Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02
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Telephone taxes reported IT q: to to the state
!. @. F. Staples announces his candidacy
for railroad commissioner u:
!. Several large pulp mill schemes are
said to be incubating in the Duluth. dis
trict. 5s:S.5 81. i, :: >....: >.: =: 49,.
The Illinois Central Monday inaugu-
rated its through passenger service to
st. Paul and Minneapolis. !.
A Pro: Boer meeting was held at Min
neapols Saturday evening: One is
scheduled at Duluth for Feb. 9.
An: order has:been: issued establishing
postotfice at Vance; Itasca county,
with Frank L.; Vance postmaster.
! Fire in the confectionery ina,,ufactory
Of McKusick, Copelin, Riddell & Co..
Minneapolis, did $1oo, 900 damage.
r Minnesota railroad commissioners will
investigate alleged Discrimination in
rates to. Southern Minnesota points.
~ Il is believed thai; several pen found
at St.: Paul Temporarily: insane were
Slipped from Chicago "lzlcckout par
1ors.'' .. 49,
It is shown that last. year over 1,O00,-
600 poundsof oleomargarine was shipped
into Minnesota. Not all of it, however,
was consumed in the state.
The interstate commerce commission
has brought action in the federal court
to compel the Northern Pacific to obey
It's orders in the St. Cloud rate case.
w. J. Sullivan, chief clerk of the
grain department at St. Paul, has re-
signed his Office. M. S. lamar of St.
Paul, has been named as his successor
The State bank Of Woodstock, Pipe.
stone county, has been authorized to be-
gin business by the public examiner;
capital $4,000; Teunis Prins president,
r. w. Green cashier.
Tie students of Window Institute at
Montevideo held Qualification parade
and made lively demonstration ove.
the news Of the endowment gift Of $685.
900 provided by the will of the late w.
S. Benton. A large number Of the
alumni were present.
The Minnesota Transfer and Belt Line
company has fled it's reports Of gross
earnings with the taterailway commits
sion, for the period between Dec. 81,
1890, which are given at $9,l32.67.
Upon this statement the company pays
into the state treasury $275.oo i'll taxes.
Frederick Guion pleaded guilty to the
murder Of James Miller OH Nov. Is,
1899, i'll the district court at St. Paul.
He changed his plea of mot guilty. to
guilty Of murder in the second degree
and was remanded for sentence. Life
confinement is the penalty fixed by the
code. =: =.
The state railroad commission has de-
MED the request Of the Omaha, Milwau-
kee, St. louis, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern for permission to adj
vance lumber rates / cent per hundred
in southeastern territory. In the opdn-
ion of the commission the reasons urged
in support Of the advance were INSULT.
Gent. The freight agents Of the roads
interested have been: notified Of the de-.
cision. To offset the arguments of the
| roads, the commission holds that bust.
ness conditions are improved and the
! general prosperity is sufficient reason
for the denial. : ...:. 4
Electricity is manufactured article
and must be SO classified, according to
an. opinion rendered by the attorney
generals office. An electric company
raised the point and wanted it definitely
decided owing to the liability of. stock
holders. and because of the fees to be
paid for filing the articles. After ma