Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-06-23
STATE NEWS.

The st. Cloud Catholics will bull
q new church.
The races at the Saltwater trac
open up Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Wells has resigned til
pastorate of the Baptist church o
Alexandria.
The Nora Springs creamery paid on
for cream alone during the month Q
May, -, 172, 43.
Marshall, Lyon county, will urg
the Minneapolis & st. Louis compan.
to extend their line from Albert Lee
to Marshall.
Hon. Knute Nelson, Hon. +. H. Nal
Hoosen and Ole Krum are the dele
gates from Douglas County to tn
State Convention.
The Buckman house, the magniti
cent new hotel at Sauk Center, wa
formally opened with appropriate Ger
emonies on Friday.
John Young, proprietor of the large
elevator at Kasson, has made an as
signment to f. E. Fairchild of the
First National bank of that place.
Senior f. Mowen, of Fergus Falls
mysteriously disappeared from his
home Tuesday night, and has not
since been seen, and foul play is feared
The safe of Lortz & Larson, of Lac
qui Parle, was blown open Monday
night, and about $500 taken. 1t was
evidently the work of experienced bur-
glars. No clue to the perpetrators.
In the suit brought by M. R. Wood
against the Winona & st. Peter Rail-
road company, to recover for injuries
sustained last winter by slipping on
the depot platform, the jury brought
in verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff.
The case will probably be carried to
the supreme court,
Nearly every town OH the line has
organized musical society of some
sort, as the result of the conventions
held by Prof. Leslie. That is the
right way to do, and now let them
keep them up.-Montevideo Leader.
The first village election of Starbuck
was held on Tuesday, with the follow
ing result; President of village board,
Ole Humwig; trustees, G. Ellertson,
o. o. Fairness, and A. G. Saylie; JUS
tices of the peace, o. Sandwig and c..
w. Nash; recorder, ]. Mcconnell !;
constable, G.. G.. Gorden.
Kerkhoyen gives notice of grand
celebration on the coming 4th, and
several of our people have given no.
tice of their intention to go down and
enjoy themselves. Kerkhovenites
never fail of having a good time when
they set themselves about it, and Well
bet our new knife that we lost through
IL hole in the sidewalk that they will
succeed this time. HENSON fimes.
The saltwater Gazette gives an ac-
count of one John Carlson of st.
Cloud, calling at the state prison and
offering to marry Il woman who was
there for life, Lqt who w9qld be re-
leased upon securing husband. He
said he understood she was rich and
he would he her "huckleberry.n Nf
course he was sEEAEised ia learn that
he was Tie victim Of somebody's de-
ception.
The following from the Stillwat, r
Messenger would indicate that honest
men are scarce over WheFe that paper
is published: Mrs. Kelly of Balsam
Lake, Wis, came down Wednesday
afternoon with her sons time bill
for labor for Isaac Staple. The paper
was cashed by Leonard Clark, cashier
i'm Mr.. Staples office, and Mrs. Kelly
went to Daniel Elliott's hostelry to
wait for Thursday mornings train on
the North Wisconsin. That evening
when Mr.. Clark was balancing his
account he found adiscrepancy of $40
as overcash. He spent considerable
time in search of the error, discovering
at length that he had paid Mrs, Kelly
$40 less than shewas entitled to. AT
10 o'clock, before returning home, lie
went to Mr.. Elliott's boarding house
and handed him a $i0 bill to give to
Mrs. Kelly, who on receiving it Thurs
day morning had her faith in the
honesty of her fellow mortals greatly
strengthened, she not having discover.
ed the mistake. Mr.. Elicit, who is q
member of the city council, thinks
Mr.. Clark is the only man in the city
who would have rectified the error
unless the party in interest should frs
discover the mistake and demand it.
correction.