Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-31
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Minnesota colleges will hold . field
and track meet in st. Paul next May.
Fire at Brainerd destroyed the new
Swedish Baptist church, brick build.
ing, which was completed last fall at
a cost Of $4,000. ~''<.,.1@ 5>7%r>
A 3-year-old child of John Gilgard
Of Farmerctown, Sherburne county.
tipped over a pail of hot water and
was fatally scalded.
The quarantine at the Fergus Falls
insane hospital has been raised. It
Is now agreed there has been no small
pox at the institution.
An epidemic of diphtheria has brok-
en- out at the asylum of the Children's
Home society in st. Paul and 16 chill
dren are down with the disease. '
w. G. Kellar, former mayor of Al
bert Lea. is dead of Bright's disease
and heart trouble. He was 81 years
of age and had resided in Freedom
county since 1856. $500
Bruno Lavelle, employed as loader
at the hester railway camp. eight
miles from Two Harbors, was instant
~ killed while loading logs by being
struck by a jim pole. =
Upwards of 500 delegates represent
ing nearly every city and town In the
state, were present at the 49th annual
meeting of the Masonic grand lodge
of Minnesota at st. Paul last week. :. -
Many lengthy petitions for the conn
plete pardon Of the Younger brothers
are being received by the state pardon
board. They come from all parts at
the state. Several long ones are from
Minneapolis and st. Paul.
John G. Smith, Redwood county
farmer living near -Vesta, is defendant
in suit for $1,000 damages brought
+ by Fred Heuert, q former employee of
his, the allegation being that Smith
alienated his w1fe's affections.
The Duluth, Missabe and. Northern
and Duluth and Iron Range roads have
issued a new freight tariff; reducing
merchandise rates from 2 to cents
per 100 pounds on the various classes.
This does not apply to iron ore.
The county commissioners of Polk
county have appropriated $4,000 for a
bridge over the Red river at the foot
of Main street, Crookston. The bridge
will cost $4,000, and the balance has
been subscribed by citizens of that
city.
All records were broken last year
In the shipment of white pine from the
Upper Mississippi and Wisconsin val
leys. The total for 1901 was 2,513,-
976,821 feet, against 2,135, 252,719 the
previous year. The increase was $751;
724,1O2 feet
While attempting to drive across the
Omaha railroad tracks at Blue Earth
John Domes, q farmer living few
miles northeast of that town, was
struck by train. His team was killed
and wagon demolished, and Domes
was badly hurt.
G. N. Fairchild, forward on the Min
) neapolis hockey team, was injured,
perhaps fatally, in the game at Mime
apolis with the Houghton, Mich, team.
The heel of skate, worn by Gibson,
one of the opposing players, penetrat-
ed Fairchild's skull two inches.
Mrs. Mary Jane Rooney Martin.
widow of the late o. C. Martin and q
resident of Redwood county for "a
years, died on the Minneapolis and st.
Louis train near Arlington, while re-
turning from a California trip. Mrs.
Martin was Z native of Kentucky and
!, - years old. -; '.''.
!. The board Of managers Of the state
. Agricultural society has decided to set
, aside $4,000 from no surplus funds
1 now on hand TO be INVESTED and used
only when conditions make it absolute.
~ necessary. This H. taken as q pre-
caution against unfavorable conditions
+, In the future.
A wreck occurred on the Northera
Pacific near Dilworth sidetrack Sat-
urday. Thirteen cars Of = westbound
freight were derailed on account of 4
broken switch. All passenger trains
were transferred to the Great
Northern, going to Barnesville and
! from there to Moorhead.
Mrs. Emma c. Robillard OF st. Paul
commenced fifth action for . divorce
from DR.. Sylvanus w. Robillard by
fling a complaint in the district court.
On each Of the four previous attempts
| at securing a divorce, she says, her
husband, by hypnotic influence; IN
duced her to return to him.
The Northwestern elevator at Ash
by burned to the ground Friday after
noon and about 1000 bushels of wheat
| "0I0 uSSt1OySO GNO CAU0 0A0 U0ou O1D~
covered as to the origin. The bridge
| over the Great Northern track was
damaged by the ire, and trains were
delayed short time. " -.-.-: J:
John Pollas, residing near Mountain
Lake, was shot in the left side under
the heart by his brother, Charles Pol
| las, after 4 dispute over q sum Of
money He is said to 10 IN q serious
condition. After the shooting Charles
Po1Ias went to Jackson and gave hin.
self up to the authorities. : f Fl RI y:
|, Al the meeting Of the unworthy ~
gents 1a6t week Frederick L.. Wash
burn Of the Oregon state sxpe11n1nAaf
station Va elected to the Chair el ~
| tomdlogy &c TIE state Agricultural esol--
lego to .sdcceed the late Professor Otto
Lugger. This position also carrier
With It the title 6f state snto.aololi5t..
The state fpailroad commission Aas.
challenged the new merchandise tar
ins which the coast lines 'pr6ptdse to.
| Y1acA in. eflnct IN Nnrfhotn Kisnm 1870