The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-26
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.


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Centennial Maid of st. Paul won q race at
Sioux Falls.
Minneapolis has received Sill 1853 under her
new license law
President Strong delivered the baccalaureate
sermon at Carleton college
81 Paul Episcopal clergyrhen will hold sum-
nier services at stiburBah points
Mcmillan thinks Northwestern rivers and
harbors will get good showing
| Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Ware of Mantor-
vile killed large rattlesnake near that vii
lage.
| The house of Lewis Sheets of Hartford, Todd
county, Mimi, burned with its contents. Loss,
$780,
Extensive preparations are being made in all
the larger towns to celebrate the Fourth of
July.
Eddy's saw million Red Eye river, Minnesota,
was burned. The loss is about $4,000, in
sured.
The Waseca Maplewood Park association vii
hold daily and evening sessions from June "a
| to July 10
| John H. Wilson, Monticello blacksmith, is
held to bail on charge of attempting to raw
ish Mrs. Spaulding.
Stengrim Nopon, one of the early settlers of
Rock Dell township, Olmstead county, leaves an
| estate valued at over $4,000.
Reports from various parts in the Northwest
| regarding the crops are most encouraging
| Grain of all kinds is looking we'll
| The farm house of Michael Farrell, situated
! in Mt Pleasant, Mimi, burned with all it's
contents. Loss, $500; insurance, 81, 100.
M. Mickey, sheriff of stearns county, took
Conradt H. Srates to the state prison for two
years; offence, obtaining money under false
pretences.
John T. La Du has been elected to the presi-
dency of the Southern Minnesota Fair associa-
ton, made vacant by the resignation of G. H.
Chadbourn.
stable belonging to DR.. Wilson, about six
miles north of Moorhead, burned, destroying
considerable property and burning to death
thirteen horses.
The Congregational society of Fergus Falls,
has called Rev. ]. F. Taintor of De Witt, Iowa,
to preach at the Congregational church, and he
has accepted the call
| On the LIST of July the Perh am bank will pass
into new hands, and will be conducted by
| Charles PancratZ, president; A. Il. Luedke, vice
president; John Gerber, cashier.
The school house in District No. 2, Waseca
county, was struck by lightning, and Miss
Phoebe DIN, the teacher, and two pupils were
severely shocked, but none received serious in
juries
Belle Jones, only daughter of Hon. Ira Jones
Of Austin, was thrown from her horse, while
pleasure riding and struck on her head She
was rendered insensible, and conclusion of the
brain was feared.
The committee appointed by the Minnesota
diocese to consider the subject of the appoint
ment of an assistant bishop for Bishop Whip
pie will hold meeting next week and fix a date
for special convention to make the nomina-
| ton.
| Eight head of cattle have been found dead on
the shore of Lake Tetonka, Waterville, poisoned
by small plant found in the lake This was
the third time in as many years that cattle
were found dead after drinking the water from
this lake.
| Cards of invitation have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. J. c. Eaton, announcing the wedding
of their daughter Hattie to DR.. Thomas Media
witt of Winona, to take place at their residence
at La Crosse on Wednesday, the 25th inst, at
| 5 o'clock in the evening.
| The house of P. G. Gordon and John Peter
son of Pelican Rapids, standing close together
sHere struck by lightning Mr.. Gordon was
stunned, the lightning breaking his bed to
pieces and throwing himself and wife on the
| floor Both houses were badly wrecked.
| Company D, Captain Bean, of St Paul won a
$3.50 prize silk banner at Lake Minnetonka
beating the Washington rifles who came, all
the way from the national capitol to getit The
| Judges were Lieuts Glenn Sanborn, and Tear
of tho Twenty fifth infantry at Fort Smelling.
The baccalaureate sermon was delivered be-
fore the eleventh graduating class of Carleton
college on the 18th, by the president, James W.
| Strong. The day was bright and clear, and .
densely packed congregation gathered to lis
ten to an eloquent address upon the divinity
of Christ"
! Jamsey Ramsey, aged nineteen and single,
brakeman on Conductor Lewis train, running
between Fulda, Mimi, and Woonsocket Oak,
accidently fell on the track and had both legs
cut of by his train at Wentworth, Oak, re-
Gently He lived only two hours. The de-
ceased made Howard his home. Two sisters
live there and bro her at Woonsocket
When the fire in the Detroit mill was first
discovered it appeared that the side of the mill
had been swabbed with oil from the outside,
and set on fire from the roof of the engine
| house. Col Johnston estimates the loss at
$4,000; insured for $4,000 on mill and ma
chinery, and 5000 on stock. He proposes to
rebuild, and to place mill of 100 barrels Ca
pacity upon the old site.
Rev. s. Thomas, of st. Paul's church, St
Paul, reports to the Bishop of Minnesota this
year: Baptsms, 81; combinations 10; mar
riages %: burials, Is; communicates, 530 Re-
ceipts for current expenses, $6,419,7S. Char
ities-In aid of feeble churches, $3.50; hos
pitsls and homes, "a, 1853 %; missionary offer
ings, 81 ,266; relief of poor, n, 292; Sunday
school and specials, 81, 0S7 4S; total $21, 11S0S
Matte Hays, about fourteen years old, and
a niece of l. N Snow, left the residence Of
! her uncle, No. 400 Exchange street. st Paul,
where she had been visiting about five weeks,
between IL and 12 o'clock last Thursday night,
! unknown to any one in the house, and has not
been heard from since She is about five feet
three inches tall, and Of slight build; hair
light brown, worn with bangs, and back hair
in three long braids. She went away wearing
light blue shawl, blue cashmere dress, and
| wine colored, tight-fitting Jersey.
| The commissioner of the general land Office
has written letter to Representative Strait re-
garding the cases of John Kulpincke and John
Stntersky of Hutchinson, Mimi, against the
st. Paul, Minneapolis h Manitoba and the
Haatings h Dakota Railroad company. These
are the cases in which a large number of SET
tier, in the vicinity are Interested The COM
missioner says that the register and receiver at
Benson have been directed to permit both
claimants to complete their entries in accord