Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE,

| Charles w. Dorset of Minneapolis
mas been nominated for governor by
the state Prohibition convention.
John S. Smith, for years we'll
known resident of Mankato, is dead
as the result of stroke of apoplexy.
William Welk Of Sank Rapids, aged
thirty-five, was instantly killed by a
cavein while at work repairing we'll.
| The st. Paul Federation of Grade
Teachers has passed resolution ask
| ing for a general increase in salaries.
Minnesota's ore shipments for the
year 1905 amounted to 2O,1 53,e99 tons
| In 1904 they amounted to 12,156,OOS
tons.
| Peter Klein and his daughter, Their
ssa Klein, Of st. Paul, died within
twenty -four hours. Both were victims
Of tuberculosis.
Department Commander C. F. Nc
Donald has issued his order for the
state G. A. R. encampment March Fl
and % at Minneapolis.
| There appears to be an epidemic of
appendicitis in the peighborhood of
Long Prairie. Within ten days sur
geons successfully operated in seven
cases.
The Masonic Benevolent association
of Winona proposes to erect a build
ing that will cost at least $4,000,
which will be used exclusively for
! hodge purposes.
| e., cto1 -1r1
ers and proxies in the Northwestern
Farmers Exchange of Minnesota and
North and. South Dakota met last
! week at Minneapolis.
| A dozen graduate nurses at st.
Lul1e's hospital, st. Paul, went on a
strike last week, complaining that the
food they were given at the hospital
was not properly cooked.
St. Paul's February death record
was lower than that of any February
for five years. There were 1872 deaths,
! 285 births and 124 marriages reported
during the month to the commissioner
of health.
Captain ]. j. McCardy of ST. Paul.
auditor for the postoffice department,
! Is going to resign from his position
this spring. Friction with high Off
cials of the treasury department is
the supposed cause
Carl Warner, formerly cashier for a
Minneapolis chamber of commerce
firm, is locked up charged with grand
larceny. 1t is alleged that he has
embezzled about $4,000 from the firm
for which he worked.
Charles H. Lienau, former proprietor
of the St. Paul Daily Volkszeitung
and settler of st. Paul in 1857, is
dead at the home of his son, John
L1enau, in San Francisco. He was
seventy-one years old.
Present prospects are that there
will be 20,000,0o0 bushels of grain in
store at Duluth at the opening of navi-
cation and more if the opening is late
There is now more than 100000
bushels in store there
The Chandler, Pioneer, Zenith, Sa-
vOy and Sibley mines at Ely have
raised the pay of their employees 10,
IL and 20 cents per day. The Zenith
mine has also put on night shift for
the first time in several years.
Copper has been discovered in pay
ing quantities Just east of Hinckley
on the rocky ridge along Kettle river
in vein nearly six feet in width and
practically on the surface 1t appears
to be an inexhaustible supply.
Search is being made by the Mime
apolis police for Michael Finn, who is
known to have been resident of that
city within the past year and who is
one of the heirs to an estate in Massa-
chusetts amounting to 100000. ,
An unprecedented condition exists
In the great grain elevators OF Mime
apolis, where stocks are increasing at
the rate OF 100000 bushels a week in
stead Of decreasing as they would un-
der normal conditions at this time Of
year.
r. B. Basford, real estate man of
| Winona, has just received word that
a large estate in which he will share
is about to be settled in England. The
estate is large and as there are not
many heirs Mr.. Basford's share will
be considerable. A.
In the death of William L. Quinn at
his home in St. Paul one of the most
eventful careers of Minnesota pioneer
days was brought to a close. Quinn
was born at Fort Smelling in 1928 and
for most OF his life was trader, III
terpreter and scout
One thousand acres of good fertile
agricultural land will be reclaimed by
ditch to be built by the county COM
missioners of Becker county in Ever
green, Silyerleaf and German town
ships. Five hundred acres will be re-
claimed by another ditch in Burlington
township.
A new site has been determined
upon for the Minnesota state prison at
Saltwater and negotiations are now
under way to secure title to the land
and complete the transfer. The new
site is located near the st. Croix river,