Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-30

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A heavy storm, which for q time
neared q cyclonic nature, swept over
Duluth one day last week, unroodng
buildings and doing considerable dam
age throughout the city. John Watson
was blown from an 18-foot tramway
and received broken leg and arm.
The supreme court has denied the
motion made by the Polk county com
missioners to qnash the writ Of Ger
tiorad, sued out by John Utick and
other taxpayers, and continued the
case until the October term of court.
The legality of the state drainage law
will be determined by the action s..
Bishop Trobec of st. Cloud has re-
ceived confirmation from Rome of the
death of Archbishop Zardetti, formerly
bishop of the St. Cloud diocese. He
was installed as bishop at St. Cloud in
1889. remaining there four and one
half years, when he was named as
archbishop Of Bucharest, Roumania-
Dr. Archie, Kingsbury, a Winona den
fist, was drowned in the Mississippi
river lat that point while out boating.
In crossing the dam in the slough, the
boat, with Kingsbury and q girl COM
panion, went down. Kingsbury sank,
and did not rise. The girl went down
twice but was saved by two boys who
were fishing near by. "
The Democratic state convention
will be held June Is in the auditorium
at Minneapolis. It will be composed
of 1887 accredited delegates. The
county conventions will be held Sat
urday, June 81. The only candidate
for governor under consideration by
the state central committee is former
Governor John Lind of Minneapolis.
Growing grains and hay throughout
Minnesota have made wonderful
growth during the week, according to
the crop report of the Northern Pa
cif1c Railway company, and are now
far more advanced than in previous
years. The rains and the warm wealth.
er of the past week have had their ef-
feet, and vegetation is growing rap.
idly. 4
All the binding Irvine at the peniten.
tiary has been either sold or contract.
ed. The board of control purchased
this years stock of sisal directly from
Yucatan, making great saving. The
twine is sold at 9%c per pound, which
will bring in about 100000. Cash
sales to individual farmers aggregate
about $14O.000-at least twice as much
as any previous year. I -.
John Anderson, while engaged in
painting the high bridge in st. Paul,
fell 125 feet to the river below. Both
legs we're broken, his right hip crushed
and cut and gaping wound inflicted
on his forehead. When he struck the
water Anderson started to swim to-
wards the shore $50 feet away. He
kept himself above water until res.
cued. He is now at the city hospital
and it is said he will recover. I'M
Engineer George A. Ralph of the
state drainage commission has been
looking over the work needed in the
counties selected at the recent meet.
ing of the drainage board. Norman
county is likely to get about four miles
of ditch this year, Marshall county
county six miles, Wadena five miles
| Lake between four and five miles.
The census bureau has issued a re
port on agriculture in Minnesota which
, shows that the 154,659 farms of the
state enumerated June 1, 1900, had 9
value of $669,522,315, of which II pc,
cent was in buildings. The value OIL
farm implements and machinery was
$50, 099,23O and of live stock $S9,063,
097. The total value of farm products
for 1899 was s161,217,304, Of which ,2<
per cent: was in animal products. The
! gross farm income in 1899 was $127,
959, 1924. *s = s: i.
The University of Minnesota. will
1 graduate $50 men and women during
the week OF June 1. OF these 1876 vii
receive the degree Of bachelor. of arts;
20 will receive the degree Of master O.
. arts and doctor Of philosophy; 8 the
degree of master Of law; / the degree
Of doctor OF civil law; II the degree O
: mechanical engineer 4 the degree 9
mining engineer, and 8 the degree o
civil engineer. The college of law vii
/ graduate 10 students s the Aollege o
leedicine, 20; the college Of pharmacy
/ 10 Az .5 5.s 5.2
Judge Bazille. Of ramsey county he:
| held that the Minnesota inheritanc:
tax law is void. eslaW OF 1892 pro
vides that near relatives inheritint
I from$an estate should pay half OF Il pc
cent Of inhe ritance #aboYe2S 80, 900 ant
THAT more distant relatives shall pay !;
tax Of 10 per cent above ksSlO 9, goo. I'll,
Judge finds that the amer dmentt to til,
4 Constitution Of 1894 provides thatath:
taxation shall be graded and uniform
but shall not exceed 3 per cent, ami
i that, therefore the law OF q So iE1pos
ing To- TarS cent IL means tS.y.als