Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-08-10
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT The STATE.

construction of two parks.
St. Paul Masons will build temple
TO cost more than 100000.
John F. Gehan, the we'll known bar
1tone and one of the best musical
critics of the Northwest, is dead at
St. Paul.
DR.. U. G. Williams, former coroner
of Hennepin county, has filed for the
Republican nomination for mayor of
Minneapolis.
Erick Falk, veteran of the Civil war
and we'll known citizen of Washington
county for many years, Is dead, aged
seventy-three.
Charles Thalender, q carpenter, fell
from the top Of building upon which
he was working In St.. Paul and was
instantly killed. ,~--.~~
Captain o. c. Merriman, former ref
cree in bankruptcy in the United
States court and one of the best known
citizens of Minneapolis, is dead at his
home IN that city.
Duytng an electrical storm lightning
struck and destroyed barn with
seven head of horses and five calves
belonging to Mrs. J. Stinsr, five miles
southwest Of Avoca.
The eldest son of Andrew Wise of
Willmar was drowned in Solomon
lake. He was about fourteen years
old. The boy, while in swimming, was
seized with cramps and sank to his
death.
The monthly report of the fourth
assistant postmaster general shows
that 1,405 rural routes were in opera
ton in Minnesota on Aug. / and that
11S applications for the service await
action.
At special meeting of the Frazee
Commercial club committee of rep
resentative business men was appoint.
ed to endeavor to induce the 500 rail-
road officials to extend their new line
through Frazee.
Following threat to end his life
the dead body of Emerson Becker,
aged fifty years, was found suspended
from a cord attached to a gas jet in
the basement Of the main building at
the county poorhouse at St. Paul.
Minnesota has more spending money
this year than ever before The cash
on hand at the close of the 1906 fiscal
year, which ended July 81, was ST.
S1O,904.30, an increase Of $628,S32 46
over the cash balance for 1905, which
was $1,1S2,071S4.
A. G. Chose, a switchman who was
mangled at the Minnesota Transfer
while attempting to cross a track by
creeping under freight car, died sew
eral days later. Both his legs were
cut off and he suffered other injuries,
which made his recovery hopeless
from the start
Willie Perry, the nine--year-old son
OF Rev. Perry, pastor of the United
Brethren church of Eyota was killed
at that place Saturday afternoon. The
boy was playing in a barn with other
boys and fell from the top of a high
ladder, striking his head on the floor
When picked up he was dead.
August FRANKIE, the fifteen-year-old
son OF Carl FRANKIE of Bluff Siding,
Wihona county, dropped dead in a field
while running for shelter when Sc
we're hail storm came up, the cause
being heart trouble. This is the third
child in this family that has died in
the same manner within a few years.
Silas c. Brooks, prominent resi-
dent Of Mapleton, is dead. lie was
born in 1887 at De Kalb, St. Lawrence
county, N. Y, and located in Mime
sofa in 1859 in Winona county. He
served in Company E, Eleventh Min
nesota, during the Civil war. At the
close of the war he located In Waseca
county, but later located in Mapleton.
The greatest totals ever shown in
the Minneapolis grain trade appear in
the chamber of commerce figures for
the crop year ending Aug. l. The
grand total Of 159,964,160 bushels ap-
pears as the years receipts of grain
of all kinds The official year runs
from Aug. / to Aug. / and the cham
Der statistics are made up on that
basis.
A council of physicians was held at
the residence of Charles Ludler of
Cannon Falls over the mysterious i'll
ness OF his family Two of his four
children have died and the remaining
two are in a critical condition, with
both father and mother somewhat i'll.
The cause of the affection evidently is
bowel Infection, but beyond that it is
not known.
Owing to the extraordinary amount
Of wheat and coarse grain now in
Minneapolis elevators, an amount
which reaches the enormous total of
nearly 100000 bushels of wheat and
100000 bushels Of oats, fax, etc.,
chamber of commerce men are al
ready specializing on what possible
disposition can be made of the i'm
mense crop when it begins to move.
Judge William Lochren of the Uunk
ed States district court has issued a
temporary restraining order against
the ticket scalpers of Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Duluth. The action of Judge