The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-02
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e. State News of the
Week Briefly Told.
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One case of smallpox has appeared
| In Winona.
Hail did considerable damage at /
Rochester. IN
An elevator fire at Morgan caused
loss OF $4,000. s3 s
Charles Schaak, IA well known farm
er. of Douglas, Is dead.
Contractors at Osakis have begun
work ON the new water works system.
John Franklin Of Wright county has
escaped from the st. Cloud reforma-
tory.
Roy Hendrickson Of Princeton was
Killed by being run over by a heavy
wagon.
The ST. Paul City Directory shows
an increase of 4,027 names over the
total for last year.
Fire destroyed the St Paul Cold
Storage warehouse, causing an esti-
mated loss of $74O, $50.
The state fair managers have se-
cured better railway rates and better
| attractions than ever before.
The livery barn Of Martin Hippo and
the barber shop Of George UPTON We're
burned at SheYiin. Loss, $4,000.
The st. Croix Boom company is
working its men extra hours in order
to supply the demand for logs.
A large company has been formed at
ST. Cloud to manufacture harIuWs.
The corporation promises great things
for Its projectors and the city.
Hubert Pung of Spring Hill. Stearns
county, an old and much-respeetef
farmer, died at his home from paraiy-
sis. He was sixty years Of age.
Moses Spooner,. a Canadian farmer,
who lives about seven miles north OF
Faribault, in the township OF Forest,
| reports that a vein OF coal has been
discovered there.
IA northbonnd b., O., r. & N. freight
accomm odatlon train was wrecked five
miles south Of Luverne. Several per-
sons had q narrow escape, but none re-
ceiyed serious injuries.
Several hundred Immigrants from
Russian Poland, driven out by the
cars edicts, have arrived in Duluth
during the past few days. They will
settle on farms near there or so into
the mines.
Archibald Seharenbauch, an employee
| of the Great Northern car shops ut st.
Cloud was injured while working IN
| the repair department He suffered a
loss Of three fingers, and VIII be laid
UP for a long time.
| Carl Rice of Tracy. who has. for
some time past, shown signs of being
demented, was given an examination
| before the proper officers and ad-
| judged insane. He was committed to
| the asylum at st. Peter.
The farm buildings Of NJ. J. Ball,
near West Concord, burned Nothing
| was left except the windmill and a
| few shade trees, and but little or the
| household goods We're saved.
The abundant crop yield Iii the vicin-
| ity Of Hanskais daily developing new
besiness enterprises in that town.
! Within the past few days there has
been added d rweekly newspaper md a
j twenty roam hotel TO that town.
! only one OF the nine flour mills at
the head OF the lakes was operated last
| week, and 1t made 10000 barrels.
There Were receipts Of 10000 hnrrels,
shipments of 10000 barrels, and there
are now in store there pa. 800 barrels.
| The township Of Geneva, Faribault
| county, voted $500 bonds In aid OF
| the Albert Lea Electric railway. The
| vote stood 50 for and against. The
| village of Geneva voted unanimously
to issue $500 bonds for the same
| road.
now thing Of the past. The contents
| of the office at White Earth have been
| transferred to the custody of the
| custody of the United States Indian
agent. Oar s. Hall, formerly chair
man of the commission, has gone to
his home at Buffalo Lake.
| Samuel Slayton formerly Of st.
| Cloud. died at Clearwater. He was u
| soldier Of the Civil war and amember
| of Mc1<ilvey Post, G. A. r, He be-
| longed to the Fourth Minnesota, of
| which he was color bearer. He leaves
| wife and several grown daughters
The Arnold Granite company of ST.
Cloud has secured the contract to fur
| nish NIL the granite to be used In the
| addition to be built to the Omaha pub
| lie building. The contract will ap-
proximate $4,000 The original build
Ing is OF ST Cloud granite, and it has
| proven to be the most satisfactory ma
| terial.
| The village marshal Of Heron Lake
attempted TO arrest three men who
had been hanging around town, selling
| goods very cheaply. The men drew
guns md stood the marshal off. He
called for assistance, and a posse was
quickly formed, who took the trio
After a running fight and the exchange
Of about thirty shots the men surren-
dered
The articles of Incorporation of the
new brewery company at st. Cloud
| have been duly signed and published.
1t has been decided to retain the name
under which the business has been
built UP to its present large proper
tions. The title VIII be the PRESS &c
| WINNER Brewing company. Therom
pany will begin business under its ar
ticles Of incorporation at once
George Fox CT Duluth, who was SEN
fenced to the Saltwater prison for rob
bling the Pabst Brewing company's
safe two years ago. and has been home
On parole has forfeited his privilege,
and win be taken back to serve ont his