Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-02-03

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miles mil Of streets last year. -: h. '>: &. y
3 Mrs. Kelly. wife Of 2, III. Kelly, t1ieoi
at her home in. st. Paul Sunday. i, ! q
=: The National Buttern1akers conven
ton isexpecteds to meet in st. Paul il
1901. T.. !. III, ,.- :. > ~ S.. i
The. \ orthwestern Whist association
held a two days annual meeting in St
Paul. - s. >. ,.: =. :. - ',
" Merchants excursions will be run: te;;
the Twin Cities in February; March and
April. -: az = =. ~
Willi1an Donal{. son, :: the prominent
MINNEAPOLIS merchant died suddenly in
California: :, = =. -,
The. Chicago Great We stern will fund
a7Eu:lt $7.0Oh 600 Indebtedness into lie.
be,lture stock. :,
Bishop W7hipple has been selected tc
represent America at the great mission
airy meeting in England.
In q wreck On the Chicago Great
Western near Dodge Center. Mimi; En-.
gineer Stewart was killed. -.
F'rai.cis Baasen oif New Ulm, veteran
of the First Minnesota, has been ap.
pointed assistant adjuta7.v 'c;coral.
:. Governor Lind has removed John S.
O'Brien from the state prison board for
alleged incompati.b ilty Ct purpose,
H. o. Garlock 6 Co.. Of Walnut
Grove have bought out R. H. Martin &
Son. proplietors of the Bank of Balaton.
John Rodd. an alleged counterfeiter
who escaped from Jail at Winona. a
year ago, has been captured in Illinois.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis intends
70 build an Omaha line. according to
reported statement of General Manager
Day.
Father Homer, a Catholic Priest, who
has in charge the spiritual welfare of
the Indians on the Cloquet reservation,
is erecting new CHI rch on the reselva-
ton. "
Three frame business houses and sew
eral thousand dollars worth of ma.
chinery were destroyed by fire at Sibley.
A machine shop, laundry and Office were
burned.
A postofice has been established at
Clotho, Todd county, which will be sup
piled by special service from Long
Prairie. George w. Cromwell has been
appointed postmaster. -,
Charles and Jane Whittemore of Lynn
den town, Stearns county. have cele-
brated the Goth anniversary Of their
wedding. The groom is 81 and with
his bride is enjoying excellent health.
The state railroad commission has rec
commended that the Eastern Minnesota
stop its trains at La Prairie or otherwise
satisfy the people Of that place, who
have complained that their station was
removed.
Oscar Sather was arrested at Wadena
by Sheriff Irwin on a complaint charg-
ing him with passing spurious coin: He
was searched and seven counterfeit dol
lars We're found. He broke down and
confessed that he made the moulds him.
self and we'll done dollars dated 1879, in
1887.
Labor Commissioner McHale has an
nounced his appointments of the fol-
lowing assistants in his department.:
Assistant labor commissioner; N. P. o.
son, Minneapolis: factory inspector. AL
fred McCollun, Duluth: deputy COM
missioner, j. L. Graves Of st. Paul, pub
Usher Of the st. Paul Broadaxe.
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St. P;eul's loss by fire during 1898 was
smaller than it was during any of the
Is preceding years since the city had a
paid fire department. The total loss fol
the year was $3.50, 958.17. as against
$l75, 600 for the year preceding. There
were 659 alarms during the year, l7S
more than in 1897. The average loss pei
fire during 1893 WAS $242. SO.
Judge Lochren, sitting in the United
States, circuit court at St. Paul, has
held that the Chicago Great Western
railway company may not abrogate the
contract with the Northern Pacific to
use the latters tracks between St. Paul
and Minneapolis The contract sought
to be abrogated was for 900 years and
still has more than 800 years to run.
The following Minnesota postmasters
were appointed during the week: Brad.
ford, Isanti, county, C. A. Olson: Cush-
man, Isanti county, William Pew: Saint
Leo, Yellow Medicine county, Henry
Schweyen; Wyanette. Isanti county.
Andrew w. Anderson, Lemond, Steele
county, Edward S. Hanson; Wallace,
Dakota county, Frank Hardness; Saint
Bonifacius, Hennepin county. Felix
Logelin; Robbinsdale, Hennepin county
E. j., Doty. ,.-~,.,~~::>.,44 80 f,<... :
For his mental anguish and damage
to his reputation in having a libel pub,
hshed from one telegraph: agent te
another and fer the malice therein con:
tained,< the supreme court holds that
Samuel D. Peterson, former state sen.
ator, is justly entitled to a verdict
against the W!estern.U nion il Telegraph
company and that punitive damages
may be included. But $50, 1000 is too
much. He. must make It 81 900 Or have
q new trial. A4.%% /. ,S:ist> - ~ > =
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