Warren sheaf., 1905-12-14
GOPHER GOSSIP.

Downer-Olaf f. Howy was today
appointed postmaster, vice John O.
Seim, resigned. r.s
St. Paul-St. Paul lodge of Elks
celebrates it's nineteenth anniversary
by giving banquet.
st. Paul-Assistant Commissioner
Trenham says the Minneapolis police
should look after bad whisky.
st. Paul-Lorenzo Thomas, 1877 East
Congress street is seriously injured
while inspecting a vacant house.
st. Paul-Mrs. f. Robinson, 1872 Ce,
dar street, falls down stairs and re,
ceives injuries which may be fatal.
Minneapolis-The annual report OF
the chief grain inspector shows that
the receipts Of wheat are decreasing.
st. Paul-Thc st. Paul club women
plan to entertain 5000 visitors dur
ing the biennial OF the general fedora
ton. .~,s ..
Minneapolis-A total Of TT arrests
was made in Minneapolis during the
month Of November. OF this number,
AT were for drunkenness and 24O for
other offenses.
South st. Paul-The residence Of
Mrs. John Wanka was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning. The fire origi-
mated in the kitchen chimney and
spread with great rapidity.
ST. Paul-Health Commissioner
Ohage says he means it when he says
that dairymen selling milk in st. Paul
must furnish proof that their herds
have been inspected for tuberculosis.
st. Paul-There will be no revised
charter for the voters. of ST. Paul to
adopt or reject at the election next
spring. And unless there is a strenu-
Gus call from the people there will be
no amendments to consider.
ST. Cloud-A gas plant suitable for
furnishing gas to a city of $4,000 peo-
pie is to be built in st. Cloud by the
Public SERVICE company, of which A.
G. Whitney is president. The cost of
the plant will be $55,000. 1t will be
erected on Fifth avenue north.
ST. Paul-The state board Of in
vestment approved loans of over s110,-
districts. Applications of counties for
drainage loans amounting to over $65,-
600 We're passed over by the board
w.
Stllwater-EdWin L. McPheters, the
Northern Pacific express messenger
who had his back broken in the burn
ing and collapse of the bridge over
the st. Croix on Sept. Is, 1904, died
this afternoon after heroic suffering
as a result of the injuries.
Crookston-A. G. Anderson, who has
returned to this city from a moose
hunt in the wilds Of the Rapid river
country north Of big Red lake. reports
the finding of the body of a trapper on
the shore of the Rapid river, sixty rods
from the place where the bones Of am
other trapper We're discovered by Fred
Cooke several months ago.
Winona-The unique distinction Of
celebrating their golden wedding an
niversary in the city where they have
lived for fortynine years. and in the
same house in which they have lived
for that length of time. was enjoyed
of this city.
Moorhead-The tax rate for the year
1905 is 80 mills. 1t is made up as fol-
lows: State. 80 mills: state school,
1.23;; county revenue, 80: county road
and bridge, /; county interest, .21:#
general scnool, /; city, general 4; city.
library, 1.5O; city schools, 13: city
schools (sinking). $50. The net as
sessed valuation of the city property
is $l.119,6S4.
Eveleth- John Anderson, a recent
arrival from Sweden, was killed near
Fayal No. 4 shaft while attempting to
move an ore car with a crowbar. The
bar slipped and the car backed on
him. killing him instantly. The re-
mains were brought to the Gleason
morgue here. Relatives at Chisholm