Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
NEWS NlE in MINI {: / \ ! NiElSO 3! { OT.A ! !. |.

NEWS in MIN NE6UI'lA'
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! Or. Ddws1d B. zier, one OF the best
known physicians IN Minneapolis. r
dead. e ~. = :, ID s.
I Ephraim Phelps dropped dead at
Battbe Lake while saving wood. Heart
! dtsedse was the cause. $3.50 - e&.s.ff "
II The state railroad commission has
ordered the Northwestern road to
build the gtdetrack asked by the
schmidt-Anderson Grain company at
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The contract for the ornamental
iron for the Kansas state capitol build
ing has been awarded to the Flour City
Ornamental Iron works OF Minneapolis
at $4,000. =,
The Martini n-Hanfgarn company has
been. organized ii" Winona, for the
manufacture of workingmen's clothing,
with a capital Of 100000, $4,000 OF
which Is subscribed by Winona cap
Malists.
Albert Smith. lumberman, was
crushed to death at Camp No. 2 of the
Pine Tree Lumber company, 18 miles
west OF Park Rapids, while hauling
logs. He was about 80 years old and
his home was at Little Falls.
The annual convention of the South.
ern Minnesota Bee Keepers associa.
ton will be held in Winona, Jan. 81
and %. An interesting programme Of
papers on topics OF special interest to
bee men will shortly be prepared.
J. Albert Hagstrom, the youngest
member Of the Thirty first session of
the Minnesota legislature, Is dead at
Minneapolis from tuberculosis Mr.
HagstWm was born Nov. %, 1872, and
nearly his entire life was spent In
Minneapolis. a -
Nathaniel. Head, who was postmas.
ter on the Red Lake reservation until
a short time ago, has been arrested on
4 charge OF embezzling $500, the post
Office inspector having found his sac.
count short this amount when he came
10 check up
The lumber mills Of Winona cut the
pant season much less lumber than the
previous one. The cut for this year
was 72,500,000 feet Of lumber, 20, ,450,-
900 laths and 80. 800 900 shingles. There
Il q falling OF Of close TO 10000, 900
1eot OF lumDer.
Tams Bixby, the well known state
politician and chairman of the Dawes
commission, Is seriously i'll at st.
Luke's hospital in St Paul. He was
threatened with appendicitis and was
ordered by his physicians to secure
absolute rest for a time.
Woodsmen are so plentiful now that
ho rof a f4v ~
has declined about $6 a month, from
more than $50 to $26, and there are
not Jobs enough to go round. This as
because OF the great influx Of men
from the West and North
August Walstrom was indicted by
the Benton county grand Jury at Foley
for murder in the second degree. Wal
strom lived in the town of Watab, Ben
ton county, and some four weeks ago
reported the accidental killing OF his
wife by the discharge OF shotgun.
Attorney General Douglas has rec
commended settlement OF $4,000 be
accepted from the bondsmen Of Former
Treasurer Bobleter. The total amount
Of the states claim is $45,0O0, but
there is certain realty held by the
state which will reduce this to about
$4,000.
The lumbermen at the head of
the lakes are finding great deal,
of fault with the car shortage
which exists at present. They are "a
able to secure enough cars to supply
their demand, and from the present
outlook the same condition will exist
next winter. -:
Behramie county has reported to the
auditor the collection Of $5O,181 In
taxes, an increase of nearly $4,000
over last year. This increase is made
possible by the Mccarthy act passed
by the last legtsiatae, permitting an
Increased rat Of ta1ation and compel
ling lumbermen to ny. -.
In November theSgrain receipts at
Duluth were IA 100000 bushels, more
than for any month in the history of
the market Wheatareceipts have not
been larger than October but the COM
bined totals Of all grains never reach
ed such dimensions, which total about
100000 bushels day all the month.
A. M. Schow Of Fergus Falls lost a
valuable LleweMyn setter dog three
weeks ago and the animal was found
Friday in the bottom of an old and
abandoned deep and dry well some dis
tance north Of the city, The well was
II feet deep and was dry, and the dog
had lived in it for three weeks without
food or water.
James MacLillian, suspected of
stealing an overcoat at Tower, is dead
as result of resisting arrest at the
hands Of Chief Of Police A. E. Peck Of
Duluth. The officer went to MacLil.
lian's room to arrest him, and the lat
ter resisted. He was knocked down by
the officer and rendered unconscious,
dying several hours later. .s,~, =.
The shipments of lumber for, this
season have closed, with q considera-
ble, increase over the last Or any pre-.
ced1ng year. They have amounted to
294.Q00.o00. feet from Duluth, 77,0e0,-
900 feet from Superior and 12,000,000
feet from Two Harbors, in al, ,3S3, ,O00,-
900 feet against total for the same
points OF 323, 3,000, 900 feet last year.
:. The preliminary report OF the census
bureau On manufacturing industries Of
Minnesota shows: Capital invested
4165. .232. .246. incroaae 20 ner cATif: