Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-04-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Minnesota News by Telegraph ana Mail.
The residence of Charles Hoag, in the town
of Richfeld, Hennepin county, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. CTR #i"3
Fair Haven, Stearns county, has received
5000 back pension with monthly allowance
Of $12 for the future.
Hon. Alexander Ramsey and wife have re-
turned to their home in st. Paul Mr. Ramsey
Is looking hale and hearty, and Mrs: Ramsee 10
most gratifyingly improved in health.
Mr.. I. E. Torinus and Durant, Wheeler &
Co., of saltwater, are negotiating with parties
on the Mississippi river for the entire cut of
their mills this season, estimate at 30, 600, 600
feet ......s
During thunder storm at Hastings, Neb.,
Sunday evening, the house Of Eugene Parnell,
a farmer, was struck by lightning and burned,
and Mrs. Parnell, was disabled and perished In
the flames.
Red Wing is to have a. threshing machine
factory very soon. A stock company is being
formed and two valuable patents, which have
been satisfactorily tested, are owned by parties
interested in the new company.
Henry Stubb, one of the oldest settlers of
Hennepin county, died at his residence, near
Long Lake, last Friday, at the ripe age of
seventy-five, and was buried last Sunday. Over
sixty near relatives attended the funeral r.
Daniel Alvin, conductor in the late acci
dent at Rothsay, was brought before Judge
Brown at Wilmer, where motion was made
for his discharge. This the court denied but
he was admitted to bail in the sum Of $1,000.
The Minnesota Senators are not pushing any
one very hard for appointments just at this
time, but they do not deny that there are some
more Minnesotians to be presented when the
pressure is somewhat relieved from other quar-
ters.
Over $50 dwelling houses are now in course
of construction or have just been completed, in
| various portions of st. Paul, and the aggregate
| value of the same is upwards of $500, 900.
Many additional dwellings, have been planned,
but work on them has not yet been commenced.
| ALI, save those to be occupied by owners, were
| rented in advance of completion.
At Owatonna a fire partially destroyed Bions
brewery, on Bridge street, the rear portion, of
| wood, being a total loss. John Dugs frame
his wagon shop slightly damaged. Loss on
brewery, $5, 900; insured for 81, 600 in the
North American and So, 900 in the Pennsylva-
mia company. Dug's loss, 81 900; insured fol-
$500 in the North American.
Representative Washburn Of Minneapolis
had numerous requests for seed potatoes, and
referring them to Gen. LeDue of the Agricul-
| tural Department, who said; con account Of
the very severe weather experienced during
the past winter, the potatoes purchased in the
we have been compelled to countermand the
order for them, consequently have none for
distribution"
Judge IL Macdonald, of the Eighth judi
cial district, was the recipient on Tuesday of
last week Of an elegant and costly gold-headed
ebony cane, which was presented to him by the
sherifs of his district On that day Sheriffs
Du Toit, of Carver; Bray, of Sibley; BLAIR, of
LIE Sueur; Hopper, of Mcleod and Weiland, of
Scott, chanced to meet at Shakopee, and in the
evening they repaired to the residence of Judge
Macdonald. where the presentation took place
| Ernial Roehchar of perharn Otter Tail co11ntv
committed suicide by shooting himself through
the head with shotgun. He was married
man with family He had gone to a dance
with his wife, out of which grew a sudden jeal-
osy and quarrel. He hurried home, leaving his
wife at the dance, arriving home little before
z o'clock. Two neighbors coming along the
road saw Boebcher going from his house to the
stable with something under his arm Disap-
pearing behind the stable. they heard the re-
port of the gun, and hurrying to the spot to see
what he had shot, they found him lying against
the stable, dying.