The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

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weeks been suffering fits of temporary insanity,
jumped from the third story Of the Sank Center
mill into the river. His leg was twice broken
| the latter q comminuted fracture, and the right
| ankle broken, but he will recover.
The fishing season is now fairly under way,
and every evening at the st Paul union depot
may be seen numbers Of fishermen returning
from the lakes, with large strings Of various
kinds OF fish The sight Of these calls to the
mind that Minnesota is the fishiest state in tn Q
Union, and that more of the finny tribe are
taken out of the water within her limits than In
any other state or territory. There are in Min
acres in over seven thousand lakes, in all of
which are to be caught some variety Of game
fish.
At Herman the furniture store Of Nels
Schroeder was struck by lightning on the 4th
and with the entire contents is . total loss.
The fire then spread to the carriage end paint
shop of l. D. Mullen and A. J. Eaton Most
all of the stock was burned, but the new work
was saved The fire then attacked the Herald
Office, where it was finally got under control,
after demolishlng the building, but the con-
tents were mostly saved.
has commenced business in their new loca-
ton, in the bank building recently purchased
by them in Pennington.
The wedding of Mr.. Edward L Brooks and
Miss Mary E. Morgan, the adopted daughter of
q prominent merchant of Winona, took place
Monday, Rev. William Mckinley of Red Wing
officiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. Johns.
Mr. William Stiles of Pleasant Valley is build
ing barn % feet inches wide by 46 feet long
and 15-foot posts The frame is made entire
ly from timber grown by himself on the farm,
from slips set only fourteen years ago. The
trees were many of them twelve inches in di-
ameter and sixty feet high.
Mr. Fillmore of Monticello has q revolution
airy flag, of raw silk, with thirteen stars in the
blue field, with the figures '1776" in the fore
ground 1t is 10S years old.
A new paper, the Journal, has been started
at Brownsville, with Mrs. Rosa E. Moore az
editor and publisher
The Second RegimentN. G. S NJ, went into
camp for week on the river bank just below
Winona On Friday during the encampment
Gov Hubbard and staff will be there and re-
view the regiment In the evening the citizens
will tender the governor grand reception.
The Emmett Light Artillery will go into camp
with the Second regiment
The teachers of the public schools in ST.
Paul have prepared an extensive exhibit to be
shown at the national educational convention,
to be held at Madison.
Determined not to neglect any Of their
friends, the St Paul Jobbers' union have de-
termined again to journey this time via the
Chicago, Milwaukee q St Paul railroad in
general, and the Hastings 4 Dakota and the
Southern Dakota division in particular.
Mr. Strait has received notice that the PEN
sion department has allowed pensions to Mrs.
Lydia Higgins of ST. Peter, and Nathaniel
Reed, Jr, of Faribault, MINI.
At Mankato produce exchange and butter
board sale the following business was trans.
acted: Irregular sales reported of Ii, $50
pounds at an average of 17A cents, varying
from % cents to IL cents; So 800 pounds were
offered for sale of dairy and creamery butter,
but very little was sold The cause assigned
is an over -glut of the butter market in East
ern cities.
Fred H. Carruth of Estelline, Oak, and
Miss Eta L Gorton were married by Rev. J.
P. Oakley at the residence of the brides pa
rents in Mt Pleasant, Wabasha county.
DR.. F. W. Van Dyke, for many years .
prominent physician and surgeon at Wahasha,
centemplates moving to Oregon soon, with a
view of making that state his home in the
future.
John Rodermaker, an elderly farmer, living
near Smithtown bay, on the south side of lake
Minnetonka, deliberately committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with a revolver
About week ago he was induced by certain
legal sharps of Minneapolis to sign note,
which he thought was for IS, but which
proved to be for $500. The honest farmer was
driven to desperation by this act, and contlnu-
ally threatened his own life.
The safes of Bingham Bros, and P. Scherer,
lumber dealers, New Ulm, were emptied by bur-
glars. The amount robbed from Bingham
Bros, safe is q, 800; that Of P. Scherers only
81.
Charles Roth and Anton Rathman, who
knocked down John Baar at New Ulm, were
fined $50 and costs or sixty days in jail
Mr.. W. A Dolby, purchasing agent for J. J.
Hill, president of the Manitoba Railway COM
pany, has just returned to St. Paul from Eng
land where he has been to buy large number
of fine cattle, to be placed upon Mr.. Hills
country seat, North Oaks" near St Paul
Mr.. Dolby also imported fine lot of sheep,
collie dogs, poultry, etc.
The fifth national conference of principals
of institutions for deaf mutes convened at the
state institution in Faribault and was called to
order by DR.. William G. Gillett, principal of
the institution at Jacksonville Ill, who briefly
recited the history of thesociety's organization
and it's previous meetings. There was large
attendance.
is to erect on the site of the Fish property, re-
Gently bought by him, in Washington, hotel
which shall be eight stories high and shall con-
tain 400 rooms.
The wife Of Rev. J. W. Ray applied to the
Congregational church Of Lake City, of which
she was a member, for letter of dismissal,
which was granted with recommendation
In caustic letter she declined the recommen-
dation saying the Congregational society in
Lake City was the laughing stock of all the
other churches, it being governed by impulse
rather than by Christian principle A simple
letter of dismissal was then given to her, and
Pastor J. w. Horner remarked that it was bet
ter to be subject of laughter than groans
and tears.
The residence of DIR. F. A. Williamson, Red
Wing, was burglarized and a watch and chain
taken. The thief was no doubt an expert He
effected an entrance into the house through q
window, but before beginning operations he
opened an outside door IN case he had to leave
in hurry. The doctor awoke, sprang out of
bed, and the intruder fled.
Cooled OF.
From the Boston Transcript.
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Heshx lady az entering The car her oras