Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-10-03
NEWS in me IS OTA

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year ago. q -. ...:
The state health boards weekly
smallpox report shows twelve. new
cases, Of which seven are in Proctor
Knott, St. Louis county.
Among eight horses destroyed in a
barn which burned at Proctorknott
Sunday was Smoky formerly Buf-
falo Bills favorite horse. st.-.
The Minneapolis city council has de-
cided, by practically. a unanimous vote,
to take the name Of "A. A. Ames'' from
the city payroll. The mayor has been
drawing salary right along. IT,. o.
Two of the buffet cars of the Great
Northern railway, while temporarily
in the yards at st. Paul for repairs,
were broken into by burglars and more
than $1,000 worth of silverware was
carried away.
| The state board of corrections and
charities has condemned the Walton
wan county Jail. Arrangements have
been made to keep prisoners at the
Mankato jail until suitable building
can be erected. -
W.. Hahn, a leader Of the Mlnneap-
oils bar, dropped dead in the court.
room while examining witness. He
had served as attorney general of Min
nesota and was a member of the recent
state tax commission.
A jury in the case of Rev. Louis
Richter against the North and West
Publishing company at Minneapolis de-
cided that it is not libelous to call a
man a "Judas,' although the man be
a minister of the gospel.
Sheriff Vine of Olmstead county, this
state, with a large posse, has overta-
ken band of alleged horse thieves at
NOrthwood, Ia, arrested one of the
men and recovered the four horses
stolen near Spring Valley week ago.
There will be no contest between the
rifle teams of the Illinois and Minneso-
ia national guard for the Washburn
trophy this year, as Minnesota. who
challenged Illinois, did not get. her
challenge in by March l, the specified
time
A desperate battle was fought at
Park River, N. D., Sunday afternoon
| between band of Indian horse trad
ers and number of harvest hands
Nels Johnson, one of the latter, was
shot and instantly killed in the fight
His home is at Whitman, this state.
James F. Tibbets, a we'll known Du-
luth undertaken, committed suicide by
shooting. Tibbets had recently be-
come financially embarrassed and this,
| coupled with the fact that his love, for
Duluth woman had been spurned,
are believed to have been the cause of
the deed.
Three bears, two only cubs, made a
peaceful excursion into Duluth Friday.
They went through the finest residence
section of town, the big animal in
front and the two cubs trotting bow
leggedly along behind. After their
tour of inspection the trio returned to
the woods.
! The town of Girard, Otter Tail coun.
| ty, made a record at the recent pri-
mary election, only two votes being
cast there, while the number regis
tered was sixty-six. The compensa-
ton of the judges and clerks was $40,
and the cost of transporting ballots
was $3.50.
The northbound freight train on the
Minneapolis and st. Louis road co..
lided with an empty freight car near
| New Ulm and the engine was thrown
from the track. The fireman and en-
gineer jumped and saved their lives,
They rolled down an embankment for.
t. feet high.
! Nearly 0,C00 cattle changed hands
at the St. Paul union stock yards dur
ing the first five days of last week.
! The business is the largest that has
| h0on in in, ho = o
| tory of the stock yards, and is much
ordinary months.
A. F. Foster Of Litchfield was beaten
for the Sixth district Republican ~cor.-
gressional nomination by forty-seve::
| votes. Michael J. Bowling was beat
en- for the Seventh district nomination
by an even 200. Both charge fraud.
Foster says he will bring contest
! Bowling is uncertain, but will probably
not go to the courts.
.ReQuisition papers issued by Gov
ernor Van SAINT for Mayor Ames, who
is in West Baden, Ind, and at pres
ent in the hands of County Attorney
Boardman will be served on the gov.
ernor of Indiana in the course of all.
other week unless DR.. Ames signifies
his intention of returning within q
reasonable length of time. -
The funeral Of Joseph Narcotic, the
centenarian who died Wednesday
took place Friday morning from St.
Mary's church at White Bear. The
; deceased was born in Canada Dec. II,
1891, and was, therefore, almost los
years old--the Oldest man in the
Northwest. He has sixteen children
and many grandchildren and great
| grandchildren. ~ r
The state board of health, under the
direction of Secretary H. M. Bracken,
is making a studied investigation into
the tuberculosis. statistics Of the state
This is prior to the sanitary conven
-tion that will be held in st. Paul Dec
II and 10 under the auspices Of the
state board. Speakers from all over
/ the United States and Canada will be
present to- discuss the subject Of the
prevention Of a spreading Of tubercu
] lar diseases. -.zS s sss r.