The Dickinson press., 1884-06-21
The fourth trialof William F. Thomp..

Aourtn Cr1Rl OF William r. Inomp-
son at Minneapolis, on a charge of en-
bezzlement from Farnham g. Lovejoy
was brought to a close in the district
court by a verdict Of not guilty.
Part second of the annual report of
the insurance commissioner, devoted to
statistics of life insurance, is in the
press and will o be issued. In a
brief history of life insurance in America,
the commissioner notes that there are
now forty-fve companies doing bust
ness, with aggregate assets of $500, OOO,-
ooO. Their payments to policy holders
have exceeded 5000, OO0, 900. During the
year, two new companies, the Equitable
OF Des Moines, Iowa, and the John Han
COCK OF Massachusetts,, have been admit
ted to do business in Minnesota, and the
Charter Oak of Hartford, has with
drawn. There are now twenty-five
companies doing businessin the state.
The marriage OF Kendall Green of
Faribault to Miss Hattie Winter, took
place at the Congregational church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. E. Gale Of
ticiating.
William, Jeese and Charles Stewart
OF Ward township, Todd county, aged
respectively nineteen, seventeen and
fifteen, are in the Long Prairie Jail for
three months. They became involved
IN a family quarrel, were bound oven to
keep the peace, and in default of $40
cost We're jailed.
In the suit of Beynon & Wales ofDa-
ktoa against Mr.. Burdick of the Diamond
mills, Owatonna, for damages to the
amount of 81, 800, for machinery left in
the mill and for breach of contract, the
jury returned a verdict for the plain
titfs for $l95 and costs. Gordon E.
Cole was counsel for the defense.
The barn of Frank Remely of George
town, Clay county. was struck by light
ming Wednesday morning the 18th, and
set on fire and burned to the ground.
The lightning also killed four horses,
that We're in the structure. Several sets
OF harness and some farm implements
We're also destroyed. There was no in
surance. The loss will approximate 49,
500.
Thomas O'Neil, who has been held in
the Moorhead Jail for a year or more for
safe keeping, from Becker county, was
taken back to Detroit a few days ago,
and has now been adjudged insane, and
will go to st. Peter.
Duluth is to have another paper,
called the Journal, with r. j. Mcguire
editor and Fred Puhler manager.
A few evenings since a nicely dressed,
we'll appearing couple wentto Saltwater
from st. Paul to get married. They
calledupon a pastor Of one ofthe Protes-
tant churches, and there discovered that
a license was necessary. The gentle
man went out to procure one, but was
unable to find the clerk of the court.
Returningsoon, the party, with a gentle
man and his wife as witnesses, drove
across the bridge to Wisconsin, and
while sitting in the carriage the mar
riage ceremony was performed, and the
happy couple departed for home.
United States Marshal Denny, Dep
uty Marshal Bracket, and one other
deputy arrived i'll Duluth, Tuesday
morning with warrants for the arrest Of
parties indicted for alleged land frauds.
It is said twenty-five indictments were
found for pine land crookedness. seven
teen of then against citizens Of Duluth.
The officers Immediately served war
rants on G. P. Byam, Frank Burke and
Edward Lynch. Burke and Lynch
gave bail before United States Com
missioner Carey in the sum Of $500
each, but Byam, against whom there
are three or four indictments, was UNI
able to get bondsmen. The officer went
around with him all day i'll his search
for bondsmen, and this evening Byam
managed to give them the slip and es-
capped. He went into a saloon. where
Byam called for drinks, throwing q SIS
gold piece on the counter and went out
the back way. The officer sat down and
waited for him to come back, but he did
not come.
The storm of Saturday was quite Sc
we're north of Mortified. Lightning
struck in different places. Near Cas-
cade the barn of Mrs. Kleybergher
was struck and set on fire, and totally
consumed.
Ernest Sargent, aged sixteen, stole
500 from his employer, Mrs. ellison
Wells, but was captured at La Crosse.
At Detroit, Becker county, a jury
brought in a verdict of $3.50 against the
Northern::Paciic for running over a wag-
on in which Jacob Wygart the driver
was killed. A charge of m~anslaughter
against the engineer was abandoned.
The house committee on public lands
has agreed to report a bill providing
for the forfeiture of $500 acres Of land
Immediately north of Sioux City, which
is claimed by the Sioux City &St. Paul
railroad.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Minnesota State Medical society will
convene at the court house in Saltwater
Thursday, June 18th.
Warden Reed Of the State prison re-
ceived from Sheriff Holcombe of Wash
ington county August S%tromberg.
larceny from a dwelling house, one
year; from HI. NJ. Richardson of Ohm
stead county Allen Robinson, arson, six
months, and Frank Smith, larceny in a