Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-19
US IN MINNESOT


I59 tons OF ore the past month.
Willie Becker of Montgomery wa:
drowned while bathing in cattle
pond. ''5@ ~. -sy 49,.
Mankato citizens at a mass meeting
decided that the city should have ar
electric light plant.
Father J. T: Mackey, pastor of St
James church, West Duluth, for thu
past eleven years, is dead.
The three-year.old child Of Johr
Wido of Holding was killed by thu
falling of tree which the father was
chopping.
Oscar lie Brun, thirteen years
age, OF Belcourt, n. D., student
st. Thomas college, was drowned i,
the Mississippi river at st. Paul.
The state convention of Catholi
Foresters held a three-day session
st. Cloud. P. H. Martin of Dulut:
won out in three-cornered fight 70
chief ranger.
Thomas j. Stanley, alias Thoms
Fairbanks, burglar and convict froi
Minneapolis, died in the Stillwatc
penitentiary last week of liver an
lung diseases.
John Tanko, convicted of murder j
the second degree for the killing
George Bollich at Chisholm in Marc
has been sentenced to life impriso
ment at Saltwater.
Little Willie Bassett, the nine-yea
old son of NJ. NJ Bassett of BIZ
Earth, is dead from lockjaw from
shot in the hand inflicted with a lit
pistol for shooting blank % cartridge
The central relief committee, al
pointed by Governor Van SAINT to re.
celve funds for the relief of the people
OF Norway, Sweden and Finland, has
reported that a total of 92,759.94 was
collected in Minnesota.
A team of horses driven by a. hack.
man named Putnam became fright.
ened at the fireworks in the parade
at the Minneapolis carnival Friday
and dashed into Danz' band, injuring
half dozen musicians.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission has ordered the Duluth
and Iron Range and the Duluth, Mis-,
sabe and Northern to reduce theil
merchandise rates between Duluth and
points on the two roads.
Representative John Taylor of LIE
Sueu1' is dead of tuberculosis. Taylor
was elected representative for the
Twenty-seventh district in 1902 on the
Democratic ticket. He was engaged
in the real estate and insurance busl.
ness.
The smallpox report of the state
board of health for the week ending
June shows that the disease is abat.
Ing. During the week ia cases and
six deaths were reported, as against
40 cases and seven deaths for the
previous week.
Fred Spalding of Renville was
drowned in the Minnesota river while
in swimming. The young man had
just come home from the state univer.
sity for his summer vacation, where
he had just finished his second year in
the law course.
The railroad and warehouse com.
mission has rendered decision
whereby the Chicago and Northwest.
eTn railroad will be required to fur.
nish refrigerator car service from the
territory adjacent to WATERFOWL, S.
D., to the Twin Cities.
The officers of the Minnesota ma
tional guard have received informa.
ton from the war department that the
guard will receive $19,117 worth of
supplies and equipment as it's share
of the 100000 appropriation made
by the recent congress.
Cheese Inspector Woman has re-
ported to the state dairy and food
commission that the cheese industry
of the state is being injured by the
practice of tradesmen who label fine
Minnesota cheese Fancy New York
Cheese" and sell it at high prices.
The molders of the Clyde Iron COM
pany of Duluth, who went on strike
two months ago in sympathy with the
machinists, who had demanded shorter
hours and more pay, have applied to
the management for their old places,
conceding that they have lost the
strike.
Non-collection of personal property
taxes, the city poor farm, the city
hospital, the city workhouse and the
health and hospital committee of the
city council are the subjects which
receive vigorous and scathing criti-
cism at the hands of the Minneapolis
grand jury.
Al Best, a farmer living ten miles
east of Stewartville, and his two sons
were struck by lightning during a
thunder storm. One boy, eleven years
old, was instantly killed, while Best
and the other boy were badly shocked
and the chances for their recovery
are doubtful.
The State Firemen's association, in
convention at Brainerd, elected the
following officers: G. G. Stone, Pipe
stone, president; George Worthington
Litchfie1d, first vice president; r. o.
Strong. st. Paul, secretary; Frank E.
Joy. Saltwater, treasurer; Edward F.
Kelly; Faribault, statistician.
At the closing session of the Min
nesota State Federation Of Labor con-
vention at Little Falls the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, M. E. Neary, Mime
apolis; secretary treasurer, W. E. Nc
Even. Duluth. New Ulm was named
as the place for the next meeting.
The safe of the Farmers State bank
of Wilder was burglarized early
Thursday morning. Three charges of