Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-10-18
NEWS IN MINNESOTA I

with horse stealing.
w. B. Mitchell, the st. Cloud mem
Der OF the state normal school board,
has sent his resignation to Governor
Van SAINT. a. h..
"A fatal accident occurred at Plain
view last week, the little daughter OF
William Duerwalchter being shot and
killed by her 7-year-old brother.
Valentine Singer, aged~75, was found
dead in his bachelor home in Sank
Rapids Friday afternoon. He appeared
to have been dead about a week.
Thomas Hogan, a longshoreman,
was stabbed to the heart and instant
ly killed at Duluth. Patrick Rivers,
another longshoreman, is accused OF
the crime
In United States Court at Duluth T.
r. Foley of Aitkin paid into court 81 soc
for timber which he was charged with
having cut from government land In
ltaska county. r. -,
Governor Van SAINT has appointed
Sidney M. Owen of Minneapolis q
member Of the state forestry board to
succeed the late president, Judson N.
Cross of Minneapolis.
The Duluth common council has ae-
cepted proposal from the Duluth Ca
nal Bridge company to erect the pro-
posed aerial bridge across the ship ca
nal. The price is 100000.
An eastbound freight on the Min
neapolis and St.. Louis was partly
wrecked at North Redwood. Three
cars flew the track on the bridge
across the Redwood river. The bridge
was badly shattered.
The Duluth death record for Sep
TENDER was 80 per 1000 persons, max
ing the lowest rate known of in the
United States for that month. The
birth rate in the month was 1S0, or
just double the death rate.
John Peterson Of Duluth was acct
IDENTIFY shot by Axel Ahlstrom. The
latter thought Peterson was a deer
and shot him dead: The county of
ficers will make the case against Ahl
strom as strong as possible.
Ephrc-.c B. Whitney, who in 1856
was farmer in what is now Camden
Place, Minneapolis. died Wednesday
at his home three miles south of Clear
water. He was native of Maine and
came to Minnesota about 1850.
The elevator of the Minnesota West
ern Grain company at Manley, on the
Great Northern railway, burned last
week. The elevator contained 5000
bushels of grain, which, with car
load on the track, was destroyed.
Because he thought himself ill-treat-
ed at home, 14-year-old Harry Poses
attempted to kill himself at the JEFF
| ferson school, Minneapolis. He was
| not seriously injured, but panic in the
! school building was narrowly averted.
| George D. Perkins, one of the early
| settlers of Minneapolis, died Thursday
morning from heart failure. Mr.. Per
"kins was born in Stowe, w., April 81,
1881. He came to Minnesota in 1852
and settled at St. Anthony, where he
erected one of the first store buildings
in the village. +: -
Shipments OF coal from Duluth to
the interior are greater than receipts
This is unusual for this time of year
and indicates shortage for the win
| ter. This refers more to bituminouS
than to anthracite, in which the re-
| ceipts are large and the supply IL
increasing slowly.
| During the past few weeks Secre-
tary Bracken of the state board Of
health has been investigating the
smallpox situation in Minnesota and
he. reports the epidemic at a stand
still and of mild type. Since Jan. 1
there, have been 40 deaths in the
state, with 6,619 cases reported. T.,
Practically all hope has been giveE
up for the recovery of Ex-Governor
John s. .Pillsbury. He is suffering
1 pr&nh 4%1 lsSrS~ 41
past week he vas unconscious tho
greater portion Of the time. Mr.. Pills
bury is 70 years old and has not the
vitality necessary to fight the dis
ease. .. 49,.
4 Fred Zoh, farmer living three
miles north Of Osseo, was out hunting
ducks near Bonds lake and while
passing through stretch Of woods he
Twas attacked by three large timber
l. wolves. He killed one and his cries
attracted the attention of neighbor,
who succeeded in driving the others
away.
! Mrs.. cushman K. Davis has pe-
scented ;toI the state historical society
\ the Spanish cannon given to her late
4 diet &uished husband during the war.
It H. q small riaed gun, weighing 25e
pounds, and was taken when the Span
tarde surrendered Havana. The Gun
i 10 unmopnted, and will be stored II
the rooms of the society. 8, 80 r
r. SIMinneapotis will not seek the Grant
I Army national encampment Of 1904.
j That lfao was determined 1t; 4 meet,
j ingiof commanders and past, commend
| ers tof local posts held At GA. r: head.
i quarter&E The reason for the change
Of opinion 10 due to the opposition. 81
business men,, who were. interviewed.
TO- contribute the necessary casA-[ Il =
! The executive committee ljof che
I state agricultural society met ct the
E1tate fair grounds last week and made
arranEements TO build an additioni1
sheep barn, anew barn for trottinx
horees and ble&ehers on the e1A end
of the grand stand to ACCOMMODATE
5000 people, and number Of Other
improvements are in contemplation. +
/ M; II. Spring. the village marshal al
Madison, went to the fair grounds, Z
short distance from town, pried open
the. window Of floral hall, climbed in,
took a seat in chair and shot himself
in the forehead He lived about an