Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-08-04

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NEWS IN N Es OTA
| Fire ats Donaldson did damage to the
extent Of $25. 900.
The funeral Of Major Diggles Of tho
Thirteenth Minnesota, was held in Bos-
ton Monday. 9.
An order has been issued estab lishing
. postofice at Neutral, Crow Wing
county, with Edward Miller for post
master. .t =. 80, ,..s
An order has been issued directing
the discharge of Private Walter M.
Beck, Company I, Thirteenth Mime
sofa regiment. " s%s; II
+ For the past week the lumber ship
ments from Duluth for the eastern lake
markets Buffalo, Chicago, etc.-have
averaged !, 200, 900 feet daily. ,=.&.#
The state reformatory officials offer
$50 reward each for the capture Of
Joseph Leclair and John Doherty,
wanted for forgery in St. Cloud.
The South Side State bank of Mime
apolis has been reorganized with cap
ital stock of $4,000 The new concern
will begin business in another month.
The 18th annual convention of the
Coopers' International union will be
held in Minneapolis the second week in
September A large attendance in
looked for.
Orders have at last been received
whereby improvements are to be made
on the st. Croix river between Still
water and the interstate park at Tay-
lors Falls.
John Ladell was arrested at st. Cloud
on suspicion of stealing 800 from John
Anderson. The money was concealed
in Anderson's room, to which Ladell
had been admitted. -
Miss Jennie G. Brown of Canada, who
is visiting at Winona. has invented a
bicycle sunshade attachment, for the
manufacture of which arrangements
are now pending with a Winona firm.
The bottom fell out of a we'll that
was being dug on the farm of Henry
Hurl, farmer living five miles east of
Stephen, and one of the men employed
in making the excavation was swept tc
sudden death.
The Industrial Savings bank of Min
neapolis has filed articles of incorpora-
ton with Public Examiner Pope. The
new institution is organized under the
savings bank law of 1879. Only saw
ings bank business will be done. Mayor
Gray is one of the incorpol ators.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission has elected A. G. Clausen
chief inspector of the grain department
to succeed himself. Chairman Ira B.
Mills and General Becker voted for Mr..
Claussen. P. M. Ringdal, who made
the motion that the election be taken
up, voted for Edwin S. Reishus, former
state senator.
According to an opinion by Attorney
General Douglas, the United States
Flour Milling company of New Jersey
can't get license to do business in
Minnesota without paying the fee re-
quired by the Somerville act, q matter
of "a, 900 or $4,000. The company men,
toned is more popularity known as the
Mcintyre -four trust.
A. 6. Clausen has resigned the office
of chief inspector of grain Of the state.
In his letter of resignation Mr.. Clausen
states that he is convinced that under
the existing circumstances it would be
impossible for him to conduct the af-
fairs of the Office as they should be con-
Quoted and that the only course left
open to him is resignation.
Director Merriam of the census Office
has set the time for the examinations to
be held at St. Paul for clerks in the CEN
sus bureau from Nov. 4 to II. During
that time it is expected to give examin-
atoms to all applicants in the region
about St. Paul, and from the list OF
, those who pass the examinations the
senators and representatives will name
the successful ones. s..... -: -
No ore will be mined this year on
state lands and all the money to be re-
ceived on royalties has now been paid
. in. There are but two opened mines on
state land, the Oliver and Mnnewas
and on the former the states agreed
amount has been far exceeded in past
years, so that no mining or royalty pay
, ment is now needed, and the latter has
2 been idle since 1893, and is likely to SC
remain some time longer. -.
e The house occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
q Barry O'Brien on Sherman avenue
: North Mankato, was set on fire by par
ties who seem to have grudge agains
, the couple and who sought this meanl
Of driving them out of the village. AL
their furniture and clothing was de
stroyed, involving q loss of 81, 800. They
carried insurance Of $500. It is as
serted by residents Of the village tha1
early in the morning - men wearing
white caps were seen to drive along tn.
: street in wagon. s. ,.ss<..<4 s., S.
) CHANGED TO NOV. 4.