Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-06-14


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Bishop Cotter 81 Winona Il seriously
III and his recovery Is doubtful.
Presidest Aellen denies having re-
signed the presidency Of the Northern
Pacific. s.s..ls !. :..sz... y
& An important discovery Of brown !
hematite iron ore has been made on
the Mesaba range. /: '. BIZ; .:2:
The Methodist church at Homer
was struck BY lightning Monday and
destroyed BY fire. The loss is $1,000.
It is reported that tho Northern Pa :.
cinc has sold q tract o. zoo. 900 acres
IN Pine county to an English syndi-
cate. -, ..t%. =. = -
The American Medical association
held it's convention in st. Paul. Over
$500 physicians and surgeons were in
attendance. 2 :. Il" E
In the United States court at WI
mona John Lesnau was sentenced to .
two years at Saltwater for making
and passing raised bill. 4s= H..
It is rumored that the control Of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company has
passed from Thomas Lowry to syn
dictate Of Toronto capitalists: r.,
The east end Of the Cable mill dam
at Fergus Falls has been washed out.
Two -four mills and two factories will
have to shut down temporarily.
Thomas? F. Cole, general manager
Of the mines of the United States
Steel company, has been elected pres
ident Of the Minnesota Iron company.
A small cyclone blew down the out
buildings and windmill on D. Over.
ends farm; near Stewartville. Trees
two feet through were torn out by the
roots. 1920. ~.~
The biggest pearl found in the Mis-
sissippi river in Minnesota was taken
by fisherman named Jones near Dfa-
mond Bluff, and was sold for $500. It
weighs 80 grains.
A new bank will be open for bust
ness at Alexandria July l. with a cap
ital of $25. 1000. Toilet Jackson & Co.
are the promoters and it will be called
the Farmers National bank.
The past month was a big one at
the United States land Office at Du-
luth. Receipts were SIS, 800, and $4,000
acres were disposed of, of which more
than half was in homesteads.
Luke Harcourt has been held to the
grand jury at. Duluth to answer q
charge of assault in the first degree
for shooting Pat Shields, foreman
for the Cloquet Lumber company, with
intent to kill.
Rt. Rev. Samuel Edsall, D. D., Of
Fargo, missionary bishop Of North
Dakota, was elected bishop coadjutor
on the first formal ballot by the Min
nesota diocesan council of Episcopa-
lians at it's meeting in Winona.
The large Grandin farm, at Halstad,
formerly superintended by A. R. Dali
rymple, recently deceased, is now d.
vided, the west half going to the Dali
rymple interests and the east half to
Grandins, each containing about 1000
acres In crop. 49,; - -, 49,.
George Kruekeberg, prominent
farmer near Bixby, was almost in
stantly killed by a windmill. He
climbed to the top Of the mill to re.
pair the gearing, and while there his
clothes caught in the wheel, and the
life was literally squeezed out of the
man.
In the action brought, to contest the
validity of the bonds issued by the
village of Detroit for the purchase of
$4,000 lighting plant, Judge Baxter
has filed a decision sustaining the con-
tention of Harris Richardson, attorney
for the taxpayers, that the bonds are
invalid.
The 6-year-old son of Carl Reinke,
prominent farmer of Holdingsford,
was burned to- death. He and his T.
year-old brother were kindling a fire
| With some 1--we embers left over from
! a previous bush burning, when the
| little fellows clothes were reached
by the small blaze. He died before
help could come.
! Congressman Eddy has secured the
promise OF the secretary of the inter-
ior that he would send an Indian in
spector to negotiate with the Red
Lake Indians for, the cession Of II
townships in Marshall and Red Lake
counties. Whatever agreement is en-
tered into with the inspector must be
ratified by congress. -
Attorney General Douglas has taken
steps to dissolve the American Mining
Investment company, and Sheriff Me-.
gaaredn of Minneapolis has served an
order upon W.. 8. Brill, president Of
the company, directing him to appear
before the district court June II and
show cause why the charter Of the
corporation should not be revoked.
Miss Maud van Cortlandt Taylor.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. van Cort-
landt Taylor Of st. Paul, was married
to Louis Warren Hill. son Of James J..
Hill, president Of the Great Northern
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