Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-09-13
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

- a $x,VUV veafl mas been found IN tho
ST. Croix nsar Taylors Falls. .>. = .zs: j
Major n. =. Warner, for many years
g resident Of Minneapolis. Is dead.
4 pearl button factory, to employ
70 men, viii be started at Red Wing.
The Mo0rhead normal school opened
last week with the largest attendance
On record. ..,.: :=!, = u !.
The public school enrolment at WI
aona is 1864. against 1902 at the
opening OF the schools last year.
John Blebighauser, a Oh and promi.
nent citizen Of. Washington county, is
dead at his home in Woodbury. at the
advanced age Of rs years. e< .
Prayer for the recovery of Presi-
dent Mckinley has been directed by
Archbishop Ireland in letter sent to
all the priests in the diocese OF st.
Paul. ~ .lE.s%'
Silas Boyer, awaiting the action Of
the grand jury at Redwood Falls on
the charge of assault on young girl,
walked away from Jail and is stu at
large. =
Richard Helle, postmaster at Pad
dock, was thrown. from his buggy Ia a
runaway at New York Mills. His
skull was fractured, and he died in
two hours.
Czolgosz, the would-be assassin of
President Mckinley, was resident OF
Minneapolis for time and was an &C.
tive ant1-McKinley man during the
campaign of 1896.
There are many incipient forest fires
in the woods back Of Duluth and on
the ranges, and unless there are heavy
and continued rains there will be
much loss this fall.
The number of barrels of -four
ground in Minneapolis during the crop
year ending Aug. 81 was 1853, 1895.
The number of barrels exported d.
rectly to foreign ports was 3,973,14
Guy st. John Of Wipona has accept
ed a position at a salary Of $500 4
year as an instructor in manual train
ing in the Philippines and will sail
from San Francisco on the 18th of
this month. ;
A large barn belonging to E. J..
Bowles, farmer about three miles
southeast of Pipestone, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
The entire contents were consumed.
Minnesota's AID annual state fair
closed Saturday night. It was tho
most successful state fair ever held,
the total receipts from admissions be-
ing about $4,000. The total profits
are estimated at $4,000.
A son of exRepresentative O. Matt
son, aged about ~16 years, was killed
In runaway on his fathers farm in
Stockholm township, near Cokato.
He was thrown off the wagon and the
box fell on him, breaking his neck.
Mrs. William Nelson of Monticello
has given birth to triplets, two boys
and a girl. Mother and children are
doing well. The combined weight of
the three Is 81 IL pounds and they
are well developed and Of even size.
Herbert Spooner, aged 20, residing
near Morris. committed amisdemeanor
and was placed under arrest. He felt
the disgrace so 'keenly he returned
home after his release on bond and
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart. n ~
Hugo & Tins Of Duluth, who are
making the government cribs at the
Portage lake contacts. have just sunk
the largest timber crib ever built, 300
feet long and IL feet wide by 20 feet
deep. 1t is one sf the last cribs to be
placed this year. ~
Paul Sherver, formerly sheriff Of st.
Louis county, was found dead in q
room at the Windsor hotel, st. Paul,
at o'clock Monday morning. Death
is believed. to have resulted from
apoplexy. Z Mr.. Sherver had been a
guest at the hotel for a week.
Burglars at Adams broke into the
residence Of Mrs. Jacob Krebsbach,
the store Of Frank Lyons, the saloon
Of Peter Meurer, the Office Of the Ad-
ans Lumber company, Jung's beer
house and the Milwaukee station.
Nothing Of Importance was taken.
Over 100000 tons of freight have
been handled into and. out of Lake Su-
perior this year, about 100000 tonS
less than the same date last year.
An immense amount Of wheat is now
being chartered for fall shipment. run
ming from 100000 to 100000 blshels<
day.. f. - -
At a meeting of the Bryan a1el
Towne club at Duluth for the purpose
Of discussing plans for a farewell ban
QHet to Former Senator G. A.. Towne,
President Fesler was authorized to ap-
point committee Of arrangements.
It was decided to hold the banquet
about Oct. 1. 4. -. =
+ Fire broke out at Kimball, stearns,
county, and burned.Hall e Drivers
hotel and all its contents, the yard Of
the Central Lumber company Of Min
neapolis and the 500 lines station.
There Is no fire protection in the place
and the flames simply had to burn
themselves out. Fl; ~
Iron ore shipments for the season
to date from Minnesota are about 5O,-'
900 tons under the figures for the cor
responding period last year. being
e,250.00O gross tons, against $500, 900
tons. This SHOWS that for August the
shippers made up 10000 tons q the
shortage that existed at tie com
.mencementa Of the month. ss. +.
Mrs. John tPitman was run Over Sat,
urday morning by. sAilwaukee holeht
train at 9 point IL miles south Of
i0watonna and Instantly killed. Her
body was mangled almost beyond rec.
=ogn1tion. She was i resident az Al.
rura township and committed suicide