The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-26
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4 G. State News OF the !:
i Week Briefly Told.
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Charles. died from Bright's disease.
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Moore Bros saw mill at Akeley, was
burned to the ground. The loss Is
about $1,000.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the North
Land Telephone company of Duluth
have been filed.
The large water tank of the Milwau-
kee road at Red Wing burst, doing con-
siderable damage to the yards.
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Duluth's tax levy is 1T mills, the
same as last year. This will make the
Z total tax rate In the city 1913 mills.
The attendance at both St. Olaf and
Carleton colleges is large, the fresh
man class at Carleton numbering
about 100 ~.
The Congregational society OF Fergus
Falls has decided to make an effort to
bring the next state convention of the
church to that city.
Burglars entered the store of G.. Mill
er at Pine Island and stole about SIS in
money and a gold watch which had
been left in the cash drawer.
The water in Lake st. Croix is rising
as a result Of last weeks rains, and
loggers are Of the opinion that the
boom can be run from now on.
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Mrs. Charlotte Chittenden Buffum is
dead at Winona from congestion Of the
lungs, with heart failure. She was born
in GAINESVILLE -~and educated at Ripon
college.
The suit of Mccarthy Bros. 6 Co.
against HE Weare Commission compa-
ny Of Chicago, resulted in verdict at
Duluth for the full amount claimed.
SIS, 1851.
Andrew Mandulla, while Intoxicated,
undressed and laid down upon the track
at Mckinley and was killed by being
run over by train. He was buried by
the county.
The largest and richest body OF high
grade ore ever unearthed at Virginia,
was found there last week in the Lin
coin mine, abandoned some years ago
as yalueless. E5-@I .I
i, Nathaniel Osborne, sixty-five years
old, an old resident of st. Charles, WI
mona county, dropped dead near the
postoffice in that place recently. Heart
failure was the cause.
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Ground has been broken on the Du-
luth, Virginia & Rainy Lake railroad,
and forty miles will be built at once by
the owners, the Minnesota Land and
Construction company.
The proposition tC vote $12, 600 bonds
to rsy off the Indebtedness incurred IN
past years, was defeated at Bemfdil.
Another election Will be called at once
to vote on the same proposition.
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The cOroner's jury at Grand Rapids,
in the case Of Mary Hansen, returned q
verdict that She came to her death from
ID bullet fired from gun In the hands
Of her husband, Andrew Hansen.
The farewell banquet to Former SEN
ator Chs Ties A. Towne will be held at
the Armory at Duluth, on or about
Oct. 13. Assurances are received that
w. J. Bryan and Former Governor
John Lind will be present. IS
Tho will OF the late Harvey Scot.
came UP for proving in the probate
court at Faribault The will first made
by Scott bequeathed the residue OF his
estate, after few minor requests had
lso, f1y he a.
quests would amount to about $4,000
Later he ADDED codicil, Greeting that
his money he burned. The heirs are
endeavoring to have the will thrown
out and the property divided between
them.
indians to the number Of 200 tire en-
Toying a dance at Bsna, ten miles east
of Csss Lake. Among them Is "old
Bug" who came from his home on
Rear island. The Indians have APP
pointed force Of police, and SO far no
liquor has been found in the crowd.
They are very peaceabie. and have as
sembled for the purpose Of having
good time This is the first time that
sold Bug" has appeared at any of the
dances; hereabouts. He has formed a
p great attachment for Capt. Beauieu'
and says his people are more friendly
than ever before. "Old Bug" goes on
record as favoring the .vsolutions re-
Gently adopted by the Cass Lake Com
mercial club relating to the opening OF
the reservation. se~ ~. s..
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IT is said that Henry w. Oliver has
offered to settle the controversy over
the Ely Lake. lands, which has been 10
the courts ct Duluth for come time, and
which has some time yet to run If It IS
carried up. When the lake vas sur
yeyed by the government it was shown
much larger than it really is, and II
covered a large amount of valuable
timber, iron and farm lands. The on
yer interests come from THIS who SET
tied on the lands as surveyed, and they
! claimed all the lands from the snore
line. as shown on the map and the
shore line as it actually stood. The de.
PENDANTS claim that the disputed area
was uns urveyed land, and they settled
upon it accordingly. Bloo1 :as been
shed over the fight, dams have been
blown UP several times, and one man Is
now under conviction Of assault Tor