Morris tribune., 1881-06-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Items by Mail and Telegraph.
Peter Glorsam, a Swede, was drowned near
Waverly.
With one machine, Seymour, Sabin & Co.,
of saltwater, are making brick at the rate of
l25 per minute.
An eight-yea old daughter of Edward Boyer
was drowned at Reads Landing, the body be-
ing discovered soon after.
The seventh annual meeting of the Freeborn
County Old Settlers association will be held in
Albert Lea on Tuesday, June Ia, 1881.
l The widow Of Mr.. A. BALDWIN of Lake City
has received So, 600 from the American Leg
ion OF Honor, of which her deceased husband
was member
DR.. Mayo of RocE ester, on his sixty ty-second
birthday, was presented by his neighbors and
friends with complete set of Wilson'S orni-
thology, costing $l1O.
State Auditor Whitcomb, during his recent
trip sold over $40, 900 acre of school, internal,
improvements and university lands at an
average price at about $6 per acre.
The socDl event of tho season at Spring
Valley, was the marriage of Geo. r. Farmer
son of Judge Farmer, to Minnie w., daughter
of N. D. Smith, of the Commercial house, Rev.
T. F. Allen officiating.
Appleton Press:-The fish at Artichoke lake
have all died from the effects of the past win
ter. Immense quantities of dead fish have
washed ashore which were obliged to be hauled
away to prevent sickness in the neighborhood
! The annual meeting of the State Medical 80
cety will be held in st. Paul on Tuesday, the
21st inst The address of welcome will be de-
livered by DR.. Daniel Leasure, and the meeting
will conclude with banquet at the Merchants
hotel
of the new capitol at ST. Paul 80 az to bring it
in the exact center of the square. This will
put the Wabasha street front about twenty-five
feet back of the line of that wing of the old
| building.
The closing exercises of the blind and Of the
| deaf and dumb institute occurred at Faribault,
on Tuesday, and we're very interesting. At the
meeting of the board of directors Prof Noyes
| was relieved of tie position of superintendent
of the blind, and Prof. Dow appointed to fill
| the place. Prof. Moves will hereafter hold the
| poti ION of supelin endelt of the deaf and dumb
| and imbecile institutions.
| At ST. Peter, the large stone brewery owned
| hy Mr.. Engesser fell with crash that awakened
| the sleepers in fiat vicinity in short order
| During the flood the water washed the sand
rock on which it stood from under it, and the
barley into the water. MIR. Engesser partly re
paired the damage; but the building had been
more undermined than was supposed and last
night walls and all tumbled
At kasson, on Saturday night, the lightning
struck the barn of G. X. Stewart and it was to-
tally destroyed by fire; loss $500 and no in
! surance. His son-iu-law also loses 800 worth
of personal property. The citizens managed to
save another barn six feet from the one destroy
ed. During the fire the American house barn
was struck and damaged to the extent of 500.
VIM. Blunt's hOusa was struck but no damage
DONE A large tree in front of J. II. Kassons
house was struck. His son had just starte /
for the fire and had got under the tree when
the lightning strnck it. He was knocked in
sensible, but was brought too by the rain which
was pouring down in torrents.