Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-12
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

age to St. Paul streets.
Mrs. Bridgman, aged Is, resident OF
St. Cloud since 1866, is dead.
The 18-inch wall Of the Hotel Aber-
deem, St. Paul. was penetrated by bolt
OF lightning Saturday.
Hog cholera has begun to spread very
rapidly III Faribau.t county. One man
lost 30 good hogs in a short time.
Reports received by Minneapolis ele-
vator companies show that AZ per cent
of the wheat crop has been threshed.
John P. Cooper, nominated by the
Democrats of Redwood county for rep
resentative in the legislature, has de-
clined the nomination.
The attendance in the normal depart
ment Of the Mankato normal school is
3ll, against $50 a year ago. The fall
ing off is due to the dropping Of the
"B'' class.
Operations in the Gunf1int iron re-
gion, located in Cook county just this
side of the international boundary line,
are being pushed, and important results
are expected to follow.
The Red River presbytery in session
at Fergus Falls, voted in favor Of re-
tanning the present creed unaltered,
but the adoption Of an explanatory sup
plement will be advocated.
The Danish Lutherans of this state,
MI l>>1l
ing convention at Albert Lea and
there are large number of ministers
present from the three states
The rate Of taxation for state revenue
purposes has been fixed at 1.3 mills,
which is decrease of lilo of mill
from that Of last year. The revenue
rate has not been so low for a long
time.
Charles Swanson, railroad contrac-
tor from Minneapolis, was assaulted
and robbed at Chicago. The robbers
struck him on the head with a slung-
shot and while PROSTATE robbed him Of
$3.50 in checks and 800 in cash.
In the writ of habeas corpus proceed
Jig by the attorney for the Cass Lake
circus rioters, Judge Cant, at Duluth,
discharged the writ, and unless spe-
cial term should occur in Cass county
they will have to remain in Jail until
next May.
The St. Croix boom corporation will
keep it's crew busy two weeks longer
and the seasons output of logs will
amount to 240. 100000 feet, which is a.
decided falling off from last year, when
the total amount for the season was
1872, 900, 900 feet.
The river at Winona has risen very
rapidly for several days and now regis
tiers over II feet above low water mark.
1t has been necessary to close the water
gates and prevent the river from back
ing into the lake and flooding the south
side Of the city.
Archibald W. Riddeil, for thirty
eight years resident of Minnesota, is
dead at Mortified. He was over 81
years of age, having been born in
Smith Falls, Ont, June &. 1886. He,
came to this state with his family in
1862, settling on farm near Mortified
The Duluth and Iron Range railroad
has filed its annual report with the
railroad commission. The road de-
clared from its earnings and surplus at
the last directors meeting $4,000, 900
in dividends on it's common stock, or
100 per cent. The Duluth and Iron
Range has mileage of 1913. Is.
During heavy thunder shower, Ru-
dolph Wachtler and wife of Mountain
Lake were aroused by lightning strik-
ing their bed, splintering one bedpost
and passing between them, and burn
ing hole through the bedclothes and
mattresses. They were not injured.
The house is almost total wreck.
The directory estimate of the popula-
ton of the city Of Duluth throws the
government figures in the shade The
1900 directory is soon to be issued, and
G. B. Stanley, the man who got it up.
estimates that the population of the
city is 59,650, instead of 52,995, the fig
ures that resulted from the United
States census.
The report of the conc 20, of Il .
national banks of Minnes"'.. Exclusive
of the Twin Cities, at close Of 1siness
on Sept. has been made public In
dividual deposits aggregate $22, 622, 633,
a decline of about 100000 compared
with the report in June. Loans and
discounts have dropped from $685.
$50 to 9,2O9, $50.
A lumber of the Minneapolis flour
mills were shut down Saturday night
and will not be in operation for perhapsl
a week or 10 days. The reasons for
this action are slow demand for ex-
port, large stock on hand, and de-
SIRE on the part of some of the mill
owners to make repairs while the de-
mand is not brisk.
The population of the Is state insti-
tutions for September showed an in.
crease of SOC over September, 1899.
The five state hospitals for insane had
142 of this number. There are now
+, lO7 inmates in state institutions and
$780, were there last year. There is a /