The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.


Gov. Huhbard's proclamation for Thanks
giving, .divesetd Of formalities, reads: In
accordance with law. and most revered
custom. do hereby set apart and appoint
Tharsday. the twenty-ninth day OF the
present month, as a day of solemn and
public Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for
his blessings and tnerciee to us State and
Nation:
And recommend and exhort the people
of the state that, mindful Of the good oil
peace plenty, health, employment, CHART
ableness, aud freedom from faction. they
lift up thar hearts on that day to the Giver
of every good, in their usual places of wor-
ship, and in their sacred hemes, with
psalms Of praise and all appropriate ab-
servance5.
Howard Mcmillan OF Worthington, who
arrived at Mankato on the night of the 9th
inst. was found dead in his bed at the City
Shoemaker was called and the doc opened
hypodermic syringe and preparation of
morphine was found ON the table. II seems
| that the deceased was afiicted with neural
gia of the stomach, and the coroner's jury
rendered a verdict that the deceased came
| to his death by reason ofan overdose of
| morphine and astrophine administered
| by himself, and that his death was acct
dental The body was for warded to w Or
Ellington on the 18th inst.
| Jonathan Metcalf, one of the oldest cit
liens of Fergus Falls, died in that city on
the 12th aged seventy-one years:
Burglars made a large haul from the
clothiag store of jacob Bros. at Sank Gen.
ter on the night of the 10th. They gained
an entrance through rear window and
then unlocked the back door which was
| found open in the morning. jacob Bros.
| had received on that day large invoice of
silk handkerchief and scarfs for the holi.
day trade and also good supply of fine
| gloves, Plymouth and others. The burglars
carried off all the better qualities of the
above mentioned goods rejecting the poor
er qualities, which were scattered all about
| the floor the next morning. The show cas-
es we're all overhauled, one being almost
entirely cleaned, and the drawers were all
pulled out and over hauled. The loss is es-
timated at over $500. Que hundred dollars
reward as offered for the recovery of the
goods. and the thieves would e welcomed
accordingly.
The latest returns gives Hubbard 16, 49,
majority; Gilman, 1858; Won Baumbach
24,857.
The Polk county commissioners are
charged with accepting brides to locate the
Red river bridge at East Grand Forks q
point that would benefit certain real es
tate. Commissioner Higbern denies taking
bribe, and charges the rest with receiving
$500 each.
Total rate of taxation for the city o
Fairbanlt for 1888 is 22.1 mills; for the city
of Northield, 1871 mills.
At Lake City the other morning the Sen
tinel newspaper building was destroyed b.
, fire. The Sentinel building was owned b.
Hon. W. H. Lyon, of New York city, ant
part of it was occupied as law Office b.
Martin & Greer The loss on building is So,
500; insured for So 600 in Lancashire. Los
of H. B. McKenny on machinery an
stock of Sentinel Office, 5000 insured TO
S., OOu in Firemer's Fund.- 1000 in Lon
don Fire insurance association; $1,000 i
Philadelphia Fire Association; $1,000 i
Hartford, $500 intQueen. Total S., 900. Lss
: OF Martin & Greer on. law library and furni
J ture 500, insured for $4O0 in Mechanics
Milwaukee. Total loss by fire, $40, 200 tots
insurance $7,4OO. McKeany will immedi
ately purchase new stock for the publca
ton of the Sentinel, and locate it in tn
Lyon block.
A section boss named Moran was jerke
from hand car on the Osseo branch of tn
Manitoba road, near Monticello, the 18th
! by freight tram starting up while he wa
grasping chains attached to the train. II
was fatally injured.
Il DR.. Herriott. the new pastor of the Firs
: Presbyterian church Of St. Paul, began hi
labo.s on the l7th.
; Charles Schneider, IT., of Pickerel lake
, threshed 16, DOG bushels OIL wheat, 9,85
! bushels OF oats and 1872 bushels of barley
or a total of 25591 bushels of grain thi
= wear.