Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
NEWS IN MINNESO T ia.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

touched match to q can Of gasoline
1T st. Paul and was badly hurt by the
explosion. "@s.s %ar II
Mrs. Mary Lair, aged sixty-eight
years, who had been a resident Of
Stearns county since 1854, was found
dead in her bed Friday.
Fire at Milroy destroyed the big ele-
vator belonging to Nelson Bros. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
John Noel died at the Minneapolis
city hospital from the effects, so the
physicians say, of drinking impure
whisky, purchased at a Mill City sa-
loon.
James W. Fisher, aged seventy eight
q pioneer of St. Paul, died suddenly at
Breckenridge Oct. %, where he and
his wife had been visiting for a short
time.
years old, was found dead in bed at
Minneapolis. He had been drinking
heavily and death is believed to have
been due to alcoholism.
While playing with matches at her
home in St. Paul Vera Warner, five
years old, set fire to her dress and she
was so severely burned that she died
at the city hospital in few hours.
There are 8,165 more pupils enrolled
In the public schools of the state this
year than there were last The total
enrolment, according to figures COM
piled by ]. w. Olsen, state superin-
tendent, is 423,000.
Rev. ]. B. Gilfllan, formerly of
White Earth Indian mission and who
for years represented the White Earth
Indian in Washington, is dead. He
was an Episcopal clergyman and we'll
known in Northern Minnesota
y report received by the state board
Of health shows GO cases Of smallpox
in the state, 40 of which are at Farm
ing, Stearns county. The disease was
thought to be chickenpox for fou,
weeks before it's real nature was de-
termined.
Rev. C. o. Wright, pastor Of the
Baptist church at St. Cloud, has re-
signed and his resignation has been
accepted by the board OF trustees. AR.
as night Waterman in the boilerroon,
at the state retormatory in that city.
In the Ramsey county district court
Miss Anna Mohr recovered $14 $3.50
from DR.. Cornelius Williams, one OF
the most prominent eye and ear sp:-
cialists in the state, because Of an
operation on her left ear when it was
to have been performed on the right
ear.
By decision of the state supreme
court the Wilder and Appleby charities
are held valid. The decision holds
that a provision for "the worthy poor
of St. Paul. is sufficiently definite to
constitute valid trust. There is
about $3,500,O00 available for the chart
ties
Eddie Dupont, aged eighteen, living
in Corcoran township, in Hennepin
county, was shot and killed while
hunting rabbits. It is believed he was
beating the brush with his gun when
it was discharged and the shot entered
his head and face, tearing away the
flesh and leaving the brain bare.
John Essenstein, the thirteenyear-
old son of w. F. Essenstein of Badora,
was accidentally shot in the forehead!
/ with a 22-caliber rifle and lived only a
few hours. A neighbor picked up the
rife. asked if it was loaded, was told
by the boy that it was not and upon
examining it accidentally shot the boy.
To save himself from being crushej
to death by freight train James L.
Farrell of Austin leaped from the rail
road bridge over the Mississippi at
St. Cloud, falling fifty feet to the bank
of the river below Both of his wrists
were broken, his elbow dislocated, -
rib fractured and his face and sca:l
cut and torn.
Harry E. hing, the man who was
app:ehended at ManAato while at
tempting to impersonate a United
States army officer, pleaded guilty to
the charge and was sentenced to @
term o: eight months in the st. Cloud
| retCl n.atOry. King claims to be 4
| nephew Ct General Cha1les King. tx,
| author, and went about III the unlfO1l;;
OF Arst lieutenant.
Il large quantity ct money, com
posed principally Of bills, was turned
| up by +he sons OF q BiOcLWay (Stearns
county, farmer While pioNing. There
was also some silver, but The great
bulk CT the ind is in bills. 1t is e5.~i
mated that there are at least 5000,
but it is doubtful if the finder VIII
realize anything, as the paper mone>
| is badly GecC31pOsed.
Patents have been received by State
Auditor lyersOn conveying 65,961.3,
| acres Of swamp land in St. Louis an.
ROavau counties to the state OF Aii:l-
nesOta. These lands are located in
the far northern part Of the state an
a2e some that we're but recently SIR
Veyed, there still remaining a lag
| section of the counties bounding q.
Canada from which the state Will r..
| cttr3 more !;4n:,.
:;y:".1an :. it. Joyce of the Henne-
| pin county grand Jury has submitted
the report Ci that body TO Judge Aar-
lisor. The report deals in the MAN
with the laXity Of the city adlninistra-
ton relative to saloons, disreputabie
women and houses, gambling and the
| like. II says public officials are not
doing their duty" and intinates that
| MAJOR J. G. Eaynes could be little
more active if he saw fit.
~ the convention OF the State Lii
| blaIy association at NankatO last
| week resolutions were adopted recon-
| menting The county circulating sys-
TEN; Iii sing that legislation be secured
| to enable county boards and town SUI
i 3i2ry7i ScrS tn oDnr0nriato roopov +o ca