Mower County transcript., 1906-07-25
NEWS in MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THRoU0h-
OUT THE STATE.

Charles A. Sprague of Mankato, aged
eorty-nine, a veteran of the Spanish
American war, is dead as the result
Of the kick of colt.
The twenty-frst annual meeting of
The Minnesota and Dakota state fire
insurance underwriters held a three
days. session at Osakis last week.
Congressman Clarence B. Buckman
of Little Falls, Morrison county, has
filed for the Republican nomination
for congress from the Sixth district.
Fire in the Domestic laundry at
Saltwater did several hundred dollars
damage and severely burned Mrs
James Gillis and Miss Carrie Hanson.
H. H. Patten, aged eighty years,
former banker at LIE Sueur and
pioneer of Southern Minnesota, died
last week at the home of his daughter
In Rochester.
Algott Anderson, twenty-three years
old, car repairer in the employ of the
Wisconsin Central railroad, was
caught between two cars at Minneap-
oils and killed.
Of the sixteen accidental deaths re-
ported to the st. Paul health depart
ment last month ten of them were
drownings,. most of them due to the
overturning of boats
Conrad Bohn, for many years a
prominent resident of Winona and in
the earlier days a prominent con-
tractor and manufacturer, is dead at
the home of his daughter in Ogden,
Utah.
Captain l.. c.. Boise, a Civil war
veteran sixty years of age and for
some years a real estate dealer in
Minneapolis, was stricken with heart
failure while eating luncheon and died
4 few hours later.
Overcome by cramps while bathing
In Cedar Island lake, near Sparta, Ar
thur Magee would have been drowned
had not a ragged hobo, who was asleep
under tree on the lake shore, heard
his cries and plunged in and dragged
him to safety.
The Pittsburg Iron Ore company of
Hibbing, which filed articles of incor-
pOratiOn with the secretary of state
last week, is the largest company that
has filed for a number of months. The
company has an authorized capital of
$6,000,000 and upon this paid the state
fee of $3,025.
Jacob Schmahl, for thirty-sevan
years resident of Redwood Falls AMI
for over sixty years a resident of Min
nesota, is dead of old age at St. Alex
anders hospital, New Ulm. He was
nearly ninety-one years old. The de-
ceased was the father Of julius A.
Schmahl, Republican candidate for
secretary Of state.
Fritz Johnson Of Tracy is dead at
the Swedish hospital in Minneapolis
of tetanus, victim Of Fourth of
July accident. Johnson, who was
twentysix years of age, was injured
by the premature discharge of shot
gun, the contents of the weapon strik-
ing him in the right hand and tearing
that member horribly
"
sota's fame as paradise for hunters
are the applications for licenses from
all parts of the country which have
commenced to flood the state game
and fish commissioners office. AL
though the small game season does
not open until Sept. numerous appli-
cations are already on file and the de-
mand continues.
Thirty cases brought in the courts
of the Twin Cities in the last fortnight
under the pure food laws have result
ed in fines from SIS to $50. Lard,
cheese, brandy, shortening, baking
powder, mustard, milk, vinegar,
Worcestershire sauce, lemon extract,
maple sugar, olive oil, pop, cherries,
pie filler, mint sauce and jam are some
of the articles found wrong.
Congressman. Loren Fletcher's ex-
penses at Washington last year were
$1,700 more than his salary, according
to his own statement before the Min
neapolis board of equalization. Mr..
Fletcher came before the board as a
suppliant for a reduction of his assess
ment. He protested against the valua-
tion of 100000 which the assessor
had placed upon his "credits," as we'll
as an item of $4,000 for household
goods.
The Minnesota Association for the
Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis
was organized in Minneapolis last
week by prominent physicians and
business men of the state. The asso-
citation will be open to all persons in
terested in checking the dread disease.
AS outlined in it's constitution the as
sociation has for its object the dis
semination of knowledge concerning
causes, treatment and prevention OF
tuberculosis.
Nearly 1000 names appear on the
list of personal tax delinnnents which
was returned to the board OF county
commissioners OF Ramsey county by
Sheriff Miesen. The names have been
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