Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-05

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F. D. Osmer's fec,


F. D. Osmers fec,
destroyed by fire few.
! Thousands of dead fish ar,
| shores of Cannon Lake since the
Of theice
Mr.. Stafford, wealthy Irish gentleman,
drowned In the Redwood river, by catching
tree and being pulled from his boat The body
has not been recovered.
| The wife of Mr.. J. B. Tarbox of St Paul
died very suddenly Of heart disease. She was
the daughter of the late Hiram Rogers, and
had lived in st Paul from young girlhood
Mrs. Mary Weishar, who was incarcerated
| in the State penitentiary at saltwater on life
sentence for killing her husband in LIE Sueur
| county, prematurely gave birth to q child Sat-
urday night, which died shortly The mother
is getting along nicely.
John r. Allen, mayor of Fergus Falls, has
resigned because of instructions from the inte-
] rior department that he could not hold the
| offices of land Office and mayor at the same
| time. John D. Boyd was elected acting MAYOR
and new election ordered to be held May 9.
| D. a Hersey, W. s. Conrad, David Bron-
| son, b. g. Merry and F. E. Joy have been ap-
| pointed committee of arrangements by Bay
| ard commandery of Saltwater, to provide en-
tertainment for all visiting Sir Knights who
shall be in attendance upon the annual con-
| clave which convenes in Saltwater the last of
next June.
| In order to provide the farmers of the state
with the best of seed wheat obtainable, the
| Minneapolis Millers Association have been
purchasing considerable amount of 'eNo
hard" at from 81. 10 to 81. 13 per bushel, all
Of which will be sold to farmers desiring to SOW
the best Of seed at the uniform price Of 81. 10
per bushel
| Robert Burrows, former citizen of Vino
ma, but lately of Huron, D. T., was drowned
| on the 26th inst He had gone to Winona,
and on returning in the night, stepped of into
ravine which had suddenly become filled
| with water, and before his companion realized
the situation he was drowned. His body has
| not as yet been recovered
liberal reward will be paid for the recov-
cry of the body of Mr.. Stafford, who was
drowned in Redwood river April "a. Had on
| dark blue diagonal worsted suit and rubber
boots. Height about six feet; weight about
| 175 pounds. Dark complexion, black eyes
and moustache. Age about twenty-five years.
| Information may be sent to II. D. Chollar,
Redwood Falls, or Rev. Mr.. Hanley, Mar
| shall, MINI.
Mrs. schill, Of Wabasha an insane woman
who had been refused admission to the asylum
at St Peter, escaped from her lodgings at the
poor farm Friday night, and was found dead
| the next morning on Col. Drury's farm, near
brush pile that had been burning through the
previous day. The natural conclusion is that
in warming herself by the brush fire her clothes
| caught fire, her body being terribly burned,
and death no doubt soon followed
Edward Taylor, supposed to be from Michi-
| gan died suddenly on the railroad platform at
White Bear Lake, near st. Paul Rev. Mr..
| Chaplin of Minneapolis who was on the Mime
apolis & ST. Louis train about ready to start for
home, was informed of the young mans condi-
| ton, and repaired to his side and offered
fervent prayer. The scene was an affecting
one; the passengers and railroad men grouped
around, with heads uncovered, and there, alone
| among strangers, the young man breathed his
last He was an employe of Martin Stones
| camp near Hinckly. He had been Ill with in
| fammation of the bowels and was on his way to
| the Saltwater hospital for treatment.
Mr.. A R. McGill, insurance commissioner,
| had allowed the important documents and
records of his Office to remain in the vault Of
| his old room at the ruins of the capitol Hav-
| ing occasion to use certain papers which were
in the vault, he repaired thither for the pur-
pose of procuring them. The wind was blow
ing gale. and just as Mr.. MeGin was about
| to go to work on the combination lock of the
| door of the vault, 10 his great horror he saw
that the wall was toppling towards fail.
| With rare presence of mind, he ran and
| jumped into window opening on the north
| side of the arm of the building, nd braced
| himself for the shock. moment later the
| whole wall fell into the basement, and so
great was the force of the fall that every brick
| in the wall was separated from its nelghbor.
| Had Mr.. McGill remained where he was stand
| ing when the wall began to topple he would
| have been crushed to atoms. As it was, he
| was enveloped for time in cloud Of flying
| debris. but, fortunately, was not struck by any
of the broken bricks