Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-05-26
NEWS In MINNESOTA

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been destroyed by fire.
At a special election Hastings voted
CSC, 600 bonds for new schoolhouse.
The Bank of Minnesota receivers have
announced fourth dividend of s per
cent.
The state Catholic temperance COLI
vention will be held at Buffalo June 2a}
and 49,
Private Herbert L. Keller, Thirteenth
Minnesota, died at Manila May IL oil
diphtheria.
The Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
has been withdrawn from the front foeE
needed rest
A syndicate is being formed for the1
purpose Of building new opera house
in Glenwood.
A. N. Dare has been recommended foe
census supervisor in the Sixth congres-
sional district.
Hayfeld is to have 5O-barrel mil,
business men having raised 81, 900 bonus
and donated site.
A>court case involving thousands q
acres of land in Southern Minnesota 10 |
being tried at Winona.
Companies have incorporated in New
jersey to operate automobiles in Min
nesota and others states.
The three men tired at Fergus Falls
for completely in the Great Northern
train robbery have been convicted
Adjutant General Lambert has pre-
pared reorganization of the national
guard, nine companies to the regiment
St. Paul letter carriers who demanded
the removal of Acting Superintendent
Hadlich will be let off with repzi-
mand.
Commission men of the Twin Cit1es
have agreed to ignore the law reqnir~
ing them to give bonds and take out
licenses.
| A requisition has been granted to the
Missouri authorities for William Lowry,
alias Ross, accused of the Great North
ern express robbery.
A trolley franchise has been granted
to the Twin City Rapid Transit CON-
panv in White Bear village. It viii
connect with the Saltwater line.
Arrangements are being made by the
Duluth Maccabees to initiate a class Of
400 new memb ers on the occasion Of the
state convention of the order to be held
June 81.
Bids for the new schoolhouse at Ex-
celsior were opened Thursday night
There were eight in number, and all
were rejected on the grounds of being
excessive.
The 45th annual meeting of the W.
mona conference of the Congregational
churches at Stewartville, has been con-
cluded. The next meeting will be held
at St. Charles.
An order has been issued establishing
postoffice at Caldwell, Martin county,
Reinhart H. Mueller postmaster; also at
Carmody, Isanti county, with Paul A.
Swanson postmaster.
The Glencoe district Christian En-
deavor union opened its sixth annual
convention Saturday. This union in
cludes all the counties of Carver, Scott,
Renville, Sibley and Mcleod.
An agent of the state dairy commits
sion arrested four farmers at Belle
PLANE for adulterating milk. Two
pleaded guilty and two will stand trial
Thirteen more will be arrested.
The Mankato Electric Street Railway
Lighting and Power company has asked
the county commissioners for a fran
chise to build an electric street railway
from Mankato to St. Clair and Madison
Lake.
General Wade, commander of the de-
partment of the Dakotas, inspected
Fort Walker, Mimi, and expressed
satisfaction with the condition in which
he found everything. He will not re-
move the troops at present.
Land Commissioner Hermann has di.
rected an examination of various tracts
of land in Minnesota surveyed last year
prior to opening the same for settle
ment. Large tracts are to be examined
in Minnesota and the Dakotas before
they are opened to entry.
The caterpillars. which did unlimited
damage to the forestry and fruit trees
in the locality around Sank Rapips last
year, are again putting in an appear
ance and from present indications the
pestilence will be of more harm the
coming season than heretofore: -
Thirty sticks Of dynamite exploded il
the Fayal mine. Four men We're seri
ously injured. One mans lungs were
punctured in two places by splinters
but he surprises his physicians by rapid
progress toward recovery. The men art
deaf as result of the explosion.
The deeds of the property for The
Hastings asylum site have been deliv
cred and the warrant for $3.50 from
the state auditor received by w. b
Gergen, city treasurer. The bond
voted by the city to pay the additional
amount on the asylum site have bee,
purchased by the First National bank
and the former owners of the land hav.
received their money.
General orders have been issued bv