Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-04-06
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

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Paul.
Captain Sigsbee is the guest of St.
Paul this week.
A Cleveland firm has bought the Fay
mine for $4,000.
A $4,000 cooperative creamery Is to
be built near Balaton.
John Mathies, pioneer business man
Of St. Paul, is dead, aged g..
! Northern Minnesota firemen will
hold a tournament at Fosston.
Chester R. Smith has been nominated
for mayor by St. Paul Republicans.
DR.. Rodnell has been appointed of.
fficial physician to Cass Lake Indians.
Stearns county is excited over alleged
discovery of coal in the western portion.
Judge Strobeck of Ltchfeld win 60
to Washington as superintendent OF tho
document room.
Harry Staples, ex-member Company
K, Thirteenth Minnesota, died at STILL
water Wednesday.
The City -four mill, at Mankato, has
been destroyed by fire. Loss 5000.
with 81, 900 insurance.
Public Examiner Pope says Mime
sofa state banks will not generally
change to national banks.
The Northern Minnesota Educational
association held three days session at
St. Cloud, ending Saturday.
Increase in the business Of the St.
Paul postoffice for the year has added
81 900 to the postmaster's salary.
Fire in the city hall at St. James de-
stroyed most of the city records. Tho
fire was caused by lamp explosion.
The Oyler Wheel company of Mime
apolis has been incorporated. It is pro-
posed to manufacture bicycles and au-
tomobiles.
The annual report from the St. Paul
workhouse shows that its prisoners
gained more than two tons in weight
for the year.
Miss Anna Scouten, formerly Of Wi
mona and Mankato, died at Rome of
malignant smallpox. She was on a
pleasure tour
Former Con gressnlan James w. Owens
died Friday in New York, aged GO. He
served in the Fifty-tirst and Fifty
second congresses.
Burglars entered the Central school
tuilding at Winona and removed kit
OF tools from the basement and clocks
from several Of the rooms.
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul has
been selected to deliver the dedicatory
address at the unwilling Of the Lafay-
cite monument in Paris July 4.
The name of the Oakdale postoffice
has been changed from ''Combs'' to
"Oakbury,' by order of Postmaster
General Smith, i'll answer to petition
of the patrons of the office.
The Great Northern is preparing to
enlarge and remodel it's St. Paul shops,
and will add new tools and equipment.
The total cost of the improvements will
be from $3.50, 900 to 100000.
c. H. Warner, assistant land clerk in
the state auditors Office, has resigned
to take charge Of the Aitkin Age. He
is succeeded by Captain l. G. Patterson,
who commanded Company M, Of the
Fourteenth regiment.
All of the binder Irvine machinery at
the Saltwater prison is now in opera
ton, having started Thursday, and the
state is manufacturing about $1,000
pounds Of Irvine per day Orders for
Irvine have been booked that will take
the entire output Of the factory up to
Aug. l.
Treasurer w. B. Kirke of the Trans
Mississippi exposition commission for
Minnesota, filed with the state auditor
final report of the money handled by
the commission in connection with the
Minnesota exhibit at Omaha in 1885,
Out Of the appropriation Of $24, 500,
Secretary Kirke reports balance Of
$66. 40, which has been turned over to
the state.
At Jackson an unknown man, sup
posed to be a tramp, stealing a ride in
Milwaukee road box car, was burned to
an unacceptable crisp and Night Op-
orator J. J. Dolan was severely burned
by the explosion of gasoline. The oper-
ator, carrying torch, opened the car
door to examine its contents and an e.
plosion Immediately followed.
The state insurance department has
completed statement of the life insur-
ance business done in Minnesota the
past year, and the amount by fire in
surance companies The two reports
indicate total insurance in force at
the close of 1899, both fire and life, as
exceeding by $500, Oo0, 900 the combined
valuation of real and personal property
in the state. Insurance Of all classes in
force is close to $500, 900, 600, while the
total valuation of the state is placed by
the last tax levy at $500, 0oo, 900 or there
abouts. Upon this basis life and fire
companies received about SIC, O00, 600 in
premiums, divided as follows: Life,