The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-14
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e, State News of the
Week Briefly Told.
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John Parker, prominent farmer OF
Appleton, died from the effects Of the
kick of horse.
NVorkmen are laying the foundation
Of the new pulp mill OF the Hennepin
Paper company at Little Falls.
Paul Nieman, living at Saltwater,
was killed at FinIayson, at McGrath' -
camp, by log rolling over him.
Many wolves have made their APP
pearance around Osseo. Botttneau
prairie is overrun by the animals.
The Columbia elevator at Minnesota
Falls was destroyed by fire. 1t con
tanned about 5000 bushels Of wheat.
The smallpox epidemic at Winona -
at an end, and the board Of education
has removed the vaccination require
ment.
David j. Listor of Dawson, twenty
two years old, accidentally shot him
self while hunting, and died within an
hour.
For fear he was going insane VIII
lam Thompson, a woodsman, fatally
shot himself while in the branch bethel
at Duluth. l
Edward Gunshannon committed sui
eide in his room in the Globe hotel at
Bralnerd by stabbing himself with q
pocket KNIT. D
Mrs William A. Block aged seventy
three years, the mother Of State Treas
urer Block, fell and broke her thigh
hone and died at st. Peter
The contract for the enlargement OF
| t5v,l, ep4 a .8t
awarded to the Triumph Electric cons
pany. The consideration was $39,0OG
Eight business men of Hector have
been served with warrants for playing
cards in the Gibbs hotel office. Mar
shall Wenholtz swore out the warrants.
Under the management of NJ. +.
Greeley of South Dakota, the farmers
institute at Spring Valley was, from
start to finish, a most successful meet
tng.
Osterberg e. Peterson's general store,
the residence of Oscar Nelson and the
residence of w. w. Eagler ut kensing-
ton, were destroyed by fire. The total
loss Is $4,000. 0
Arnund johnson attempted to cross
the tracks In front of a train at Lyle.
The buggy was struck and he was
thrown against q telegraph pole and
instantly killed.
The people at Hibbing are anxious
to have park preserved near by ana
have purchased hardwood grove oc-
cupying 100 acres Of land short dis
lance from town.
Charles u. Smith, a cook who was
serving q short sentence In the county
Jail at Duluth, took dose of bichloride
of mercury under the impression that
it was salts, and died.
Petty thieves have been plying their
! trade at Point Pleasant, near Madison
!, Lake. Several cottages We're plum
dered. Frank Dolliver has been arrest
| ed for having some Of the goods In his
| possession.
C.. H. Sollrs, formerly sation agent
at Sank Rapids, secured a Judgment
for $1,000 in a suit against railway
company in the district court OF Ram
sey county. He lest both legs while
acting as q switchman.
f. J. Wilcken & Co, the st. Paul con-
tractors, have been awarded the con-
tract for erecting the German Luther
an church at F'aribault. They have
purchased 1850 brick from 70. Kaul.
proprietor of the Faribault brick yard.
John Mattson, farmer in the town
of ColfaK, died of smallpox. A report
has reached Willmar to the effect that
the entire Mattson family, composed or
thirteen people, is down with the dis
case,
C. J. Pihlstrom and Hans Swanson
are going into the general merchan-
disc business at Warren, and q. y.
Carlton and e. r.. Stevens VIII go into
the furniture business, the concern to
be known as the Warren Furniture
company.
The ix-year-old daughter of Philip
Schlemer was killed at Wood Lake.
She was on "a heavily loaded wagon
driven by a boy. The team started to
run and, in turning u corner. the lit
tie girl fell out, the wheels passing
over her.
New Ulm contractors are figuring on
several large business buildings.
Among the more noteworthy are the
Catholic parsonage, a large business
block for F. r. Retzlaff and an ex-
tensive addition to the department.
store of Crone Brothers. '.
The weather is excellent for logging,
and operations are going forward very
fast. Hauling is well under way, and
some tremendous loads are being
pulled, especially from camps along the
lower st. Louis river. All the camps
are full Of men, and there is little NOV
ing about just now.
The building owned by Dr. J. u.
Cross and occupied by Paul Harges-
heimer as q drug store at Rochester
was badly damaged by fire. The stock
was totally destroyed. Loss estimated
at $4,000. The building was Insured
for 81, 500; stock and fixtures for $4,000.
The fire is believed to have originated
from chemicals, -
The city council Of Wirona has
pa ssed over the veto Of Mayor TarDell
the ordinance establishing new ward
boundaries, which it is generally con-
coded will favor the Democrats in the
spring election. Whether the Repub-
leans will contest the matter in the
courts remains to be seen.
There is considerable talk at this