Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-02-12
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s III sasiinston u lcGuirs, fori1l merry y
! PAN, s. IA Ystsran,, died nd
denly ~ Washfng ton ofS heart disease
EsS Alvarsn A. Wilcox 81 ST. Paul died
1t New Orleans Friday from the Of
fects OF an accidental gunshot wound
"a his left arm. e ,s.' -. -#.,.
Lars Swenson, manager Of the Augs'
burg Publishing house and q promi,
nent citizen 81 Minneapolis, Is dead
from stroke Of paralysis. >
h Charles Olander, q Superior wis.,
woodsman, was found dead near Grand
Marais, this state, and q wound on his
head indicates foul play.
Three thousand freight cars are tied
up in and about the railroad yards
In and about the Twin Cities on &C.
count of the cold weather.
At the annual meeting of the Du.
luth, Missabe and Northern road, one
Of the iron range roads of Minnesota,
the old board Of directors was re.
elected.
The Minneapolis Gas Light company
will inaugurate a rate of $1.10 a thou
sand to consumers after June 1. This
Is a reduction of 10 cents and is made
voluntarily.
The thirtieth annual convention of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
tions of Minnesota was held at Roches-
ter last week. Three hundred dele
gates were present.
Michael Newman was found dead in
his chair at Preston. He had been
reading newspaper and it was in his
hand when he was found. He was one
Of the oldest settlers Of that place.
DR.. s. w. Benson, aged sixty-three
years, who has been one of the leading
physicians of Dodge Center for thirty
five years, died while on the way to
attend one of his patients in the coun-
try.
According to the report of the
health department Minneapolis at
present has a very serious epidemic
Of typhoid fever. During the last
month there were sixteen deaths from
the disease.
The jury in the case against Charles
+. Leland of Duluth, charged with re-
ceiving deposits in his private bank
when he knew that he was insolvent,
failed to reach verdict. They were
thereupon discharged.
Antonio Calderope. who killed Sal
vatore Battlia Nov 10 on the Franklin
avenue bridge, Minneapolis, has re-
ceived the maximum, penalty Of twen-
ty years. He was convicted of man
slaughter in the first degree.
Captain Jonathan Chase, veteran
Minneapolis lulnberman and we'll
known resident, is dead. Mr.. Chase
was member of the Territorial Pho
neers' association, Mason, a Knight
Temp1ar, an Odd Fellow and a veteran
Of the Civil war.
George w. johnson, sixty-five years
old, a veteran of the Civil war and
member of the Fifth Minnesota regi-
mont and Mckenzie post, G. A. R.,
fell dead in New York city Friday Of
heart disease while attending the fu.
neral Of q comrade. .....,-.-.: -.
/ Dr.. NJ B. Cullunn, Democratic alder;
man from the West ward Of. Duluth,
has been elected mayor, defeating the
present incumbent, r. w. Hugo, Re.
publican, BY = small margin. The
race was one 81 the most sensational
In the history OF the city.
The state supreme court has held:
that the law passed by the last legfs!}
Isture prohibiting grocery stores,
butcher shpps., and other business
placee from being open on Sunday is
Constitutional } The court upholds
Judge JakGaEd~ Of the Ramsey county
district court.
Failure Of hand brakes to hold a
''bobtaiT car on the Selby avenue
hill St. Paul, resulted in the car slid
ing bac kWard and colNding with the
approaching dummy, which pushes the
cars up the hin. The bobtail car was
badly shattered aud seven persons
were severely hurt.
A. B. Coates of Virginia and the
Eaton brothers of Duluth have taken
q mining lease of the northeast quar-
ter of the southwest quarter Of 4-5S-15,
near Biwabik. They had an option
for lease and explored the property
with the result that 100000 tons of
good grade, non-Dessemer ore was dis
covered.
The frozen and half burned body Of
Martin Enger, farmer living in Rose
Dell township. Rock county, was found
In the ashes of a burned straw pile in
a field half way between his home and
the village of Jasper. Enger was last
seen alive in Jasper on Jan. %. His
watch, money and other valuables are
missing.
William Sutton, life convict at the
Saltwater prison, received June 26,
1903. from Owatonna, died Thursday
of consumption. Sutton, who was sew
enteen years of age, was implicated
with Charles and Henry Nelson in the
murder of H. Krier, a saloonkeeper at
Owatonna, and soon after his arrest
turned states evidence and received a
life sentence.
Having decided to incorporate IN
der the laws of this state, with capital
stock of 100000, the Minnesota Farm
ers' Exchange, in session at st. Paul,
took an adjournment to March 10. It
is expected that at that time a commit.
tee appointed to prepare articles of
incorporation will be ready to report
and the committee on constitution and