Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-06-08
MINNMOTANEWS

1hh cbootc VI tuc It4tc LIZ mCOuGu-
con, Of Faribault, Is estimated at $3.50,
900. He left will in London.
CONSIDERABLE sickness is reported
among the horses OF Minneapolis, the dis
ease being catarrhal fever.
WHITE BEAR LAKE furnished a pick.
erel weighing fourteen pounds, caught
the other day by an amateur fisherman.
In Jackson County. 20 wounded pen
sion soldiers receive annually, an aggre-
gate amount Of $4,000.
MARTIN COUNTY has 50 government
pensioners, who draw an aggregate
amount, annually, Of 81 900.
A DRUNKEN tramp at Evansville,
Douglass County, in trying to board Q
moving railroad train, fell between the
cars and was cut to pieces.
The log-drivers are beginning to reach
Minneapolis in considerable numbers,
having completed their work for the sea.
son.
NEAR Fort Ridgely, the farmers have
beea having big gopher-hunt, result.
ing in the destruction of 2,464 of these
pests.
THE Benson Times says that the scar.
let fever excitement at that place is sub.
siding. No new cases are reported, and
the old ones are all getting well.
ALTHOUGH Minneapolis is not by itt
population in 1880, classed as one OF the
chief cities, it ranks as fourteenth in the
list of manufacturing cities of the cour.
try.
THE consolidation of the Lake Mime.
tonka Navigation Company and the City
OF st. Louis, has been offered and Com.
modore G. A. Zimmerman, will have
charge of the feet.
OFFICERS of the Minneapolis Fire De,
partment are not fully satisfied with the
situation of affairs at the city water works
and contend that several new steamers
and $50 cisterns are needed as prevent
ives Of disastrous conhsgrations.
THREE congressional district conven.
tions have now been called in Minnesots
the second district at Mankato, June
81; the third district at Glencoe, July
l3, and the fifth district at Detroit, July
IL.
A MAN suspected Of burglary at Ben
ton, few days ago, was taken by the
citizens, O rope placed around his neck,
and marched to a tree. The fellow
weakened and gave himself away, anG
was duly arrested.
GEORGE GLEASON, who was sent to the
Jail in st. Peter, from Lyon County
charged with stealing a horse, has beer
taken to the asylum. Heis raving crazy
and report says he was crazy when he
took the horse and the fellows run him
in for the $500 state bounty.
GEORGE ST. MARTIN and Phil Brady,
the former hotel porter, the latter ar
express driver, got into dispute over al
umbrella, at Mankato, which ended by
Brady severely cutting his opponent
with razor. Both were sent up for 8
term of days.
JOHN NJ. PoLsTER, of Hersey, Mobiles
County, the other day was found dead IL
his house with bullet hole in his righ,
temple and a revolver lying by his side
The coroner did not deem it necessary Il
hold an inquest as it was a clear case O
suicide.
ELEVEN men were arrested at Cokato
Wright County, Wednesday, charged
with an attempt to render the dam use
less by putting trench through a nat
ural embankment about one-half mile
from the dam. They claim their farml
have been injured by the overflow.
AN order has been issued by the Unit
ed States Government to prepare plani
at once for enlarging Fort Smelling to {
ten-company post. Ii is the announced
intention to concentrate larger forces al
Omaha and Smelling, SO that in case o.
ueed they can be sent to the desired spot
more readily.
THE elopement of Mr.. Cheney and &
grass widow by the name of South, is the
last sensation in Rush County and vicin.
ity, attended with the usual accompani
ments of jealousy on the part of riva
suitors for the fair widows smiles. Mr.
South met his wife and endeavored tt
persuade her to return home with him.
but she refused and he allowed her tc
have her own way in the matter.
AFARMKR named Albert Mills, living
in the town of Prior, Big Stone County
suicided recently, by taking a dose o
strychnine. He arose and took the fata
dose and went back to bed, telling hii
wife what he had done and in a very few
minutes was a corpse. The deceased
was only about thirty years of age and
leaves a young wife and three children
Depression of spirits caused by the re
Gently acquired habit Of drinking, led tt
the rash deed.
w. B. MERRIAM, Of st. Paul, ha,
been awarded contract to supply the
government $500, 900 pounds of beef
and 90, 900 pounds of bacon. This stu
pendous lot of beef is to be delivered a
Rosebud Agency, Brule Agency and San
tee Agency, all by the 10Th day OF No
vember next. In addition to the aboy'
he will furnish GOO, 900 pounds of baco,
at Sioux City. Well posted stock mel
say that there is $1,000, 900 of clea
money in the contract, Maxfield & Co.
of st. Paul, have been awarded a con
tract to supply the government will
2,0OO, 600 pounds Of -four.