The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-03
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.


and when two weeks old just turned the
scales at two pounds.
At the late payment of the Mile Laos
Indians, one chief drew his annuity for
the whole family and returned to his
quarters. Presently he returned to the
agent with the information that he had
just had an increase of family, and the
pappoose was duly entered on the roll
and the annuity paid.
Sheriff Quinn, of Benton county, has
arrested George Laughton for stealing
timber off of school and railroad lands
in Benton county, and took him to in
terview Judge Collins. Josiah Laugh
ton and his son Joseph were both ar
rested in the county named. An indict-
ment is out for the arrest of Albert, but
according to last accounts he had so far
succeeded in GLIDING two sheriffs who
were after him.
Mr.. Abbott of Hector has made an
assignment. Liabilities, $1,000; assets
about the same. Coykendall Bros. oil
Minneapolis are the principal creditors,
having claim of So, 400.
The Southern Minnesota Poultry and
Pet Stock association has decided to de-
lay it's proposed incorporation until
later in the spring.
A company is about being formed in
East st. Cloud for the purpose of build
ing large saw mill with capacity Of
100, 900 feet per day. It is proposed to
convey the power by wire cable three
fourths of mile from the dam at Sauk
Rapids to point at the foot of Maple
island, where the mill is to be built.
The stock growers Of st. Peter and
vicinity have made arrangements for q
monthly horse market at that place,
commencing on Wednesday, May 7, and
to be held on the first Wednesday OF
each month thereafter.
At the commencement of the present
term of court there were four suits
against the city of Waseca, brought for
injuries sustained by parties passing
along sidewalks, the amounts claimed
aggregating $4,000.
The United States timber thieves who
were arrested on the Red river between
Drayton and st. Andrus, on Thursday
and who were placed in the county Jail
Saturday night, are O. Fl. Moe, Carl
J. johnson, s. A. Olson, Thomas Nc
Lain, Patrick Maloy, Edward Flaherty,
William Linkie and John Linkie. The
men all claim to be farmers, and say
that they cut very little wood and did
it to prevent being frozen. They say
they are in very hard case, their crops
having failed last year.
During the year ended March 1 Mimi
eapolis had 1879 arrests, 8, 214 being Of
males and 635 of females.
The first annual meeting of the Min
nesota State Bar association will be
held at the capitol in st. Paul, April 1
at 4 p. M Thomas Wilson of Winona
will deliver an address, and reports are
expected from the committees on legal
history and biography Isaac Atwater,
Henry J. Horn and NJ. S. Wilkenson)
on juris prudence and law reform Gu.
gene M. Wilson, W. P. Murray, John
w. Arctander, W. Fl. Yale and J. n
Searle). In the evening banquet will
be provided. A meeting of the com.
mittee on admission will be held on OF
before next Wednesday, and all who
desire to join the association are request.
ed to forward their names to the secre
tary at once.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Window are
now in Italy, intending to tour there
for six weeks. They spent most of the
winter where their little daughters are
at school. They have not changed their
original intention of returning home
early this summer, probably by June.
In the burning of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis transfer house John Dooley
persisted.
The Minneapolis fair will come off as
usual this year.
Maj. King has indicated himself
from the ISLANDERS of several young
Leech Lake Indians.
u. McKullock, saloonkeeper at
Fergus Falls, recently made an assign
ment to B. F. Lounsbery for the benefit
of his creditors. Liabilities and assets
not known, but supposed to be about
$4,000.
George A. Freudenreich of Alexan-
dria, is in Washington, en- route
for Russia. He has been four years in
that country, representing the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine company OF
Chicago. His headquarters are in
Odessa. He has been in this country
on brief visit to his home. His father,
Baron Freudenreich, was among the
early settlers in Minnesota.
New York papers print kilograms
from St. Paul alleging that John Doug
lass, one of the Yellowstone Park Inn
provement company, accuses Rufus
Hatch of treachery and deceit in secur-
ing the appointment of a receiver. Mr..
Hatch, when interviewed concerning
the matter, said he did not care to talk
upon the subject. "The courts had
charge of the affair, and would protect
his interests from the sharks" The cur
rent understanding is that Hatch has a
majority of the non-forfeited stock, and
will have things his own way.
Sitting Bull visited the st. Paul en-
CINE houses and the boys astonished
the old savage. The chief could not
take in all the situation at one time and
viewed the horses getting to place, the
swinging harness, and the men sliding
down the pole with huge delight, giving
vent to number of "hows." The
hitching process was repeated for their
benefit, and their eyes concentrated
upon the sliding poles, which they
seemed to regard with the greatest in
terest, One Bull saying, Look man on
IRON" The chiefs horse, which was
unattended but went to its place ready
for hitching, also delighted them. The
hook and ladder truck was then run out
and the fireman put on top of O'Leary's
packing house. The last visit was to
the fire alarm room, where they were
o11ovod m mil a how nrnYarod for than