The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13

| J. W. Harding, prominent man
ufacturer at Lake City is dead. He
owned and ran q steamboat on the Mis-
sissippi in 1855.
The Benson Scandinavian dramatic
club is travelling from town to town ID
the state and drawing profitable houses,
Thomas J. Webster, an old resident
of Lake City, died Jan. 25, in Port Or
ange, Fla. of consumption.
Freeman Lamb ninety -one of Gull
ford, is dead.
John johnson, a boarder at the Scandi.
navian house, Montevideo, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head. He lived recently in Minnea-
polls.
Minnesota congressman are taking
hand in the Dakota governorship ques-
ton
The Owatonna postoffice appointment
still hangs fire.
D. Y. Gilmore of Anoka was crushed
and killed by log in camp north OF
Aitkin.
It was reported that Isaac De Cour.
CIV, Fergus Falls pauper, ninety years
old, had received a back pension of &c.
600 It seems he has not, but expects,
such good fortune.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Pendergast has been COM
putting the population of Minnesota from
the returns of public school pupils. In
March, 1880, there were 165, 521 pupils
enrolled and the population as given by
the census was 7S0,773. The enrol
ment in March, 1884, is POI ,674, from
which Mr. Pendergast computes the
present population to be 951, 309.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state of Fisher
Roller Mills company, of Fisher, Polk
county, with capital stock of $4,000,
which may be increased to so, 900,
| and the limit of liability, S10. 200. The
incorporates are Hugh Tompson. John
all of Fisher. Also articles of the Tow
arzystwo Polskie Rzymsko Katohckie
Bratnicj Pomocy Sroietogo. Polish
mutual benefit society of st. Paul, the
! incorporators being Frank Kanka, John
j Blachowski and others.
| Several subscribers, at various times,
have written inquiring as to what trees
satisfy the requirement of the timber
culture act. Under date of May Is
1880, the land department decided that
the planting and cultivation of the fol-
lowing trees meet the requirement.
Cedar. pine. fir, larch, elm, oak, black
! locust, alder, beech, plane cotton, but
tonwood or sycamore). chestnut, spruce,
ash, birch, service tree (mountain ASH
maple Gncluding box ELDER, walnut
/ cottonwood. white willow, hickory
whitewood tulip tree) butternut ano
! Eastwood.
A G. A. r. post, has been established
at North Pacific Junction, Carleton
county. The following members were
elected and installed: Commander, c.
! M. B. Hatch senior vice, L. W. Greene
junior vice, George Page; chaplain.
w. S. Leech; surgeon, E. Berry; of
! ficer of the day, A. Libby: officer of the
+; guard, J. II. Cole; quartermaster
I, George J. Ridley: adjutant II. FL. Haw
| kins.
| Mack's hotel, at Anoka, large frame
! building at Main and Ferry streets
| known for a score or more ofyears as
the Kimball house. was totally con-
sumed by fire, entailing loss of nearly
| So 900, with an insurance on building
and furniture of $4,000 Citizens lent
| timely aid in remving the furniture and
| assisting the guests from the burning
building, all of whom escaped safely
with their effects. The barroom fix
lures were mostly saved.
Jack Ellerston, who published
scandinavian paper ct Albert Lea fol
some time. is sued in Chicago for $10,-
| 600 damages by the Norwegian Swedish
| consul, for a libel in the Kosmos.
Mai. Strait was before the subcom
mittee of the appropriations committee
of Congress on Monday the 3rd, ani
had an item of $4,000 inserted in the
Indian bill for the Medewacouton SIOUX
| living in Minnesota, for their mainten'
| ance and education. These Indians are
now living along the Minnesota river
and are really entitled, Mr.. Strait says
to portion of the annuities made fo
| the support of the Sioux Indians, but
! rather than remain upon their reserva
ton in Nebraska, have chosen to sever
| themselves from the tribal relations anc
| adopt the customs of the whites.
| portion Of them are now occupying lane
| of their own in Minnesota. This is IL
keeping with what is recommended by
| the secretary of the interior for the civ
ilization of the Indians.
Charles H. Bosworth, clerk in the
st. Paul Postofice, holding q respon.
sible position and receiving handsom,
! salary, disappeared last week with /,
waiter girl at the Clarendon Hotel
called baby Belle Estabrook. A few
days previous, upon some pretence, ht
shipped his wife to her parents in Chi
, cago. He was we'll known masher
It is feared that his p. o. accounts are
not all right.
James Gardner is the newly elected
Mayor of Brainerd.
Becker's Touring mill, at Beaver, ir
the western part of ,Winona county, wa.
burned. Loss, $4,000: insurance, S..
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