Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-04

w u1CS Cdllu reservation mas caused
the necessary papers to be issued for
the arrest of the Indian. Henry Jones,
who killed his companion recently in a
scuf1ie
The Farmers and Merchants bank
of Montgomery will not fare as badly
as result of George S. Brainerd's de-
falcatiOns as was at first feared The
loss will be about $4,000 instead of
$4,000.
An immense body of soft iron ore,
containing several million tons, has
been uncovered near Soudan, a few
miles from Tower, by an Austrian
farmer while he was at work in his
potato patch.
The total enrolment of the thirty
two Minnesota summer schools this
year was 4,359, as compared with H.
SIS for thirty-seven schools year ago.
The per capita cost was $6.O5, as com.
pared with $5.91 last year.
John Ottinger, twenty years old, OF
Duluth, was killed by a freight train
at Hudson, Wis. A brakeman ordered
him off the train. He was thrown un-
der the wheels by contact with a
bridge in attempting to remount.
Captain Edward Nathan Burton, the
last of the old time lake captains, who
sailed the Great Lakes before many
of the present day vesselmen we're
born, died last week at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. H. I. Proctor, in
Ogdensburg. N. Y.
Mrs. Albert Williams, John Burrig
and George Dill have been arrested at
Rrainerd charged with numbering Mrs.
Williams threeyear-old daughter.
They are accused of throwing the child
into the river, where the body was
found by the police.
General Superintendent Gilbert OF
the Northern Pacific has ordered re-
arrangement of the Minnesota division
OF the Northern Pacific in two divi-
sions, each with a superintendent OF
its own. The new arrangement will
become effective Oct. l.
The state dairy and food commission
has commenced an active crusade
against all violators of the pure food
law and reports have been received
from different points throughout the
state of more than twenty convictions
within the past few days.
Professor F. L. Washburn of the
agricultural station at st. Anthony
Park has just returned from a trip
through central Stearns county. He
reports that the damage from ctincb
bugs in Maine Prairie township is the
worst of any point in the state.
Mrs. Edith White, a former Mime
apOiis woman who graduated from the
University OF Minnesota dental college
and pSac1ieed dentistry there and in
Chicago, died Of starvation in the
Klondike and it is believed that her
body has been eaten by wild animals.
r. E. Davis, president of the First
National bank Of Park Rapids, was
drowned in Fishhook lake, mile and
half north Of that town. Thursday
afternoon. An accident to the sailboat
knocked Mr.. Davis into the water and
he persisted before his friends could
return to his rescue.
The agonizing cries of conrade
pinioned beneath tons Of rock and
iron ore proved too great q strain for
Levais Dueca. an Austrian, who risked
his life in an effort to save the men
recently imprisoned in the Chisholm
mine, and ne has been adjudged in
sane in the probate court at Duluth.
Secretary Hitchcock has approved
tho regulations Tor the sale Of dead
and down timber On the Red Lake "t:s-
ervation in Minnesota. This timber.
| aggregasing about 100000 feet, was
blown down last winter. 1t will be
sold and cut under the direction Of
Major Scott, acting agent at Leech
Lake.
The state has won its case against
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, Judge Simpson of the distrlc1
| court Of Eennepin county holding thai
! the Somerville la taxing foreign cor.
| porations is constitutional and that. it
! does not interfere with the interests OF
, Interstate commerce or governnl ontai
business.
The village officers of BroOten
Stearns county, have been served with
temporary Injunction restraining the
| village from the selling of -four and
feed The complainant in the case is
| Ludwig L. Nerlien, who operates line
| of -four mills on the 500 road. The
village has been in the milling busi-
ness for five years, Nerlien having puc-
chased the Brooten mill at that time,
! Immediately closing its doors.
Mrs. Edward MeIby of Rothsay was
shot through the teg and serious
though not dangerous wound was in.
ficted. The accident came about in q
peculiar manner. A young man had
been working for the Melbys and, as
he was about to leave, stepped up to
bid Mrs. Melby goodbye. He was
carrying 22-caliber rifle loosely IN,
der his arm and had just reached for
ward to shake hands when the weapon
was discharged.
The increase in freight rates on hou-
and mill products to Eastern territor,
will cost the mills of Minneapolis atou
S2,OOO,O 900 year. Several months az
the mills were shut down on accCun
of the high rates and readjustne1
was effected. Now the roads Eav,
served notice that Oct l an increas'
of 2 cents per 100 pounds can be e:
| pected. What action will be taken !
| not known, but the millers undoubte
. ~ will make vigorous fight again
Tho ;rorooeod rates 81 =. .ie- ~ Il.