The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-29

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ford for a physician, but before his ar
rival death ended the terrible suffer.
ing of the little ones.
Murder and suicide.
Because his wife refused to be sole
wage-earner of the family and support
him in idleness, and also actuated by
jealousy of the insane type, James Jen-
nings, alias Howard Garfield. Mime
apolis bartender, shot and killed her,
and then committed suicide. The wo-
man was known as Pearl Guyett.
The shooting occurred in the rooms
occupied by the couple on the third
floor of the Windfeld block at 10 Fifth
street north. Jennings, after killing
his wife, placed the gun of the revol-
yer to his mouth and pulled the trig-
ger. He died soon afterward at the
CITY hospital without regaining con-
sciOusnesS./
Available Gift.
E. w. D. Holway, a resident of
DEBORAH, Ia, presented to the botani-
cal department of the University OF
Minnesota his entire library and col
lections relating to his work in fungil.
The library, which consists of over
5000 volumes, relating to botenical re-
searches, is one one of the most COM
plete in this part of the country. y: :
The library is most valuable one, a
copy of Dordas Tones Fungerum,
which is included in the gift, being
worth from $500 to ST., 900.
News Notes.
Rueben Tuper, son of Henry Tuper
of Chatfeld while hunting, accidental
~ shot himself, dying soon after.
A rear-end collision on the Northern
Pacific occurred at Elk River, between
the local freight and passenger train
No. S. The caboose was almost tore
tie pieces, altho no one was hurt
Fire damaged the livery stable of
John BEDFORD at Ely.
The Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie railway report for the
month of December was issued last
week. The report shows an increase
of % per cent in earnings for the Pc
riod.
A mass meeting of business men
and farmers was held and prelimina-
ry steps taken to erect a creamery
early in the spring. Another cream
cry is to be started in the town of
Alma, not far from Argyle.
The Minneapolis and Northern ele-
-vator and the Interstate elevator, at
Evansville, were both set afire short
~ and the Interstate, filled with
wheat, was totally destroyed. Waste,
saturated with kerosene, had been
strewn about both buildings. Three
freight cars were burned.
The project for an independent in
terurban line between St. Paul and
Minneapolis has been revived and it
is probable that the councils will be
asked soon for a franchise authorize
ing the construction of such a line.
Seven members of the family of Leo
Schultz, $50 Blair street, st. Paul, are
suffering from trichnosis. The family
are sure that the disease was contract
Gu AAOAA o@oAAS ID" sduSdke Qdue from
fresh pork which they had in the house.
Henry Kleimann was bound over to
the grand jury at Mankato, on the
charge of assault in the first degree
upon Andrew Anderson, a farm hand
employed by his wife's brother.
Scarlet fever is said to be epidemic
at Tenstrike.
S. A. Berni, saloon keeper at Min
neapolis, has offered reward of 500
for the capture of the person or per-
sons who have tried to burn his place
of business six times within the past
two months.
On going to work men who were cut
ting ice in School Lake near Elk River,
were Mortified to find the body of a
man frozen in the place where they
had taken out ice the afternoon before.
While Edward Keller 81 Wayzata,
was handling revolver which he did
not know was loaded, was accidentally
discharged. His wife was in adjoin-
ing room and the ball made a slight
wound in her side. = ~.
The entire force of the accounting
department. Of the Pittsburg Steam
snip company, at Duluth, has been
notified that its services will not be
needed after Feb. I.