Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-24
NEWS In MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF a WEEK THROUGH
,..',. .-,-?alE 60. $50 5s:s
OUT THE STATE. y,

Paul O. Peterson. a Minneapolis up
holsterer, committed suicide by hang
ing himself in clothes closet.
Fred Rackow, a deaf and dumb man,
was run down and instantly killed by
Milwaukee train at Winona.
Mrs. Evert Blocker. who lived six
miles north Of Renville. committed
suicide by taking quantity Of strych-
nine.
Robert Williams. for twenty-five
years q resident Of Minneapolis and
one Of the pioneer pharmacists of that
city, Is dead. aged fifty eight years. -
At meeting Of the Red Wing board
Of education Professor W. F. Kunze
was reelected superintendent of the
public schools 1t q salary Of $1,000.
Frank Rice. a we'll known resident
Of Minneapolis. has been mysteriously
missing since the middle Of January
and hts relatives fear that he has met
With foul play.
Governor Johnson has received from
the federal government q patent for
16,93s acres selected some time ago
onder the swamp land act. The land
q II the Cass Lake district.
Ben T. Kane. colored, has been ar
Sested on charge Of stealing from his
employers. the T. Nj. Roberts supply
house. Minneapolis. He is the eighth
man arrested for robbine the same
Arm.
st. Paul's magnificent Catholic
cathedral will be built under plans of
Emanuel l.. Masqusry. the late chief
Of design Of the Louisiana, Purchase
exposition The edthce will cost ST.
100000.
Frank H. Day. private secretary to
Governor Johnson. has been, appointed
0y the governor to represent the ex-
ocutivo department at the christening
q the battleship Minnesota 1t New
port News April 3.
The Commercial club Of Red Wing
. taking up subscriptions for q SOL
diers' monument to be erected In that
city. The monument is to cost at least
5000 and will be in honor Of Civil
war, Mexican war and spanish-Amer-
nan war veterans.
Colonel Samuel Lowenstein. promi-
nent In st. Paul politics. is dead from
paralysis. He was ftfty-six years old
and came to America from Germany
when he was sixteen years old. At
one time he held. the Office Of state
Immigrant inspector.
J. F. Jacobson. chairman Of the state
board of control. has announced that
he binding twine plant at tho state
prison would be run at it, increased
Oooo6tT bV Nay !. The output Of the
plant will be increased from 10 ,000, 900
= 100000 pounds annually.
The public schools Of Minnesota en-
sailed 42S.s63 pupils during the year Of
1)o4. IN increase OF 8.165 over the pre-
vtous year. OF this number only $4,000
attended for less than forty dayA Dur
6g 1904 1908 teachers: were en-
Daoyed. a. against 1853 in, 1908.
Minneapolis -four will be. used by
he japanese to feed the $4,000 Rus
sian prisoners captured in: the battle
q Aukden. While the battle was rag
ING numerous orders for -four from
japanese buyers were received in the
ltu City and shipments have already
begun.
Thieves stole &24,956 worth OF prop
0tty In st. Paul during; the past year,
according to the annual report Of the
police department. Al but $500
worth Of the stolen goods was recov-
cred The police made 4.4l0 arrests,
Ct which 63e were females and ZIG
oegFoos. 60. .~
Plans are being perfected for the
establishment Of rural free delivery
eoutes covering every part Of Stearns
county and within short time every
1Arnef In the county viii have his
nail delivered at his door every day
Il the year except Sundays and legal
Holidays.
A large number of elevators through.
0ut the Northwest will be closed April
!. Elevator men say that in many
parts Of Minnesota and tho Dakotas
wheat has been so closely marketed by
farmers that it will not pay to keep
The country stations at Ill points open
much longer.
The court Of appeals Of the District
Of Columbia has decided the case Of
Joseph Naganah, chief of a tribe Of
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. vs.
the secretary of the interior In favor
Of the secretary. The case involved
the disposition Of tribal lands under
IN act of congress of. 1902 and Maya
nah sought to have the secretary en-
Joined. from its enforcement.
Louis G. Remind has brought suit
against A. NJ. Woodward, member Of
the Minneapolis chamber Of commerce
for $5Q,O00. Remind says he was the
floor man" for the firm and was tt
have been taken into partnership il
1899. Last July he was Informed thai
he would have to seek another posi-
ton. He asserts that the promise tt
give him an interest in the firm ha:
kept him from engaging in other EN-
ployment.
Millville, Hammond and Zumbr'
Falls have appealed to the state rail
road and warehouse commission ask