank of Nicollet
has gone into voluntary liquidation.
Notices have been sent out to the de-
positors to call for their money, as they
will be paid in full.
The Commercial bank of Carlton was
broken into by burglars, who took a
small amount of money, two revolvers
and several other things. A barber
shop was also burglarized.
In decision by Justice Collins the
Minnesota supreme court holds that
where an agent was too busy to issue .
permit passenger was justified in
boarding freight train without it.
The Wright-Davis log and ore carry.
ing road, the Duluth, Mississippi and
Northern, has been absorbed by the
Eastern Minnesota, This road runs
from the Mississippi river to Hibbing
and the Mahoming mine.
Secretary Folds Of the Minnesota
Bankers association is canvassing that
organization to ascertain the sentiment
toward proposition for a big summer
outing over the Soo-Pacific, taking in
Banff and the Yellowstone.
Darius Steward, superintendent of
schools at Fargo has been chosen super
intendent of schools of Saltwater at
salary of s., 900 per year. He was edu-
Gated at Dartmouth. The selection was
made from large list of applicants.
Factory Inspectors McCallum and
Moersch have just completed an in
spection Of the mines on the Messaba
and Vermillion ranges, and have COL
lected some interesting mining Stats
tics which will be made public later.
General Halls comment on the Thir-
teenth Minnesota: THE Minnesota
men certainly are all right. The only
fault have to find is that they began
firing little too soon, and they charged
at the enemy SO fast that l could not
keep up with Them
Sixteen candidates for appointment
to cadetship at West Point took exam
nations at Winona Friday. One-half
of the number are likely to be barred on
account Of defective teeth. Others had
some other trouble and four dropped
out, feeling they could not pass.
The village council of Alexandria has
appropriated $500, which. with a like
amount to be appropriated by the
county. will be expended on the roads
leading into the village. The same
thing wasOaone last year, and 81 900
worth Of work was done on the county
roads near the town.
The United States circuit court of APP
peals at St. Paul has decided that the
suit Of the United States against the
Northern Pacific. an action involving
the title to about 1,00O, 900 acres Of land
in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
shall be heard at the present term :.
River traffic is likely to be seriously
interfered with this season because the
usual reserve supply Of water held in
the upper lake regions has been allowed
| to flow out This has been made neces-
sary because of the rotting out of the
three principal dams. A long dry sea-
son would hamper upper river naviga-
ton considerably and it is possible that
it would have to be entirely suspended,
At meeting held in St. Paul it was
decided to invite President Mckinley to
spend at least two days in the Twin