Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-24
NEWS IN llINlNESO

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The Red Wing fund for free public
baths has been completed. 5.
The state supreme court has sustain
ed the misunderstanding law of 1895.
Hugh Tucker, u years Of age, died
suddenly at st. Paul of heart disease
Arrow L. How, a veteran of the Civil
war, is dead at Spring Valley, aged Is
years. r. >' s.. @g!z.
The Alderman House, the principal
hotel In Grey Eagle, has been totally
destroyed by fire. Z, ,.,, -. . s
A check amounting to $1,000, 900 has
been received at Minneapolis for pay
ment of the policy on the life Of Frank
H. Peavey: IS -
M. :Masterson, mail carrier between
Iona and Slayton, was killed in a run.
away. A'traveling man with him had
an arm broken. r.:.-.
Duluth is to have, direct connection
with Winnipeg before next September
via: the new Duluth, Virginia and
Rainy Lake railway. >.... ~., T.. T.. . .> ~. .
The members of the Minnesota DEL
egation state that there will be bill
passed at this session of congress to
create another judicial district in this
state.
The George Purvis farm south Of
Crookston has been sold for $42 per
acre, this being the highest price paid
for farm lands in any considerable
quantity in that section.
pooouca 4f thu Ilicooro,-x- - q nn~@
of smallpox in the Minneapolis cham
messengers and visitors were forcibly
vaccfnated while police guarded tho
doors.
The dwelling of Ole Nicholson resid.
ing on farm on the Grand Lake road
near Duluth, was destroyed by fire and
Clara, the Agar old daughter, and
William, an infant, were burned In
their beds.
About 20 wnitecaps entered tho
home of Gus Samuelson at Brooten
and carried him over to the 500 track,
where he was denuded and horse
whipped. Samuelson has been accus-
ed of ill-treating his wife and children.
Elmer Lamotte, 81 years old, son
of P. F. Lamotte of St. Paul, fell IS
feet from a fire escape to the ground,
striking on rough, icy sidewalk, but
escaped death. The child followed a
kitten from the room to the fire es-
cape.
William J. Work, former night clerk
at the st. Paul postofice, pleaded
guilty before Judge Lochren in the
United States court to taking money
from letters in transit in the mails.
He was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
Negotiations have been completed
whereby the First National and the
Albert Lea National banks will be con.
solidated and the new concern will
take the marc O. the former. The
capital stock will be 100000 and the
surplus $4,000.
There are only two cities of Du-
luth's class, according to population,
that had running expenses so small
during the past year. The actual cur
rent expenses of the city of Duluth for
1901 were 1899 1872 The total receipts
of the. city during the year were ST.
279,976.11.
The department of agriculture of the
cial lecture course for farmers Jan. IA
which is proving quite successful.
There are now 80 farmers in attend
ance and the dean expects there will
be 40 before the close of the course in
eight weeks.
The lumbermen in the northern part
of the state are greatly Inconvenience
because Of tho lack Of snow. So far
this season the only thing that could
be done was to make ice roads. But
this is an expensive and unsatisfactory
operation and many of the small oper-
ators are losing money.
Judge Charles E. Flandrau of st.
Paul, after nearly half century's ac-
tivity in the courts of Minnesota, will
retire from active practice. He an
nounced his decision after an argu-
ment before the state supreme court,
and there was an affecting scene as he
bade the court farewell. !.
The special Investigations into EN-.
ployment in Minnesota by Labor Com
missioner O'Donnell have disclosed q
man who works 18 hours day, r
days a week and 81 weeks year. The.
work, said the commissioner, is not:
tense manual labor but it is not light.
and keeps him moving about:
The state board of control has re-
ceived notice that smallpox has broken
out in the Fergus Falls hospital for the
insane. Only one case has developed
and every precaution Is being taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
among the inmates. A strict quaran.
tine Of the hospital has been ordered.
At the state good roads convention
resolutions were adopted in which a
number of needed changes in legisla.
ton were asked for. The convention
resolved to ask the legislature to make
an appropriation for the improvement
Of the public highways and to appoint
. highway commission. George w.
Cooley was elected president.
The Minnesota Stock Breeders as
sociation decided at the annual meet.
ing last week to start a campaign to-
secure more time and attention to the
study live stock, especially Of
4breeds - state school Of apricn1.