Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
NEWS in MINNESOTA
St. Paul has a case Of smallpox.

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st. Paul butchers have been ordered
close their shops on Sunday.
st. Joseph,s Catholic church, St.
Paul, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
Archbishop Ireland has written to
the pope endorsing his encyclical on
"Americanisrn." ....
A neighborhood in Winona county is
much perturbed over case of what
they call witchcraft.
Thirteen men of the Thirteenth Min
nesota have been wounded in the
trouble in the Philippines.
According to information received by
Representative Eddy Chief Bug-a-1na-
Geshig is again at Bear Island:
Among the deaths reported for the
week at Manila is that of Robert L.
Vaneman Of Company l. of yariola.
The Minneapolis Tribune has been
completely burned out again The
journal buildln" and other adjacent
structures took fire but We're saved.
1t is stated that the Omaha will locate
new town in Martin county at the
terminus of the Waterman Valley road
which is to be built the coming spring
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News says he learns on reli-
able authority that Archbishop Ireland
will be created cardinal at the next
consistory.
John F. Johnson, Company G., Thir-
teenth Minnesota, died Jan. ~ of
Brights disease, and was buried at sea.
He was en- route home on the transport
Zealandia.
Faelsta Bros, hardware dealers at
Madelia, have filed petition in bank
ruptcy with Referee Flittie at Mankato.
The liability are estimated at $4,000.
with no assets. =.
The se1ni-annual meeting Of the Wi
mona Presbytery will be held March p,
% and %. The boards of both the wo-
mems home and foreign societies will
meet at the same time
superintendent c. NJ. Jordan of Min
1At - LIDO OcCu ClCCUCu SECRETARY VI
the l'artment of superintendent at
the National Educational association in
session at Columbus. O.
The following Minnesota postmasters
have been appointed during the week:
Oak Grove. Anoka county, Mary Whit
ney, vice Franklin Whitney, dead:
Leavenworth, Brown county, Charles
T. Kuester, vice John Huiras, resigned.
Thursday night burglars broke into
the safes of the county treasurer's office
and postoffice at Glenwood They Sc
cured about 50 from the former and
about 5000 from the latter Both rob
bers We're run down by a posse and
captured.
Michael Smith, a justice Of the peace
at Eveleth, is reported to have disap-
peared from that village last Monday.
He was arrested at Lake Nebagamon.
charged with misappropriating village
funds to the ;}>nount Of several hundred
dollars.
Louis Bij'au}t a1il Joseph Desperoid
We're brought before Justice Sundberg
at Walker to answer to the charge of
killing Captain Barclay at Pine River
It is not believed generally that they
are guilty, but are supposed to know
something about the killing,
Wan-e-k;-lo, u notorious Indian des-
perado, was stabbed to death by another
Indian at Lawrence. on the shores of
Mile Laos lake. Four murders and
several attempted murders are laid to
him. lie was under bonds TO appear at
the next term Of the district court to
answer to the charge of murder.
According to Il report from White
Earth Dar :. Hall has been making a
personal investigation of rumors that
green pine was being cut on the reser-
walton this winter. He found it is
stated. that on the south border Of the
reservation there has been extensive
cutting both Of pine and oak, which has
been sawed just off the reservation
limits.
A postoffice was established at Vail,
Redwood county. which is to be SUP
p1leu ny special SefFlCc from hOCk.
James Longbottom has been appointed
postmaster at this office. The postofice
at Hurdal. Fillmore county, has been
discontinued and mail for that place
will hereafter be carried to Ostrander.
The postofice at Wyanett. Isanti
county. has been moved three miles
west Of the former location.
The following cablegan has been re-
ceived from Colonel Ames of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota, addressed to Governor
Lind. The regiment is still acting as
provost. Uprising attempted. Unsuc-
cessful. Captain Robinson, Sergeant
Shepard, Privates Calvin, Wooding.
Ira Smith, Company G.; Privates Grin
nell, Huffman, fairfield, Fitch. Hart
ley, Company D; Private Baker, Com
pany G; Private Gilman, Company L:
Private Frykman, Company NJ. all
wounded slightly. Private Sehr, Com
pany NJ, serious. All doing well. There
/ no occasion for alarm.
Judge Otis in the district court at St.
Paul ordered a verdict for the defend
ant in the case of D. H: Hebner against
the Great Northern Railway company.