Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE,

OUT THE STATE.
The Milwaukee may build a cutoff
from Mankato to Granite Falls.
Burglars looted the residence of
George L. Nye, St. Paul, and secured
booty valued at $500.
Margaret Harget, the fve-year-old
daughter of Joseph F. Harget, was IA
tally burned at bonfire in Minneapo-
lis and died in great agony.
A man who escaped from the
Rochester asylum was drowned in the
Minnesota river at Shakopee. He was
Identified as J. S. Maple of St. Paul
Commissioner c. S. Mitchell, who
has been superintendent of the Min
nesota exhibit at St. Louis, has re-
signed. He will be succeeded by S.
George Stevens of Duluth.
A handsome and well dressed young
woman, with a plentiful supply of
counterfeit bills, is said to have duped
prominent merchants Of Minneapolis
to the extent of several hundred dol
lars.
Mrs. Sara Stevens, one of the vet
eran actresses of the American stage,
died at St. Paul last week. She was a
member of the Way Down East
company playing at the Metropolitan
theater.
According to the most reliable re-
ports the potato crop in Chisago coun-
ty will be less than rs per cent of the
average yield, owing to blight, whic Il
wrought such havoc with the tuDs:' s
last year.
Mrs. Jane Buxton is dead at her
home in Minneapolis at the advan &!
age of 106. Mrs. Buxton was one Ct
the early pioneers of that city, havir 9
spent more than half her long life in
Minneapolis.
From reports received of the prog
ress on the new 500 line road to Viii
nipeg it is expected that the line will
be completed and through train se-y-
Ice started between St. Paul and Win
nipeg by Nov. l.
Mrs. Lorenzo E. Palmerston of St.
Paul committed suicide by taking two
ounces of carbolic acid. The direct
cause of the act is attributed to a
quarrel with her husband Immediately
preceding the deed.
Jacob Gran of Minneapolis shot his
wife with a rifle, inficting serious
wound, and afterward turned the
weapon upon himself. He died few
hours later and his wife is at the city
hospital in serious condition.
Mrs. w. w. King, a bride of four
months, committed suicide at her
home in Minneapolis by drinking car
bolic acid after she had tiled to stab
herself with fork at the supper table.
No motive is known for the suicide.
St. Pauls semi-centepnial will be
held at an early date in October, and
promises to be one of the biggest cele-
brations ever held in that city. All
committees have been appointed and
they are hard at work preparing all
the necessary features for the occa-
sion.
will give the city of Minneapolis a
altering plant free of charge. The
alteration plant has been recommend
ed by the pure water commission as
solution of the drinking water prob
lem in Minneapolis.
Express No. on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul struck an extra
freight at Montevideo, wrecking both
engines and tenders and the mail car.
Fireman Dan Fillmore was killed in
jumping from the engine. Gus Buck
land, tramp riding on the blind bag
gage, was also killed.
Herman Otto, a farmer living about
four miles east of MOntrOse, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed during an electrical storm while
building a wire fence near his resi-
dence. His son, standing near, was
also shocked and was unconscious for
about fifteen minutes, but recovered.
AS q result of eating mushrooms
which he picked himself and which
were cooked in his home Rev. William
Francis, assistant pastor of the First
Baptist church of Minneapolis, is dead
and three members of his family are
slowly recovering from severe illness
as a result of partaking of the same
dish.
Frank A. Day of Fairmont has been
named chairman and M. F. Kahn of St..
Paul secretary of the state Democratic
committee. Former Congressman o.
NJ Hall of Red Wing was named to
fill the vacancy on the ticket caused
by the declination of John Lind to
make the canvass for the supreme
bench.
Joseph Woodbury., "Hole-in-the-
Day." head chief of the Chippewas of
Minnesota, is dead at White Earth,
aged forty eight years. He was twice
married and leaves widow and four
children. His oldest son, Clarence
Woodbury., living in San Francisco,
will fall heir to the title ar! chief
tainship.
Judge Lewis of the Ramsey county
district court has denied new trial
to Russell Sage in suit brought
against him by c.. NJ. Rand, wherein
Rand recovered $500 verdict Rand
alleged that he cared for 100000 acres
of Hastings ands Dakota railroad lan!s
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