Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
$5.. OUT THE STATE,

/! John Larkin, resident of St. Paul
for half century, is dead. - a.
4 For the destruction OF sos wolves
the state last week paid out $3,577.83.
Sam T. Johnson, public examiner,
has dismissed Second Assistant Ex-
amlner p. A. Gunders Of Mankato
Theodore c.. Borup, a pioneer mer-
i chant OF st. Paul, died unexpectedly
Tuesday of heart failure, aged seven
ty.one years.
The Democratic state convention to
select delegates to the national con-
vention at st. Louis will be held at
Duluth June 22
A. T. Stebbins of Rochester was
elected president of the Minnesota Re-
tail Hardware Dealers association, in
session at st. Paul.
Alfred Anderson, a young man, was
killed while working in a clay pit at
Battle Lake. Frozen clay fell upon
him while he was loading it.
Thieves cut the plate glass window
in the jewelry store of j. B. Hudson
e. Son of Minneapolis and secured six
rings.
Hiram F. Stevens, former state sen-
| atOr and prominent lawyer of st. Paul,
is critically i'll in St. Luke's hospital
following an operation for an internal
disorder
Brigadier General Carr, who sue.
ceeds Brigadier General Kobbe in
command of the department of Da-
kota, has arrived at Fort Smelling and
assumed command.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the building at 49 East Third street,
St. Paul, and the entire stock of tobac-
co and cigars owned by Hugo Stein
muller. Loss, $4,000.
Minnesota buttermakers won the
first and the second prizes at the first
of the six contests held under the au-
spices of the National Creamery But
termakers' association at Chicago and
St. Louis.
Two masked men, armed with re-
volvers, boldly walked into F. C.
Campbell's grocery store at Hopkins
and, while one covered the proprietor,
the other ritled the cash drawer, Sc
curing about S25.
Fire at Two Harbors totally de-
stroyed the Lake county courthouse
and old county Jail. entailing a loss
of $4,000, partially covered by insur-
| ance. The flames spread rapidly and
little of the contents of the building
was saved.
A strike of the $50 employees of
Robitscheck, Frank e Hellar, Mime
apolis clothing manufacturers, began
last week. A few days previous the
firm announced cut of Is per cent in
wages. The employees met and de-
cided to strike
Brainerd has been visited by a
devastating fire in the heart of the
business center, entailing losses ap-
proximating 100000, about two-thirds
insured Some of the leading busi-
ness places were entirely destroyed,
including large stocks of goods.
The St. Paul Saber club, the only
cavalry organization in the state, has
been formed and will apply for admis-
sion into the national guard so as to
secure national aid. The troop has a
membership of more than forty and
several more applications are under
consideration.
Duluth people were much surprised
at the announcement that the old Min
nesota Canal company has come to life
|
Great Northern Power company, which
has acquired the Jay Cooke property
on the st. Louis river and has extern
sive plans for it's development.
The addition to the law building at
the state university has been formally
opened and hereafter the students in
this department will have more ROOM
They have been seriously cramped
heretofore and the work of the depart
ment has been hampered in no small
degree by the small quarters.
The little village of Emmons, at the
extreme southern part of Freeborn
county, just this side of the Iowa state
line, is jubilant over the decision of
the United States court which prac-
tically means that the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad must establish and
maintain a station at that point.
George S. Brainerd, the former Min
neapOlis lumberman who was convict
ed of receiving deposits after he knew
the Farmers and Merchants bank at
Montgomery, of which he was presi-
dent, was insotvent, has been SEN
fenced by Judge Caldwell at LIE Sueur
to five years in the penitentiary
The fire and marine insurance COM
inepanies wrote S5,401, 1920 worth of
business in Minnesota during 1893, ac-
cordlng to the compilation just COM
pleted by Insurance Commissioner
Dearth. This report shows an increase
in the amount of insurance written.
The rate was higher than the preced-
ing year, while the losses were much
smaller.
The grand jury has brought in an
indictment against Johan Johanson of
Evansville for murder in the second
degree: Johanson is the young man
who shot and killed John. Swenson
near Evansville on Oct. 6 last while
acting in the capacity Of a deputy con-
stable. Johanson gave bonds Of $500
for his appearance at the September
term of court II ! :5#I5Er '+$a
N. F. Boucher. of the North Dakota
!. penitentiary will rot he warden Of
/ the !s afinr esota% penitentiary. He ac-
/ 5cepted the appointment to take the
place Of Warden Henry Wolfer, who
4 desired to leave the position to 90 into