Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-10-25
NEWS IN Minnesota

Auditor Dunn has sold every piece
Of school land in Norman county. $500
acres in all, at an average price Of 81
per acre. - + -
The Minneapolis water department
has completed its construction work
for the year. A tota4 of seven miles
OF mains were laid.
I. C. Seeley of Minneapolis, a prom.
inent real estate man of that city,
dropped dead at banquet at the
Ryan hotel, st. Paul.
Austin has received a gift of s12,.
600 from Mr.. Carnegie for a public IL
brary. The gift has been accepted and
a building will soon be under construc-
ton.
Marvin Weaver, 10 years of age,
met instant death while trying to steal
a ride on Northwestern freight train
in the Western avenue yards in St.
Paul.
Mrs. c. K Davis of St. Paul left for
Washington Sunday evening, taking
with her the remains of her husband,
the late senator, who died last No
vember.
On account of the non-receipt of
rails and track supplies the Duluth,
Virginia and Rainy River road will
be unable to lay more than II miles of
track this season.
A. M. Green of Clarksdale, Ills,
aged 80. passed through St. Paul last
week on his way to Kalispell, Mon,
to take up 100 acres of government
land and begin life over again.
Sheriff Megaarden of Hennepin
county has been indicted by the grand
jury for grand larceny in two different
degrees, for making a fraudulent bill
to public officer and for perjury.
Auditor Dunn held sale of state
lands at Warren Wednesday, an un--
usually large crowd being in attend
ance. About 10000 acres were sold at
an average price of from So to SO per
acre.
Thomas Shaw, professor of animal
Industry at the state college of agri.
culture, will not leave Minnesota. He
has decided to refuse the offer from
the South Dakota college of agricul-
ture.
Alvah Eastman. publisher of the St.
Cloud Joucnal-P.ess. has been appoint
ed to succeed W. B. Mitchell on the
state normal board. Mr.. Eastman has
notified the governor of his accept
ance.
A state bank with a capital of $751;
600 is in process CT organization at
Magnolia, village. east of Luverne
The promoters are A. Walker and G..
W. Turner of Magnolia and NJ. v. Ken
nedy of Adrian.
The Ramsey county grand jury has
returned two indictments against
Walter B. Bourne, formerly chief dep
uty in the county auditors Office. One
indictment charges the forgery of a
false redemption order.
State Auditor Dunn has telegraphed
from Crookston that the land sales in
ROseau and Red Lake counties would
swell the total sales on his trip to 100,-
600 acres. The sales in Morrison and
Benton counties are cancelled. -
The Duluth and Iron RAMS *a'
will ship 100000 tons of r, .. ..s.'
October and November. 1p~> x g ';
for the year of 4,8OOO0e =.
a larger years ore r: -
road in the world - =.
At Jackson four - (. -.
and convicted of the ,4talz&;.~, 5.
and selling of game. Co, Ge1,@ss.4a -:
$65 and the others $35f .S"&f, = ~
also lost their boat, decay 49,, five
guns. #&l
The United States Steel corporation
is reported to have bought tract of
land in Itasca county for iron ore for
the sum of $4,000. It had not been
believed that much iron ore existed in
1tasca county and the report is not
generally credited.
William D. Lowry and c. NJ. Har.
| rington of Minneapolis have purchased
II valuable dock front lots in the
heart of Duluth from Dewitt H. Taylor
| of Detroit for $4,000. The deal was
! made some months ago, but the deed
has just gone on record.
The Winona Telephone company
! has purchased from the Phoenix Tel
| ephone company of Rushford it's toll
lines and exchanges at Rushf, -
| Lanesboro and other places in 81
| more and Houston counties. Thu e
sideration named is $4,000. : i
The state board of control -
cided to expend $4,000 at onf:s T. ~:
1nStallaIlOn OF a new WaCefW & -
TEN at the St. Cloud rec :9}s.c> ,
This decision was reached - q q. :,
ference of the members O. s. ;: 60:
with Superintendent Ra@ Ii ~ -, j!'
reformatory. , ~
F.. W. Stegg. supe Il :&,1iH 4.
streets, st. Paul. will ga @tEc; {,
action against Public :@%~s1iy4s~ -
asking $4,000 dam =: i. p Ia
libel. Stegg was q i ~ 49, :. =.
connected with thu z: { <t.. ! >'";s.7
cies in the pay r2}isa. - -. -
city engineers ofsel,.a.=E - !
T. Oliver Lovett d 'f7 ~ :: J. p: = =
rested by Specic : I'M r: r - 4e
Chicago and NssTfis s ~: ! -, tor
placing a rai,r:}sIss,, - r. =. ack
! in front of g. sssss ttsst$.,I. - nger
| train one ns5;s ~. ~ - lake.
Lovett hasns.,s i !: :. sssssSS:. = Il, say
ing that itas q sst.s- 4 F l tts::< &c.
l.: Labor Com1hIIss ~ :,ss2nell has
concluded an insneeS(>ss S'h,Er. Paul in
dustries. He reports e. establish
ments, employing 1851 men, "a boys,
1867 women and .A3 girls, a total of
! 1e,471. There are 1900 nom anufac-