Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
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EVENTS OF. A WEEK 5.' 'THRouGH
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William o 'Brien, at one time busi-
ness manager OF the Minneapolis
Times, is dead in the Mill City. .= s4
q The sovereign grand lodge Of the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
will meet in st. Paul in September
next year. & y. .:.. : .S. ;<.s* o",9 +. = # =. @
Julius Wilterstorff, residing at High
wood, had his right arm almost COM
pletely torn from his body by being
caught in the belt OF threshing ma
chine near Hazel Park. = II + 4
President w. H. Cook Of the Duluth,
Rainy Lake ane Winnipeg railroad
announces that the company expects ]
to have the road built through to the
Rainy river in about four months.
A black bear was shot and killed
near the Emerson school at Duluth
about midday by Arthur Sellars and
others in pursuit. This is the first
bear killed in Duluth this season.
The total vote polled at the primary
election by the Republican candidates
for mayor Of Minneapolis. was over
$4,000. The total Democratic vote for
the same Office was less than 5000. :
Mrs. J. J. Conway of Minneapolis
and her baby were injured by being
thrown from buggy that was struck
from behind by an automobile and
overturned. 1t Is believed that both
will recover.
The state has received an inherit
ance tax of $92,O02 from the estate of
the late John Martin of Minneapolis.
The estate was valued at $1,SS0,O62,
the largest so far to come under the
provisions of the inheritance tax law.
John Ludwig of Winona, a member
of the board of capitol commissioners,
is dead at his home in that city. Lud-
was appointed to the capitol commits
sion to succeed H. w. Lamberton,
who died last fall.
Charges of fraud in connection with
the casting of the Indian vote at the
Red Lake agency in Beltrami county
Bemidji and as result the total In
dian vote, amounting to about $50,
may be thrown out.
Superintendent w. F. Kunze, pres
ident of the Southeastern Minnesota:
Educational association, announces
that the eleventh annual convention
Of the educators in the southeastern
part of the state will be held at Wi
mona on Nov. 8 to 10.
A bolt of lightning struck the
Mound Park schoolhouse at St. Paul
last week, boring a hole through the
roof, causing commotion among the
children and stunning Miss Mary z.
Dallas, the principal. None OF the
! pupils, however, was injured.
Edward Holmes, formerly postmas-
ter at Detroit, who mysteriously dis
appeared April 10 last, has returned
there. He stated that the most of the
time he had been away he spent in
San Francisco, but declined to give
out formal statement as to his where.
abouts.
John Benson, A. A. Wright and
George H. Reynolds, prominent St.
! Cloud business men, have an option on
5000 acres of land in the town of Oak,
Stearns county An expert found
strong needle iron indications and d
Duluth company will explore it imme-
diately.
General Manager Trenholm of the
| Omaha road admitted while on the
| stand in the railroad rate hearing at
st. Paul that his company had con-
Part of the contribution was used in
an effort to defeat Governor La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin.
P. D. O'Phelan, for many years a
prominent resident of Graceville, is
dead at St. Paul of chronic asthma.
He was born in New Orleans on March
16, 1899, and when fifteen years old
came to Minnesota with his parents.
He served as captain in the Civil war
and was commended for his bravery
at the battle of Lookout Mountain.
Minnesota's school fund is worth
$22,975, 1859, according to figures
compiled at the state auditors office.
The cash, bonds and contracts belong
ing to the fund are worth $780,
1862. To this the auditor adds the
appraised value of the unsold school
lands, the 962,7o5, acres still. owned by
the state being valued at $5,157, ,050.47.
The state convention of the Ancient
Order of Hihernians, in session at Wi
mona, elected the following officers:
President, Patrick, Kenney; Mankato;
vice president, ]. T. Coughlin; Fari-
bault; secretary Thomas; Conlin, Min
neapolis; treasurer John Sherman,
Winona; chaplain, Rev. O'Brien,
Graceyille. Duluth was chosen as the