Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
NEWS NJ NESOT ia
Bird Island has sixty cases 81 small

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Bird Island has sixty cases 81 small
pox. .s.
Red Wing will celebrate its. semi.
centennial in September. .t.5
st. Paul plumbers are on strike FOL
an increase in wages from "a to "a. so.
Ben Richardson of Winona has sold
q pearl he found in Mississippi
/ river clam for $3.50.
Miss Ida Hawker of Mapleton. sew.
enteen years Of age, was severely
burned by an explosion of an incubator
lamp. She cannot live. 81 III,
William Weber, aged sixteen years,
fell into the river just below the power
house at Tenth avenue south, Mime
apolis, and was drowned. -
Joseph ,Kohler, who shot and killed
John Karr at st. Paul on the night of
May 5, has been acquitted by a jury.
Drunkenness was his defense. -
A. A. Ballard, a carpenter, was in
stantly killed by falling from the Sec
ond floor of house in St. Paul and
striking upon his head in the base
ment. -
Lightning struck John Humon's ele-
vator at Window and burned It, to-
gether with several thousand bushels
OF grain. The loss is from $4,000 to
$4,000. -.
Arguments on a motion for a new
trial in the case of former Mayor A.
A. Ames of Minneapolis have been
about completed. The case probably
will be heard about July 10.
Fred Roedig accidentally lost his
life in the Minnesota river while at
tempting to cross it on foot at point
some twenty miles north of Mankato.
The body has been recovered.
The state dairy and food department
has learned that some of the preserved
I STRAWBERRIES" and, "raspberries' sold
| In Minnesota are mixtures of timothy
seed. broom corn, glucose and sugar. =
| The convention of flour and cereal
employees at Minneapolis adopted a
resolution demanding in peremptory
terms that the United States promptly
enter into reciprocal trade relations
with. other nations.
| State Auditor Iverson announces
that sixteen of the eighty-two counties
have submitted statements of taxes
collected from March / to June 1.
The reports show an increase of about
13 per cent over last year.
While attempting to rescue a com.
panion from drowning Abner Cameron
an engineer, twenty-six years old, lost
his life near West Duluth. Humphrey
Jones, who belonged to Cameron
party, was fishing in a boat, which
capsiZed.
! Tine Holte, domestic in the EN-.
ploy of P. Peterson of Appleton
poured kerosene oil on the fire to
make it burn faster. The oil caught
fire, the can exploded and she was SO
badly burned about the face and body
she cannot live.
The Hotel Winona at Winona was
visited by fire at a. nearly hour Fri
day morning. The fire was located in
the laundry and before it was discov
cred the corridors were filled with
smoke. When the guests were aroused
a panic resulted, but fortunately nc
one was injured.
The Minnesota State Medical society
has elected the following officers: DR.
Charles Green, St. Paul, president;
Dr. Charles Hill, Pine Island, first
vice president; DR.. Jeanette McLaren
st. Paul, second vice president; DR.
John B. Darling, st. Paul, third vice
PRESIDENT; DR.. Thomas McDavitt, sec
rotary.
Two persons were drowned in Min
neapolis Thursday. One was Albert
MCGEE, an iron molder, aged twenty
one years. He was bathing in the
river at Twentieth avenue north when
he met his death. The other was Os
car Mevobun, lad ten years old. He
was drowned while bathing in Min
nehaha creek.
The members of the Crookston fire
department have sent in their resig
nations, to take effect on July /, wheI
they will disband. The trouble grew
out of the efforts of the city council
to purchase a new combination chem
ical and hose wagon. The department
wanted one kind, but the city pur
chased another.
Labor Commissioner John O'Donnel
Is planning to put inspectors in the
Twin Cities to ascertain how many
firms are employing children under
sixteen years of age from whom they
have not secured and placed on file
certificates of permission signed By
the superintendent of schools or by {
person authorized by him.
Crazed with liquor and unable tt
secure more two Indians attached tt
the Grand Portage reservation dranl
six bottles of bone liniment, which
they knew to contain alcohol, and arr
dead. Both of the red men suffered
untold agony for several hours. TIL
medicine was so strong that it de
stroyed their stomachs and portion
of the intestines. - A.. -
William Koernke, well know
farmer living near. Mission Lake
north of Brainerd, committed suicide
Thursday morning. He first slashe'
his throat with a razor and then sho
OF part of his head with a shotgun
and afterward jumped into the. lake
He leaves wife and several small
children. Dependency over fnancia
; troubles is said to be the cause.
L. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls, a
president of the League of Minnesot