The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-31

The state tournament Of the Minnesota IRE
departments, to be held at Faribault ON Aug.
81 and % promises to be largely attended;
1926 is offered in prizes, and the contests IN
clude many athletic sports
Jake Thomas. working for Mr.. Sullivan of
Haven, Eherburne county, is believed to have
drowned himself, - he disappeared after
writing letter to his employer telling him to
send his wages to his little daughter.
Henpepin county has paid into the state
treasury VA, 523. 13 for the June settlement of
taxes This is the largest sum due the state
from single county.
The delegates at large from Minnesota to the
convention of Catholic total abstinence societ-
les, to be held in Chicago Aug. 8, are j. f. Car
rere. st Paul; John O'Brien, saltwater. and P.
Moran Minneapolis. Almost all the societies
in the state will be represented by delegates,
and the convention will be one of the largest
and most important connected with temperance
ever held in the United States.
The valuation of all property in Hennepin
county is 410s, $780, 4s
Regiment of Minnesota Militia in camp at Lake
Calhoun.
Curtis Lord, of Lord Bros, druggists, OF
Shakopee, while out at Prior lake, accidentally
shot himself in the left leg while handling q 49,
caliber double action revolver The wound is
not dangerous
Jacob r. Hckok of the town of Lyle, Mower
county, was killed by falling from his wagon in
a fit He had recently bought the Peter Nelson
farm, and had just moved his family there from
Dane county, Wis.
The Canadian Pacific has carted it's terminus
over to Emerson, but the Manitoba will follow
it there, and there will be no interruption of in
ternational traffic.
Bishop Grace's twenty fifth year in the epis-
copate closes this week.
The statement of the condition of the bank
rupt firm of Mayo Clark of St Paul is main
1y interesting from the discrepancy between
the nominal and actual assets, as determined
by the receiver. The resources OF the firm,
as stated in the first schedule were $751;
088,08 The actual value Of the items included
was found to be $95, 6Sz99.
While Lewis Chapman of Kellogg, Wabasha
county was curbing well at that place, the
curbing gave way and Chapman was buried
alive.
In the case OF the State VS.. Burdick for kid
mapping at Willmar, the defendant waived ex-
animation, and was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury stipulation was
agreed upon in the habeas corpus case against
Mrs. Gale, giving the custody of the child to
Mrs. Burdick until a final decision in the
premises should be reached.
The town of Park, Becker county is highly
excited The latter part of last week John
Eds, Swede, reported that after absence,
he returnrd to his home and found his wife ~
ing in the garnet dead The neighbors were
suspicious and notified the coroner, who
called and reported matters all right The
neighbors claim that the coroner neglected his
duty, as the woman's neck was broken, which
would not be the case if she had sulcided The
suspicion was grounded on the fact that when
Eds came to this country he left his wife in
Sweden, being accompanied by daughter who
occupied bed with him continually to the ex-
clusion of his wife. The result of this illicit
cohabitation is boy, who is now three years
old. The girl was not at home on the day Of
the tragedy.
Stanbro, the Hawluy, Mimi, abscounder,
was brought up for trial at Winnipeg. Cattel,
private secretary to the superintendent of the
express company, swore that the prisoner
forged the name of A. M. X. Hulgeson, to
whom parcel of money was consigned Hall,
assistant superintendent of the company swore
that when he arrived here StanbrO acknowl-
edged having committed forgery and used
money, and acknowledged other embezzlements,
but stated he was crazed with drink, and did
not know what he was doing. The case was
adjourned.
The assessed valuation of real estast in Fari-
bault is 81, 49, AS; of personal property, about
$500, OOO-making total of nearly $2,OOO,WO
The first boat of the new line of steamers
connecting with the Manitoba tSt Vincent for
Winnipeg left St Vincent on Tuesday night
She carried fair load, and the projectors are
sanguine of success in the new movement
This action has been threatened for some time,
and was caused by the poor service rendered
by the Canadian Pacific in transporting freight
received from the Manitoba consigned to Win
nipeg.
J. ]. Hohl, dealer in agricultural nipple
ments at Hokah, had both legs badly cut by a
harvester
A severe thunderstorm with heavy wind oc-
Cured at Lake City during Tuesday night and
great many limbs from the maple shade trees
were broken off. Several farmers report that
their uncut barley was badly damaged by the
storm
At Wabasha, during the gale of Monday
the county poor house was entirely blown of;
damage, $1,000 A large barn, belonging to
man named Afeld, near the poorhouse, was
reduced to flinders The blacksmith shop of
John Thjll, was stripped of brick veneering on
one side, and otherwise damaged. Hay and
barley, which was in process OF stacking, was
blown away, and shade trees were badly twist
ed and many of them broken down.
I'M L.. H. 81
passed Rochester Tuesday night Rain fell in
torrents, but was unaccompained by hail The
heavy wind lodged and tangled grain badly,
much of which will not get straight before har-
vest. Just as the storm was over the court
house was struck by lightning, which did some
damage to the interior of the building.
A. Derrick, young German working in B.
Donahoe's quarry, half mile north of Roches-
ter was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. His companions saw him Chamber up
from the ledge to the top of the excavation,
some fifteen feet above, and he had just
reached the ground level when the fatal flash
came He was very much mutllated, his
clothing torn from his right side, and his flesh
burned to crisp. His pocketknife was torn
to pieces and thrown some distance, and
shreds of clothing were picked up rods away.
He fell back on the ledge where he was found
cornered cash in his heel, where the electric
fluid entered and left his body
Wilmer Special:-The community was aston
ished recently by the arrest Of J. w. Burdick,
one of winners oldest and most respected
citizens, for kidnapping. Some three years
ago Mrs. II. R. Gale, wife of the
editor of the Republican. Gazette, OBJ
tanned q divorce from her former husband,
Horace Brown, q son of Judge Brown, on the
charge of drunkenness. The issue of this mar
riage was girl, now about nine years of age.
In the decree the present Mrs. Gale was al
lowed the custody Of the child as long as she
could properly care for it Meantime Horace
Brown reformed, and Is now the county attor-
ney Of Marshall county and publisher of the
Argyle Banner, and is said to be prosperous.
About six months ago he took unto himself
another wife, who is now with him on o visit
to Judge Brown. The child has been staying
with Judge Brown for some time past Sun
day night it was taken away, and it transpired
that MI. Burdick, who is Mrs. Gales father,
had taken it home to its mother Burdick al
leges that he and Mr.. Gale were out riding
Sunday night; the girl came out on the side
walk and greeted them they stopped and in