Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-14
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
GvBN7o OF 4 WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

q. W. Meneilly and his twelve-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 the 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withdrawn from the contest.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 a 32-caliber revolver.
Dan Cronin, aged forty-eight, is dead
ct the 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 Wmton was robbed the
other night of about $500 worth of
merchandise. This is tho fourth rob-
6sry 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.
Eighteen new high schools have
been added to the list Of approved
high schools by the state high school
board. This makes a total of 1872 ap-
proved high schools in the 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 TN September, 1902.
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, has refused to &C.
espt service on a subpoena summon
lag him to appear as 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 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.
Bemtdjj Is considerably excited over
the discovery there of what has every
semblanee of being genuine hon 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 1856, Is dead, aged
ooventy1ouT 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 CON-
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
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. NJ. w. Savage, his owner,
advertised the appearance of the horse
at mis- 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 averages about 20
per cent on existing rates. The rail-
roads are likely to carry the matter to
the courts.
Olmsted county, fol" the third con-
secutive year, was awarded first prize
In the county agricultural competition