Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-08-31
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

James Butler, a resident of Maple
Lake for forty-flve years, is dead.
Frances Simmons, seventeen years
old, committed suicide at Osakis.
Frank Tierney, fourteen years old,
was drowned in Thompsons lake near
West st. Paul.
Willie Baker, six years old, was
drowned in Lake Minnetonka at Elk.
celsior while bathing.
A new double track railroad bridge
costing 100000 will be built across
the Mississippi river at st. Paul.
Mrs. Hannah Greeley, one of the
early pioneer residents of the state.
n dead at Saltwater, aged eighty
seven.
Charles Tucker, aged seventeen,
killed q vicious dog in Minneapolis
With . shotgun just as it was attack
Ing little girl.
MIRA G. A. Ronbeck, aged twenty
four, Is dead at the Minneapolis city
hospital from buns received in a
gasoline explosion.
General H. W. Childs, formerly at
torney general of Minnesota, Is crit
1cally i'll with appendicitis at Cobb
hospital, st. Paul, and his recovery is
very doubtful.
George Sylvester HilA laborer en-
psoyed as harvest hand on the farm
o. John Theissen, living SIX miles
north Of Clara City, was killed by the
boat last week.
/: Mrs. Jennie Void, thirty-efght years
Of age, committed suicide by inhaling
gas &t her home in Minneapolis. Her
mind was temporarily deTanged
through sickness.
Mrs. Anna Marie K1elstrup, eighty.
four years old, fell downstairs at the
home Of her daughter at Minneapolis,
sustaining injuries from which she
died three hours later
Gus Anderson, an employee at Win
ston Bros railway camp at Minneopa,
was killed by falling under a gravel
train while attending a brake. He
was thirty-f1ve years Old
Nine candidates have entered the
Reld at Fergus Falls for the Repub-
ltcan nominations for the legislature
md very interesting contest is ex-
pected at the coming primary election.
The annual convention of the An
oient Order of HibeInians of the state
OF Minnesota will be held III Winona
on Sept. 18, 10 and 20 and the Ladies'
auxiliary will meet there at the same
time.
Wnona Is to have a big packing
plant. Two men have put up about
100000 and stock is being sold to
raise capital of $250,O0O. About one
ha1s Of the necessary stock has already
heen subscribed.
Attorney General Young tn reply TO
Governor Johnson's inquiry, has de-
oi(ed that the election of the board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners
1s valid and that the commissioners
are Legally in Office
Real and personal property tn Min
neapolfs has been assessed at total
valuation of $171,o69,655 1or the pur-
pose Of the current tax That is an
increase Of $32,000,00O over the total
valuation for last year.
Mrs. Jane Clark of Minneapolis,
aged seventy-seven, Is seeking a di-
vorce from her husband, who is six
years younger. Mrs. Clark says her
husband deserted her twenty-three
years ago and she has not seen him
SINCE
The state board of health examined
the Anoka insane asylum herd of COWS
and condemned thirteen, including
Holstein which cost $125. After death
1t was found that only six of the ami
mails slaughtered were affected with
tuberculosis.
The 500 line flyer from Minneapolis
to Winnipeg was ditched at Riceville.
Eight coaches were derailed and all
turned over, but none of the sixty per-
sons on board received more than
slight bruises and shaking up. About
500 feet of track was torn up
A school fund of nearly $1S,O00,000,
Of which nearly 100000 has been
accumulated during the last two years,
Is possessed by Minnesota The per-
manent university fund contains an
additional S1,3S9,000, of which about
600 mn hoe ham communicated &ho 10