Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-26
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.

torney of Minneapolis, is dead.
The lumbermen of the Northwest
held their annual meeting in Mime
apolis last week.
The nomination of John Peterson as
receiver of the land Office at Crook
Bton has been confirmed by the SEN
ate
A Danish company, 1t is reported,
has purchased tract of $4,000 acres
IN Pine county and will establish a
large colony there.
An epidemic of rabies among the
dogs of Minneapolis is indicated in re-
ports made to the city health depart
ment in the past few days.
The state supreme court has de-
olared verdict of $500 for injuries
received by a girl in st. Paul laun-
dry to be entirely reasonable.
E. A. Nelson Of Hallock, state librar-
ian under the Van SAINT administra-
ton, has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for secre-
tary Of state.
Secretary of State Hanson has ad-
dressed a letter to the Republican
party of Minnesota withdrawing as a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor.
The body of George Schlenner of
The village of Richmond, Stearns coun-
ty, was found in stall in his barn,
where he had been trampled to death
under the hoofs of horses.
David Palmer, switch1nan en-
ployed by the Minneapolis and St.
Louis railroad was fatally injured in
the yards of that company at Mime
apolis and died a few hours later.
Guy Cook, eighteen years old, shot
himself in the region of the heart on
the street at St. Paul, causing a seri-
GUS wound. A love affair is believed
to be the cause of his attempt at self
destruction.
The political union of st. Paul and
Minneapolis was urged by A. B. Stick
ney, president of the Chicago Great
Western railway, in his address at the
annual banquet Of the st. Paul Build
ers' Exchange.
Walter S. Barrett of Minneapolis,
assistant engineer on the Northern
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway, is dead as the
result of fall from a twenty-fve-foot
culvert near Wabasha.
Frank Jones, who worked on the
farm of Lars Bernhardson near Com
stock, committed suicide by shooting.
But little is known of the mans ante
cedants and no reason has been ad-
vanced for his suicide.
At the charter election at Renville
On the adoption of a city charter the
measure carried, the vote being ia
for and Al against the proposition.
Renville is by this act the first and
only city in Renville county.
Fire threatened the chemistry build
Ing at the state university, but prompt
work by the students extinguished the
flames before they had gained much
headway The fire was caused by
defective gas jet. The damage was
small.
The Union Manufacturing company,
which holds franchise for electric
lighting in the Midway district be-
tween St. Paul and Minneapolis oper-
ated in 1905 at net loss Of 81, 1891
according to report filed with the St.
Paul city controller.
Bears have never before been so
numerous in Northern Minnesota, &C.
cording to the reports Of settlers CON-
ing down from the north country. In
the section east of the Red lakes,
where the timber is the densest, they
are especially thick.
The state board OF equalization has
been called for an informal meeting
for Feb. 8 at the new capitol. The
| object of the meeting is stated to be
that of comforting with the county au-
ditors and agreeing upon a more uni
form system of listing the property.
Louis Eisendarth of Chicago, father
of Mrs. s., E. Spiesberger, who died
from burns received in the West hotel
fire at Minneapolis, charges that his
daughter was robbed of $4,000 worth
Of jewelry while she lay in an uncon-
scious condition upon the floor of the
hotel.
Frank McVey, who is in Jail at
Rochester on charge of robbery and
who Is suspected of the murder of Mar
shall Havey Of Hayfeld, who was shot
and killed recently while attempting
to arrest burglar, made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to commit
| suicide.
The total valuation of real and per.
sonal property in the city of Mime
apolis has increased $12,4S2,964 in
1905 over the total valuation of 1904.
According to the returns made to the
county treasurer and by him to the
! city comptroller the total valuation of
| real and personal property in the city
In 1905 was $138,690,49O.
Thomas S. Joyce of ST.. Paul was
awarded verdict for 5000 by the
jury which heard his suit for $4,000
against the Great Northern railway.
Joyce sued for personal iniuries.