Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-04
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

S. N Day, a well known farmer liv-
ing near Rush City, is dead.
The Missabe Ore company expects
to begin hauling on or about April 6.
D. L. Curtice, resident of St. Paul
since 1855, is seriously i'll at his home
in that city.
A large part of the town of Eagle
Bend was burned last week. Loss,
about $4,000.
The Canadian Northern, it is said,
will extend it's line from Warroad
south and west.
Ransom Metcalf of West Duluth has
completed arrangements for the col
onization Of a large tract of land west
of Vermillion lake.
Minnesotans in New York city are
organizing society for the purpose
OF bringing together socially the men
from the great Northwest living there.
Attorney General Douglas has decid-
ed that James Younger cannot marry
while on parole. He is still a ward of
the state and under the law is civilly
dead.
At least 5000 settlers passed
| through St. Paul Wednesday on their
| way to future homes in Northern Min
nesota, North Dakota, Montana and
Washington.
! Former Governor John Lind has pur-
chased 16O-acre farm at Lake Min
newashta, two miles from Excelsior.
Mr.. Lind intends to live there six
months in the year.
A find of ore is reported at Koochi-
ching. near the border. S. G. Curry of
Detroit has taken an option to buy a
large tract of land there, the consider
alton being about $1,500,000.
While passing from one car to anoth-
er c. H. Webster of Minneapolis was
blown from a passenger train near
Bird Island. His only injury was con-
cussion of the brain. He will probably
recover.
The Northwestern Telephone Elk
change company expects to spend
100000 in underground construction
in the Twin Cities this summer, $780,
900 of which is to be expended in Min
neapolis.
Thk Glenmont saw mill at Cass Lake
has been totally destroyed by fire,
causing damage amounting to $50, 900;
the insurance being $4,000. Nearly
200 men will be rendered idle, but the
mill will be rebuilt at once.
It is reported that the wireless sys-
tenn of telegraphy will be established
on Isle Royal this season, and another
station on the south shore of Lake
Superior at Eagle harbor. This will
do away with carrier pigeons.
The board OF managers of the state
fair held two days meeting last
I,1 t,1, 10
matter Of premiums and has gone
down the entire line, advancing the
awards about 10 per cent on the whole.
Passenger train No. on the Great
Northern, bound for St. Paul, was
wrecked near Avon Thursday. The
+ train ran into a washout and was
ditcheu. The passeng gers were severe
ly shaken up, but none were injured
George =. Clifford, we'll known in
newspaper circles in the Twin Cities
: has again assumed the duties Of man.
aging editor Of the St. Paul Globe
For the past couple of years Mr.. Gif
ford has been in newspaper work il
Chicago.
> The Duluth and Northern Railwag
company, a logging road in the north
ern part of the state, has filed amend
; ments to it's articles of incorporation
fixing it's capital stock at $1,000,00(
and limiting it's Indebtedness to the
same amount.
The state normal board is said to be
guilty of a misdemeanor and under
the law the governor has power to re
move the members from Office. The
board approved bills for the Duluth
, normal school $500 in excess of the
money appropriated.
c. Hacket, years old, was burned
to death in fire that destroyed barr
!; on P. temples farm, one mile nortl
of Morgan. temple made desperate
attempt to save the lad, who had beer
playing in the structure, and was badl.
2 burned about the head.
:, The Mankato and St. Peter Railway
:. and Lighting company was organized
: at a meeting of Mankato citizens tt
! build an electric street railway in tina
2 city, with a suburban line to st. Pete
4 via Kasota, and also to construct al
electric lighting and gas plant.
The state board of control has re
ceived unofficial information that i
tobacco is manufactured at the stat
prison for distribution at the othe
state institutions, the revenue ia:
must be paid, but if it is consumed en-
- tirely in the prison, the tax need no
: be paid.
= Fred Busacker, fireman on a Bur
lington train from Chicago, was foun
S dead on the floor of the engine ca
l. when the train pulled into the static,
in st. Paul, Friday morning. His hea
l. was crushed, and it is believed tina
e the accident had happened by his lool
ing out of his window and strikin
against bridge girder.
n Magnus Johnson, about 62 years oil
and bachelor, was found dead at hi
home about six miles out of Alexa1
dria Three bullet holes were in tn
= head, one in the forehead. one in tn
j. right cheek and one low down in tn
l. back of the head. No cause can b
}, assigned for the murder and no clu'
e so far as known, has been found.