Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-10-27
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EVENTS ne 3 WEEK 8: TIN uoH,
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lcrie stromste dt, . ST Paul black.
ninth cts dead from a: Fl ctalre ofs the
skull received y IN street car accident.
sss Mrs. Celestine Parent whose hus-
band IS ounded the town Of Parent, Ben:
ton count y, is~u cad at st. Cloud at the
age Of eighty two years.
For the fYst time since the estab-
l1shment Of the state board ofsc ontrol
the the rule ofssecrecy In receiving bids
md md placing Of contracts has been abol-.
.lshed. 55s5'ssE
Pil lsbury A mill in Minneapolis
turned out 5,267 barrels OF flour in
twe1lty,four hours recently, breaking
the world S record for one days grind
Ing of flour in one mill. &.
1onis, w. IL, vice president Of the
Great Northern road, was arrested at
4 Duluth y u for exceeding the speed limit
IN his automobile. He pleaded guilty
and was fined SO AMI costs. III !. *......
The contract for the erection&of the
new live stock pavilion at the state
fair grounds has been let to Pike &.
Cook of Minneapolis. The contract
price for the building is 49,, ooG. ie,.
Three hundred delegates from ali
over the United States and Canada at
tended the thirteenth annual conven-
ton of the National Association of
Spiritualists at Minneapolis last week.
r. John Smith, who was convicted at
Anoka on a charge of granddaughter
Tor killing Fred Matthews, has been
/ sentenced to the st. Cloud reformatory
for not less than seven nor more than
twenty years. -
F James Mcpherson, one of the Oldest
settlers in Clay county, died at his
home in the township Of Glyndon. He
came to Minnesota thirty7three 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
carlson, ten years old, was instantly
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
revolver.
William F. Bechtel, former president
OF the Northwestern National Life In.
surance company of Minneapolis, has
been sued by his wife, Carrie A. Bech-
tel, for divorce. Cruel and inhuman
treatment and nonsupport are the
charges preferred.
A verdict of $500 has been recoy-
cred in the Ramsey county district
court by Miss Clara Raasch in her
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
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
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. c. 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 1881, 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 DR.. 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 q witness of the accident. They
had been working at Black Duck and
were making their way home to St.
Louis. .z51~.~
w. G. 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. @,r :. Z. "a. FL a.
Stringent methods to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis have been de-
termined upon by the state board of
health. A circular letter will be issued
TO the county school superinte
instructing the members not to hire q
s teach fPoof al %,,1n.o,,1o.S.