Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25
NEWS IN MINNESO O,TA 4.
..vENTs or THE WEEK THRoueH.
OUT THE STATE. Z Il

/ OUT THE. STATE.
| Leo Hoefner, the three-year-old son
Of Frank Hoefner Of La Crescent, is
dead as a result Of eating rat poison.
Grace Wideng, five years old, fell
sixty feet from the upper floor Of q
Minneapolis flat building and received
injuries that may result fatally.
John I.angdoa Dodge, millionaire
banker, is dead at his home at Great
Darlington, Massa The foundation Of
his fortune wasslaid in Duluth, where
he entered the banking business many
years ago. ''N 't'&5& - -.
The gross earnings in 1903 of rail-
roads doing business In the state were
| $66, 1898. .75s.42, or $599, ,6O8.93 more than
in 1902. The taxes on these were near
LILY $1,000, ,o0Qss about $50, 900 more than
in the previous year - ',s.
Preparations are being made on q
broad scale for the immigration con
gress to be held in St. Paul June IA
! erted to induce delegates from all
parts of the Northwest to attend.
Four masked men entered the saloon
of Pearson & Johnson at Minneapolis
and compelled the barkeeper to turn
his face to the wall and stand while
they ransacked the place. They Sc
cured $100 in currency and two checks.
Former Mayor A. A. Ames of Min
| neapolis will be again tried under the
Bessie Lee Indictment. accusing him
of accepting $50 bribe from woman
of the town. Judge Elliott will pre-
side at the trial, which is set for June
13.
Minnesota homeopathic physicians,
in session at Minneapolis. elected DR..
A. B. Cole of Fergus Falls president
| of the state institute; DR.. r. B. Leach,
St. Paul, first vice president, and DR..
Asa S. Wilcox, Minneapolis, second
vice president.
J. w. Dean of Minneapolis was shot
by an unknown highwayman at /
O'Clock Friday morning. The highway
man attempted to hold Mr.. Dean up,
! but the latter resisted and the foOtpad
fred at him. The bullet clipped
| piece off of Mr. Deans right ear.
Leonard Van Praagh, manager Of
the Duluth team of the Northern Base
ball league, has been acquitted of the
charge of playing baseball on Sunday
and thus disturbing the peace and
quiet of the Sabbath day. This means
Sunday baseball at Duluth hereafter.
Minneapolis. is face to face with a
building trades strike that threatens
to tie up building operations indefi-
nitely. The Builders and Trades Ex-
change, an organization including
large contractors, has sent notice to
trades unions that after May Is the
"open shop. rule would be enforced.
An electric railway from White Rock
to St. Paul, which, if constructed, will
bring into closer business relations
with the Twin Cities considerable
territory in Goodhue and Dakota coun-
ties, is contemplated by the Pioneer
Electric company, which filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary OF
state Friday.
Charles Wadena. son Of the old IN
dian chief after whom the town and
county of Wadena were named, is dead
at the St. Cloud reformatory. He was
sent to the reformatory in March, 1903,
on conviction of introducing liquor Oh
the White Earth reservation, and his
term of confinement would have eX-
pired in June.
The 229 butchers employed at Swift
& Co.'S South st. Paul packing plant,
who struck Thursday. returned to work
Friday morning. Neither side has
made. permanent concessions, the adj
justment of the differences existing
being postponed. The nonunion butch
er. primarily the cause of the strike,
remains at work.
J. F. Mccarthy of Minneapolis has
been given a contract by the state
board of control to construct a new
we'll at the Fergus Falls hospital for
the insane. According to the agree.
ment Mr. Mccarthy must furnish
we'll that will produce flow of 100000
gallons in twenty-four hours or he viii!
get nothing for his work.
Minnesota City is interested over
the report that an Eastern cereal CRY:
pany has secured an option on thu
waterpower site there of the mill
which was recently burned. It is said
the company is figuring on the cree.
tion of large plant for the manufac'
ture of breakfast foods, if an invcstiga-
ton of conditions justifies the invest
ment.
Sandy Boy, Sandy Lake Indian,
was brought into court at Aitkin and.
pleading guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree, was sentenced to Still.
water for life by Judge McClenahs7
of the district court. The crime fo1
which the Indian was sentenced was
the murder of another Indian named
Joe Agonosh Nov. last north of Nc
Gregor.
w. A. Richards, commissioner of the
general land Office, has issued an an.
nouncement regarding the sale OF
lands in the Red Lake reservation to
the highest bidders. The date is June
20 and the place of sale Thief River
Falls. The land to be opened will be
offered in tracts of 100 acres and no
bids less than $4 an acre will be con.
sidered.
In the district court at Aitkin George
Coti was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and was sentenced by
Judge McClenahan to state prison for
life. Coti was tried for numbering
Christ Hanson, a Woodsman. north O
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