The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-18

The actual percentage OF, change made in the
assessed. valuation of Minneapolis is 16 per
cent and not Is per cent as would appear at
first glance. The valuation of the Minneapolis
realty was first reduced 70 per cent The in
crease in Minneapolis was per cent upon the
81 per cent remaining, bringing the net valua-
ton down to "a per cent Of the original assess
ment
In reply to question, transmitted through
Bank Examiner Knox, from the auditor OF
Nioollet county, as to the expiration Of the
term Of judge Of probate, elected last fall,
Attorney General Hahn says: ''The term will
expire on the first Monday Of January 1887
The constitutional amendment provides thatsAl
state, county or other officers whose terms of
office would otherwise expire on the first Mon
day of January, 1856, shall hold and continue
in such Offices, respectively, until the first
Monday Of January, 1887 So far is this
clause OF the amendment is concerned there If
no exception. 1t included judicial as well az
other officers. This Is entirely in harmony
with the decision of the supreme court in State
Vs. Frizzell, 1SN. W. R., 316."
Articles OF incorporation were fled with the
secretary Of state yesterday for the South Min
neapolis Building and Loan association. The
capital is $4,000, divided into 10, 600 shares.
The North Side Building and Loan society, Min
900, divided into 10, 600 shares.
Arguments for and against the lowering of
the assessment of Minneapolis were listened
to by the state board of equalization in COM
mittee of the whole. Finally q motion that
the citys assessment be lowered 20 per cent.
was carriad, as was also one to raise the yalua-
cent This will result in net reduction to
Minneapolis of about Is per cent, or I'll 1OO,-
600 making the total valuation of $74, 81 7Sl.
The property of the whole state was rsIsed 5
per cent to equalize it
During the past week there have been two
deaths from diphtheria at Rock Creek.
The state Methodist conference will be held
in Duluth, beginning Oct 4
The Mcleod county fair will be held at
Hutchinson Sept "a, Is and rs.
The Chisago and Pine counties fair begins
atNorth Branch Oct l.
The Adventists will hold general meeting
in the form of camp meeting at Sank Center
about the LIST of October.
During severe storm Monday evening the
barns and two wheat stacks of John Justs in
the town Of Rapidan, Blus Earth county, were
struck by tightening and destroyed. They
were covered by insurance
Gov. Hubbard and ex-Gov. Ramsey spoke at
the Owatonna fair.
A party of drunken men boarded the train
at Fergus Falls, and while on the way to
Rcthsay one of them raised up in his seat,
gave two or three piercing yells and fell over
dead His body was taken off at Rothsay.
Rev. c. N. Showers of Winona was attacked
with pulmonary hemorrhage as he was about
to begin services, followed by another attack
in the evening Hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
Lucas Kuehn, president of the FIRST National
bank at Wabasha, Mimi, and one of the prin-
cipal business men of the city, made an assign
ment Wednesday for the benefit of his credit
Drs. Mr.. Kuehn is involved with Senator j.
8. Lawrence, although his assets are regarded
more than ample to cover his liabilities. He
is understood to have endorsed Mr.. Lawrence's
paper to a considerable extent.
! The LIE Sueur county fair has been postponed
to Sept Is, rs and a.
H. F. Farney, the Cincinnati artist of Harpers
Weekly and the Century Magazine, is in St
Paul He starts in a few days, in company
with Mr. E. V. Smalley, for trip over the
Northern Pacific in search Of material for the
Century pages.
A fire caughtin the new Miller Sweat block
at Faribault, but was extinguished without
much damage.
The St Paul jobbers took another outing
Monday in the shape of days jaunt to Owa-
! tonna, where they visited the fair, met their
friends and had pleasant time generally.
After four-day's session the annual con-
vention of the German Catholic Benevolent So
cieties in St Paul was brought to a close last
|
meeting was one of large importance, and of
| which the results will be widely felt The
next conclave will be held in Brooklyn next
| year.
On the 30th of June there were 5,O05 mem
bers of the G. A. R in Minnesota according to
the returns just received, or an average oil
| forty mine members per post
On Monday Adjutant General MacCarthy
members at St Cloud, of which Andrew Lar
sen is captain, John Schaffer first lieutenant,
and W. H. Alden second lieutenant On Tues
day he mustered out Company K at Little Falls.
/ After the St Cloud company and the new Du-
luth company, which was recently mustered in,
have had several weeks drill and practice, the
adjutant general will, after inspection, assign
the better company to the state guard, giving
it the letter K of the disbanded Little Falls
| CoHiPduy.
| Postofice Detective Childs arrested a man
at st. Vincent Tuesday night charge Of
robbing the postofice at Princetown. He gave
the name of James Blackney. He reached St
| Vincent about two weeks ago, and going west
! found employment with farmer named Haas,
at Hamilton, Oak. but Childs hearing of his
Whereabouts, went to st Vincent and got his
man. He admits the deed, and says girl was
| tn hla mo He ia unmarried and is ahout TWEEN.
ty-five years old
Grain sheds on the agency near GAINESVILLE,
belonging to James Lynch, were fired by .
| steam thresher recently and 800 bushels ofw hea
| lost
| The silver wedding of Myron Skinner and
wife was celebrated at their residence in North
| ield Friday.
All of the money stolen from Osakis bank has
| been recovered.
| Saturday night the saloon of Henry Brandes
in Pine City, was the scene of a serious alter
cation between the proprietor and Detloff
| Peterson, which resulted in the death of the
latter Peterson, being somewhat intoxicated,
entered the saloon, and while attempting to go
/ behind the bar with the evident purpose of as
| saulting Brandes, the latter seized small NAL
let and struck him in the forehead. Peterson
/ renamed unconscious untll SUNDAY morning,
when death ensued.
| A St Louis creditor says mismanagement
politics and too many irons in tho fire caused
the Red Wing failure.
Henry Brandes, a Pine City saloonkeeper,
| Drained recalcitrant customer, Detloff Peter
,on with a beer mallet Saturday.
The little two-year-old girl of Mr.. and Mrs
s. s Mallory of Albert Lea. while out playing
in the yard recently, fell into pool of water,
| and when taken out she was so near drowned
! that she died in few minutes
Appleton, Wis, SpeciaL-About year ago
there came to the village of Hortonville, this
county, q man and woman with four children,
who lived happily together until within few
days past, Sebastian Waundron, the alleged hus-
band of the woman, who has been living with