Mower County transcript., 1906-01-24
NE S IN MI 4.
EvENTs OF . WEEK Tt4Ro ouals.
b 81 lJT THE STATS.

apolis last week. 81 8ss 555s; $5ss
The nomination Of John Peterson as
receiver Of the land office at Crook
ston has been confirmed by the SEN
ate. .s3z 55 s=Es ss 5.:s
5sSEA A Danish company it is reported,
has purchased a tract of Is, 900 acres
In Pine county and will establish 4
large colony there. z55z .:.@ 3 = 4 81 s=Ss M
An epidemic of rabies among. the
dogs Of Minneapolis Is indicated in re-
ports made TO the city heath depart.
ment in the past few days. :5;;.,,9s s:= .ss
The state supreme court has de-
clared a verdict of $500 for injuries
received by girl in a st. Paul laun-
dry to be entirely reasonable.
=. A. Nelson of Hallock, state nbrar.
ian under the: Van SAINT administra-
tion, has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for secre-
tary Of state. = II.
Secretary of State Hanson has, ad-
dressed a letter to the Republican
party of Minnesota withdrawing tas a
candidate for the Republican nomina.
tion for governor. =, y,
The body of George Schlenner oil
the village of Richmond, Stearns> coun.
ty, was found in stall in his barn
where he had been trampled to death
under the hoofs of horses.
David Palmer, switehman EN-.
ployed by the Minneapolis and St.
Louis railroad, was fatally injured in
the yards Of that company at Mime
apolis and died few hours later.
Guy Cook, eighteen years, old, shot
himself in the region of the Heart on
the street at St.. Paul, causing seri
ous wound. A love. affair is believed
! to be the cause of his attempt at self
destruction.
The political union Of st. Paul and
Minneapolis was urged by A. B: Stick
ney, president of the Chicago Great
Western railway, in his address at the
annual banquet of the St.. Paul Build
ers' Exchange. I
Walter S. Barrett of Minneapolis
assistant engineer on the Northern
division of the Chicago, milwaukee,
and St. Paul railway, is dead as the
result of fall from a twenty.five-foot
culvert near Wabasha.
Frank Jones, who worked on the
farm of Lars Bernhardson near Com
stock, committed suicide by shooting
But little is known of the mans ante
cedants and no reason has been ad
~yanced for his suicide.
At the charter election at Renvillt
on the adoption of a city charter the
measure carried, the vote being IL
for and Al against the proposition
Renville is by this act the first anc
only city in Kenville county.
Fire threatened the chemistry build
Ing at the state university, but prompt
work by the students extinguished the
flames before they had gained much
headway. The fire was caused BY q
defective gas jet. The Damage was
small. ~ .-..=.,:~, ..'- .~y
The Union Manufacturing company
which holds franchise for electric
lighting in the Midway district be
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis oper
ated in 1905 at a net loss of $1,739.74
according to report filed with the st
Paul city controller
Bears have never before been s(
numerous in Northern Minnesota, &C
cording to~the reports Of settlers com
ing down from the north country. Ii
the section east of the Red uakes
where the timber~1s the densest, the,
are especially thick. -
The state board OF equalization ha:
been called for an informal meetins
for Feb. at the new capitol. The
object Of the meeting is stated to be
that.of conferrtng with the county au
ditors and agreeing upon a more uni
form system Of listing the property.
Louis Nsendarth of Chicago, fathe,
of Mrs. S. E. Spiesberger, who dice
from burns received in the West hote
fre at Minneapolis. charges that his
daughter was robbed of $4,000 worth
Of jeWelry while she lay in an uncon
scious condition upon the floor of the
hotel.
Frank McVey, who is in jail a,
Rochester on a charge of robbery and
who is suspected of the murder of Mar
shall Havey of Hayfield, who was shot
and killed recently while attempting
to- arrest a burglar, made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to commits
suicide ~ - e. +
The total valuation of real and per
sonal property. in the city of Mime
apolis. has increased $12,4S2,964 in
1905 over the total valuation of 1904
According to the returns made to the
county treasurer and by him to the
city comptroller the total valuation OF
real and personal property in the city
in 1905 was $500, 400. II
Thomas S. Joyce of St. Paul was
awarded a verdict for 5000 by the
jury which heard his suit for $4,000
against the Great Northern railway.
Joyce sued for personal injuries,
claiming $4,000 damages. While the
suit was pending the railroad officials
prevented him from securing a posi-
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