Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-12-15
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

DR.. Albert E. SenKler, one of tho old
time physicians Of St. Paul, is dead.
The state interest charge ON daily
balances has been raised to per cent.
Claus A. Blixt, sentenced for life for
the Cling murder, has applied for
pardon.
The people of Bemidji are arranging
to give Admiral Dewey bear as
Christmas present.
Samuel s. Eaton, known as 1.-THE
father of insurance in St. Paul" is dead.
He came to St. Paul in 1866.
The Mississippi Valley Lumberman
gives the lumber shipments since Jan.
at 404, AGO, 900 feet, against 324, Ats. 900
for the first IL months Of 1898.
Bank Examiner Pope makes the state.
ment that the accounts Of Warden
Wolfer were found to be correct, With
the exception of few clerical errors.
George C. Power of St. Paul is said
to have been agreed upon by Senators
Davis and Nelson for national bank OK
aminer for the Minnesota district, to
succeed S. R. Flynn.
The State Horticultural convention at
Minneapolis has closed. The old officers
were reelected, with the exception Of
treasurer. O. M. Lord was elected in
place of G. w Simpson.
The State Foresty association has 70.
al g. n
Judson N. Cross; secretary. George
w. Strand, Taylors Falls; treasurer,
R. S. Macintosh, st. Anthony Park.
August Henaen, while crossing Lewis
lake, near Mora, on tho ice, broke
through. Henry Hieser, companion,
went to his assistance and both were
drowned. They were young unmarried
men and formerly lived near Glencoe.
About $500 persons attended and en-
joyed concert given at the Swedish
tabernacle, Minneapolis, for the benefit
of the Norwegian fishermen who suf-
fered by recent storms It is thought
fully 800 viii be forwarded to Nor
way.
l-'' W. OCSCAOpiAo4uo 1Si1tAec w Luo
l:vh-rago firm CT Ward 4 Watson inli-
cate that they cleaned up at least
$:!O. 600 through the energetic operation
cf t:::eir "arbitrage' system in Mime
j.: phi, during the two months they We're
there.
Five state conventions will meet in
Winona next year. The Y. NJ. G. A,
Feb. Is to Is, the grocers Feb. 81 to %,
the firemen June 10 to IA, the German
Methodists the end Of September, and
the state board Of corrections and char
titles in October.
c. E. Thayer OF Minneapolis, who
purchased a site for grain elevator on
Rices Point, Duluth, last spring, near
the site OF the big new Peavey, will at
once begin the work OF putting in the
piling and foundation for 1900, 900
bushel steel elevator to be erected this
winter.
Cyrus W. Brown, convicted at Wab-
asha two weeks ago two weeks ago of
murder in the second degree, has been
granted now trial by Judge Snow.
Lack of evidence to sustain the verdict
and statements made out of court in
the presence Of the jury are the
grounds.
A gentleman named Blihaudle of La
Crosse, Wis, has purchased land east
of Pine City and proposes to cultivate
tobacco plants on five acres next sum
mer He has studied the soil and cli-
mate and says they are we'll adapted
for the culture of the weed, in which
he has had consldera bio experience.
Officers of the State Association Of
Beekeepers: President, J. P. West,
Hastings: first vice president. Gideon
h. Pond. Bloomington. second vice
president, W. II. Putnaiu. Hudson:
third vice president. Frank Moeser,
Minneapolis; executive committee. H.
e. Ackiin. St. Paul; William Russell,
Minneapolis.
Ex-Governor Alexander Ramsey cele-
brated his s4th birthday Friday. In
Governor Ra1nsey* career, although he
dropped ont of re public affairs
about 20 years ago. ..r has been gov
ernor, elector, senator, secretary of war,
secretary OF the navy, ard, besides, has
occupied large number of local posi-
tons Of honor and trust.
The New Paynesv1lle Tribune, here
tofore published by A. H. Carlisle, has
sold it's subscription list and good will
to JAG Brynildsen, who lately purchased
the New Paynesville Press. The pub
LEGATION of the Tribune will be discon.
tinued, but Mr.. Carlisle, its editor, is
making arrangements to move his plant
to Belgrade, where he will publish the
Belgrade Tribune.
The three cases standing against
Louis F. Menage, of Minneapolis
Guaranty Loan fame, have been nolled
Oh motion OF the county attorney. The
written motion states that the evidence
against Mr.. Menage is the same as
that against W. F. Streeter, who was
not Convicted after two trials, that fou.
material witnesses are dead and that
others are out of the state.
Adjutant General Lambert is prepar-
ing a general order that will call the
First regiment back into sta te service,
after having been on a furlough for 10