Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-08-21
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

A hail storm north Of East Grand
Forks destroyed much grain.
The assessed valuation Of Minneapo-
lis real estate and personal property
is $12S,677,7s4.
Skunks are believed by the state
board of health to be largely respon-
sible for the spread of rabies in Min
nesota.
Former United States Senator w.
| D. Washburn is at the head of new
Minneapolis firm which will manufac-
ture new car coupler.
Cephias Carpenter, seventy-one
years old, well known to Minnesota
pioneers, died suddenly of apoplexy
at Deadwood, S. D., last week.
John A. Kinder, Northern Pacific
brakeman, was run over by a freight
train near North Town junction, MIN.
neapolis, and died shortly abterward.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland has
been invited 10 visit Minnesota on
hunting trip in the latter part of DC.
tober and has signified his willingness
to come.
Hon. Frank NJ. Eddy Of Glenwood,
former congressman from the Seventh
district, has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination fc1
governor.
Chris Stroeh, wealthy farmer re.
siding few miles northwest of Lll.
verne, committed suicide by strangling
himself with piece of binding Irvine.
No cause is known for his deed.
An unknown man was killed near
Emerald, on the Great Northern, by
Larimore and Duluth train. He was
evidently lumberjack who had come
from Bemidji and was going to the
woods.
On complaint of the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church warrants
have been issued for the arrest of all
the saloonkeepers in Tracy, six in
number, for violating the screen or.
dfnance
After a tempestuous existence OF
three years the Farmers Elevator com.
pany of Graceville has wound up its
affairs. the Northern Grain company
of Minneapolis purchasing the elevator
and it's belongings.
Peter McErlane, passenger conduc'
tor on the Great Western, had his left
leg crushed by the wheels of his train,
under which he fell at Hayf1eld. He
died in St. Paul hospital after the
foot was amDutated.
At st. Paul James Prendergast was
instantly killed and Jack Allen and
George Stelzer badly shaken up by the
collapse of a half dozen supports OF
the east end of the Third street bridge
which they were tearing down.
Within two years Minneapolis will
be connected with Shakopee and
Anoka by electric cars. Within few
years more the lines will extend as
far north as St. Cloud. Franchises
for part of the line already have been
secured.
Miss Maud Espy, aged twenty-five
years, daughter of Major and Mrs.
John Espy of St. Paul, is dead from a
hemorrhage Of the stomach, brought
on by constant vomiting after eating
deadly toadstocls, believing they were
mushrooms.
The estate CT the late Isaac Staples
the millionaire banker and lumberman
eighteen years OF litigation, Judge Viii
liston having appointed Austin jerks
J. J. Eichten and R. S. Parker to make
division of the real estate.
In the annual election of officers fo1
the Minnesota Soldiers home two
changes were made, NJ. L. Williams
succeeding Fred Straub as quartermas
ter and DR.. Charles N. Norred of Min.
neapolis succeeding DR.. F. E. Rissel as
surgeon. The other officers we're re-
elected
The work on the improvement of the
streets Of CroOkstOn, apart from the
laying Of the asphalt pavement, has
been suspended owing to the labo,
famine The price OF labor has adj
vanced to such figure as to be prac
tically prohibitive for work on grad
ing and sewers.
Manager McNaughton of the North
western Telephone company at St
Cloud met sudden death Friday even
ing An electric light wire had crossed
with telephone wire and in attempt
ing to remedy the difficulty McNaugh
ton cut the wire and got $500 volts
from an electric wire. He was killed
Instantly.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth will
bring action against Peter Ferguson
Of La Crescent for writing insurance
in COMPANIES not authorized to do bust
ness in Minnesota. Ferguson wrote
$4,000 insurance in unlicensed com
panies for WOODEN mill at La Ores
cent. The mill burned and the insur.
ance has not been paid.
| J. 4. Ennis, bOokkeeper and cashie,
for the Loftus-Hubbard Elevator com
pany Of St. Paul, is missing and an
examination of his books by an expert
accountant is said to have brought tc
light shortage of S5.400 Ennis had
been in the employ Of the firm for over
three years and enjoyed the full con
fidence Of his employers.
The doors of the Farmers and Mer,
chants bank of Montgomery, pri.
vate institution. have been closed.
Persons who have investigated the
affairs of the institution have found
1904 of cash on hand. No trace has
been found of the $4,000 to $4,000 Of
deposits belonging to farmers and
business men Of the little town.
State Auditor Iverson announces
| that the state will conduct a sale Of