Morris tribune., 1881-03-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail

Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail.
In Chippewa county the proposition authoriz-
ing the issue of 81 6, 900 bonds for the purpose
of building court house and Jail was defeated.
Mr.. Leonard johnson of East Castle Rock,
Dakato county has again started for France to
bring over another lot of the famous Peckeron
horses
Mr. Milo Hastings of Minnesota Falls writes
that it is necessary to dig down through the
snow to reach the top of his hay stacks, the
snow in the hollews being drifted fifty feet
deep in places.
The estate left by Dr. c. G. Goodrich of Min
neapolis according to the inventory filed in the
probate court, amounts to $216, 439, 20. The
personal property figured up 81 l ,65I 70, and
the real estate was valued at S2O4, s35.
The elevator and grain house at Big Lake,
Lis, was burned Saturday night. There was
some 80, 900 bushels Of wheat in store The
elevator was valued at Sc, 900; fully insm ed
During ten years past 373 suits for divorce
have been entered in the district court of Hen
nepin county, and 2S9 divorces were granted
In this time 5,27l marriage licenses were is
sued One in every fourteen marriages results
in divorce.
The following are the latest patents granted
to Minnesotians VIM. N Cosgrove, Faribault.
grinding mill, two patents; Fl. L. Daniels, Red
wood Falls, sulky plow; James T. Elwell Min
neapolls, mattress; j. A Fletcher, Eyota, fun
mel for use in canning fruit
The Minnesota Historical society is in receipt
of numerous letters of coincidence from similar
societies IN other States, and nearly if not quite
all of them, contain offers of such assistance,
in the way of adding to the collection as lays in
the power of the several correspondence
Among the late Minnesota patents are the
following: Charles L. Francis, Minneapolis,
a grain binding machine; Albert Goodyear,
Minneapolis, grain binder. Alva 81. Kirk, Min
neapolis, middlings purifier S. Potts, Mime
dies.
The Winona Electric Light company has filed
its articles of incorporation with the secretary
of state The purpose of the organization is to
"erect and operate machinery and appliances,
lay tubes, wire, and insuators, for the purpose
of manufacturing, generating, conducting, using
and selling electricity for the production of
light, power and heat" The principal Office is
located in Winona, and the amount of capital
stock fixed at $50, 900.
Sheriff Sheehan of Freeborn county went to
Waseca, Waseca county, and arrested James
Quirk on charge of being implicated in the
case of j. G. Cramond and j. B. Williamson,
who were in custody day or two ago, for OBJ
tanning notes under false pretences. Quirk and
Stacy and were admitted to bail, Quirk in the
sum of 81 900 and Cramond ST. 800. VIII
hanson is still in the hands of Sheriff Sheehan.
in default of 81, 500 bail
A State teachers institute will be held at the
state normal school in Winona, commencing
Tuesday, April 26, at 8 o'clock a m. and con-
tinuing four weeks, under direction of Prot
Erwin Shepard, principal The corps of in
structlon will include the entire faculty of the
state normal school at Winona, assisted by the
state superintendent, o. M Lord, superintend-
ent of schools of Winona county, and others
The expenses will be very low. The tuition will
be free. Board may be had i'll clubs at from So
to S.. 80 per week for all expenses, and in pri-
vate families at from So. so to So per week.
Judge Start, late Attorney General of the
State, took his seat on the bench for the first
time, at Winona, on Monday. he took occasion
to address the members of the bar briefly. He
said that he assumed the duties of Judge of this
court with considerable embarrassment His
predecessor, Judge Mitchell, was one of the
ablest jurists in the State, and had been called
to the most exalted position within the gift of
the commonwealth. Recognizing, therefore,
the distinguished services which had adorned
the bench of this district, Judge Start asked for
himself the kind forbearance of the members of
the bar in the discharge of his duties.
City Marshall McQuat of St Peter, was called
on to suppress saloon row. He arrested one
Edward OConnor, but was assailed by fifteen
or twenty of the roughs and was obliged to let
go, but he succeeded in backing up against a
fence for protection, warning them that if they
did not desist he would shoot them. O'Cohnor
pulled open his shirt front and dared him to
fire his pop gun. They finally got the mar. hall
down, and then he drew his revolver and COM
menced firing. He shot Ed Dillon, who was
among the most boisterous and aggressive of
the lot in the melee. O'Connor got loose,
but he was also shot. Young Dillon
was taken to Jones drug store, when
several physicians were summoned and ex-
amined his wound The ball entered his alb
domen, but it is thought by the physicians that
it will not prove fatal O'Connor gave a yell
when he was shot The marshal is fully justi-
fed in his action, and the only regret is that he
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