Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
NEWS in MIN.NESOT

Matthew F. 1ltis, a pioneer resident
o. Minneapolis, is dead.
e Governor Van SAINT was the Fourth
Of July orator at Fairmont,
Duluth burglars carried of q $50:
ponnd safe. Its owners say tt was
empty, S=as. J
Charles Mattson, postmaster at
Grandy, was run over and killed at
that place July 4. :
Stephen B.. Love3oy, postmaster of
minneapolis, died Saturday morning
after q long illness. -.
In epidemic Of typhoid fever IL pre-
ysiltog at Wltoka, more than half a
dozen cases having already been re-
ported,
Ffye boys we're struck BY a passen-
ger train at Monticello while crossing
thu track In buggy and all we're seri-
ously injured.
: The state board 81 contfd fig plan
ming chs addition Of several feed mills
70 the farming plants Of the several
state Institutions,
Tho validity Of the state law fequir.
ting On annual Inspection Of steam
bdlefs has been upheld By the courts
u1 Henuapin county
/, Tho strike at tho Sparta ann Malta
msnes et Eveleth has ended The
sfFtkaFe returned to work at the came
ach3e @ wages $3.50 day
The striking tugmen OF Du1ut6. dft-
q bem4 Idle several weeka1 have cDm-
pteted arrangements for the organiza-
ton Of an independent tug line.
petec<tve King Of Minneapolis, con-
vacted 81 tatpg accessory to q felony,
has bach sentenced to three years and
six mouths In state pason at hard Ia
boz.
L Taylor and Mrs, Hannah Parker
were married at Spring Valley last
weeh The gnom Is about seventy
years Of age. while Che bride is five
years younger.
An opinion has Just been rendered
by Attorney General Douglas which
VIII probably put ap end to the employ
mant Of convict labor In the barber
shop at the state pen1tentiarE
Joseph Chadderdon is dead at Red
FOOD Falls, eyed 6fty-etz He had
neen q member Of the Legislature and
at the time Of his death was serving
h1s second term as municipal Judge
1ymaq ". Harris q resident Of Mtn-
pesota since 1856. Is dead at Mlnneap-
oils He was eighty{our years Of age
and had resided at Spring Valley dur
Ing the greater part OF his residence In
this state.
Matt Vendraseh q hungarian car
psnter, Jumped from the highest point
of the high bridge tn St. Paul to the
rtpef below, over 200 feet, In an effort
To commit suicide He escaped Utth-
out serious injury
The Duluth committee which has
IN charge the proposed national park
and military hospital at Minnesota
Point te considering q plan to secure
naval training station such as those
now located at Newport and San Fran
cisco.
The West Newton rafting works
have shut down after having been in
operation for about six weeks, during
which time 100000 feet of logs
were rated It ie expected to reopen
in three to four weaka lf the water
comes up In the xneant1rna
Postmaster E. p. B1gham Of Tyler
10 dead of heart failure. Mr.. Bigham
was one M the first settlers Of Tyler,
arriving there when the town was first
laid out. and he has lived there ever
since He has held the postof1ce most
Of the time since IL vas started
The three ore shipping roads at The
head Of the lakes, the Duluth, Missabe
and Northern. the Duluth and Iron
Range and the Eastern Minnesota
have forwarded To July q total Of
6.O06,786 gross tons this year, as COM
pared. With 2,784. $40 tons tor the same
period in 1901.