Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-08-24
NEWS. IN MIN ESO11A ]

reported in the vicinity of Sparta.
The St. Paul police commission has
dropped 20 additional members ofethe
Did force. - -:
r. II: Simmons, former member of
the Thirteenth Minnesota, died last
week in Montana.
Six cases Of smallpox are reported in
TWO families residing in Winslow town.
ship, Traverse county. ..,7-
The Third battalion Of the Eighth
United States infantry has left Fort
Smelling for the ORIENT.
Six of the eight circus employees, ar !
rested for rioting at Cass Lake, have
been held to the grand jury.
Fifteen orphan children have arrived
at Winona from the East. They will
be adopted by Polish residents.
Governor Lind has issued the annual
Labor day proclamation, setting aside
Monday, Sept. 3, as legal holiday.
The Second battalion Of the Eighth
United States infantry, now at Fort
Smelling, has been ordered to Manila.
A special election will be held at Ada
Aug. 20 to test the will of the people
upon issuing $4,000 of bonds for water
supply and electric lighting purposes.
Maude Cutting, an 18-year-old girl,
committed suicide at Fairmont by
shooting. Disappointment in a love at.
fair is supposed to have been the cause.
Rev. J. A. Ellis of Allerton, Qls.,
who has been camping near Monticello
with his sister, Mildred Mccormick,
was drowned in the river while fishing.
George E. Kreatz, St. Cloud con-
tractor, was arrested for killing two
prairie chickens. He admitted the
offense and was fined $40 for each bird
and costs.
Statistics show that the grain receipts
of companies operating in Winona for
the grain year ending Aug. l, 1900,
were 1885, 245, against 10, 900, 900 BUSH
els handled the preceding year.
Edmund M. Estey, prominent COM
mercial traveller, formerly of St. Paul,
died Aug. 10, 1900, after lingering ILL
ness at St. Johns, n. B., his native city.
The deceased was Is years old:
Luther E. Newport, prominent
young business man of St. Paul, be-
came temporarily insane in New York
city and was taken in charge by the
police. The intense heat is said to have
been the cause.
Eberhard Uttebel, city sidewalk in
spector, was instantly killed at Man
kato by being run down on the Rock
street crossing by an Omaha passenger
train, while waiting for a Chicago and
Northwestern freight to pass.
Chris johnson, about 20 years old,
living northwest of Slayton, was in
stantly killed by lightning while stand
ing in house built in the base of a
windmill tower. A hole vas torn in
his hat and his shoes were ripped. -
A telegram received at Cass Lake
from Sheriff Rombaugh of Hubbard
county announces the arrest of Man.
ager Richards Of the Syndicate circus
at Blair, la. Doc Baker eluded the
posse, but his arrest is expected hourly.
Grace Wide, aged Fl, committed sui
eide at Minneapolis by shooting, be-
cause of unrequitted love. Miss Wilde
had been following well known young
man about the city for some days
but he had persistently refused her adj
vances. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s:sex7
While watering their team in Clear
water lake Robert Marvin of Clear
water and Carl Allison of Smith Lake
drove over steep bank into deep
water. Marvin escaped by jumping
from the buggy, but Allison and horses
were drowned:
Frank Blechinger, living at III West
Fairfield avenue, St. Paul, fred shot
gun at distance of 10 feet at '.Doo''
McLain, but failed to seriously injure
his intended victim. McLain was
slightly injured and scattering shot
wounded three witnesses to the trouble.
The new town ON the Mesaba range
that was to have been called Sharon 10
now named Bull, as there already was
one Sharon in Minnesota, and Buhl is
the name Of tho president of the steel
company owning thevillage. 1t expe1> )
to have mail service soou ant. HIS no:y
500 people. ;! ~: -. -: =.
,4f Captain James Compton vi Fergus
Falls has been elected commandant OF
the state soldiers' home ct Minnehaha
blythe board Of trustees 1T it's annual
meetine..Jas 8. H. fowler Of. Minneapolis
was re-eeetsl presid lent Of the board of ::
trustees. George N. Lampherof Moor,
bead was elected secretary.
Ill Put1am d Brien of st. Paul and
Cooke a To1rish Of Duluth have Just
madesouGsof the largest purchases o&-
pine lands reported in some time, tho
confederation being between $500, 600
and $400, 000., The land is ON the north
shore Of Lake Superior, tributary to
the Lake and the CloQuet river. ~.
r The: Duluth, Missabe and Northern
has completed ito No. ! ore dock ct Du.,,
luth, though considerable dredging re-
mains to be done before the dock can
be used. The dock proper il !, l62 foot
long, half the length Of No. l and No.
2, and half of it's own ultimate size. II
ia the companv's highest and ,vidaat