On This Date in Minnesota History: June 9

June 9, 1914 – Chris Teigen, aged 25, single, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Teigen, live in Wrenshall, where he was employed in the brickyard, was killed this evening about 8 while trying to board a moving Great Northern ore train, about three miles from Houston, Minn.

Wrenshall Brickyard¹

He had been in Carlton with I. Scone and Walter Dzuck, also employed in the Wrenshall plant and they were seeking to return when he was killed. The mangled body was taken to Cloquet where an inquest would be held. The three men left Carlton on the cars this evening for Wrenshall intending to get off at Wingate catch an ore train to Wrenshall as their train did not stop at Wrenshall. The train they left Carlton on did not stop at Wingate and carried them quite a distance before they got off.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Aug. 24, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.

About three miles from Houston they tried to board the moving ore train. His companions got on all right and left the train at their destination without learning of Teigen’s fate. As the ore train came through Carlton, his body was seen hanging underneath an ore car. The train was flagged and the body removed, being taken later to Cloquet. One leg had been cut off and the head crushed.

The funeral will be held at Wrenshall. His two companions and the train crew will give evidence at the Cloquet inquest.

The Duluth Herald; “Flips Train; Loses Life. Wrenshall Man Seeking Ride on Ore Train is Killed. Chris Teigen, Brickyard Employee, Is Killed Near Houston.”; June 10, 1914; p. 16.

¹http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Wrenshall.htm

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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 8

June 8, 1911 – John Ula, arrested today by Patrolman Jacob Kentta, was believed to be in a demented condition. This morning he entered the Koponick home on Adams Ave. in Eveleth, seated himself at the dinner table, ate and then proceeded upstairs, locked himself in a room and went to bed. He is a total stranger to the Koponicks and the police were accordingly notified. He was charged with disorderly conduct and was sentenced by Judge McInnis to serve 60 days in the county jail, as he was unable to pay his fine of $20 and costs. He will be taken to Duluth to be examined as to his sanity. Ula is about 26 years old, single, and has been employed in Eveleth as a miner.

The Duluth Herald; “Eveleth Miner Enters Strange Home and Proceeds to Enjoy Himself.”; June 9, 1911; p. 8.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 16, 2016,
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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 7

June 7, 1913 – The ceremony of unveiling a life-sized bronze bust in honor of Ivar Aasen, poet and literature of Norway, was an event on the campus of Concordia College today. It was the centennial year of Aasen’s birth.

Bust of Ivar Aasen¹

Translation of inscription on the Ivar Aasen Memorial, original in Norwegian:

"Let us never forget the forefathers in the changes we plan and conceive, for they gave us in trust a great treasure, it is greater than we may believe."

The gift to the institution was made by an association composed of leading Norwegians here and in Norway, admirers of his cause who are taking the initiative for renewing the pure Norwegian language.
The welcome address was made by Concordia’s President Aasgard. The speech in unveiling the bust was delivered by Rev. Anders Hovdenstet, sent here accredited from the government of Norway. The address transferring the monument to the school was made by Rev. K. O. M. Ness, chairman of the local committee in charge of erection of the statue. Formal acceptance of the gift was acknowledged by President Aagard. A feature of the proceedings was the receipt by the committee of 20 telegrams and cable dispatches, one from the president of Norway’s parliament; sending greetings to the people of northern Minnesota and the young people who are helping to promote the cause of Aasen, and one from King Haakon.

The proceedings closed with the delivery of messages from the people of Norway to those here through Mrs. Hulda Garborg, sent here by the parliament of Norway.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Bust Raised to Norse Poet. Centennial of Ivar Aasen’s Birth Commemorated at Concordia College, Moorhead.”; June 8, 1913; p. 2.

¹http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/uw-cord/id/1612/

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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 6

June 6, 1916 – A one-sided love affair came to a tragic close today at Kimball Prairie, Minn. (now just Kimball), near St. Cloud, when James Fitzpatrick, a street car conductor of Duluth, shot and instantly killed Sadie Johnson of Eden Valley, his boyhood sweetheart, and then killed himself.

Kimball Prairie, Minn., Depot¹ 

The couple boarded a Soo Line train at Eden Valley, Miss Johnson being on the way to Kimball Prairie to visit friends there. They were seen talking together on the train, and it is presumed that Fitzpatrick renewed his proposals of marriage to the young woman. When they left the train at Kimball Prairie, Fitzpatrick followed Johnson into the station, drew a revolver, murdered her and ended his own life.

From members of the girl’s family it was learned this evening that Fitzpatrick had frequently asked Johnson to marry him and that she had repeatedly refused. Both were born in Eden Valley and attended high school together.

Eden Valley, Minn., Depot² 

 For the last four years Fitzpatrick has been employed in Duluth. Johnson attended the state reform school at St. Cloud, and for two years was a teacher in the Blake Longwell school district near Kimball Prairie. Her school recently closed for the year and following her intended visit with friends in the school district, she had planned to re-enter the St. Cloud normal school for summer school work.

Fitzpatrick was 27 years old. Johnson was 20 and is survived by her father and mother, five brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters has been teaching at a school in the district adjoin the Blake Longwell. The Johnson family resided in Meeker County, about two miles south of Eden Valley.


The Minneapolis Tribune; “His Love Spurned, Conductor Slays Teacher and Self. Murder and Suicide Follows Meeting on Soo Line Train. Girl Had Refused Marriage Proposals. Tragic Shooting Occurs in Railroad Station at Kimball Prairie.”; June 7, 1916; p. 16.

¹http://www.west2k.com/mnpix/kimball.jpg

²http://www.thegrandedepot.com/history

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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 5

June 5, 1904 – Ray W. Harrison, the man who was shot by Miss Meda Mahn in a hotel at Donnelly, Minn., last Monday night, died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Minneapolis at 2:30 this afternoon.

Birdseye view of Donnelly, Minn., 1905¹

Mahn, a former employee of the hotel, had claimed that Harrison deceived her. She returned to the hotel, concealed herself in the room across the hall from the one occupied by Harrison and when he was about to enter his room for the night shot him in the back. She then turned the revolver upon herself and fired the bullet into her breast, dying almost instantly.

The bullet fired at Harrison passed through his stomach and liver. He was made as comfortable as possible that night and the next morning was hurried to St. Mary’s Hospital in the hope that a surgical operation might save his life. The operation was performed, and for a time it seemed that recovery was more than probable, but later in the week the patient began to sink and death resulted this afternoon.

Harrison was unmarried, 25 years old, and for five years had been the junior member of the general merchandising firm of Davis & Harrison in Donnelly. He had good standing in the community, and had taken a leading place not only in business but socially as well.

Mahn was the daughter of a farmer near Hector, Minn. She worked in the hotels at Donnelly and Morris for several years. According to Federal Census records, she was 18 years old.

²Main Street, East Side, Hector, Minn., 1910

The remains of Harrison have been turned over to an undertaker for preparation for burial. The girl who did the shooting left a letter giving her reasons for committing the murder and suicide, and expressing a request that she and her victim be buried side by side.

That, however, did not happen. Harrison’s remains were taken to Mable Rock, Ia., by his father and sister, the only surviving relatives of the unfortunate man. Mahn was buried by her family near Hector.

The Minneapolis Tribune; “Girl’s Victim Dies. Ray W. Harrison Succumbs to Wounds. Man Who Was Shot Six Days Ago by Young Woman, Who Then Killed Herself, Fails to Survive His Injury—Bullet Passes Through Stomach and Liver.”; June 6, 1904.

Marble Rock Journal; “Ray Harrison Shot. Miss Meda Mahn Fires Bullet into Ray Harrison and then Kills Herself.”; Marble Rock, Ia.; June 2, 1904.

The Minneapolis Tribune; “Take Remains to Iowa”; June 7, 1904; p. 6.

Hector Mirror; June 10, 1904; p. 4.

¹http://www.lakesnwoods.com/images/Donnel89.jpg

²http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Hector.htm

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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 4

June 4, 1915 – Hiking across country from Columbus, Ohio, to San Francisco, on a $500 wager, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Thomas arrived in Red Wing, Minn., this morning after an all-night walk from Wabasha. They left Columbus March 30, and average about 20 miles per day. A little terrier dog is following them.

“We have until Nov. 15 to reach San Francisco,” said Mrs. Thomas, “and in order to win the $500 wager offered by the Riley Shoe Company of Columbus we must realize an equal amount from the sale of postcards. We started out penniless and thus far have made good, financially and otherwise.”

They rested the greater part of the day in Red Wing.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Couple Hiking Across Country for $500 Wager”; June 5, 1915; p. 1.

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On This Date in Minnesota History: June 3

June 3, 1901 – A cold-blooded murder occurred in Carver, Minn., at 6:15 this morning.

Andrew Tapper, a bartender, committed the deed and Miss Rosa Mix, a hired girl, was his victim. Both were employed by John Leonard, proprietor of the Balser House. The girl was 20-years-old and her parents live in Montgomery.

Tapper used a large knife, and cut two large gashes in the girl’s throat and one in her left shoulder. He then went to the river and tried to drown himself, but failed.

He returned to the house, saw the girl lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and then started off down the park road with the marshal after him. He is now safely behind bars in the county jail at Chaska.

Jealousy is supposed to have been the motive of the crime. Trapper was a suitor of Miss Mix, but had been repeatedly rejected by her. The indignation of citizens is at a high point, but the law will probably be permitted to take its course, the facts being so clear that punishment is certain. Miss Mix’s parents have been notified of the murder, but have not reached Carver as yet.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Murder at Carver. Andrew Tapper, a Bartender, Cuts the Throat of a Girl. Attempts Suicide by Drowning. Returns to Look at his Victim and Is Caught by the Town Marshal.”; June 3, 1901; p. 1.

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