Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-10-10
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Fire at Atkin Sunday destroyed a
solid block Of business houses.
"a jury at Bemidji found George la
due guilty Of the murder Of Euge-.e
MEG lauchlin.
Individual deposits in Minnesota
national banks amount to $50, 1885, 98,
an increase OF $8,000,O00 in the past
year. .r
Burglars entered the residence Of
Mrs. G. "A. Pillsbury, Minneapolis, the
other night and stole jewelry to the
value of $4,000. 4:
Henry Kastelmeyer and Joe Patter-
son broke out of the county Jail at
Redwood Falls by overpoweriag the
jailer and made good their escape.
Francis w. Anderson, president of
the st. Paul National bank, died at
Everett, Wash, of pneumonia. He ar
rived in Everett Sept. 20, with his
wife, to visit relatives. ..
The state health boards weekly re-
port shows tifty-one cases of smallpox
in Minnesota, compared with twelve
last week. The increase is attributed
to hardness in making reports.
James Weed, who is three months
over ninety-nine years of age, is dead
at his home i'm Winona. The cause OF
his death is given as a general break
ing down as the result of old age.
The tug strike at Duluth is not only
settled but all details of the settle
ment have been adjusted. Every tug
in the Union Towing and Wrecking
company's fleet is now manned by
union men.
DR.. Orienne Mcdaniel, assistant bac-
teriologist Of the state board of health
meteorological laboratory, is seriously
i'll at her home in Minneapolis, sup
posedly as a result of an infection OF
CHAMBERS contracted in the laboratory
June 80.
In the district court at Luverne
Martin G. Dietrich was awarded ST.
600 damages against Jacob D. Fender
The suit was brought for $4,000 dam
ages for biting off. portion Of the
plaintiffs thumb in fight, sc,no
months ago.
Switchmen employed in the Twin
Cities have been given an advance in
wages of ~ cents an hour The ac-
ton of the different railway companies
in the matter was entirely voluntary,
mand fer an Increase.
Or. Franklin Staples, one Of the best
known physicians in the Northwest
ailti pre- sldeEt Of the Minnesota state
board Of health, is confined to his
home in Winona by serious illne~s
Dr.. Staples is author Of number OF
prominent medical works.
State Auditor Dunn has made up the
state tax levy and will send out no
tees to the county auditors. The levy
will be 2.53 mills, as against 2.S3 last
year. The reduction comes in the TAX
for state revenues, which is I mill
against 1.3 mills last year
The United States land Office in St.
Cloud Friday disposed Of $3.50 acres
Of land in Pine county fer $1.z5 per
acre. The land wag mostly il isolated
tracts and was sold to many different
parties. This is the second LARGEST
sale in the history Of tbe office.
twenty-five 1nen cn the Chicago
and Northwestern road, working in
the Rochester coal houses and sec
tons, have struck for an increase Of
rs cents q day. The demands were
sent to the local superintendent The
men are new receiving $1.25 per Cay.
II. P. Hall Of ST. Paul, one, Of the
oldest newspaper nlen III Minnesota
and an old-time Democrat, has re-
noUnced his allegiance to that marty
and will join the Republican camp.
MIR. Hall was candidate for the
| Democratic nomination for governor
at tie last convention
! Basil Thunder pleaded guilty at
| Benidji Of the murder of woman
|named O-Boh-Bahmushke, and was
sentenced to Saltwater for term OF
sixteen years. It was manslaugIter
! i'll the first degree, committed in a
! box car with q club in the vicinity CT
Red Lake Falls last May.
After suffering for six hours the
little daughter of William Otto of
Albert Lea died as the result of burns.
! She was pouring kerosene On the fire
In a stove when an explosion &C.
Cured. The chid's mother was also
badly burned in taking the little girl
from the fire, but she will recover.
State Auditor Dunn has issued a
circular to county auditors, stating
that at the state land sale, to be held
this month, bidders will be held strict
=
! must pay Is per cent of the purchase
price and nine months interest on the
balance The IS per cent can then
run forty years if desired.
! Raymond Fitch, a sophomore in the
! Rochester high school, lies at his
home at the point of death from in
juries received in a football game on
+: the school campus Friday night. he
was tackling fellow player when he
was injured. His<left leg is broken
between the hip and knee, and he
has internal injuries from which he
cannot recover.
A Great Northern eastbound freig ilt
train ran into a. Northern Pacific
! freight at a crossing one-half mile
west of Sank Center. Engineer Thorn
as Zins Of Melrose and Fireman Ernest
De Roche of the same. place, Great
Northern men, were badly injured, the
latter being taken out unconscious.
The engine was buried under eight or
ten cars loaded with grain and lumber.
The saloonkeepers Of St. Paul are
decidedly. against the free lunch.
! They went on record tn that effect bv