Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-01-06
NEWS IN MI nm ESOTlA

}}s4tt sAt the enQ OF the year Minnesota had
TO its credit 1881 400. 80. 5~< =. L
The reception to Governor. Lind at
the Ryan was q marked success. "
i Marcus P. Hayne. we'll known attor-
ney and president Of the; Minneapolis
baseball club, ia dead. -, s ia Z
Wilmot Seager, formerly of Duluth,
but lately resident of Milwaukee, has
assigned, with liabilities placed. at
: 4l00, 200. g. =, .:'.:..s .,...e.. ::s,s~a :~
F.. Detective James G.. Doyle has been
appointed chief of police of Minneapolis
and j. r. Canterbury chief of the FIRE
department.. =.
County hospitals for the chronic in.
sane and no board of control are recon-
mended by the state board of corrections
and charities.
. The Northwestern elevator at Grove
City has been destroyed by fire; also
about q, 900 bushels Of wheat and two
horses. Origin unknown.
Ex-Governor Merriam of St. Paul
has gone to West Superior and taken
the management Of the s1ieior Water,
Light and Power company.
The Duluth telephone franchise ex-
pres III the spring, and the various COM
panles are atwork booming aldermanic
candidates favorable to their respective
causes.
The number of deaths in Winona fol-
the year just closed was 25S, against
259 during 1897. Among the number
dying We're two that had completed a
centnry-Mrs Frederick Behr, aged 100
years and 20 days, and Joseph Cobies-
zinski.
The board of trustees of the Minnesota
Soldiers home has issued its 18th an
nual report, showing that since it was
established 1919 soldiers have been adj
mltted and given care. The. average
number of men that have been Deepen
dent on the home during the year is
363. The amount expended for the sup.
port Of the home was $53, 633. SO, or $14,-
600 less than the preceding year.
immigration to Minnesota last year
fell behind, but it was an off year for
immigration. The total number of ar
rivals was 4,063. The nationality Of
the immigrants was as follows: Ger
many, 499; Sweden, 1.R2; Norway.
1875; England. "A: Ireland, 104: Fin
land, 1865: Denmark. 21S; Austria Hun
gary. 4O1; Italy, 80: Spain, 1; Greece T;
Holland, 90; Portugal 6: Syria, 20. j,
State Bank Examiner Kenyon has is
sued a statement showing the condition
Of state banks at the close OF business
Sept. 20, and for comparison all abstract
Of the reports for Dec. /. The compari-
son shows an increase in nearly every
item and substantial increase in re-
sources Of the two cash items "due from
banks" and leash on hand.'' also a large
increase in deposits and due to banks,
the increase in the two items being more
than $l.S00:O0O. The reserve exceeds
$7O00.000. being 81 per cent and s. ,400,-
900 in excess of the required reserve.
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society will be held
at the roomaof the Commercial club in
St. Paul on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. 10, II and ~, 1899. The
school Of agriculture, the Minnesota
State Breeders association, tie Farmers
Institute corps. State Horticultural SO.
ciety and other allied organizations,
will cooperate with the agricultural so.
ciety in the work Of this meeting, max.
ing it exceedingly valuable from an ed
vocational standpoint. Reduced rates
will be given on all railroads in the state
A movement is on foot among the
high schools Of the state to organize ar
interscholastic athletic association to b.
composed of the athletic organization
of all the high schools in Minnesota. L
| is proposed to hold an annual field NEE
on the university campus every season
The object Of such an organization il
two-fold; first, to stimulate keener in
terest in athletics among the higl
schools themselves, and second, to per
feet an organization in which the uni
versity may look for reinforcements t.
its athletic forces. 8. S. Parr of st
! Cloud is chairman of committee hav
ing the organization in charge.
The following Minnesota postmaster
have been appointed during the week
Millersburg. Rice county, c.. F. Cush
man, vice Charles T. Miller, resigned
Marystown. Scott county, Ferdinand
Bombach, vice Avis Self, resigned
Sabin, Clay county, Carl Erickson, vic
O. Y. Olson, resigned; Walcott, Ric
county, J. B. Heath, vice L. B. Knud
son, removed; Adams, Mower county
Erick l.. Slindee, vice James Slindee
resigned: Attica, Aitkin county. J. M
Grub, vice: Isaac Ostman, resigned
Northland, Polk county, Lewis Thomp
son, vice A. O.. Oppeguard, resigned
and Oddessa. Big Stone county, Alonz
Eagon, vice Henry l.. Zwiener: re
moved. .r
| INDIANS ARE THREATENING.
Will Burn Reservation Pine Unless Cut
=. ting IL Stopped.
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