Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
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Lawrence Byers, the nineteen-year.
old son Of John F. Byers of Minneapo.-
oils, was drowned in Lake Calhoun
last week. %i &Htfi
Grace Wideng, five years old, fell
e1xty feet from the upper floor Of q
Minneapolis fiat building and received
injuries that may result fatally. 4,,13.
John I4angdon. Dodge, millionaire
banker. Is dead at his. home sak Great
Darlington, Mass. The found alton Sof
his fortune was laid in Duluth, where
he entered the banking business many
years ago.
The gross earnings in 1903 Of rail-
roads doing business in the state were
$66 1898. 755.42, or $699, sos .93 more than
in 1902. The taxes on these were near
~ $2,000,000, about $4,000 more than
In the previous year.
Preparations are being made on
broad scale for the immigration con-
gress to be held in st. Panl June IA
and IL and every effort is being ex-
erted to induce delegates from all
parts of the Northwest to attend.
Four masked men entered the saloon
Of Pearson & Johnson at Minneapolis
and compelled the barkeeper to turn
his face to the wall and stand while
they ransacked the place. They Sc
cured 800 in currency and two checks.
Former Mayor A. A. Ames of Min
neapolis will be again tried under the
Bessie Lee indictment, accusing him
of accepting $50 bribe from woman
of the town. Judge Elliott will pre-
side at the trial, which is set for June
IL.
Minnesota homeopathic physicians,
In session at Minneapolis, elected DR..
A. B. Cole of Fergus Falls president
Of the state institute; DR.. R. B. Leach,
st. Paul, first vice president, and DR..
Asa S. Wilcox, Minneapolis, second
vice president.
J. w. Dean Of Minneapolis was shot
by an unknown highwayman at 1
O'Clock Friday morning The highway
man attempted to hold Mr.. Dean ur
but the latter resisted and the footpad
fred at him. The bullet clipped a
piece off of Mr.. Deans right ear.
Leonard Van Praagh, manager OF
the Duluth team of the Northern Base
ball league, has been acquitted of the
charge of playing baseball on Sunday
and thus disturbing. the. peace and
quiet of the Sabbath day. This means
Sunday baseball at Duluth hereafter.
Minneapolis is face to face with
building trades strike that threatens
to tie up building operations indef1-
nitely. The Builders and Trades Elk
change, an organization including
large contractors, has sent notice to
trades unions that after May Is the
"open shop rule would be enforced.
An electric railway from White Rock
to st. Paul, which, If constructed, will
bring into closer business relations
with the Twin Cities considerable
territory in Goodhue and Dakota coun-
ties, is contemplated by the Pioneer
Electric company, which filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary Of
state Friday.
Charles wadena, son of the old In
dian chief after whom the town and
county of Wadena were named, is dead
at the St. Cloud reformatogy. He was
sent to the reformatory in March, 1903,
on conviction of introducing liquor oc
the White Earth reservation, and his
term of confinement would have ex-
PRED in June.
The 229 butchers employed at Swift
& Co.'s South st. Paul packing plant,
who struck Thursday, returned to work
Friday morning. Neither side has
made permanent concessions, the adj
tustment of the differences existing
being postponed. The nonunion butch
er. primarily the cause of the strike,
remains at work.
J. F. Mccarthy of Minneapolis has
board of control to construct new
we'll at the Fergus Falls hospital for
the insane According to the agree
ment Mr.. Mccarthy must furnish a
we'll that will produce flow of 100000
gallons in twenty-four hours or he will
get nothing for his work.
Minnesota City is interested over
the report that an Eastern cereal com.
pany has secured an option on the
waterpower' site there of the mill
which was recently burned. 1t is said
the company is figuring on the cree
ton of a large plant for the manufac-
ture of breakfast foods, if an investiga-
ton of conditions justifies the invest
ment.
Sandy Boy, Sandy Lake Indian,
was brought into court at Aitkin and,
pleading guilty to murder in the Sec
ond degree, was sentenced to Still
water for life by Judge McClenahan
Of the district court. The crime fo"
which the Indian was sentenced was
the murder of another Indian named
Joe Agonosb Nov. last north of Nc
Gregor.
w. A. Richards, commissioner of the
general land Office. has issued an an
nouncement regardiIg the sale OF
lands in the Red Lake reservation to
the highest bidders. The date is June
20 and the place of sale Thief River
Falls. The land to be opened will be
offered in tracts of 100 acres and nc
bids less than 81 an acre will be coz
sidered.
In the district court at Aitkin George
Coti was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and was sentenced b.
Judge McClenahan to state prison for
life. Coti was tried for numbering
Christ Hanson, woodsman, north OF
McGregor, in January, and admitte
attacking Hanson, but claimed SET.
defense as he was great deal the