The Irish standard., 1902-11-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Butter Product.

/ governor ana the members OF the Leg
islature as well as the thousands of
people throughout the state interest
ed In the dairy business, already has
a few figures that speak we'll for the
future of the state in his line. He
completed the figures for 1901. OF
these the most interesting are those
indicating the number of pounds of
butter made in the various counties.
They follow:
Pounds of Butter Made-Chippewa,
ASSOC; Chisago, 1,3so,269; Carver, L.
e74,712; Clay, 256,963; Cottonwood,
4 562,496; Dakota, To,143; Douglas, 231,-
097; Dodge, s11,311; Faribault, $780,
342; Fillmore, 1,465,771; Freeborn, 81
973,593; Goodhue, 1,366,591; Grant, 34,-
i 7O5; Hennepin, 614,514; Houstin. 964,-
279; Isanti, 19S,0S1: jackson, $50;
Kanabac, 550,060; Kandiyohi, 1875
375; Lac Qui Parle, 313,5s3; Lyon,
3O4,Os4; Morrison, 23o,s43; Mower, l.
4s6,194; lincoln, 257,3s1; lie Sueur,
6s6,914; Meeller, 1,73s.291; Martin, l.
1o5,113; Mcleod, 1,62o,21e; Murray,
+ 299,359; Nicollet, 1,37O,23O; Mobiles,
224,933; Norman, 523.523; Olmstead,
1,6s4,072; Otter Tail, 253,Os4; Polk,
106,5s0; Pine, 166,941; Pipestone, 1885,
4ss; Pope, 1os,591; Redwood, 1O7,466;
Rock, 1s4,903; Renville, 1,267,516; Rice,
1,12O,295; Red Lake, 5O,749; Sibley, l.
319,4s3; Sherburn. 356,O42; Swift. 413,-
526; Scott, 42s,oso; Steele. 2,937,s3s;
Todd, 1S2,24s; Stearns, 1881, 900; Wa
basha, 557,6s5; Waseca, 2,O55, AGO; Wa
tonwan, 1,009,404; Winona, 9OS,75S;
Washington, 5o1,75s; Wright, 1,743,-
1888; Yellow Medicine, 24s,794.
Bold Robbery.
In true Dick Turpin style two men,
their faces covered with black hand
kerchiefs, entered the gambling
rooms at Columbia Heights, known as
the Minneapolis Monte Carlo. early
in the evening, and at the point of re-
volvers, took nearly $4,000 in money
and certificates from the astonished
inmates. About $500 was in cash, and
the certificates of deposit are not ne
gotiable.
After having made their successful
haul, the two robbers, fully protect
ing themselves by the use of their re-
! volvers, backed away from the scene
of their operations and were lost in
the darkness of the night before any
steps could be taken to capture them.
Burned to Death.
Two men and Il boy drove into Nc
Intosh from the west in covered
wagon. They were returning to their
home at Detroit after the summer
spent in the harvest fields of North
Dakota. One of the men was named
Stoltz, and the boy, years old, was
his son.
In the early evening the men went
up town, leaving the boy asleep in
the wagon. The wagon contained u
stove and during the absence of the
men, the top of the stove blew off,
, setting fire to the wagon. The child
was terribly burned SO that he died
at 4 o'clock the next morning.
Fewer Men Employed.
Labor Commissioner O'Donnell is
sued statement showing the
number of persons employed in
1874 of the industries of the state in
1900, showing Il total of 1924, of
whom 792 were children.
! A comparison with the figures of
1890 shows decrease in the number
of employees in the building trades of
over 10000. The decrease in the num-
Der of women employed is over 1000
since 1890.
| News In Brief.
! President George Cook, of the Du-
luth, Virginia & Rainy Lake road has
purchased tracts of land in the north
ern part of the state at cost of ST.
! 275,OOO.
Frank Koran, formerly Minncapo-
! lis moulder, committed to the Roches-
ter asylum from St. Paul, died on the
train while en- route to the asylum
He was subject to epilcptic fits, and
death is SAID to have been due to such
an attack
The biennial report of the veterinary
department of the state board of health,
which has just been compiled, shows
that two persons, two horses, 30 dogs,
rs cattle and 81 hogs have died of
rabies during the period.
George Dingman, assistant dairy
commissioner, secured some baking
powder and spice samples taken from
| a box car merchant arrested at Bird
Island.
| A farmer near Cass Lake says that
on his return to his farm after short
nj, !, l,nl
all his turnips. lie found seven of the
animals in the field.
The steamer Robert Wallace, loaded
with ore from Superior for Cleveland,
sunk in the lake thirteen miles off Two
Harbors, the result of breaking her
steam pipe.
The receipts of the state insurance
department for Scptenb Der and October
amount to 81 500, of which 1000 rep
resents delinquent taxes from eastern
insurance companies.
| The Hamline and Carleton teams
played tie game of football at Lex
ington park, st. Paul.
| The recent election cost the city Of
Minneapolis 1913, 900
Lester r. Brooks. prominently iden-
titled with the lumber and grain in
terests Of Minneapolis and formerly
president of the Chamber of Com
mercc, fell dead from an apoplectic
stroke while playing game of chess
r, with his physician, DIR. L. w. Day, in
his own apartments in the West Ho-
| tel, Minneapolis.