Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-01
NEWS In MN NESOTA.

NEWS in MIN NESOTA
ENENTs OF WEEK iTHRouoH..
OUTFITS STATE.
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James A.sBrush, well known MIN
nsapolis photographer, is dead.
Mrs. Bertha Marquis is dead 1t
Minneapolis Of injuries resulting from
an explosion OF gasoline.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nation of John T. Frater as agent for
the Indians of the Leech Lake agency
In this state. ..z>ss - &
While shooting pigeons with a
small rifle at Minneapolis Floyd Shaw
accidentally shot and seriously wound.
Cd Annie Soderman, young woman.
Agnes Sand, the nineteen-year-old
daughter of N. p. Sand of New .Mu-
mich, was burned to- death while at
tempting to hasten fire with kero-
sene.
The Duluth. Missabe and Northern
road is building an extension from
Alborn to Bovey, principally to pro-
vide an outlet for the Western Mesaba
range ore.
Eric Paulson, aged 50, shot himself
n the head while sitting on the bank
Qf the river at st. Paul. He was taken
to the city hospital by the police,
where he died an hour later.
The continued rains and the raising
,, Qt small lakes has become menace
to the trolley line between Saltwater
and Wildwood. In some places the
track is under water for consider
able distance.
Robbers entered the general store
Of Dahl Bros. at Harrison, Kandiyohi
county, blew open the safe and Sc
cured $3.50 in cash. There were val
liable papers in the safe. but these
we're not touched.
The town Of Mcpherson, few miles
from Mankato, has voted $4,000
bonds to aid the construction of the
Duluth, st. Cloud, Glencoe and Man
kato railway. The bonds carried by
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A total of eighty-6ve accidents were
reported to the state labor bureau
during April Two Of these we're fatal.
OF the accidents 81 were in railroad
shops, Is In saw mills and 10 in ma
chine shops and foundries.
The purchase Of the entire issue of
100000 worth Of Minneapolis school
bonds recently held to be valid by the
supreme court Of the state was
awarded to Estabrook & Co. of Boston
for an aggregate premium of $4,000.
Henry Foley, a laborer from Chi
oago, was killed in the Milwaukee
railroad yards at Minneapolis presum-
ably by switch engine. His body,
with the head completely severed,
was found lying beside one of the
tracks. ',
Professor w. L. Westsrman, now
has accepted aposition In: the history
department Of, the University Of Min
nesota for the coming year. He Is a
| ereduates :. Of eHarvard and Nebraska
| universities. ia =
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A special village election will be
held at Rush City on June-12 on the
proposition of issuing bonds in the
sum ofs$12,0 900 to INSTALL an electric
light plant under. municipal main
tenapoe. A private company has been
u Operation for the last ten years.
Madison Lake, famous as summer
resort, has applied the lid. The vii
1age council has instructed Marshal
IsNeary to put ityon and hold 1t down
tight. The three saloons are to be
closed on Sundays and Sunday ball
games also have been placed under
| the ban.
The first accurate figures on the
!; number Of men Minnesota contributed
| to the Civil war have been completed
by G. J. Humason, record clerk in the
Eee14tant generals department. He
gives the number at 22,01S, which is
about 1000 less than the figures that
have been published heretofore.
For nearly three hours Charlie
White and Johnny King, halfbreeds
living at Mendoza, fought for their
lives in the waters Of the Mississippi
river near Fort Smelling, finally being
; rescued by mounted patrolman of
the st. Paul police force and John
Carpenter, an experienced river man.
During the performance of the
"story of the Reformation" or the
| Life of Luther" at the Lyceum the
| ater in Duluth the players were greet
ed by Kisses from the family circle
and shower Of eggs from the gal
lery. Many people hurried from the
building and panic was narrowly
I Averted.
To add to the territory of Ramsey
| county and to swell the population of
st. Paul by several thousands is the
object of movement which has been
started by the Commercial club look
ing to the annexation of the northern
part of Dakota county, including
South st. Paul. West St Panl and the