The Tomahawk., 1903-10-16
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

court in st. Paul for vagrancy.
The Southeastern Minnesota Educa-
tional Association will meet at Vino
ma Nov. 20 and 21.
While operating an ensilage cut
ter O. +. Brand of Faribault had his
left hand severed.
A couple of girls from Little Falls
got so tired of living in Fargo that
they walked home.
William Leubitz, a farmer died IN
his carriage on the way to Perham.
He was suffering from cancer.
Because he was unable to get work
Ludwig Samuelson committed sui
eide in Loring Park, Minneapolis.
St. Cloud will entertain the Mime
sofa state conference of the Unita-
rians at Unity church Oct. 26 and ~
The Landstad Lutheran -congrega-
ton has let the contract for a large
church in Bagley. Work has already
commenced.
Three children narrowly escaped
death in fire which almost destroy
ed the old Forest Court apartment
house in Minneapolis.
Fire destroyed a thousand bushels
of grain in the stack belonging to
r. Freeman at Walnut Grove. In
cendiarism is suspected.
Thomas Moran pleaded guilty in St
Paul to charge of ofrgery and was
| sentenced to four year and SIX
months in the state prison.
Adelina Patti, the greatest OF all
singers, is coming to Minneapolis and
will be heard at the International
Auditorium the evening of Dec. 30.
At Green Isle burglars blew up the
deposit safe, secured a small sum,
broke open another section house and
took the handcar to Hamburg.
There are now over $4,000 pupils in
the public schools of Minneapolis, an
increase of nearly 1900 over the en-
rollment for September year ago:
Mary Copple, the 10-year-old
daughter of w. Copple, Merriam
Park, fractured her skull while slid
| ing down banister. She will re-
cover.
Postmaster Berkins' large barn on
| his farm burned near Morris. Eleven
horses, nine cows and many farming
| appliances are lost. The origin il a
mystery.
A serious freight wreck occurred
at Carlton on the Great Northern.
The crew escaped death by jumping.
| Nine cars were derailed and traffic
| blockaded.
Emil Grams, farmer residing ten
| miles east of Mankato, shot and IN
stantly killed his wife. After being
| placed in Jail he committed suicide
by hanging.
The Congregational parsonage at
Bagley is finished and ready for oc-
cupancy. The funds were raised
largely by the Congregational Ladies'
Aid society.
| The body of Ole Fritz, of Holmes
City, Douglas county, was found in
small lake eight miles northeast OF
Elbow Lake. He undoubtedly COM
mitted suicide.
The state timber board met at the
state capitol and granted one year
extension on the logging contracts OF
a number of companies operating in
| Northern Minnesota.
Jimmie Mcdonnell, ifteen-year'
old boy, while attempting to dis
charge a gun, fell out of his canoe
| and was drowned in the Mississippi
river near South Park.
Edward E. Webster has resigned as
general manager of the Twin City
Telephone company, to assume the
position of general manager OF the in
dependent Telephone company OF
] Seattle.
Entertainment uncommonly gen
erous will be provided for the 200 del
egates that will attend the annual
convention of the Horseshoers of
America to be held in ST. Paul Oct.
~ to 16.
Hennepin county's assessments on
personal property has been raised $3,-
O69, ,525 by the state board of equali-
zation. This brings the personal pro-
perty valuation OF the county up to
$32, ,ss1, ,137.
The executive committee of the
State Federation of Labor met in
Minneapolis and decided to start at
once upon campaign to raise $780,
900 for the benefit of the striking
mill employees.
There are 1O6,s9s dogs in Minnesota,
according to the assessment rolls of
the counties, and their value for pur-
poses of taxation has been determin-
ed by the state board of equalization
as S. per dog.
Standing in the pulpit of the Thir-
teenth Avenue Methodist church,
Minneapolis, Rev. Truman F. Allen
was suddenly stricl>en with apoplexy.
He was taken to his home, 926 Thir-
teenth avenue S, and died three hours
afterwards.
William Ward, colored, and Daniel
Evans, white, both feet 4, and ex-
volunteers in the army of the Philip
pines, met in Minneapolis, got drunk
and stole some clothing. Ward con-
fessed and drew two years and a jury
| convicted Evans, so they will meet
| again at Saltwater.