Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10


w. F.. c. Ross, president of the FRS:
National bank of Blue Earth, has given
that city a library on the terms usually
made by Carnegie. The council has
accepted and site has been selected.
After being denied admission to the
Minneapolis city hospital and pro-
nounced by a doctor from that insti-
tuition as not needing medical attend
ance Martin Roach died in a cell at the
city Jail.
Hans Johnson of Minneapolis, out of
work and respondent, killed himsen
by drinking carbolic acid on his own
doorstep, having first rung the bell of
his house to notify his wife that he
was there.
In the case Of appeal from the order
OF the Hennepin county probate court
In the case of the estate of Sol Smith
Russell the supreme court reafirms
the decision that the inheritance tax
law of 1902 is unconstitutional.
Sadie Kugler, domestic, fell into
an old cistern at the home of her en-
ployer in Minneapolis and fer two
hours chung to an iron bar above the
six feet of water in the cistern She
was in fainting condition when res
cued.
Ex-Congressman Page Morris ap-
peared before Judge Lochren at st.
Paul and took the Oath of Judge Of the
United States court for the district of
Minnesota, position to which he was
appointed by President Roosevelt some
months ago.
A large barn belonging to Casper
Taubert, living a few miles southwest
OF Luverne, was struck by lightning
and burned to the !~~ound Eleven
head of horses in the barn at the time
were either killed by the lightning O..
burned to death.
The report of the St. Cloud land
Office for the quarter ending June 80
shows 1875 original homestead entries,
covering 15,319.32 acres, and 40 orig
1nal homestead entries were COM
muted; 1913 final proofs were made,
patenting 20,449.98 acres.
Gussie and Odell Hall, aged thirteen
and nine years, hold the record for
Juvenile criminals. They were arrest
ed in Minneapolis by two city detec-
tives charged with stealing sixty BIZ
cycles and selling them for sums rang
ing from 40 cents to $3.50.
John M. McClintock of Duluth has
leased from the state for the purpose
of mining iron ore the bed of Longyear
lake on the Mesaba range. The area
of the tract secured is 172 acres. This
is the first lease of the bed of a mean
dered lake executed by the state.
Word has been received at the Office
Of the state railroad commission that
the Omaha and Northwestern roads
have refused to obey the order Of the
commission in regard to placing re-
frigerator car service in force on the
Watertown division of those lines.
The fiscal year for the United States
government closed June 80 and the
customs receipts at the port of St.
Paul amounted to $SS0,000. The in
ternal revenue collections for the dis
trict of Minnesota comprising st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth were 1885,
b7O.62.
Minneapolis is now in the million
dollar class of postofices. According
to a statement made by Postmaster
Hale the total stamp receipts for the
fiscal year just ended will be some
thing over 100000, an increase of
over &l00, 900 over the business of the
year ending June 30, 1902.
The United States land Office In Du-
luth made q great showing for the
fiscal year ended June 80. The re-
ceipts we're $460, 14754, as compared
with: sos, 513.75 the previous year.
The Increase is thus far 100 per cent.
The great rush of settlers in the Du-
luth district and the advance in the
price Of timber have brought the in
creased business.
Minneapolis labor interests are
aroused over the decision of Judge
Cray granting the Electrical Manufac-
turers' association an injunction
against the striking electrical work
ers At a mass meeting resolutions
were passed condemning the judge and
charging that he took upon himself
no: only judicial but executive and
legislative functions.
The war department has notified
Adiutant General Libbey that reports
OF army officers who inspected the
state militia place the strength of the
Minnesota guard at 1875 officers and
1,S46 men. The government is ready
to furnish the guard with Krag-Jorgen-
son flneS. lNeTe dIe CWSAIJ-so'oA ~
fantry companies and company OF
engineers to be equipped.
the West Publishing company OF St.
Paul has lost it's case against the Ed
ward Thon son Publishing company
of Northpol L. I. The West Publish.
Ing compan.s alleged the infringement
of 5000 copyrights by the Edward
Thompson company and asked the
court for an Injunction against the Ed
ward Thompson company to stop it
from selling it's American Encyclo-
pedia of Law" Damages amounting
to 81 900 900 were demanded.