The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-24
BRIEF MINNESOTA NEWS

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During the year 1901 building per-
mits were issued in Minneapolis
amounting to $7,21o,O76.
Minneapolis will entertain the Ma.
tional Veterinary Medical Association
next summer.
Judge Chas. E. Flandreau, who for
so years has practiced before the bar
of St. Paul, retires on account of ILL
health.
Black bass are now legal article
for public sale. The five-year prohlbl-
ton of sale expired with the year
1901.
Miss Adele Slasson, of Minneapolis,
was badly bitten by a Newfoundland
dog as she was walking along the
streets.
Robert German tried to kill himself
in the Minneapolis police station by
setting fire in his cell. He was only
slightly burned.
Of the 1853 teachers in the Mime
apolis public schools, there are only
nineteen who have not joined the Ma
tional Educational Association.
Word has been received from Car
negie's agent that the gift of site
and the guarantee of the council for
the Red Wing library are satisfactory.
State Veterinary Surgeon Bramhall
and City Veterinary Mckay are in
vestigating cases of CHAMBERS, which
threaten to become epidemic among
the horses of Duluth.
William Hole-in-the-Day, the young
Indian who is held under charge of
forgery in St. Paul, belongs on the
White Earth agency, and is the hered-
of Minnesota.
St. Paul's health departments
monthly report for December gives
the number of deaths in st. Paul as
1875; births, 24S. There were 81 deaths
from tuberculosis.
Twin City horse dealers confirm the
prediction of shortage of horses. They
say farmers gave up breeding horses
when the price of horses dropped a
few years ago. One dealer estimates
that it will take six years to get the
market back to the conditions obtain
ing prior to 1894:
St. Paul is to have two cat shows
this month. The one which has an
nually been a feature of the State
Poultry Association has been man
aged by Mrs. r. b. Bosom.
The Little Falls city council last
evening employed F. w. Cappelen, of
Minneapolis, to make plans for and
superintend the construction of the
new steel bridge across the MISSISSIPPI
pi at this place. The structure will
cost about $4,000.
Frank Bergen, little boy of 6
years, was in the police court in Min
neapolis, charged with stealing 10
cents worth of wood. The complain
ant was Frank w. Powers, who has q
feed store in the Eighth ward. The
case was dismissed, as the law of Min
nesota regards child under Z as in
capable of committing crime.
The Farmers Elevator Company, of
Kenyon, met and declared dividend
of so per cent. Some 100000 bushels
of grain of all kinds were purchased
during 1901. Dividends of 125 per cent
have been declared in seven years.
F. D. Williamson, of Minneapolis,
has been awarded the contract to
transplant and arrange trees on the
St. Louis exposition grounds. The
contract calls for work which will
cost in the ncighborhood of $4,000.
Mr.. Williamson has done much work
for the Minneapolis Park Board in the
past.
The second semester of the Gus
tavus Adolphus College at St. Peter
has opened with a large number of
new students enrolled. the total en-
rollment being about $40. The in
creased attendance has necessitated
the engaging of new teacher, P. c.
Langemo, who will divide his time be-
tween the school of commerce and the
academy.
The trades assembly of Duluth has
taken action favoring the move to
open the Chippewa Indian reservation
to settlement. and the Morris bill for
that purpose has been approved.
Poultney Bigelow, when he left Min
neapolis for Madison, carried with
him an extraordinary suit of clothes,
which he purchased at store on Mic
ollet avenue and which he intends to
use in an automobile tour of Siberia.
Beginning with April 4, Minneapolis
carpenters will receive an advance of
511 cents an hour over the wages they
received last year. The new schedule,
which has been completed, calls for
37H cents an hour as minimum
scale. Last year carpenters received
80 cents.
Members of the State Board of Con-
troll and their employees in the general
office draw $1S,14O per year in sal
aries. Messrs Leavett, Lea and Gould
receive $4,000 each, and the secretary,
agent and five clerks are paid $7,640.
None of the members charge any rail-
road fare, as they have passes.
Baykmahwaunh, well-known chief
among the White Earth Chippewa In
dams, and one of a few remaining