Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-05
NEWS NNESOTA.


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The annual convention of the West
ern Bohemian Catholic Union was held
in ST. Paul last week. = r.
Minnesota Knights of Pythias met at
Minneapolis last week. Two hundred
delegates were present.
The State Association Of Librarians
held its annual convention in Winona
the early part of the week.
Superintendent Leviston's report
shows an increase of 1,042 pupils over
last year in St. Paul schools.
Mrs. William Elliott, one of the early
settlers of Washington county, is dead.
She resided there since 1852.
The state department of public in,
struction has just distributed $904,-
3O4. 80 among Minnesota public schools.
Plans for pulp mill at Duluth are
being discussed and there is at least a
fair prospect that they will go through.
The state board of equalization has
added 81 1926, 900 to the valuation of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company's as.
sessment
A barn and contents, including IL
horses belonging to Barney Ryan, an
expressman, burned at St. Paul Mon
day night.
Steven K Willard, prominent law.
yer Of Minneapolis, died at Santa Fe,
N. NJ, Monday. He had gone south
for his health.
Judge George L. Bum Of St. Paul
has declined the proffered Democratic
nomination for associate justice of the
supreme court. --"z:-e-s.~r
The Winona Daily and Weekly Her.
aid has been sold to Fred Vandusee Of
St. Paul and its politics changed from
Democratic to Republican.
Randes Abrahamson, the Duluth fire.
bug, has been convicted of arson in the
second degree. He is 81 years of age
and considered by many degenerate.
Judge Brooks has declined the Demo-
cratic nomination for chief justice Of
the supreme court The state commit.
tee has decided to leave the place va
cant. xas.S a<ae.<..
The recent rains washed out three
bridges and nine dams on Prairie river,
near Sparta, also large amount of hay
that had been stacked along the bot
toms by the farmers.
Building operations now in progress
in Duluth aggregate over $3.50, 600, in
GLIDING the big wholesale hardware
house for the Marshall. Wells company
and the new Peavey elevator annex.
= The contributions of the Minneapolis
public to the Galveston relief fund
amount to about $4,000, the greater
portion Of which has been forwarded
the mayor of Houston by Mayor Gray.
Rev. Lucien F. Merritt, one of the
earliest residents Of Duluth, is dead,
after an illness Of but 10 days. Mr..
Merritt came to Duluth in 1856 and
had resided there almost continuously
ever since.
hammers Brothers, who do an ex-
tensive business in Northern Minnesota
and Wisconsin, are preparing for a
busy season. They now have a drive
of 80, DOC. 900 feet on the way from Red
Lake Falls to Crookston.
The movement of iron ore from the
Head of the Lakes, Duluth, Two Har-
bors and Superior, for the season to
~, +on
as compared with 5,8l8, 800 tons for the
corresponding period last year.
Luther E. Newport, aged IS, a son of
Colonel Newport, a wealthy banker
and broker of St. Paul, was taken vio-
lently insane at Heublein's hotel, Har:-.
ford, Conn.,, and had to be taken to the
police station, where he is confined in
q cell under guard. -
President Northrop of the state uni.
versity has been asked. to recommend
instructors for the Philippines. Grad
yates of the Agricultural college are
wanted; men who will travel over the
islands, study the conditions, and later
teach the natives the American meth.
DDS of farming.
The county commissioners Of Rem.
vile county have just finished the ex-
animation of the Olivia county seat
petition. Their finding shows that the
petition contained the signatures of
B,316 legal voters of the county. Aspe.
cial election WAS called for Oct. IS, and
the prospects are good for a big vote.
Theodore Vongreoht, q native of
Holland, who for years has resided in
the Transvaal, is in St. Paul He will
settle in the West and says that next
spring large contingent Of Beers will
come to this country. The. object of
his trip to St. Paul is to secure satisfac.
tory rates. to the West for his country
men. --. 80. Z.
The Scanlon. Gipson dam, at the out
let of 'Cass lake, was blown out, owing
to the exceedingly high water in the
lake. Indians who have resided there
for go and 20 years state that the water
Is higher than it has ever been aud the
removal of the dam was necessary to
avoid the flooding of the Glenmont g.