Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-30
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NEWS IN MINNESOY
John M: Warner, aged Is, i pioneer
settler Of 81: Paul. f. dead. 80 y,
|; William C, Harmon. who spent two
years with the Boer army, is visiting
in ST. Paul ,.',.: 20; 4 s. =: - :: !.
Samuel T. johnson Of Minneapolis:
has been selected to succeed E. M.
Pope as public examiner: '''- -. .:s:st E:s
Paul syyerson, "a: farmer Of Fox
Lake, was killed by; lightning while
riding from the field Oh a load Of hay;
Arnold Elkins. q farmer residing
near Jordan, fell from: tree while
picking cherries, and sustained fatal
1njuries!- -:..=~. -. .--~-' ~
} Frank svejda, d farmer at Willow
River, took tablespoonful of some un-:
labelled tmedicine relieve pain and
died in q short tim "a =. 4
Il Louis H.. Rogers, a clerk for the
MarshallWells Hardware company Of
Duluth, was drowned in the st: Louis
river while attempting to swim to
shore from q steamer. 1870 49, :.
The. final report submitted by the
et. Paul Trust company, shows that
the estate left by the late Senator G.
K Davis will net his widow; and other
heirs nearly 100000, or. almost twice
as much as was expected: j: :
Barney McKeag,~ whose place is
few miles from Buffalo, committed
suicide by: taking paris green. He at
tempted to murder his daughter-in-law
with an axe and gave his mules paris
green, but they did not eat it.
Fire destroyed the house of P. Byrne,
a farmer living six miles northeast of
Currie. One child persisted in the
flames, two other children died from
the effects of the fire, after they had
been taken out. and another is not ex-
pected to live:.x i
The state labor bureau has found in
it's investigation of the employment Of
women in the cities that there are
$500 domestics in St. Paul, and 1,756
girls and women employed as clerks
in the stores. Their salaries range
from SO to $40 per week. ..
William Carson, a former waiter and
bartender in various St. Paul and Min
neapolis saloons and restaurants, was
shot and instantly killed at Hibbing by
John King, the bartender in HadmAn
& Co.'s saloon. The trouble arose
over the payment for a, drink.
Minneapolis experienced a fierce
rain, wind and hail stoym Sunday
night which did much damage in the
city and vicinity. The storm came up
suddenly and while the hail lasted but
Is minutes the high wind which &C.
companfed it made great havoc.
The state railroad commission has
approved changes recommended bye
Chief Grain Inspector Marshall as fol-
lows: To be deputy inspectors, F. L.
Brant, Kandiyohi county, J. w. Cross,
Hennepin; E. Bernard, Ramsey; S. w.
Jones, W. H. Graves and C. p. Earle
of Duluth. ..
Miss Mary Pastor was led from the
courtroom in St., Paul raving with
acute hysteria. She had charged Jack
Murphy with the parentage other child
and when the case was dismissed she
seemed to go: insane. Three deputy
sheriffs were required t. convey hei
to the county jail. )
w. NJ. Crooks of Beaumont, Tex,
drew an alluring picture before the
st. Paul chamber:of commerce regard
ing the: use Of fuel oil for manufactur-
ing, plants, which he claimed would
effect a saving Of so per cent, and the
members Of the chamber were deeply
impressed with the scheme =
The body of a newly born infant was
found Is beside : the Great Northern
tracks in the; rear of Calvary GENE
terry, St. Paul, The scalp was torn al
most completely off and the body was
covered with cuts and bruises. 1t was
evident that the baby had been thrown
from train
:: A steam threshing engine belonging
to- Sam Watkins exploded while
threshing on the farm of G. L. Christ
enson near Porter and instantly killer
Mrs. Christensen and severely injured
her young daughter, Lars Christian
son, John Anderson and one of the
assistants at the: machine: AZ.
John Hawkes., a 15-year-old, Duluth
boy, was killed by an accidental shot
from q rifle in the hands, Of John
Smith, a young companion. While
hunting a few miles from the city the
boys were walking through the woods,
when Smith fell and discharged his
gun. the ball entering Hawkes. heart
m: v: secor, a groceryman at Hunt,
ley, was held up in his store at ;9:15'
In the evening and robbed Of nearly
$500. The robber wore mask and
carried arevo1ver in each hand Fifty
dollars Of ithel money belonged, to M.
secor, the remainder having been put
IN his hands to pay OF creamery and
grain checks. = issz 50 / = J.
r.: Southern Minnesota millers have
formed q combination to compete With
the big milling concerns Of the world
: 4 $50