Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-03-16

against the city of Duluth in the federal court,
to compel the payment of certain bonds and in
terest coupons held by them which are unpro-
vided for in changing the boundaries of that
city.
John T. Bassett, nephew of J. B. Bassett,
of Minneapolis, and residing with him, was
found dead in his bed. Mr. Bassett was young
Fairfield, in the northern part of the State, who
had been attending the mercantile college in
that city.
Miss Rosalie Chouinard, young French girl
of II, working for Mrs. F. x. Goulet at
Gravelville, Morrison county, deliberately shot
herself near the heart, with small revolver.
She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Chouinard, who have lived in this
county for sixteen years. No cause is assigned
for her suicide
The trustees of the insane hospitals transact
ed good deal of routine business at q late
meeting in Rochester, and will meet again at
St. Peter April 18th to open bids and award
board are DESTROYS, If practicable, to erect the
new east wing the coming fall, so that the walls
may be settled, and the building fully finished
in iSs2.
Maj Whipple of Faribault has received official
notification Of his appointment and confirmation
as paymaster in the army, and has procured his
bonds, 800, 900, and now hourly awaits orders
He has received semi-official information that
he will be sent to the Pacific coast with head
quarters either in San Francisco, California, or
Tucson, the capital of Arizona.
Mr.. J. A. Christensen, Auditor of Polk coun-
ty, who had been out of health for some time,
died suddenly, at a place near Crookston,
known as the French Doctors. It is supposed
as he and the French doctor were quite friend
~, being old settlers, he had gone out to see
him, thereby taking a little rest and exercise
and feeling unwell, the French doctor had Civ
en- him dose of nostrums that caused his
death. The man is one of the root and herb
quacks. The matter will be investigated.
The supreme court Of the state has denied
the application for a writ of mandamus against
the inspectors and warden Of the prison to COM
pei the respondents to execute a contract with
him in accordance with his bid. The only
things now remaining to make the triumph of
Seymour, Sabin & Co. complete is the approval
OF their contl act by the governor, and his sig
nature ratfying the contract The court de-
cides that the inspectors had the right to insert
conditions in the contract, and that the refusal
of Thompson to accept those conditions was
final, and that it terminates the transactions
between them.
was brought to the Cottage hospital at Mime
apolis few days since, to be treated for bro
ken leg, died suddenly at the hospital, in con-
sequence of the injuries sustained and the lack
of proper surgical treatment. Maj. Overton
was about fifty years of age at his death, and
had been resident of the State since 1854
He originally settled at Shakopee, but moved to
st. Paul, where he remained for several years.
and until his settlement in Stevens county
During the war he served as commissary of sub
sstence with the rank of major, and during the
closing military movements against the hostile
Sioux he was stationed at Fort Wadsworth, and
remained there until mustered out of the SER
vice.