Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
NEWS in MINNESl)TI

out $533.42 as wolf bounties.
! Several cases of what has been
called "Cuban itch" have developed at
Garden City. Physicians believe it
is smallpox. -.-.-. -
Michael Doran, president of the st.
Paul water board and we'll known
CAPITALIST, is seriously ill at his Sum
nit avenue home. - -;
l., c. W. Hackett, one Of the most
prominent business men Of St. Paul,
died at his home in that city after an
illness of three years. -
At meeting of the Polk county bar
Judge h. J. Montague OF Crookston
was endorsed for additional Judge Of,
the Fourteenth judicial district: i
Harry G. Barrows, who has been as
sistant state oil inspector for three
terms, is dead at Minneapolis. He
was ill about six months with tuber-
culosis. s.>
The stockholders Of the First Ma
tlonal. bank of Minneapolis have voted
unanimously to increase the CAPITAL
stock OF the bank from 81 ,0oo, 200 to
roller Jorgenson, q well known
farmer Of Mound Prairie; Houston
county, was found dead on his farm,
having been crushed to death by a
large: tree.
George G. Stevens, head of the bank-
Ing house Of Stevens, Robertson g. Co.
of Rushford, ls dead. He was eighty.
four years Of age and had resided in
Rushford since 1856.
Bert Ronk has been arrested on
warrant charging him with the killing
OF Charles Eberline, a well known
farmer of Faribault county, whose
body was found in a boat in Walnut
lake.
The Metropolitan theater at Roches-
ter has been damaged by fire to the
extent of $4,000 to .$12 900. The Noble
company, which was playing in the
house, lost property valued at from
$1,000 to $1,000.
The coroner's inquest held over the
remains Of John Kildeer, killed in
shooting scrape at the Commercial sa.
loon at Two Harbors with John Roach,
brought in a verdict of killing in self.
defense. Roach has been released.
Ole G. Olson was hanged in the Jail
at Aitkin at 1:5O o'clock Friday morn.
ing for the murder Of his daughter last
October. He met his fate unflinch-
1ngly and died expressing his faith in
Gods forgiveness for his terrible
crime.
Patrolman Joseph Pugleasa Of st.
Paul was shot three times while
attempting to stop a disturbance be-
tween a hotel proprietor and a gang
Of Italian laborers None of the wounds
Is considered serious and he is ex.
pected to recover.
The railroad and warehouse com.
mission is in receipt OF an opinion
from the attorney general to the effect
that original contracts: between rail-
roads and shippers are to be reckoned
In figuring gross earnings instead OF
the net returns to the railroad.
Frank w. Bell Of Elkton, charged
with manslaughter, was found not
guilty In his trial at Austin after the
jury had been out three hours. This
Is his second trial on the same charge.
At the hrst trial he was convicted but
his attorneys secured q new trial.
Maynzinahwaush, one of the Oldest
chiefs and grand medicine seers of
the Chippewas, died at the old peo-
pies home at White Earth, aged
eighty.seven years. A week before
he died he called Rev. Father Alloy.
sius and embraced the Roman Cath
olic faith.
It Is reported at Duluth that q Chi
cago firm has q contract for construct
ing railroad from Grand Marais to
the Gunflint iron district In Northwest
ern Cook county. A number Of mining
and timber companies with apparent
strong backing are becoming active
in Northern Cook and Lake counties.
AS the result of a collision between
a freight and passenger train In the
yards at Barnesville Jan. IA, the Great
Northern Railway company is made
the defendant in two personal damage
suits commenced in the Ramsey coun.
ty district court in which the plain.
tiffs seek to recover an aggregate of
100000.
John Whitaker of Sandstone walked
half a mile from his mill to his home
with a piece of scantling three feet
long sticking through his side. The
scantling was thrown against cir.
cular saw and hurled back against
him, the end striking him above the
third rib and piercing his side, with.
out fatal results.
: The Winona city, council is in re-
ceipt of rather novel claim from
Jacob Walz, butcher, whose store
was entered and his cash register re-
moved. Mr.. Walz has presented a bill
to the city for 1925, the value Of the
register, stating that If the city pro-
vided proper police protection the
burglary would not have taken place.
John Brooks, who pleaded guilty at
Duluth TO- having failed to provide
.lor his wife and family, was sentenced
to one year at saltwater at hard labor.
Brooks wife was recently adjud ge1
insane In the probate court and sent
to the asylum at Fergus Falls and it
developed ct the examination that her
insanity was due to neglect and worry.
The Municipal and Commercial
league Of Minnesota was formed at st.
Paul last week by the cities and vii
lagos and commercial bodies Of this
state for the purpose OF working to-
Rether in matters affecting the munic.