Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Catholic fair recently held in Wabasba
netted 81, 500 81.
large and frst-c class hotel will be erected
in Fergus Falls next season.
The building improvements in Ortonville for
the year amounted to $95 200.
Mrs. N. Pottgieser, widow Of tho late Nicho-
las Pottgleser, died on Monday evening.
To pay off church debt, q fair was held in
Howard Lake, recently which Melted $lO8.
Burgla, have paid Mortified visit but
did not feather their nest to any great ex-
ext.
The station agent at Bird Island declares that
there is plenty Of coal in the railway sheds at
that point
granddaughter of Mr.. Whitney, of Union
Grove. Meeker county, aged II years, died of
dyphtheria last week.
tits announced that daily paper is soon to
be issued in Crookston, to he called 'sThe Crook
ston Daily Broad.Ax.''
Rev. G. W. T. Wright Of Lake City has OBJ
tanned lucrative clerkship in the treasury
department at Washingto H.
Richard Richardson, of Raymond, Stearns
county, was thrown from wagon the other
day by q runaway team, causing his death.
A fourteen-y ear-o]d son Of W. W. Murphy
OF Madelia drew 1886 belonging to his father,
from the express Office and absconded on Tues
day.
Over 1000 bushels of wheat have been
| received at the Herman elevators this season,
No. 2.
The State bank of Anoka has been organ
lied, and is now ready for business, with the
following officers: President, Fl. L. Ticknor;
vice president R. NJ Taylor; cashier, P. F.
Pratt. The paid up capital stock ia $25, OCO,
divided into25O shares of 500 each, and the
authorized capital is 100000
Prof Edward I. Porter of the state agricul-
tural college has submitted a. plan to the direct
ors FOR a regular lecture course on agricultur-
al topics, to be given for the benefit of farmers
and others interested. The course will be a
free one, and if inaugurated and properly at.
tended would be of great benefit, it is averred
to the tillers of the soil. t=
Sheriff Geo. A. Blair, Of I.e sueur county,.
went to Saltwater with the following convicts
whom he left with Warden Reed: Andrew
Thompson, breaking and entering shop in the
night with intent to commit larceny, three
years; James J. Murray, assault with dan
gerous weapon with intent to do great bodily
harm, three years.
Cornelia G. Dippo, who has for some time
past been an employee in Mrs. W. n. Dike's
millinery establishment in Faribault, has bsen
arrested for larceny. Bail was fixed at $500.
Great sympathy is expressed for the unfortu-
nate party in question, and at the same time
some 1nulSnaGlOn as inc young lady mas Tor
some time moved in respecta BILE society in that
city.
Louis Vaslay, of Little Falls, who has been
accused OF selling liquor to Indians-an offense
which does not seem to be appreciated by eth
or courts or people at its true turpitude-was
before United States Commissioner Cardozo of
st. Paul, and waving examination, was admit
ted to bail in the sum of 5000, to appear at
the June term of the United States district
court.
At st. Peter the Insane Hospital trustees
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Chairman Maj. II. B. Strait; secretary
and treasurer, Vim. Scbimmel After trans
acting the usual routine business the board de-
cided to advertise for proposals for building
the east extension to the hospital at Rochester.
The annual settlement could not be made at
this meeting owing to the fact that all accounts
against the hospital must run thirty days be-
fore they can be paid under the law. The pres
ent law works great injustice to the officers and
those who sell supplies to the institution. The
result Of this law is that nobody wants to sell
anything to the hospital unless they can get
more for the article than they can anywhere
else.