The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-25
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I next with S39 and Monticello had S28 Thz
chances are that Buffalo VIII be ahead
| this year.
Fa9ribagltzThe Js9ri9 libel suit brought
endum, by Miss Van Emah h has sIe Been HeIef- Ie-
| tied. Ford was fined S10ai and costs of
both the justice and the district court,
| The judge refused a new trial
! Waverly-There is row no doubt as to
the prevalence of smallpox in this CITY.
| H. NJ. Bracken, secretary of the state
! board of health. examined the cases and
! pronounced them to be genuine smallpox.
! strict quarantine has been inaugurated
to prevent the spread of the disease.
Montevideo-Mrs. Augusta Kerkew. of
Havelock, was arrested on a charge of
! attempting to poison her father-in-!aw,
| and has been bound over to await the ac-
ton Of the grand Jury at the next term
| of the district court. 81
Cloquet-The general store of c. P Pc
terSon q Co. was completely destroyed
by fire. The building was one of the
| largest in the village, and was just erect
ed last summer While trying to put out
| the fire Mr. Peterson was nearly over
come by suffocation. The loss is $1,000,
with insurance of $1,000
Mora-Sheriff Johnson, who has been
engaged for some time in tracing up the
Albert Peterson murder case, arrested j.
W. Hooper at Bemidji and Fred Lee
man at La Prairie, under a warrant
charging them with the murder of Pc
terson. Both prisoners have been
brought here and lodged in Jail.
Nicollet-The first regular meeting of
the Nicollet County Creamery association
will be held at this place June 4. Prof
T. L. Hacker, of the state university,
and Senator ]. A. Johnson, of st. Peter
will be present and address the meeting
S. Honydahl, Of the New Sweden cream
cry, and {. J. Joshn, of the Nicollet
creamery, will read papers on subjects
Of interest to every dairyman in the coun-
try.
Rochester-While burning a pile of
rubbish in the yard, Miss Clara Williams
clothes caught fire, and she was danger
ously burned. Her garments were al
most entirely consumed, and her body
was scorched, with the flesh charred in
places. Her suffering is intense but IT
is thought she will recover.
Northhed-President Strong Of Carle-
ton college, has undertaken a plan to
raise 100000 for the college before Jan /.
The movement was set on foot by DR.
| Pearsons, of Chicago, who will make the
I college a cash gift of $50, 600 as soon as
! the 100000 is at hand.
Brainerd-Sheriff Erickson has made a
| lien on the Minnesota Waterworks com
| pany, of Brainerd, to satisfy Judgment
| for taxes amounting to ST. $3.50. The
company at first offered to pay $500 and
| deposit the balance, pending determlna-
! ton of liability, but the sheriff Would
not accept this proposition. The water
works company have served an iniunc-
ton upon Erickson to restrain him from
selling the property levied on. and a
( hearing has been set for May Is.
Walker--Cass Lake parties are circula-
ting petitions for a special election to
vote on the question of removing the
county seat of this county from Walker
to Cass Lake. The proposed change is
meeting with strong opposition from the
citizens of Walker, and an effort will be
made to prevent the circUlators from Sc
| curing the signatures necessary to com
pei the county auditor TO issue the call
for an election.
Crookston-An epidemic Of diphtheria
exists in the town of Emerson, Manitoba
and the people of St. Vincent, this state,
have become very much alarmed over the
matter. Emerson is just across the in
ternationaI boundry line, and only a
short distance from st. Vincent Mimi.
and Pembina, N D.
Oronoco-The Oronoco Concession com
pany has leased the placer gold deposits
which are reported to be very rich, for
| eighty years, to a Chicago company com
posed Of Lawton c. Bonney and others
The OronocO company is to have a royal
ty Of 10 per cent of the gross output
Work on the deposits will begin at once