Mower County transcript., 1907-03-20
NEWS In MINNESOT
EVENTS or A WEEK THRouG uGH.
OUT THE STATE. 81

OUT THE STATE.
De Witt Clinton Conkey, one Of the
earliest residents Of Minneapolis, is
dead. ss
j. G. Bennett, who served in the
Fourth Minnesota during the Civil
war, Is dead at Aitkin.
w. p. Young, a, member Of the state
railway and warehouse commission, is
seriously ill at Mankato and his re-
covery is doubtful Z
Mrs. Charlotte Kemper, aged eighty
seven, is dead at St. Paul. Mrs. KEN
per was a pioneer resident Of that
city, having lived there fifty-six years.
Thomas Dartnell, formerly mayor
Of Morristown, is dead, aged nearly
seventy years. He was a prominent
business man and formerly lived in
Mankato
The upper branch of the st. Paul
city council has followed the lead of
the lower branch by declaring war on
the street car company unless ade-
quate service is afforded on all the
st. Paul car lines.
President Cyrus Northrop of the
state university believes that college
students can play football and still be
gentlemen. In this he disagrees with
the recently published opinions Of
President Eliot of Harvard.
Pasquala Demperil seventeen
year-old boy, who came to America
from Italy less than year ago, was
run over by two underground tram
cars at the Elba mine near Eveleth
and bled to death in twelve hours.
With his neck broken and shoulders
crushed Roger Chesebro of Minneap-
oils, eighteen years old, still survives
and his recovery is not impossible.
He was caught in an elevator gate in
the, Commercial building and his head
and chest badly crushed.
Charles Bjornson, cedar contrac-
tor who Is in charge of a camp thirty
miles north of Deer River, paid fine
of $50 and costs for having venison in
his possession and feeding the luscious
wild meat to his employees In lieu of
the regulation beef and pork.
The wife and three-year-old child of
Robert Swartout, settler who lives
at Scott Meadow, about twenty miles
northeast of Aitkin, were terribly
burned by the overturning Of a lamp
on the table. Both succumbed to their
injuries within twenty-four hours.
Commander Guy A. Eaton of the
Minnesota naval reserves practically
has secured new training ship for
the Duluth squadron. The new ves-
sci, it is expected, will be the modern
gunboat Isla de Cuba, which was cap
tured by Admiral Dewey when he
overwhelmed the Spanish fleet in Ma
Mia bay.
In a report made to Governor John
son Public Examiner Schaefer says
that the Minnesota and international
railroad is liable to the state for back
taxes amounting to SG.256.27. The re-
port says the railroad omitted gross
earnings during the period from 1889
to 1894, amounting to $349 ,702.85, on
which the tax would be $6,25827
Recent rich finds of ore in Aitkin
county have caused much excitement
and number of syndicates have been
formed and have taken options on
land where the indications of ore are
good. The latest find has been on the
farm of J. G. Jacobson, who lives on
Rice river, northeast OF Aitkin, where
drilling has been in progress for sew
eral months. -.
State Auditor Iverson has announced
the dates for holding. the June and
July land*sales. There are about; 3QO,-
900 acres of land to be sold at public
auction to the highest bidders. The
law requires Is per cent of the pur-
chase money to be paid at the time of
the SALE sThe balance may run for
forty years at per cent interest The
title to all land is perfect. "
The creamery men Of Freeborn
county are to hold meeting in AL
bert Lea shortly and one of the prin-
cipal topics to be considered will be
the advisability of securing an in
spector for the county to be paid for
by the various creameries. His duties
would be to inspect barns, give in
and testing herds and cows.
The remains of Dr.; Fred Schacht,
the famous university athlete and foot
ball player, have been brought from
Seattle and buried at his former home
in the town of Elizabeth, Otter Tail
county. DR.. Schacht's death was due
to Brights disease and heart trouble.
He was one of the stars in the big
football games which he helped Min
nesota to win few years ago, when
he was known all over the Northwest
as Germany
William Munger, Minneapolis po-
lice officer, has been declared not
guilty Of the charge of manslaughter
in connection with the death of Sig
wald Brandenberg, whom Officers
Munger and Quist arrested shortly
after midnight Sept. 80 and who died
in the patrol wagon on the way to the
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