Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-07-26

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NEWS j Tn MN ESQ /
The. Northern P4ciAc 10 making e.
tensive dock improvements at Duluth.
Creditors have taken charge Of. the
7. u. Roberts Supply House. Min
neapolts. iii. f.. BIT II. s..sz
& -Four deaths from heat occusred at
Minneapolis Sunday, the result Of
prostrattons OF the previous day.
A lone highwayman held up stu
water bartender at 1880. the other
night and secured all the money in the
cash drawer. 5z.+. FL =. s = = =.
The state board g lavestment has
decided to invest 100000 Of the per:
manent school fund in bonds Of the
state Of Utah. '''. H..
The thermometer registered 102 in
the Twin Cities Saturday. the highest
point reached in the record. of the
weather bureau. .
= Charles Olson Of Mankato was
robbed of $110 in cash and $500 in
checks while on an electric car be-
tween Saltwater and st. Paul.
August N. Chemidlin, who had been
private tutor in the family of James
J. Hill for rs years, was run over BY
fire engine at st. Paul and died 80
minutes later.
The rafting works at West Newton
were opened Monday after having
been closed down for about two
months. There are 100000 fest of
logs in'the booms there.
Miss Mary Hammerstrom, aged IL
years. daughter Of respectable farm
or living near Eagle Lake, committed
suicide by hanging. Disappointment
in love is probably responsible for the.
deed.
Attorney General Douglas has ar.
ranged for the purchase q $50 acres
Of timber land on the east end of Lake
1tasca for the state park. The pur.
chase has been under consideration
for year.
Warren ]. Woodbury., who was en-
gagged in the printing business in st.
Paul, committed suicide by jumping
from the high bridge in that city.
Woodbury. had been troubled for years
by business cares and domestic bur-
dens.
Attorneys acting for Mrs. G. K. d.
Wis have made settlement with DR..
Murphy OF Chicago. who paid the late
Senator Davis two visits during his
illness and asked $4,000 compensar
tton. The Chicago surgeon settled for
$1,000.
Walter B. Bourne. who was chief
deputy Of Ramsey county under Au-
ditor Sullivan, has been taken into
custody, on a charge Of embezzlement
Of county funds. County Auditor
Johnson swore out the warrant for
his arrest.
John S. Pillsbury Of Minneapolis has
sold to the Onondaga Iron company
his threeQuarters interest in the
northwest quarter Of section 81, town
50, range 20, for $50, 1000. This is q val
liable iron deposit on the Western Me-
saba range.
Information based on inquiries by
freight officials is to the effect that
Minnesota will furnish q bumper DO
tato crop this season. This news 10
highly significant in view Of the re-
ported failure Of the potato crop In
other states.
The state drainage oommission has
appointed George Ralph OF Crookston
engineer for the commission. Peti-
tons for drainage Of lands were -
ceived from Norman. Beltrami, Red
Lake. Roseau, Polk, Wadena and Ait
kin counties.
The Minneapolis saloon men are on
the warpath and It is said meeting
will be held during the week and the
question of erecting an independent
brewery for the purpose Of supplying
many Of the local retail dealers will
be considered.
A delegation Of state editors waited
on the tax commissioners in st. Paul
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legal rate allowed for the publication
Of tax lists, They also asked tor q
modification of certain laws which ~
late to newspapers. ...-...
The state board Of heakhkannounoes
that the number Of smallpox cases has
fallen Of during the past two weeks.
There are now 365> leases, onethird
less than reported 70 weeks ago.
Polk county leads with e. cases. He
heat had much toNdo with checking the
progress Of the disease. -.
s. Bla1r McBeath Of saltwater has
received q lette1(1om James Rertham.
private secretary to Andrew Carnegie.
in which Mr., Carnegie offers to donate
$4,000 10 stillvat~ for . public u
brary provided the city WIN raise g.
500 yearly with which to mainta1n the
building and keep It in repair.
Fire sWent the business poetian of