The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-11

The St Paul state board of equalization is
in session at the state capitol The following
are members and judicial districts: D. Bas-
sett, fourth district; F. S. Christensen, first:
J. Compton, seventh; William Dawson second:
P Durfee, sixth; A. N. johnson, twelfth;
J. G. Lawrence, third; c. McNelly, tenth;
William Rich ninth; T. B. Page, fifth; H.
Poehler, eighth; H. Thompson, eleventh; At
torney General W. J. Hahn, State Auditor W.
W. Branden, Gov. L. r. Hubbard, ex-officio
members.
The Prohibitionists of the First, Second and
Third congressional districts, have called con-
ventions for the purpose of putting in nomina-
ton candidates for congress. The convention
for the First district will be held at Eyota, Sept
Is; for the Second district at Worthington,
Sept Is; for the Third district at Carver, Sept.
H.
Sixteen bushels to the acre is the average talk
of the wheat prophets.
New Canada, Ramsey county, is the newest
Minnesota post office
AtSt. Paurs church st Paul, on Sept g, 1884,
BY the Rev. E. 8. Thomas, Maidie, daughter of
Hon. Edmund Rice, was married to William
Dawson, Jr.
Ex-senator William Window of Minnesota
arrived at Wormley's Washington Sunday
morning from his trip to Yellowstone Park,
from which he returned by way of Salt Lake
and the Union Pacific His family is in Eng
land, to remain until November.
During the storm Wednesday, which passed
over Lemond, south of Owatonna, Cornelius
Larsen, who was blowing, was instantly killed
by lightning. His clothing was torn into
shreds. His $500 team was killed, and three
stacks OF wheat, twenty rods distant, contain
ing $50 bushels, were totally destroyed by fire.
A number of trees were struck near the city
Four prisoners, confined in the county Jail
in Mankato, escaped Friday evening by saw
ing of the iron bars of their cells. They took
the steel spring from the shanks of their shoes
and the strap irons from the bottom of their
beds and made saws and did good work with
them The escaped prisoners are the ones who
| were charged with the burglary of Strauss &
Schlesinger's store some time since.
| First-class fire clay has been discovered at
Herman.
Henry Jones lawyer of Red Wing who was
arrested on change of appropratipg $62l,
| collected for William Deering of Chicago, was
acquitted, the prosecution failing to make out
| case.
Murphy, the temperance advocate is having
success in St Paul.
The Republican convention at Morris nomin-
ated H. H. Wells for senator, and K. G. Orion
for represen tative.
The Bingham Lake creamery has been closed,
leaving several debts, which will be paid by
| Mr. ellis Of Illinois.
The Cottonwood county fair will be held at
Window, Sept 10, II and IS.
A number Of Indian girls from the Rosebud
agency in Dakota have been placed with the
Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, at their acade-
nv at Anoka About rs many boys have been
1 placed with the Franciscan fathers at Clon-
| tart.
The friends Of John P. Owens, register of the
4 United States land Office ct Taylor's Falls will
% sorry to hear that he il quite i'll and partial
| v disabled by . recent stroke Of paralysis.
| dis wife has long been bed-ridden invalid
rom rhsumatsm