Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08

wrecking ten cars and causing a loss
Of fully $4,000.
Mower county schools took a lions
share of the prizes awarded in the
educational exhibition held in connec-
ton with the Minnesota Educational
association convention.
James A. Martin of the state board
Of control has rendered his resignation
to Governor Van SAINT. Mr.. Martin
will manage Judge Collins campaign
for the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation.
Certificates have been issued by the
controller of the currency authorizing
the Peoples National bank Of Long
Prairie, capital $4,000, and the First
National bank. of Ulen, Mimi, capital
$25, 900, to begin business.
Julius Moersch, inspector in the
state labor bureau, is seeking appoint
ment on the Panama canal commits
sion. This commission will consist of
seven: Mr.. Moersch spent three years
In Panama and is familiar with condi-
lions there.
The Great Northern road is planning
q number of extensions of track to
mines en- the Mesaba range for next
year. Among the improvements which
have been ordered is line to the
Frantz mine at Bull and to the Yates
mine at Lucknow.
Fire broke out in the Arlington ho-
tel, the leading hostelry Of Brainerd,
at 6 o'clock Friday morning and before
the flames were subdued $4,000 worth
Of property went up in smoke. There
were some thirty guests in the house
at the time but all escaped safely.
Notwithstanding the many predic.
lions that the Mile Laos Indians
could never be removed to the White
Earth reservation without regiment
of soldiers about twenty-five have
moved there and more are ready to do
30 as soon as provision can be made
for them.
The most destructive fire that
Wheaton has ever had wiped out the
Sorenson & Mork hardware and fur.
niture store, the Footprints .newspa.
per plant, Cory's law Office, the Carl.
son building and millinery establish.
ment and the First State bank. The
loss is about $4,000.
A man Who looked like laborer and
said his name was John Donohoe and
his occupation none" applied at the
Duluth police station for lodging. To
the amazement of the police they dis.
covered in his clothes a certificate OF
deposit for $4,000 on the American
Exchange bank of Duluth.
According to figures prepared by the
register and receiver Of the Duluth
land Office 615,000 acres Of public lands
were entered at that Office under tim.
Der and homestead applications dur.
ing the calendar year just ended. The
estimated receipts for the year aggre'
gated $466. 475.72, which is very near
the amount totaled in 1902.
A panic was narrowly averted at
Bokah one evening last. week when
the floor of *he opera house gave way
under the weight Of an audience OF
about 400. When the floor sank the
cooler heads urged the people to walk
out quietly anu in doing so no one was
Injured, although several women be.
came excited and a few tainted
Three burgla1ies were committed in
lie sueur one night last week. The
railroad toolhouse was broken into
and number of bars and other tools
were taken. Entrance was effected
into the saloons of Trainor Bros and
Franz E. Duerren berger by boring
through the back doors and from the
former $40 was taken, the latter losing
4 smaller sum.
J. F. Jacobson of Lac qui Parle
county, for many years leader of the
Republican party on the floor OF the
lower house of the legislature, has
been appointed member of the state
board Of control, to succeed Chairman
James A. Martin, who has resigned
in order to manage Justice L. w. Col.
Inns campaign for the Republican
nomination for governor.
~ State Food Inspector ]. @: Fowler
has procured warrants for the: arrest
ofsfour Mankato grocers on the charge
Of selling compound Of salisylic acid
for unfermented grape Juice. One ap
peared in court and paid his fine, $25
and costs, and the others are expected
to do so within day or two. The
grocers did not know the injurious
character of the goods they were sell.
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There was a decrease of 100000
barrels in the -four output Of the Min.
aeapolis mills for 1903, as compared
with 1902, according to the figures
published in the current issue of the
Northwestern Miller The years out.
put is given as 15,644,000, as compared
with 1920, 105 in the preceding year
The Miller says that the strike in the
mills in October is responsible for the
shrinkage, as the mills lost about $780,.
900 barrels by the difficulty. &
Loren w. Collins, associate justice
Of the supreme court, has rendered his
resignation to take effect on March 81
in order that he may devote his time
to the contest for the Republican nom.
ination for governor. Wallace 3. Doug.
las. attorney general Andssa zcandi date
for the supreme bench, has been ap:
pointed to Succeed Justice Collins. w.
j. Donahower, assistant attorney gen.
eral and q candidate for the snomina,
ton for attorneY general has been
] named g succeed Mr.. Dou glas.