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

d Ire!glC Train on the northern racine
road.
It is announced by Minnesota men,
bers Of congress that Joseph ]. Nc
Cardy, formerly city comptroller Of
st. Paul, practically has been agreed
upon as the successor of Henry A.
Castle in the Office Of auditor for the
pcstof1ce department.
Tina Nelson, sister of the lads
sentenced to hang for the murder of
Henry Krier at Owatonna, and Anna
Nelson, their sister-in-law, were found
guilty Of shoplifting at Minneapolis.
The women have no money. and will
serve workhouse sentence.
On New Years day Minnesota's
state debt will be less than 100000
for the first time since 1891, when
81 100000 funding bonds were issued.
The debt is now 81, 059, 900 and on New
Years the state treasurer will pay of
500 900, reducing the amount to $3.50, :
900.
Inflamed by jealousy and mad.
dened by drink Gust Kuhn, Minneap-
oils dredge WORKER shot and seriously
wounded his landlady, Mrs. Ida John
severed his head from his body with
knife and fired two shots into his
brain.
With 1898 miles of new track Min
nesota stands tenth In a list of forty
three states and territories in railway
building in 1903. Twelve lines con-
tribute to the mileage in the state,
but the figures shown do not include
the large amount of second track laid
during the year.
Officials of the state auditors de-
partment estimate that the tax on
gross earnings of railroads for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1908, will be
| $780, 900, which is 1927, 633.34 more
| than a year ago and $590,675.12 more
than in 1901. The tax will be due
early in February.
Commissioner Richards of the gen
eral land Office has announced his
awards under the sealed bids received
| for timber on the coded Chippewa IN.
dian lands in the state of Minnesota
| in the vicinity of Cass Lake, the> sale
for which was held several weeks ago
The total amount covered by the &C
copied bids is s1,432,732.
Patrick H. Carney, the Oldest engi
neer on the Northern Pacific, having
been In the service for thirty-twC
years. twenty-five years Of which time
was on the run of Numbers and G.
between Brainerd and St. Paul, is dead
at his home in Brainerd. He was one
of the most notable men in the his
| tory of railroad service in the state.
The state supreme court has filed 8
decision affirming the findings of the
lower court in the big land case of E
s. Kosmerl ct al. against Katrins
Mueller ct al This action originated
in Duluth and concerned the owner
ship of rich mineral lands in the Me
saba range. The lower court decided
In favor of Kosmerl and the supreme
court upholds this decision.
Fire which destroyed half a BLOCK
of buildings at Hoffman and threat
ened to raze the town caused damage
to the amount of $4,000. The fire
started in L. L. Breen's general store
it is supposed, from an overheate6
| stove. A high wind caused the fire tt
spread and several other buildings on
the same side of the street were
burned before the flames could be
: placed under control.
A.: B. Wclvin has accepted propo
sition rendered him by the United
States Steel corporation whereby
even though he, retires from active
service as vice president and genera
manager of the Pittsburg Steamship
company. be will continue with the
1 corporation in an advisory capacity