Saturday, September 2, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 2

September 2, 1862 – “Battle of Birch Coulee, fought between September 2 and 3, 1862, [near Morton in Renville County,] was the worst defeat the United States suffered and the Dakotas' most successful engagement during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Over thirty hours, approximately 200 Dakota soldiers pinned down a Union force of 150 newly recruited U.S. infantry and cavalry soldiers and civilians from the area, holding them until reinforcements arrived.”

http://www.mnopedia.org/event/battle-birch-coulee-september-2-3-1862




Marker reads:

Battle of Birch Coulee
On the prairie half a mile east of here a party of about 160 troops was attacked by Sioux at dawn September 2, 1862, during the Outbreak. The force was surrounded for thirty hours, and lost over a third of its number in killed and wounded.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7M2J_batte_of_birch_coulee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BirchCouleeBattle.jpg



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Friday, September 1, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota history: September 1

September 1, 1910 – Mrs. Hans Dalager is the first person in Pope County to pay an inheritance tax. The tax amounted to $60.74.

Hans Dalager, a farmer, died last spring. When his will was probated, it was found that he had left farms and other property worth $66,069, which he had accumulated in Pope County. When he settled in the county about 40 years ago, he was practically penniless.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Fortune Made on Farm.”; Sept. 1, 1910; p. 4.




Pope County

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Pope_County.svg/200px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Pope_County.svg.png

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 31

August 31, 1910 – As the result of a bold check raising swindle, more than $300 was fraudulently drawn from the First national Bank in Bagley today.

Six checks drawn by Johnson, Rogers & Curtis, railroad contractors, were raised from $2.40 to $50. The work was done by means of acid and it was executed so neatly that bank officers were unable to detect the fraud.

The theft was discovered by the railroad contractors who knew that no check for that amount had been issued. The checks issued were all for a smaller amount and were passed out to Italian workmen.

Detectives are at work on the case.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Swindlers Get $300 Haul. Raise $2.40 Checks, by Means of Atid (sic) to $50; Cashed in Bagley.”; Sept. 1, 1910; p. 1.



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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 30

August 30, 1963 – William D. Ware, the St. Paul Negro arrested in Gonzales, La., on August 2 for not leaving a segregated cafĂ© as requested, was unable to attend his trial scheduled for August 31 because of a “police incident in Nachez, Miss.” According to Ware, he was “beaten by sheriff’s deputies in a confrontation involving the use of a [gas] station washroom near Natchez” as he drove back to Gonzales on this date for his trial.

Upon emerging from the Natchez gas station washroom, Ware said he was approached by three sheriff’s deputies and ordered into the back seat of a squad car. When he was slow in moving over in the back seat of the car, one of the officers struck him twice in the mouth with a night stick. He was then taken to the Natchez Jail, but denied an opportunity to call his attorney in Baton Rouge.

The FBI and an attorney from the U.S. Justice Department took statements from Ware on Saturday evening at a Baton Rouge motel. They were in Baton Rouge to observe the integration of four high schools slated for the coming Tuesday.

Minneapolis Sunday Tribune; “St. Paul Negro Misses Trial After ‘Beating’”; September 1, 1963; p. 8A
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 29

August 29, 1904 – The Sunshine Society reported today that two women who had collected several hundred dollars in the name of the society had disappeared with the money.

“Two women have been soliciting funds in the name of the Minneapolis Sunshine Society for an excursion which was to have taken place on the steamer Saturn this morning. The officers of the society authorized these parties to sell tickets only, and not to solicit funds

“One of the women reported yesterday that she had in her possession $400 in checks and a large amount is believed to have been collected by the other. They collected funds also for the outing fund of the society.

“The officers of the society are anxious that all who have contributed to or bought tickets from these parties report to the president. Mrs. Theodore Haines, 64 Loan & Trust Building.”

The Minneapolis Journal; “Disappear With Society’s Funds. Two Women Said to Have Failed to Account for Collections.”; Aug. 29, 1904; p. 6.



The St. Paul Globe; Jan. 29, 1905; p. 17.

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Monday, August 28, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 28

August 28, 1906 – The plant of the American Can Company, the Heinz Pickle Company and a small two-story frame flat building, all off Fillmore Ave. E. in St. Paul, were wiped out by flames early today.

The fire started in a storage shed of the Heinz Pickle Company. Andres Shaton, night watchman of the can company, discovered the flames and turned in an alarm at 12:28 a.m. Ten minutes later the flames had gained such headway that Assistant Chief Devlin sent a call for additional apparatus.
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The fire leapt from the storage shed to the main plant, and then to the building of the American Can Company. A high wind fanned the flames and made the efforts of the firemen fruitless.

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At 12:30 a third call was sent for help and at 1:49, when, after an hour of strenuous battling, it appeared that the flames were going to get away from the firemen entirely, a fourth call was made for apparatus.

When this summons was answered there were eight engines, three trucks and two chemicals on the scene.

East of the can company’s buildings there stood a two-story frame flat. Chief Strapp ordered the tenants to move as soon as he saw that it was impossible to save the can company building. The tenants fled with whatever they were able to lay hands to in the way of clothing.

At 2:30 when one of the walls of the can company fell, the intense heat set fire to the flat and in a few minutes it was enveloped in flames. Later the east wall of the can factory fell with the wind and buried the ruins of the flat.


The Minneapolis Journal; $355,000 Loss In A St. Paul Fire. Flames Destroy Two Big Plants and Flats Building Near River Front. Three-Hour Battle for Fire Department. American Can Company and Heinz Pickle August 28, 1906; p. 1.

1http://www.foodandwine.hu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/heinz-57-300x300.jpg

2http://gulfofgeorgiacannery.com/collections/25-years-25-objects#american

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Sunday, August 27, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 27

August 27, 1905 – The Appleton roller mills were destroyed by fire this evening and are a total loss, together with all their contents. A hot box in the machinery was the cause of the fire.

the mill was one of Appleton’s landmarks, having been built 33 years ago. It was owned by W. J. Jennison of Minneapolis. The plant was a 500-barrel mill and fully equipped.

Splendid work by the firemen saved the large elevator and adjoining engine house. The $20,000 loss was fully covered by insurance.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Appleton Loses A Mill. Jennison’s Roller Plant Built Thirty-Three Years Ago, Is A Total Loss.”; Aug. 28, 1905; p. 4.



Jennison and Company's Mill and Elevators, Appleton, Minn., 1908 

http://www.lakesnwoods.com/images/Applet26.jpg

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