Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-26
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The supreme court holds that the Du.
luth charter is valid.
S. G. Whiting, one of the earliest
settlers of Rochester, is dead, aged 81.
Matthew NJ. Gregson. an old and
highly respected citizen Of Austin, il
dead.
The reports received from Northern
Minnesota indicate that big game is
unusually plentiful.
Charles E. Mosier, who was nomi-
mated by the Republicans for mayor of
Saltwater. declines to make the run.
The attorney general holds that for
eign corporations that do not comply
with the Somerville law cannot bid at
state timber sales.
August Frederick, the 3-year-old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Veldt
of Anoka. was drowned by falling into
q Well containing Is feet Of water.
Otter Tail county's oldest inhabitant
died recently at Leaf Lake. His name
was Abraham Putas and he had lived
to the age of 100 years and months.
The barns of John B. Cook & Son,
St. Paul, were destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. Fifty-two horses per-
ished and all the vehicles, harnesses,
feed and other property is total loss.
Arthur Furtney, young man from
Lansing, who was hunting at Geneva
Lake, and was accidentally shot in the
bowels, died Thursday. He was II
years of age and the fatal shot was
from his own gum.
The Winona button factory, which
has been closed for some time, will
soon reopen and will be run for several
months. Some Winona capital is now
interested and it is intended to make
this big industry.
Articles of Incorporation have been
fled with the secretary Of state by the
Blood Mile Vehicle Motor company of
Minneapolis, with capital Of $500, 900.
The entire business OF the firm will be
the manufacture of automobiles.
A deal for 100, 900 ST. Louis county
acres, adaptedin large part to agricul-
ture, is in progress which involves
from $275,O00 to $30O,O00 The deal is
one Of the biggest for lands of this kind
ever undertaken in this part Of the
state.
A freight wreck occurred at Orton-
vile Saturday, exactly where the
wreck Of two weeks ago took place.
of %ho 1or
freight going east jumped the track
and piled up 30 cars, mostly loaded
with grain.
Fred W. Lilley, convicted at St. Paul
of assault upon his wife, was sentenced
to five years at Saltwater. Lilley at
tempted to kill his wife and Miss Della
Feige at the California Wine House.
He shot both women, but neither was
severely injured.
Minnesota paid $i64 for the support
of each inmate in her 10 state institu-
tons during the fiscal year which
closed on July 81. The total net cur
rent expense of running the institu..
tions, five of which are insane hospi-~
tails, was 5000, 337.37.
Peter Armor of Sandstone, cut his
wife's throat in Minneapolis lodging
house and then hacked away at his own
neck in futile effort to strike the Jug
ular vein. The woman will live, but
Armor will probably die Both are at
the Minneapolis city hospital.
With one exception, all of the Mime
apolis -four mills which were closed a.
week ago are in full operation. The
demand for domestic consumption and
for export is on the mend and the mills
Of that city will undoubtedly grind at
their full capacity for some time to
come.
Surveyors are at work north of AL
den surveying railroad line from New
Ulm, Mankato, through Freeborn to
Albert Lea. They are working under
the name of another road; but it is sup
posed to be the extension of the Illinois
Central, which has made its way into
Albert Lea.
The Biwabik mine has stopped all
shipments for the season, though it
may resume shipments after electioo.
Three hundred men were Jet otv.
Shipping contractors, eu':lovAng 10
men, are still at work. -. Inc las
shipped all the ore it has sid, about
915, 900 gross tons.
The state department Of public in
struction is preparing to introduce into
the rural schools of the state course
in practical farming. Such subjects
will be included as are best calculated
to make the pupils expert farmers and
will make farm life attractive to the
children Of the rural districts.
Charles E. sellye and Harry Shearer,
who were convicted at Duluth Of set
: ting fire to Indian timber lands III order
10 take advantage Of the dead and down
TIE. Der act, were sentenced to eight
mclths in the Hennepin county Jail
, and $500 fine each. A motion for a.
suspension of sentence was denied.
Andrew Mcdonald, one of the ear
lest settlers of Wright county, died at
his home in French Lake, of cancer of
the stomach. He was one Of the noted