Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-10-27
NEWS IN MINNESOT
EVENTS EVEN OF a WEEK THROUGH
s. ...z.. OUT THE STATE. 4

smlll, is dead from fracture of the
skull received in street car accident.
Mrs. Celestine Parent, whose hus-
band founded the town of Parent, Ben
ton county, issdead at ST.. Cloud at the
age of eighty-two years.
For the first time since the estab-
hshment Of the state board of control
the rule Of secrecy in receiving bids
and placing Of contracts has been abol-
Ished.
'Pillsbury A mill in MINNEAPOLIS
turned out: 1927 barrels of -four in
tWenty-four hours recently, breaking
the worlds record for one days grind
ing of flour in one mill.
Louis W. Hill, vice president of the
Great. Northern road, was arrested at
Duluth for exceeding the speed limit
IN his automobile. He pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 AMI costs.
The contract for the erection of the
new live stock pavilion at the state
fair grounds has been let to Pike G.
COOK OF Minneapolis. The contract
price for the building is $97, O0G.
Three hundred delegates from all
over the United States and Canada at
tended the thirteenth annual conven-
ton of the National Association of
Spiritualists at Minneapolis last week.
John Smith, who was convicted at
Anoka on charge of manslaughter
for killing Fred Matthews, has been
sentenced to the st. Cloud reformatorv
for not less than seven nor more than
twenty years.
James Mcpherson, one of the Oldest
settlers in Clay county, died at his
home in the township of Glyndon. He
came to Minnesota thirty. three years
ago and for thirty-one years he lived
On the same farm.
The project of building an electric
road from Winona south has again
| been revived. 1t is proposed to run
the road to Mason City, Ia, passing
| through Preston, Lanesboro and a
number of other thriving inland towns.
While attempting to cross the Mil
waukee tracks at Minneapolis when
returning home from school Segie
WA
Killed by a switch engine and her
older sister, Mary, was slightly injured
J. c. Ewing, night operator for the
Milwaukee road at Hopkins, was
| slugged by an unknown assailant at II
O'Clock Friday night. He was left on
| the floor in an unconscious condition.
! The robber secured SIS in cash and a
revolver
William F. Bechtel former president
OF the Northwestern National Life In
surance company Of Minneapoiis, has
! been sued by his wife, Carrie A. Eech.
| tel, for divorce. Cruel and inhuman
treatment and nonsupport are th5
| charges preferred.
! verdict of $500 has been recov.
cred in the Ramsey county district
court by Miss Clara Raasch in hel
damage suit against the Elite Laundry
company and George M. Carter Miss
Raasch lost the fingers of the right
| hand while working in the laundry.
Nick Smith, on trial at Anoka on a
| charge of stabbing Fred Matthews
was found guilty Of manslaughter in
the first degree. The testimony in the
case showed that the two men were in
g. saloon where they had been drink
ing and that they quarreled and fought
Mrs. J. L. Washburn of Duluth has
| been elected president of the Mime
| sofa Federation Of Women's Clubs. The
! other officers elected were: Mrs. c.
| E. Conant, Wells, recording secretary
Mrs. G. L. Atwood, St. Cloud, auditor;
| Mrs. Fl. N. McKusick, Saltwater, his
! torian.
County Auditor Weaver of Blue
Earth county has received a check
from the county board of Brown coun.
| ty for 1851, this being in full pay
ment for the expenses of the second
and third trials of DR.. George R. Koch
of New Ulm on the charge of murder
Ing DIR. L. A. Gebhardt.
Rollarity Nedelke of st. Louis was
Instantly killed by a passenger train
While walking on the railroad track
between st. Cloud and Clear Lake
His father was walking with him and
was witness of the accident. They
had been working at Black Duck and
were making their way home to St.
Louis.
w. c. Arons, the "bonesetter," who
operated in Hudson and Superior, Wis,
entered plea of guilty to charges OF
bigamy and grand larceny before
Judge Spooner at Aitkin, this state
and was sentenced to six years in
saltwater, five years being the limit
/ on the first count and one year was
added for the other.
Stringent methods to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis have been de.
termined upon by the state board oil
health. A circular letter will be issued
to the county school superintendent
instructing the members not to hire q
teacher affected with tuberculosis mol
to permit a child suffering from the
disease to attend school,.
The state auditor figures that the
! state will realize from the timber sale
held last week more than $500, 900
The so,000,0o0 estimated feet of tim
Der, at the average price paid, So,
would bring 100000, but the actual
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