Little Falls herald., 1900-09-28
NEWS In MINNESOTA

NEW - 1lN nl4N1NIOVIA
The national guard of the state has
been equipped for field service. .
The sta:v board of equalization has
reduced ST. Paul's assessments 1884,.
6Sl.
Alfred J. Mueller of New Ulm, this
state, was among those killed recently
in the Philippines.
E. P. Corbett,. deputy game warden,
shot aud killed Joseph Mrozinski, St.
Paul fisherman. He pleads self.defense.
All of the sawmi,ls of Duluth are
running now at full blast, and they are
expected to keep going until late in the
foil
A committee of the state board of
equalization has recommended an in
crease of one-third in the assessment on
lumber firms.
The Duluth city conference commit
tee has definitely fixed on the city's tax
rate at l7.2 mills, as compared with
1877 mills last year.
John McGinn, formerly chief of de-
tectives of St. Paul, suicided at Chi
cago while being placed under arrest
for attempted murder.
The prospects are that the timber on
the four ceded townships on the east
side of the White Earth agency will be
sold during the coming season.
The German Catholic Benevolent
societies of Minnesota met in annual
convention at Duluth Monday. Two
thousand delegates were present.
AS result of the primary election in
Minneapolis DIR. A. A. Ames is the
choice of the Republicans for mayor.
James Gray was renominated by Dem
ocrats.
r. Ruf1in, for years in the auditors
office of the Northern Pacific road, and
for the past three years secretary to the
of the Lake Superior
division of the road, is dead at Duluth.
The Duluth presbytery held it's semi
annual meeting at Bemidji and elected
Rev. Mr.. Crane of Grand Rapids mod
orator. The presbytery took action IA
vorably on the proposed revision of the
Presbyterian creed.
During the past three weeks the
Northern Pacific railroad has handled,
through Duluth, over 10000 cases Of
export salmon. During September the
road shipped more salmon than for any
FRI III m nOnth in It's history
An apparent shortage that may reach
So, 600 has been discovered in the &C.
counts of G. +. Chester of Duluth,
former clerk Of the district court, who
died in Superior couple of weeks ago
under circumstances indicating suicide.
E. E. Lane, one Of the old and well
known citizens of Rochester, died at
his home in that city, his death being
caused by consumption after years OF
invalidism. He was 68 years of age.
and had resided in Rochester for over
40 years.
Superintendent Denfeld estimates the
school attendance of Duluth at 9,7O0,
against 8, 200 for the first week of school
last year. If the rate Of increase dur
ing the school year is the same as it has
been in other years. the attendance,
will touch 10,700.
Dudley H. Hersey, al early resident
of Minnesota and for many years iden-
titled with the commercial interests of
the Northwest, died at St. Paul Mon
day, after d lingering illness. He was
55 years old and for several years had
been in bad health.
Eight hundred Sons of Hermann,
most Of them from St. Paul, went to
New Ulm Sunday on excursion train
to celebrate the third anniversary of
the dedication of the Hermann monu-
ment, erected by the national order
Exercises were held at Hermann's
Heights.
1t is estimated Il . school at
tendance in Duluth ear is 1O,5OO.
an increase of near:y 400 over last
years figures. All OF the schools are
filed as they never have been before,
and it is expected that later the ca
pacity of the school buildings will be
strained to accommodate the attend
ance.
The Midland Linseed Oil company of
Minneapolis, having capital stock ni
$4OO, 900, has filed articles Of III GO: pors-
ton with the secretary of s1a;,. IT,
work Of the company will n<. tie man
ufacturing of inseed oil and other
products Of fax seed, the buying, sell.
fn0 and shinninp of hax sao6 oud IL.
products.
N. Bertrand. Jr., sole proprietor of
the Bank of Walker, committed suicide
by shooting himself with rifle. His
books show that the bank is in good
condition and deposito1s will undoubt-
edly be paid in full. Because of delay
in the mails one of his drafts on a
Chicago bank came back protested and
this is believed to have caused the sui
eide.
Representative jacobson of Lac qui