Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

St. Paul has abandoned the ice carni-
val project. i,
A new postofice has been ordered at
Bndgeman. Cass county. - =
Lumpy jaw has broken out in a large
herd of cattle near Winona.
Colonel Ames has gone on the retired
list Of the Minnesota national guard.
Jackson's electric light plant has been
completed and the current turned on.
Fire at St. Thomas college, St. Paul,
caused great CONSERVATION but small
loss =:
The village of Cass Lake held its first
election Saturday. P. 81. Wall was
! elected president.
A national bank with capital of
| $50, 900 has been organized at Siayton.
B. I. Weld is president.
The University OF Minnesota won in
! the joint debate with the North western
university in Minneapolis.
| DR.. Pleasant Hunter, pastor of West.
minister Presbyterian church, Mime
apolis, has resigned. He will rest for .
year.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Eli s. Warner of st.
Paul to be surveyor general of Mime
nesota.
Fire at Osakis destroyed Davis d
Morton's general store, B. L. Maupe's
grocery, AMI William LEM jewelry
store Loss { 1000.
Minnesota township mutual fire COM
panies report to Commissioner
OShaughnessy an average cost of Is
cents per 500 for losses and expenses.
The Northern Linseed Oil company is
the name given new and independent
oil mill, the headquarters of which are
| in Minneapolis. G.. w. Baker will be
manager of the concern.
The receiver of the St. Paul Savings
bank expects to pay 20 per cent divi-
dend this month. The Bank of Min
nesota, which failed two years ago will
pay another per cent, making IS per
| cent paid.
An order has been issued establishing
postofdce at Burchard, Lyon county,
! also at Montrey, Martin county. The
postofice at Monarch, Freedom county,
was ordered discontinued. Mail will
be sent to Geneva. -
The state high school board has de-
clded to adhere to its ruling on normal
~ 49,
must take the examinations in such
! subjects as are not covered by their
normal school diplomas.
Superintendent Nussbaumer of Como
park has been directed by the St. Paul
! park board to correspond with auto
ers regarding prices of both, and prob
ably the placing of three of the horse
| less vehicles and an electric launch at:
Como park.
| NJ. j. Bowling of Renville has de-
parted on six months trip around the
world, partly for the benefit Of his
health, which has not been the best
during the past few months. He ex-
poets to go via Europe and to- spend
some time in the Philippines next sum-
mer. 4
Figures on factory inspection for 1898
have been compiled by Labor Commls-
sioner McHale, showing 1903 estab-
lishments visited during the year, of
which 99S in St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth were inspected second time.
There were employed in the places
inspected "a, $50 persons, of whom g., sos
weae men, 10,045 women, Al boys and
116 girls.
An attempt was made by James
| WEIGH to shoot Judge Lochren of the
federal district court at his chambers
in the federal building at St. Paul.
James Conway, the messenger, seeing
the danger, sprang upon the would-be
murderer and held him while the Judge
called for assistance. A case had re-
Gently been decided against WEIGH in
Judge Lochren's court.
| It is stated that summer schools are
! to be held in every county in the state
| this year, after all. Last summer the
number had to be cut down because the
| appropriation was not enough This
year the appropriation is the same, but:
in the summer meeting of the normal
school board it was developed that
every teacher was engaged subject to-
the claim of the state for two weeks
time for institute work, and this work
will be utilized for summer schools.
A deed has BEEN filed for record in
the register of deeds Office for Anoka
county, whereby Moses E. Clapp of st.
Paul and George H. Wyman of Anoka
decided 2, 207 acres Of land in the town
of Columbus and 1895 acres in the
town Of Linwood to the Minnesota
Grass Irvine company Of St. Paul for
. cash consideration Of $2s,5Oo. 4
large portion of this land is known -
swamp, upon which grows large
amount Of wire grass, which the pur-
chasers will use in the manufacture Of
rugs. carpets, Irvine, etc. The Price PR
acre was over o.. 60. - Z
VENISON NAY BE SHIPPED.