Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-03-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Minnesota News by Telegraph ana Mail.
The East Henderson depot was burglarized
of $40 The thieves gained an entrance to the
office through a window.
A decree Of divorce was granted at Minneap-
ais to John C. Baillie from his wife Amanda 9.
Baillie, on the ground Of adultery.
company with capital stock of $4,000
is being organized at Lake City for the purpose
of fitting up and operating a first-class custom
grist mill.
R. Parker, probate judge of Grow Wing
county, having resigned, Gov. Pillsbury appoint
ed H. D. Follett to fill the unexpired portion Of
the term.
Saturday night David Stockton and William
Ranpf got into quarrel at the residence of
Stockton stabbed Rampf twice. making serious
wounds.
Out at Grass Lake, four miles South east Of
Willmar, the farmers are having harvest of
fish. A hole is cut in the ice and the fish come
up to get air: and are thrown out with forks,
and by the shovelful and even by the pailful
In the district court at Winona Judge Start
prison, all for larceny: Joseph Blumer, fifteen
months; Edward Lass, eighteen months; Charles
Parker, fifteen months; John O'Connor, fifteen
months.
On Monday night of last week August Koel-
nerl left Odessa for his home, a few miles to the
uOiGtedeI III LldG plACo, duu WAS 1OunO on
Tuesday lying dead on the prairie about mile
and half from home. He is said to have been
intoxicated when he left Odessa.
The point selected for the erection of the
building for the Imbecile school at Faribault
ia on the state grounds about sixty rods south
of the institution for the blind on the brow Of
the hill overlooking Straight river. It is very
pleasant location and commands q very fine
landscape
A set of charges against William J. Bodkin,
sheriff of Clay county, charging him with con-
tnual drunkenness and consequent gross neg
lect of duty, has been received by Gov. Pills
bury, accompanied with petition that in the
ecutive, he will institute proper inquiries, and
if he finds the charges sustained, will remove
Bodkin from office.
Articles of incorporation of the Homeopathic
hospital of Saltwater have been filed in the Sc
cretary of states Office The general
nature of it's business is stated to be, eIhe care
and homeopathic treatment of the sick and
diseased, regardless Of nationality, color or sex,
and the purchase, erection, maintaining or rent
ing of suitable buildings or rooms for carrying
on it's said business"
Mr. James X. Humphrey of st. Paul, for
merly U. s. revenue collector, has entered
suit against Mr.. W. R. Merriam, to recover $15,-
600 Humphrey bought stock of Merriam IN
the Florence silver mine i'll the Black Hills, and
alleges that he was inducedto do 80 by false and
1faudulent representations Ihe Florence was
favorite stock in st. Paul some years ago. and
many citizens made large investments in the
same, but the mine did not pan out we'll and it
is alleged that the stock therein is almost
worthless.
3 The Legislative investigating committee which
has been appointed to examine and report up
on the charges of sectarianism in the normal
school at st. Cloud, commenced it's sessions on
the 22d. Mr.. J. N. Searlee of Hastings is
chairman, and Senators Daniel Buck and w. H.
Officer, with Representative Denny, make up
the committee, the remaining member. MI.
Thomas Wilson of Winona, being absent on the
railroad bond business at st. Paul. From the
testimoney thus far it seems probable that the
charges will not be sustained.
In the preliminary report of the State Board of
Health, the deadly dyphtheria is referred to and
three conclusions are arrived at, viz: First
That it is very contagious and Infectious. Sec
ond-That the only reliable mode of preventing
it's spread is by rigid quarantine, speedy and
private burial and thorough disinfection Third
THAT families cannot be relied on to take sys-
tematic steps to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. Small-po is spoken of at some length,
and the gratifying intelligence given that all
classes are giving hearty support to the physi-
clans in their efforts to prevent the spread of
the disease