Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-03-25
NEWS in YES Ola
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
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Fire destroyed a block Of buildings
In the business district Of Red Lake
Falls. H..
August Schmidt, a charity boarder
at the Bethel, st. Paul, became violent
~ insane from drinking too much
water.
Fred Walin's saloon at St. Louis
Park was held up and robbed by two
masked men, who obtained $50 and
escaped.
Will Carlton, a Civil war veteran,
was killed while riding on the bumpers
of a train going to Minneapolis from
Howard Lake.
Former Mayor A. A. Ames of Min
neapolis has been granted pension of
$12 a month for disabilities incurred
during the Civil war.
Gustaf Dahn, twenty-three years old,
was instantly killed by being wound
about shaft in the Kapiska saw mill,
east of lie Sueur. He is the second
man killed in that mill within year.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the applications of C. J. Lof-
gren. G. E. Peterson, G. M. Sprague
and others to organize the First Ma
tional bank of FELTON, with capital of
$4,000.
The Gladstone hotel, at Gladstone,
a suburb of St. Paul, was totally de-
stroyed by fire early Friday morning.
About thirty guests were in the hotel
when the fire started and all lost their
clothing.
John P. Engstrom of Two Harbors
was accidentally shot and instantly
killed near lumber camp at Silver
Greek. A set gun for deer which had
been placed near spring was dis
charged, blowing Engstrom's head off.
For the third time Duluth jury has
failed to determine whether Charles
F. Leland was guilty Of receiving de-
posits in his bank when he knew it
was insolvent This last jury retired
Friday at noon and was out just one
half hour less than full twenty-four
hours.
Samuel G. Hazard, convicted Of
bigamy at Minneapolis and sentenced
to the penitentiary for two years. has
been denied new trial and will have
to go to the penitentiary unless he is
able to secure bond for his release
until the supreme court passes upon
the question.
Blood slowly oozing from a slight
wound in the tongue, that medical sci
ence seemed unable to heal, caused the
death of two-year-old Linnis Cestreich
OF Duluth more than a week after the
baby fell and inflicted the cut as a re-
suit of tho tongue coming in contact
with the teeth.
Thirty-one settlers in Cass county,
residing near Backus, a few miles
south of Walker, have been made de-
PENDANTS in suit begun by the Pine
Tree Lumber company, in which it is
charged that combine has been
formed to trespass on the company's
land and cut and sell timber.
With loaded revolver pointed at
his head by man who demanded the
contents of the cash drawer President
c. II. Freeman of the Security Ma
tional bank of Albert Lea walked to a
drawer containing a 44-calibre revol-
yer and, suddenly covering the would
be robber, placed him under arrest
The school enrolment of the Mime
apolis public schools for the first time
has touched the 100000 mark. The fig
ure was reached by the enrolment
of PSI during March. There are now
enrolled in the schools 20,456 girls and
1879 boys. There are still 3O4 pupils
on half sessions because of crowded
conditions.A
Adam KRne, aged eighty-three, a
former wealthy resident of St. Paul,
died Friday at the home of the Little
Sisters of the Poor in that city. He
was born in Ireland and came to Amer
lea in 1S49. He went to Vancouver
and became the owner of valuable coal
mines, but subsequently lost his money
through speculations.
S. F. Atkins and C. S. Brown of the
state auditors Office have returned to
St. Paul from the northern pant of the
state, where they selected $4,000 acres
of federal land. This land is given to
the state IN exchange for some Of the
Indian lands w-ongfully decided to the
state and is located in Cook, Lake, St..
,, Louis and Itasca counties.
Colonel Harrison White of Luverne
has been elected department comman-
der Of the G. A. r. The other officers
elected are: L. o. Merriam, Mime
apolis, senior vice commander; George
A. Whitney, Wadena, junior vice COM
mander; DR.. Chester G.. Higbee, St.
Paul, medical director; Rev. Daniel
A. Tawney, St. Paul, chaplain.
Ben Rooney, for many years freight
conductor on the Winona and Western
road, now a portion of the Great West
ern system, was murdered at Fort
Smith, Ark, Friday Rooney was a
passenger conductor on the Fort
Smith and Western road and while
passing through his train opened one
of the closet doors. A man was inside
and he shot Rooney, killing him.
Six of the most prominent physi-
clans in Minneapolis have signed q
voluntary statement and forwarded it
to the women of the Improvement
league who are making a fight for
pure water in the schools, saying that
the city water at present is not fit to
drink and cannot be made SO. State
ments to the contrary are false and
misleading" says this statement.
It is asserted that the eighty girls
out on a strike at the Robitshek, Frank
| & Keller garment factory at Minne-