Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-18
NEWS IN MI NESOTA

NEWS IN MINNESO1 a
Rochester Masons will build 3-story
temple. ss#. 3. s..
Two inches Of rain fell in SO minutes
at Preston Sunday. .=
Peter Kerst, an old resident Of St.
Paul, is dead, aged 70.
! Andrew T. Ialum of Sacred Heart
was KILLED by the kick of horse. 8
Territorial Pioneers dedicated t. cir
log cabin at the state fair grounds LAST
week. -.
The first rural mail delivery in w st.
eFn Minnesota has just been established
ut Montevideo.
Fire in the wholesale crockery house
Of Wemott, Howard & Co., St. Paul,
caused loss Of 500, 900.
The Ramsey county district court L
upheld the law providing for the treat
ment OF inebriates at state expense.
Forest fires are raging on the line It
the Iron Range road, and the camps {;
the Scott Croft company are thret-
ened.
The Minnesota grand chapter, Or or
Of the Eastern Star, held it's annual
sion in St. Paul last week. Fully .:''
delegates were present.
The Italian laborers employed by he.
Northern Pacific around Crooks
went on strike, demanding m r.,
wages. About 900 are implicated.
Hotel Winona, at Winona, valued At
over 500, 900, has been sold at auct''
to satisfy trust deed of $4,000. E
Tarbeu, lessee of the hotel, who n.,.-
owns most of the company stock, bic
in at $50, O25.
The American Bridge company
absorbed the entire plant of the Gille =
Herzog company, Minneapolis. r.
cording to the rumor the price paid
this immense plant by the brio e.
building trust was 100000 in ror.i
figures.
The Paulson iron properties in ne
Gunf1int region, this state, have pa
into the possession of the North Am
can Iron company of Chicago, and
week large crew of men went fl
Duluth to open the mine. This m
was started some years ago, but vF.ls
abandoned.
Operations have commenced on
government dam at Leech Lake. Fly
men are now employed and an &C =
ditiona1 force of 200 laborers will b.
work soon. It is estimated that it '
take three years to complete the c
struction Of the dam and the cost II
be 5000
William Starmour, a well kno' 1,
contractor of Duluth, was ares
charged with having threatened to /
Frank McCreary and dance on :,
grave. McCreary is agent of the P =
adelphia and Reading Coal compa.
Starmour pleaded guilty and was
under bonds.
Indians of the Grand Portage reser, l.
ton are said to be killing moose !
caribou in quantity, and efforts will
made to stop them. These Indi:
have lately sold some 100000 feet :
standing timber and are putting
proceeds into school and church
Grand Portage.
The forfeited tax sale for Kana1
county, held at Mora last week, was VI
exciting. Many outside speculat
were on hand as well as good nun
OF local buyers. Not description
bid IN for the state and in MANY
stances much more than the judgme
amount was bid.
Ex-Mayor Henry Truelson, defeat
candidate for reelection as mayor
Duluth, has appealed his contest case
the state supreme court. Judge Dib,
district court, gave the seat to T.
Hugo by six votes. The case Will
pushed along before the supreme ben
as fast as possible.
Captain Shane, in charge of river i,
provement work north of Winona.
written to steamboatman at that pl:
that he will set crew at work soon
pairing the bad place in the cham
above the city. The long dam bel
there will be, raised and a new d;
built to keep the current in the cham
The Duluth grand jury has return
q warm report so far as it deals W
the police department.. The jury hao
number Of cases against liquor deal
for alleged violations of the Sund
law, but declined to find bills again
them because Chief of Police Grand
had authorized the saloons to sell on
certain hours on Sunday.
Executive Agent Beutner will recon-
mend to the next legislature that the
killing Of moose in this state be prohib-
tied for the next four or five years, and
suggest also that the present law. be-
changed SO that it will be unlawful D
kill more than two deer in one season.
This idea is in line with the opinion of
the state game and fish commission.