Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-04
NEWS IN ESQ ia

against WlnOOa.
| Governor-elect Van SAINT has ap.
pointed Judge Jamison of Minneapolis
as his private secretary.
Smallpox is said to be prevalent in
the Minnesota lumber camps and
spreading at al alarming rate.
| Attorney General Douglas has rem.
dered an opinion declaring the beet
sugar bounty law to be invalid.
Congressman Tawney's candidacy
,, for the senate has been endorsed by the
First district legislative delegation.
! Cracksmen broke open the store
!, building of A. NJ. Madsen at Sank Cen
ter and rifled his safe. They took 500.
The revived story that J. J. Hill will
enter the directorate of the Milwaukee
road is emphatically denied in railroad
circles.
A boy by the name of REM, about IL
years of age, living with his parents
near Holdingsford, committed suicide
by hanging.
The annual report of the United
States land office at Duluth shows it
to be the largest in the United States,
the receipts for the fiscal year having
been $4,000.
The state auditor has sent out drafts
on the telephone companies of the
state for the 1900 gross earnings tax,
which amounts to $50, $50. 70 and in
cludes As com panies.
The St. Paul postotfce, registered
mail. division. handled 80, C98 registered
mail packages from Dec. II to Dec. 20.
For the corresponding period last year
IS, 1898 packages were handled.
The lease Of the fish hatchery grounds
at Willow brook, below St. Paul, has
been renewed for one year in expecta-
! tom Of action by the legislature that
may provide grounds to be owned by
the state.
The Thompson g. Glaskin company,
wholesale dealers in rubber and leather
! betting and similar goods, with cap
ita1 of $500. 900, has just been organized
at Duluth and will begin business
about Jan. 10.
The annual report Of the St. Paul
fire: Insurance patrol shows the losses
for: 1900 the heaviest in the history OF
the CITY. The total loss amounts to
$1;2lS,432. Is. Insurance was involved
. III 1918, 4j2. Is OF this amount.
At a meeting Of the Economic league
at Duluth Mrs. ". E. Bramhall Of St.
Paul advocated the proposed national
park and forestry reserve proposition.
The idea was opposed by G.. G. Harley:
! Bishop Morrison,- Judge Morris and
! others.
! Two contending parties composed of
: Montevideo sportsmcn went for. an ex-
! tensive rabbit HINT Friday and sue
ceeded in orin ging home .225. The de-
; feated side furnished banquet in the
evening to those who shot the largest
number.
The coming Legislature will be asked
to appropriate: $45, 0J0 for additions to
! the Moorhead state normal school and
increase the annual appropriation for
! current expenses to az amount propor-
) tionate to that received by the other
normal schools
! John Zwicke. of St. Paul was killed
in the Great Northern yards at st.
Oleud Sunday. morning. He was en-
! ployed as brakeman Of the St. Paul aud
Melrose way freight, and had stepped
between the cars to make coupling.
! He was caught and frightfully mau-
gled.
! The commission appointed to draft
bill for the legislature revising the sys-
! tenn Of county bookkeeping has filed its
! report wl9h the governor. The pro-
/; posed bill lessons the work Of the treas
urers and adds to the duties of the au.
ditors, making the treasurer the audi.
tors cashier.
During 1900 37l miles of railroad was
completed III Minnesota. The present
; railroad mileage Of Minnesota is some.
thing mere than &, 300 miles. During
the first half Of 1900 seven Old COM
: pallieo and two new ones have been at
work on $50 miles more CT road that is
now practically finished.
Tired of waiting for the Duluth an d
Iron range railway to select the re-
manning +)4 ,56l.33 acres Of its land
grant from the state, given 20 years
ago, State Auditor Robert c. Dunn has
AlfS'tO >StSo'AoAo AOA IL, LII accordance
with his notice to the president and
land commissioner Of the railway given
July 23.
The Duluth Match company has
closed deal for the use of the Mari
nette iron works building for it's fac.
tory, and will install its machinery at
once and be in operation before the
opening Of navigation. The machinery
has already been ordered of the. manu-.
facturers and will be OF the! newest
and best designs, capable of large
output.
Lillian WEIGH, alias Edith Watson.
Of Minneapolis, has commenced an &C.
ton at Mankato against John and Joe
Safer, Martin Murray and Richard
Graves for $50, 900 each, for alleged
assault and maltreatme1t. Murray
has been sentenced to five Years at |
Saltwater. Graves got a Jail sentence !
and the Salfers will have their trial |
later On.
The Minnesota Educational associa.
ton closed its annual meeting with the
election Of officers for the ensuing wear
as follows: President. Superin tendent
T Van Dvla Forp,>a E,o11~.