Morris tribune., 1883-07-14
Minnesota News Items.

Sunday WIS the hottest day that Granite
Falls has experienced this summer-lO6
deg. in the shade.
All the principal towns in the state re-
port the mercury from IS to los deg. in the
shade but no sun strokes are reported.
Articles of incorporation of the American
Protective association, with headquarters
at st. Paul and New York city, were filed
with the secretary of state. The capital
stock is $50, O09 and its corporators are John
D. Nichols, Sam B. Tibbets and ]. M. My
ers. The object of the association is to pro-
vide business men in all parts of the coun-
try with secret method of telegraphing
correspondence upon the conclusion OF
each days business.
R. G. Desautels. proprietor of the Metro
politan hotel at st. Vincent, was thrown
from an Indian pony, and received bad
fracture of one of his legs.
When the cannon exploded at Fergus
Falls on the Fourth, Oscar Hacke, who
was standing close to it, had one of the
tails of his black Prince Albert coat tor
entirely off by the suction of air occasioned
by the explosion.
An infaht child of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Macouber of Window, died recently from
being scaled. Its mother was holdin it
in its arms at the table, when the child sud-
denly pulled over to itself a dish containing
a hot stew, which scalded it so fearfully as
to cause the fatal result above stated.
The democrats of this state are invited to
meet in delegate convention at the Market
hall in the city 81. Paul, on Thursday,
the I'd day of August, 1883, at II O'Clock
noon, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, treasurer and attorney
general, and such other business as may
properly come before said convention. The
basis of representation is one delegate for
each organized county, and one delegate
for each $50 votes, or maj or fraction thereof,
cast for Gen. r. W. Johnson for governor.
Miss lilly Dance, wellknown st. Paul
teacher, attempted suicide in Minneapolis,
while suffering under temporary alteration.
st. Paul is to have a fax seed mill and a
25, 900 chicken power henery.
The exhumation of the wife of Matthias
Wondra of Montgomery, MINI, took place
in New Prague the 9Th. A rumor has beer
circulated that deceased came to her death
from blows dealt upon her head by her hus-
band It is also stated that she took poison
which caused her death. As yet the coron-
er's Jury can find no evidence of violence.
As the post mortem examination Will De
somewhat delayed, the verdict will not be
rendered before the 10th.
At meeting of the directors ofthe First
national bank of Fergus Falls, change OF
officers was made again by the election of
G.. d. Wright president, and E. A. Jewett
vice president. They will also double their
capital and build new 1000 building
this year.
The second annual fair of the Dodge Coun.
ty Joint Stock Agricultural and Mechanical
Association will be held on the grounds of
9th and 2Sth of September. Ex-General
and United States Senstor A. ]. Edgerion,
now chief Justice of Dakota will deliver
the annual address on the second day of
the fair.
Burglary at Paige & Storr's store at Glen
don on the 7th and nearly $500 worth of
cash, cutlery aud other goods was taken.
Entrance was forced through the rear win
dows and doors. No trace is had of the
robbers.
The business men of Wadena and the
farmers who live in the vicinity met on the
9Th, and selected a committee of three to
confer with the Northern Pacific railroad
company in regard to the erection of an
elevator at Wadena, to be erected by the
farmers. Petitions to the railroad company
were circulated and were numerously
signed.
L. L, Morrill,, prominent and respect ed
citizen of Fergus Falls, died recently of
diptheria, aged forty-ive years.
Ed Kelly, ex-sheriff of Houston county,
was arrested, charged with stealing 800
rom Walter Calleran, an ex-county COM
missioner, and after an examination, was
held for trial Kelly was convicted few
years ago of receiving stolen goods, on
which trial Calleran testified to his good
moral character and was active in securing
lis pardon. Calleran claims that Kelly
rugged his whisky and then robbed
him.
st. Paul spent $39e,7s7 on schools last
rear.