Morris tribune., 1880-12-30
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Two hunters at Osakis killed, in five
weeks, fcrty one deer.
The st. Paul & Duluth railroad has been
absorbed by the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha.
The severe storm of Sunday was very
general all over the country. A severe
blizzard swept over Minnesota and Dakota.
Geo. A. Record, an old settler and
prominent citizen of Eureka, Dakota coun-
ty, died OH Thursday Of last week, aged
sixty four.
While the people of Kandiyohi were at
the Christmas tree festival in the school
house, burglars rihed the stores Of money,
clothing, etc.
Ralph Crooker, of Delano, employed in
Fleming's lumber camp, OH Rice river,
near Kimberly, Aitkin county, was killed
on the 18th inst. by the falling of a tree.
Court house hall, at Crookston, was
considerably damaged by fire on Monday
night. The county books and papers
We're saved. There was all insurance of
81 800 on the building.
Gen. s. P. Jennison, of Red Wing, is
among the candidates for chief clerk of
the house of representatives. A better
selection could not be made. nor Il better
man chosen for the position.
Prominent citizens of Moorhead have ar
ranged to build 500, coo railroad hotel at
that place. which will be the Red river
valley headquarters of the St. Paul, Min
neapolIs & Manitoba railroad.
From some unknown causes the plan of
holding union fair at some convenient
point between St. Paul and Minneapolis
has been abandoned. Col. King will give
another exhibition at Minneapolis next
fall. -..
Ortonville Herald: John F. Straburg
and Miss Mary Anderson were married by
Justice G. X. Orton. The bride and groom
with two witnesses were ut Mr.. Ortons s
residence while he performed the ceremony
by telephone, standing in his bank.
The necessary grading for the crossing
of the Northern Pacific track by the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway
at Moorhead has been done, and the
frog" has been placed in position. Sun
day was selected for the purpose so as not
to interfere with the Northern Pacific's
business.
While the Bacon Bros of Cannon Falls
were digging well at their foundry last
week, pieces of wood in good state OF
preservation were found at the depth OF
forty feet. When water was reached il
rushed in with such violence that all the
tools used in the well were abandoned by
the workmen, who made haste to escape
A shooting affair, with probably fata
results, occurred at Smith lake, Wright
county, on the 10th inst. Daniel McDon
aid was shot with a Winchester rife
through the window of Erath's saloon by
VIM Watson, who had been elected from
the house for disorderly conduct The bal
i passed through the lower portion of the
body; and, as the intestines are probably
penetrated, there is little chance of recov.
cry. Watson was arrested and brought
before justice at Cokate, and held, in de-
fault of SIS 900 bail. to await the result OF
his victims injuries.
4 A serious accident occurred ut Minneap.
oils last week caused by the caving in of
an unused tunnel or canal at the Falls
The immediate cause of the accident is due
probably to The fact that some weeks ago
Messrs Stamwitz s. Schober enlarged
their mill and put inro' lers, in consequence
of which the water through their raceway
was shut off. During the cold weather in
\ November the mouth of their raceway was
more or less choked up with ice, and when
1 the mill commenced running again, and a
! full head of water was turned on, an in
sufficient outlet forced some of the water
| through the bulkhead into the unused
tunnel, and washing against the sand and
earth. hastened the action. Three work.
men who were at work OH the tunnel got
severely hurt by the falling earth; it is
Ith,,ifeilt one Of the men sustained injuries
of fatal nature. The iamage is exlen.
sive, but not SO great as at first supposed
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