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country.
Washington, D. G. - The popula-
ton Of Winona, Mimi, is 1883, al
compared with 1874 in 1900.
s Red Wing.-Favorable action by
Lake City and Red Wing practically
assured the building of new electric
line from Lake City to St. Paul.
Preston. assets of H. r. Wells,
bankrupt, were sold here today, under
the hammer, by Trustee r.. e. Thomp.
son, the buildings and personal prop.
erty being sold for $25,31O6O. The
creditors will realize about 35 per cent
on their claims.
5 Minneapolis. - Harlowe Randall
Hoyt, Milwaukee newspaper man
who wrote "The Defender of Cameron
DAM" which comes to the Bijou short.
ly, was an eye witness of the sur
render Of the famous homesteader on
the Thornapple river.
Faribault.-William Tautges, one OF
the victims of the automobile accident
which occurred near this city, died
from his injuries. Tautges was q for.
mer resident Of st. Paul and was pop
ular here. The other accident victim,
Joe Phelps, will recover.
Albert Lea-The city council issued
$4,000 in bonds at meeting to pay
for the various improvements which
have been made in the city during
the past year. Butler Bros. of St. Paul
were the highest bidders, offering
$2,500 premium on the entire issue.
Fairmont. - Thomas Elkins and
Ben Lingjedahl engaged in a des.
perate fight over a girl and the latter
received four severe slashes with a
knife about the face and neck. Ling.
jedahl was put to bed and Elkins put
in Jail. The boys are aged about IT
years. ....-}
sl st. Paul.. - The state has re.
ceived $92.664.S7 inheritance tax on
the estate of the late w. H. Laird of
Winona. This is the largest single in.
heritance tax that has been collected
4 on Minnesota estate. Mr. Laird was
q wealthy lumbermap and left prop.
erty valued at $2,289, 900.
Duluth-Vido Bravovick, aged "a
years, was instantly killed in the She:
mango iron mile at Chisholm. He and
q companion tried to get through
ahead of a car laden with ore in a
passageway. Bravovick fell into a
chute and the five tons of ore in the
car was dumped onto him. His com.
panion escaped. Bravovick had no
relatives in America.
East Grand Forks-Long delayed
work on the eastern approach to the
De Mers avenue bridge has been com,
menced under the direction of H. G,
Lykken, acting city engineer. Mr.,
Lykken holds a most peculiar honor
at the present time, as in Grand Forks
he is the regularly appointed city en-.
gineer, while in East Grand Forks he
is the acting city engineer. In reality;
he is holding the position Of city engi
neer in two municipalities.
. st. Paul. = The Minnesota State
Gamers association closed it's con.
vention at the old capitol, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: H. H.
Hagerle of St. Boniface, president; A.
A. Chapman of olivia, vice president;
a. M. Hatch of Faribault, treasurer;
F. w. Douthitt of Monticello, secre'
tary The president appointed the
three following members of the legis.
lative and executive committee to
2 serve in that capacity with the secre.
tary and president, who are ex-oficio
members: j. S. Statelar, Faribault; H.
G. Bull, Cokato; Frank White, Chaska.
St. Paul-1n an effort to re-
turn to- Indians of the White Earth
reservation lands that had been sold
or mortgaged to whites, equity pro
ceedings have been instituted In 900
/. cases Arthur M seekell, special as.
/ sistant to Attorney General Wicker.
sham, with Offices in the local federal
building, has drawn up the complaints
and says that this is only the first
I bunch Of some 1000 or 1900 cases ia
be brought BY the government. The
il complaints do not infer that the whites
committed fraud in securing that
land. but alleges that the Indians acted
{ under misapprehension Of their righta
\ IN giving mortgages and selling their
all0tments.
Saltwater. Two freight trains on
Il the Omaha line c0llided at saltwater
/ junction. No one was hurt, but five
I. empty box cars were demolished and
an engine was damaged. The trains
q we're east-bound out Of st. Paul ii two
4 sections, Il was dark and haEy. The
hIst train stopped 1t the junction for
orders and had not taken the switch.
4, 4, The rear train was close before the
danger was apparent. The crew of the
Il fiTst train were out Of the caboose and
~ tho train. The engineer and nre.
snAan g tho seoonA train jumped after
&sapplying ths - bsahss. seving thso
& s0n intpBy.