The Irish standard., 1906-04-21
MINNESOTA ITEMS.

bership OF thirty-five.
East Grand Forks.-The Tri-Stats
Telephone Co. was defeated in its ef-
forts to get a franchise here.
Chatiield.-The city election passed
or Very quietly yesterday. License
carried by forty-five majority.
Stillwater.-The site for the proposed
new state prison has been decided to
the state and the property owners paid.
Duluth.-Navigation opened at the
Head of the Lakes When the Booth line
steamer Bon Ami cleared for north
shore points.
organized last evening at the audi
forum of the public library, with u
membership Of 40.
Little Falls.--Samuel jackson, of this
city. was killed by an accident in n saw
mill at Wyclitfc, y. c.. where he had
secured employment only Il few days
ago.
Pelican Rapids.-This thriving little
city has been selected for the gathering
OF the Minnesota district of Norwegian
Lutheran synod to be held during the
week OF June 20.
Hayfleld.-NclS Peterson, eighty
four years old. homeless and without
relatives, ended his life by taking
morphine at the farm house Of ]. j.
Peterson, northeast of here.
Minncapolis.--Thc estate Of the lato
John J.. Grimes. of Minneapolis, was
certified to the state auditor today for
payment of the Inheritance tax. The
estate Is appraised at $21,365.41, and
the tax will be s56.S9.
Winona.--On the first OF May WI
mona will have a board to control the
water works and the sewerage systems.
and these two municipal departments
will then be taken out Of the con-
troll OF the city council.
Mankato.-Chicf OF Police Donohue
notified the proprictors OF slot ma
chimes that the giving OF cash prizes
would no longer be tolerated. An agita-
ton has been started to do away with
the machines altogether.
Madcli;t.-The Woodmen picnic OF
the combined Southern and South
western associations is to be held here
June 81. This is the first time that
the two associations have held their
picnic at the same place.
Evelcth.--l.ost in the old workings
OF the Adams mine. which lie was
trnvcrsng with the supposed intention
of making an exit at shaft No. 9.
Walter ojlli. II Finn. about 80 years
OF age. met With deadly gus.
saltwater Deals have been closed
for all the land required for the new
state prison site at South Saltwater.
comprising 156 acres and for the land
needed to give right -way.for u spur
track to the factory buildings.
1lastings.-H. w. Miller aud Kent
Moore OF the Twenty-cighth infantry
We're brought from Fort Smelling. hav-
ing been held to the grand jury for
alleged larceny of u horse which. 1t is
said. they drowned In the Minnesota
river
Bc,nidJi- Section lncn discovered the
dead and badly muttlated body Of an
Indian about 80 years old. lying beside
the railroad track n. quarter OF mile
west OF l;oSby. 10th legs had been
other near the foot
st. Pctcr.--Therc is an exodus of
business men from the village OF
Vernon Center, Blue Earth county.
Many of its largest mercantile cstab-
u
small town on the northwestern
frontier of CANADA.
st. Phul.-Thc state live stock and
sanitary board. according to tho
quarterly report issued yesterday. has
found numerous cases OF rabies. ana
many horses, cattle, and sheep have
bee, infected by being bitten by mad
dogs. and have died.
Little t'alls--I.ucaS Schricber,
West Side S;,lnonkccpcr. who was ar
rested on II charge of allowing n minor
to frequent his resort. pleaded guilty
in police court and paid IL fine
SchriGhcr was arrested as an example
to the saloon men of the city.
Monticello. Nugcnt, the
Wright county farmer, serving 4 life
sentence at saltwater. for killing his
ll-yenr-"ld daughter, Will be liberated
on parnl" within six months, and mt
the age of Ga will leave the prison and
go home I" join his faithful wife
Mnnk;.t". The third annual exhibi-
ti"n of the Minnesota Art Society is
in progress here. The exhibit Is dis
played at the new Carnegie library
building, where a hundred oil paintings
by Lending artists are on exhibition.
besides sculpture. fancy work ana arts
and crafts.
NOrthticld. The Carleton Glee club
left today for the annual Easter vac:l-
ti"n tour. Nine concerts will be given
In southern Minnesota. one in South
Dakota and one in Mortified. The
club is unusually strong and has u fine
program Of popular college glces in
tcrspcrscd With classical selections.
Win"na. --Erovided right freight
rates can be secured. the manufacture
of machines for saving flour gold and
for placer mining viii be undertaken
In Winona on Il l:lrgc scale at the w
l.. 1lardwick machine foundry, by the
linrdwict a. Weeds company backed
to TIN. extent OF $l50,O0O.
Bcmidj.-Section men discovered the
fire the fatal shot thu, Killed Rude
Tankovjtch at West Duluth March 4.
but he WAS convicted of InanSlaughter
In the first degree nevertheless. Matt
Vrnncs fired the shot and was lately
convicted OF murder in the third de-
gree. but his testimony that Ivanko-
witch had handed him the revolver with
Il command to shoot InnkOvitch con-
victcd Ivsnkovitch.
st. Paul--Julus II. Blocks formal
announcement az a candidate for gov
crnOr was nude public. The big state
treasurer has been in training for the
contest a good while. but deferred his
formal entry until the state convention
call had been issued.
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