The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-31
ALL AROUND THE NORTHWEST.

ALL AROUND THE NORTHWEST.
Little Falls, Minn.-Contract for bridge
| over Platte river let for $1,247.
ST. James. Minn-Watonwan county Re-
publican convention here May 9.
Golden Gate, Minn.-School District No.
! 10 has $1,000 cash and wants new school
| house.
Luverne Minn.-This (RoclO county
! viii have an unusually large acreage Of
Austin, Minn;-City council offered
| $4,000 for the electric light plant owned
by private individuals.
St Peter, Minn.-A protest against
| bicyclists riding on sidewalks has been
flied with the city council.
Staples, Minn.-Samuel Kuhns fell on a
saw at fuckers mill. His body was sawed
in half and recovered from the dust fit.
Hazel Run, Minn.-A grand opening ball
| will be given at Hazel Run tonight to eel
citrate the completion of the town hall.
Fargo, n. Dit is proposed to change
| the date of the tri-state drainage conven-
! ton at Grand Forks, from May 10 to May
! TO-
Rochester, Minn-W. j. Eaton sold his
| residence and ground admitting on the
| WinOna & Western railroad to that COM
| pany for $1,000.
| Worthington, Minn.--A petition praying
| that the license fee be fixed at $500 Will
| be presented to the council before they
take any formal action fixing the amount
Dawson, Minn.-John Johnson, farmer
near Providence, narrowly escaped loss
| of $4,000 through operation of confidence
men, one of whom was arrested.
Faribault, Minn.-Both political parties
Endorsed K. d. Chase for mayor j. w.
Bennett was nominated by the Repub-
licans for assessor, and William McGin-
Miss for treasurer by the Democrats.
LuVerne, Misunderstanding Elder Bull
is expected here next Saturday TO hold
quarterly conferences at the NJ. E. church
in the evening, and ON Sunday conduct
Winona, Minn.-The government steam
er General Barnard, which has tied up at
the levee many times during the past
summer, will not be seen In the upper
Mississippi waters after the close of the
coming season.
Brownsville, Minn.-George Enos and
Thomas Finley, clam fishers. found a
pearl worth $500 in shell, and 1t is pro-
posed to make search for pearls. Fishers
also talk of establishing a pearl button
blank factory here.
Sherburn, Minn.-Three applications in
for saloon licenses at Dunnel, and not
a building up yet. Some one Is going to
get left on this business. There are not
enough inveterate drinkers in Martin
county to give thirty saloons profit.
Glendale, Minn.-Thomas Begley was
buried Yesterday. He was one of the
three bachelor brothers who came to this
county in the early pioneer days, and
they amassed a fortune of over $4,000
which is now bequeathed and the prop
erty of the remaining brother, Lawrence.
successor to the government steamer
General Barnard has been awarded to
Edward G. Howard, of Jeffersonville, Ind.
His bid was So, 900. The contracts calls
for the delivery of the boat within six
months.
Faribault, Minn.--A committee of
eighteen prominent citizens, members of
Immaculate Conception church, went to
st. Paul yesterday to see Archbishop Ire
land in regard to keeping Father Conry,
whose resignation was announced some
time ago.
Austin, Minn.-.NIower county is to have
another new school house. The people
of District 81, two miles east of Browns
dale have voted that the building which
has served for forty years has done
duty long enough and another building
will be erected this summer.
Caledonia, Minn-The county commits
sioners and village council have agreed
to appropriate sum of money to be
used in identifying the grounds around
the jail and court house. Both squares
will be fenced in, shade trees will be
planted and a fountain placed there
GAINESVILLE, Minn.-A tramp, masquerade
ing as cripple, secured several dollars
begging In the street, and, with his COM
panions, got drunk and attempted to hold
up restaurant. Then they assaulted the
town marshal and fiourished revolvers.
Two were arrested. while the third es-
capped
Elbow Lake Mnn.-The chances are
that Elbow Lake will have tine new no.
tel before snow flies next fall. Landlord
pushing
the FORMATION of stock company with q
view of building strictly modern. up-to-
date "a, house. The plan Is to put up a
building to cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
Elbow Lake, Minn-The 81 800 bonds re-
Gently voted for an electric light plant
were were sold Saturday night to Rudolph
h kieyybo tie g Co. of Cincinnati The
payable in annual installments Of $780,
| The successful bidders pay par and in
terest to date of delivery and a premium
Belle. PLANE, MIMI. H. Kahle will
leave for Europe next week in the inter-
est Of the Deering Machine company. His
/ wife will accompany him to ST Paul on
Saturday, where they will remain over
! Sunday with relatives, when Mr.. Kahle
| viii leave for the company's Office at
| Chicago, from which place he will start
| on his long journey at once.
Shakopee, Minn.-The James Quirk
| Milling company, which operates several
mills in this. section Of the state, with a
| established a wheat buying agency at
| Chaska. Rev. Chester Birch, well known
throughout the country as very success
ful evangelist, VIII visit Shakopee and be-
sin a series Of meetings on April Ii, in
! the Presbyterian church.
,, Hanlontown, Minn5;,Disciples Of Spike
trick here last night. They cracked the
! bank safe and secured between $4,000 and
5000. After bagging the game they stole
a hand car from It's house and made
| their escape down the line. Hanlon-
| town is one of the new hamlets on the
| Blue Earth-M Mason City line of the Chi
! cago & Northwestern road. 1t Is under
| stood that there is no clew to the rob-
! bers, although officers are securing the
country In all directions.
| Fairmont, Minn.-The county commits
| sioners met in special session for the
| purpose of letting the contract for re-
modelling the old Jail into Office rooms
| and to transact such other business as
comes before them. The contract to
make over the old jail was let to Miller
| q Dorendorf for $755. A large delegation
of Lake Belt citizens appeared before
| the commissioners Monday in regard to
| the granting of a saloon license at Cey-
| Ion. Both sides were we'll represented
The commissioners finally voted to grant
| license.