The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-31


tor reported $97, and Mr.. William Lochren was
delegated to convey to Mr.. johnson the monev
and the deep sympathy of his comrades. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
President-Capt, Baasen, New Ulm.
Vice President-F Casey, New Ulm.
Treasurer-James Cannon Mankato.
Secretary-Col S. F. Hansdorf, St Paul
CONCERNING THE STATE FAIR.
Publications Of the Premium List, Which
Shows Liberal Offers for Horses, Cattle,
Hogs, Sheep and Farm Products.
The premium list of the twenty-sixth annual
fair of the Minnesota State Agricultural
society, to be held at Owatonna Sept to Ii,
inclusive, has just been issued, and makes
favorable promise for successful exhibition.
As usual competition is open to the world, and
the arrangement for the transportation OF
exhibits and their reception and display are
admirably complete Except in the speed ring
there are no entrance fees. New buildings on
a large scale have been erected for the con-
venience and use of exhibitors. 1t is promised
that hotel rates and transportations to and
from the fair grounds will be on the most
reasonable scale. The Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul, the Chicago & Northwestern, the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, the
St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, the Northern
Pacific, and the St Paul & Duluth railroads
make the following rates:
Passengers fare and one-ffth the round
trip. Freight will be charged full rate to
Owatonna, and must be prepaid, when it will
be returned free to points on the line whence
shipped.
freight one way.
DIRECTIONS To ExHTRIToRs
1t is set forth that the fair will be on so ex-
tensiye scale that it will be of the greatest
importance to exhibitors that they give early
notice'to the secretary by correspondence, of
intention to exhibit, stating amount of space,
pens or stalls required, that provision may be
made for their accommodation. The entry
book will close Monday night, September Sth.
In the class of thoroughbred horses the pre-
miums aggregate $40; Norman, Clydes and
other heavy horses, $115; Clydesdale draft
stations, 9l10; sweepstakes for draft stations,
$50; for trotting strains, including sweepstakes
of $50 for trotttng stations, s4CO: short horned
cattle, $165; Devons, do; Halsteins and Jer-
seys a similar amount each; herd premiums of
$40 for each class and for best herd of any
breed or age $75; premiums for dairy pro-
ducts, $40. For sheep, hogs, poultry, flowers,
fruits and vegetables, domestic manufactures,
liberal and numerous. Copies of the premium
list or any information may be had by address
ing the secretary, R. C. Judson, at Pennington.
The following is list of the principal losses
by the tornado of Monday, the 21st, at Luverne
Rock county. Bank of Luverne, roof blown
off. Baptist church, steeple blown down. A.
A. Mobiles new residence, blown in pieces.
Freeman Avenue hotel barn, with several
horses inside, somewhat injured, all blown to
pieces N. Nelson's drygoods store, tin roof
rauanvo1 art Of front b1Ou1, II
verne house barn, second story blown off and
several small buildings near it blown to pieces.
C. Smiths newly completed residence blown
from its foundation The skating rink, 40x1O0
feet, blown from its foundation and partly
blown over. Hicks grain warehouse blown
down. Union block cornice and part of the
roof taken off Nearly every clubhouse and de-
tatched shed in town was blown to pieces OF
tipped over. Chimneys all over town were
blown down.
The report of the department of agriculture
for July is just out 1t reports decrease in
the acreage of corn in Minnesota, although il
says IN the area west of the Mississippi and
north of Missouri, the extension has been great
est because settlement and cultivation Of new
lands are more noticeable there. In MinnosOta
the decrease noted in the acreage of corn is due
to the scarcity of good seed, and it was impos-
sible for the farmers to get full supply such
as they could depend upon this spring. Pota-
toes are suffering seriously from the ravages
of the bugs, of which new variety is reported
to have made Its appearance in some localities
This variety is reported as being q small black
bug. The favorable weather during the last OF
June and the first part of July has advanced
the corn crop in Illinois very rapidly. The
stand is fair, and in the northern and central
parts of the state particularly the ground il
unusually clear.
Jerry Baldwin, a pioneer settler and highly
esteemed citizen of Greenwood Prairie, died al
his residence Wabasha county Friday afternoon
of lung disease, aged fifty eight years. He was
buried with masonic honors Saturday after.
noon, Rev. Henry Willard officiating.
The mystery surrounding the caus1f Her
man Berkholtz's sudden death at Rock Rapids
is still unsolved. The Chicago chemist who
analysed the stomach found no traces of poi
son. Berkholtz died very suddenly, and it was
suspected that he had been poisoned
Two new elevators on the Little Falls l. Da
kota, at Westport and Cyprus, have been com
pleted, and the machinery will soon be placed
in position.
Blank Gray, supposed to have escaped from
the asylum at St. Peter, has been arrested q
Mindora.
The new German Catholic church at Still
water, called the Immaculate Conception. ,
was dedicated recently. The conservation
service, according to the usual Catholic ritual
was celebrated by Bishop Ireland, assisted By
o number Of the clergy, iii the morning. A
this ceremony only the clergymen are permitted
to be present At its conclusion the lay mem
bership of the different Catholic societies o.
Saltwater, St Paul, Minneapolis and elsewher,
were admitted, and solemn high mass was cele
brated by inferred Abbot Edelbrock, of st
Johns abbey at Collegeville, MINI.
A correspondent says equal parts of camphor
opium Qaudanuml, rhubarb and ether, if taker
in doses of II to "A drops, will instantly checl
incipient diarrhna. Mnemonical]y the dost
can be remembered by the letters G. o. r. E.
sand the cost will not exceed ten cents.
The main event at Lake Minnetonka on Sun
day last was the arrival of Con- Sherman ant
party at the hotel St Louis. The general wa,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss Rachel
and his son, F. T. Sherman Others of thu
party were French Rayburn, private secretar,
to the general, Miss Rayburn, Theodore VT
Fitch, Gen. Sherman's son-in-law, and thu
Hon. John r. Lionberger
The Rev. John Sylvester Collins, o. p, dice
at the Dominican convent south Minneapolis
of heart disease, after long and painful i'll
ness, the deceased having been affected by III.
malady for many years.
Stanbro, the Hawley, (Minn-,) embezzler
was discharged by the judge in Winnipeg. re-
Gently, but rearrested before leaving court OF
charge of forgery.
A large yellow rattlesnalxe was killed recent,
near Kasson, Dodge county.
Martin Paulson of Stockholm, Wright county
was instantly killed by the kick of . horse.
Thomas Gullingsrud Of Preston was found
lying In An unconscious condition near the riv
er bank, at the west end of Mill street He Wal
lying ON his right arm, both feet tied. ant
drenched to his skin with water. A letter Il
Gullingsrud's pocket, addressed to his wife
be was determined 70 end his life.