The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1882-10-28
MINNESOTA NEWS,

Frank Machack, Bohemian, living in the
town of Lyle. few miles south Of Austin,
committed suicide last Saturday afternoon
by shooting himself through the lcft breast
A. a meeting in Winona Of the German
Roman Catholic Life Insurance Association
the report of the treasurer. NJ. Koch showed
that there had been len deaths daring the
| vaar in the association for which Sl0OQp
had been paul There are It's members in
the state, who were represented by forty
seven directors at the central meeting The
total receipts for the year were over sl4, 900.
There Is balance in the treasury OF over
| 81, 000. The old officers were reelected as
| follows: President George Mitch, OF St
, Paul; Vice president, NJ. Prodemus of East
Minneapolis; secretary, Frank Schlick, OF
St. Paul; treasurer. NJ. Koch. of st. Paul.
The next annual meeting is to be held at
New Ulm on the 10th of October, 1888.
gentleman by the name of Adrian, liv
ing near Granite Falls. sent specimens ofore
which he had reason 10 believe contained
gold to Prof. Dodge of the State university
10 be assayed. The professor found the ore
to be worth about 81 TO the ton, while
another of the specimens sent him was worth
about SIS 10 the ton. To be profitable ii is
necessary to be worth at least $50 to the ten.
The professor says he has had some exper-
fence with Minnesota ores, but he always
finds them worthless.
Nicholas J. WEIGH under bail at Chasks
on charge of seduction. failed to appear for
trial last Saturday, and his hail bond of 500
| wa forfeited. This is the second bond that
lie has forfeited, 500 in all, which goes to-
| the school fund of the county.
At Duluth, Frank Martin was accident
ally shot by Gideon Scheline, who pointed
| revolver at him, which he didn't know was
| loaded. The ball entered the boys head,
| but hopes are entertained that he will re-
cover.
David Davis, Red Wing hickman, was
shot and killed Thursday night by passen-
ger from whom he tried to collect double
| fare. The form of protest was irregular and
unjustfia Bile, but the occurrence is a sort of
| warning to greedy hackmen nevertheless.
Alvoris Burnap OF Orion, one of the
pioneers of Olmsted county, dird at his
home aged ffty-seyen years. He leaves a
a wife and five children well provided for
| 4 man giving his name as +. 5. Derby
of Chicago, brought to st. Paul last week g
| rather astonishing story of the discovery of
god at Granite Falls, about which the local
press seems to have kept very quiet. Ii the
| tale is plain and unvarnished, Granite Falls
| has out-done the st. Paul Harvester works
| in adding to the valuable mineral resources
of Minnesota. 1t is represented that the
! whole granite ontcrop below the village Is
| more or less gold-bearing, and that assays
| have been made yielding from $10to $50 per
ton. Companies are to be organized to con
struct mills and one man has been offered
81, 600 per acre for his land. So Mr.. Derby
says.
Under date of Sept -, 18s2, Hon. W. ].
Hahn attorney general for Minnesota. ad-
dressed letter to the secretary OF the inte-
rior asking whether the land involved in the
adjusted accounts between the government
and the state for per centum of the net pro
| ceeds from the sale of certain lands within
the Sioux and WinIebagoshish reservation
were regarded rs permanent reservations
| The secretary responds i'll the negative, his
opinion being contrary ~ that Of Attorney
| General Hahn.
| The body OF all unknown man, supposed
/ TO he John Sullivan, was fond in the river.
at Minnesota.