Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-14
Ne VS. IN MINNESOTA Ut.
IvRNT9 or a WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

OUT The STATE.
q. W. Meneilly and his twelve-ye year.
old daughter Vera were severely
burned at Minneapolis by an explo-
sion Of Illuminating gas.
B. F. Weber, for twenty-three years
Judge Of tho Ninth judicial district
and a candidate for reelection, has
withdrawn from the contest.
Philip A. Lier Of Ashby, seventeen
years old, died In the hospital at Fer
gus Falls from blood poisoning result
ing from small pimple on his lip.
Viola o. Mahle, eleven years old,
daughter of William J. Mahle Of Wood
bury, was accidentally shot and killed
while handling 32-caliber revolver.
Dan Cronin, aged forty-eight. is dead
ct tho st. Paul city hospital from the
effects Of injuries sustained by falling
from tho thi1drstory window Of his
clearinghouse.
The St. Croix Lumber company's
warehouse at Wtnton was robbed the
other night Of about $500 worth Of
merchandise. This is tho fourth rob-
bery there In one year.
Alfred Henrichsen Of st. Paul. who
was crushed under a freight car in
the yards of the Minnesota Transfer
company, Merriam Park, died of his
Injuries several days later.
f'a Eighteen new high schools have
been added to the list of approved
high schools by the state high school
board. This makes total of 1872 ap-
proved high schools in tho state.
Gustaf A. Larson, serving life term
Ia the Saltwater state prison for the
murder Of his uncle in Douglas county,
II dead. He was seventeen years old
when convicted in September, 1902.
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, has refused to &C.
oept service on subpoena summon
ihg him to appear as a witness before
the state railroad and warehouse com.
mission.
Matthias Fart, brewer, fell under a
switch engine in the railway yards at
Dt. Paul and had both legs horribly
mangled. He died at st. Joseph's hos
pital a few hours later, after his legs
had been amputated.
Judge J. L. McCreary OF Washing
ton, member of the board of review
OF the department of the interior, is
dead at Duluth after an operation for
appendicitis. He came West to at
tend the national encampment Of the
g. A. r.
Bemfdji Is considerably excited over
the discovery there of what has every
semblanee of being genuine tDon ore.
The find was made by workmen ex-
cavating for the concrete foundations
for the Northland Produce company's
storage house. ~-.
Samuel Matthews, q resilient of
saltwater since 1885,. h dead, aged
oeventy1ouI. He was prominent In
business In earlier times, was four
years mayor of the city and twelve
years member of>the board of county
commissioners.
Judge Brooks of Minneapolis has
denied q new trial to Dr.. Jacob F.
Force, former president of the North
western National Life Insurance COM
pany, charged with having expended
for his personal use large sums be-
longing to the insurance company.
Freddie Mitchell, twelve-year-old
boy living at Burnett, has been mys-
teriously murdered. His dead body
was found lying ON the bank of the
Cloquet river, with the throat cut from
ear to ear. It is believed that the boy
was either the victim of tramps or of
q maniac.
Samuel Spiesberger. and BENJAMIN
Swisky, both of whom were severely
injured in the West hotel fire, Mime
apolis, have begun suits in the Henne-
pin county district court against the
hotel management, the Charles H.
Wood company, to collect damages
aggregating $4,000.
Dan Patch's share Of the receipts
for the first day of the state fair will
be about $500. He was guaranteed
$4,000 with 40 per cent of the in
creased attendance over the same day
last year. M. w. Savage, his owner,
advertised the appearance of the horse
at his own expense.
The Minnesota railroad commission
has issued an order reducing merchan-
disc rates and has served copies of it
on every railroad company. 1t is made
to take effect in thirty days, or on Oct.
8. The reduction average about 20
per cent on existing rates. The rail-
roads are likely to carry the matter to
the courts.
Olmsted county, for the third con-
secvltive year, was awarded first prize
in the county agricultural competition
at the state fair. By this feat the
county takes the long end of the $1,000
purse hung up by the state fair MANA
gers. Blue Earth county scored sec
cnd, passing Houston by the narrow
margin Of less than i points.
Because William J. Bates of St.