Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-04-13
i NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

The new steel bridge at Rice has
been carried away by an ice jam.
The transfer to the state of the new
prison site at Saltwater has been
completed.
Over 100 cases of mumps are report
ed in the village of New Richland.
Old people as we'll as young are vic
tins of the disease
Valerie Bergere, an actress, has
sued a Minneapolis laundry for $500
damages for displaying in it's show
windows one of her stage gowns,
japanese kimona.
James R. Watson, for many years
resident of Minneapolis and well
known as an artist, is dead from can.
Ger of the mouth. Mr.. Watson was
sixty-nine years Of age.
Joseph Young OF Holding, Stearns
county, who attempted to perform
surgical operation upon himself with
pair OF scissors, has been adjudged
insane and sent to the Fergus Falls
asylum.
julius H. Block, present state treas
urer, in letter defining briefly his
position upon questions of interest to
the people of Minnesota, has formally
announced his candidacy for the Re.
publican nomination for governor.
A reward of $500 has been offered
hS, noxyi1 ne Nf;rroor-
oils for Information which will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the MUIR
derers of the six Macedonians whose
mangled bodies were found in their
lodginghouse in that city two weeks
ago,
Samuel Spiesberger, who was seri-
ously injured in the West hotel fire at
Minneapolis and whose wife died from
her injuries, has filed suit in the Hen.
nepin county district court demand
ing s2G,500 damages from the G. H.
Wood company, proprietors of the
hotel.
Martin Karnowski, a prominent
farmer OF Swan River, near Little
Falls, is dead of injuries sustained
week ago from kick of a vicious
horse. Karnowski was seventy-five
years old. His advanced age prevent
ed his rallying from the shock of the
accident.
Simon Michelet, United States In
dian agent at White Earth, will retain
his position and his reappointment for
another four-year term will soon be
announced. Senators Nelson and
Clapp have endorsed Michelet, al
though the Indian Office did not desire
his retention.
Charles Nelson, one of the murder
ers of Saloonkeeper Trier at Owa-
tonna, who was serving a life sentence
at Saltwater, is dead of consumption.
Nelson was sent to prison several
years ago with his brother and accom-
plice, Sutton, and Sutton died soon
after his arrival.
Rev. Frederick H. Rowse, rector of
Episcopal church, st. Paul,
committed suicide by shooting. The
motive for the suicide is not known to
his wife or to the members of his con-
gregation, as Mr. Rowse was known
as humorist and he was said to
have ample means.
Police investigation of the slaughter
of six Macedonian laborers in Mime
apOlis two weeks ago has convinced
the officers engaged in the case that
every one of the former associates of
the murdered men has some knowl-
edge of the crime and its cause and
that no help in solving the mystery
may be expected from them.
Train service over the Big Fork and
Northern road has been discontinued
for six weeks. The road was only re-
Gently built and runs from Northome
to Ripple, thirty miles. Rails were
placed in last fall on the grade estab-
lished and the trains were able to run
as long as the ground was hard Serv-
ice will be discontinued that the road
can be ballasted.
Creamery men representing St. Paul.
Minneapolis and several of the other
cities of the state held meeting in
the Ryan hotel, St. Paul, and decided
to accept the terms of a circular letter
sent out by E. K. Slater, state dairy
commissioner. The letter is addressed
to producers and buyers of hand sep
arator cream and provides for the
grading of cream and also gives spe-
cific instructions regarding the care
of cream.
Railroad grading work around Man
kato has been resumed. Contractor
Thomas Brogan put fifty men and
teams at work on the cut beyond Min
neopa fer the new line of the Omaha
road and sixty men are at work on
the big fill across slough between
Ottawa ard st. Peter. Balch G. Co.
of Minneapolis are about to resume
work on the Duluth, St. Cloud, Glen
coe and Mankato road between Albert
Lea and Mankato
The expenditure of 81 900 600 nm