The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-01
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

railway track between CrOOkSton anC
ST. Hilaire was identified as that of Os.
car Anderson, aged twelve years. Os
car. with his father, Charles Anderson
left his home in Crookston for st. Hill
aire on Friday, the 18th, where the Ia
ther was holding claim. The father
also persisted.
At La Crosse q son Of Sam Hyde
formerly of st. Charles, bled to deatl
from the lungs.
Sixty thousand tons Of coal will b.
carried over at the Duluth and superior
docks this season.
A thief stole the team of Sheriff Slog
gy, of Moorhead.
The subcommittee Of the COMMITTEES
on commerce, of the house ofrepresenta
tives to whom was referred Mr.. Nelson'
bill to authorize the Mississippi water
Power and Boom company of Brainerd
Mimi, to construct q dam across the
Mississippi river, have agreed to make
favorable report on the bill to the full
committee.
The receipts of wheat at Minneap oil
during the year 1883 were 1000, OO(
bushels more than the receipts at Chi
cago. This statement seems almost in.
credible, but the figures show it. Thu
receipts at Chicago were 20, 321 ,45l
bushels, and at Minneapolis %, 273 900
The annual report of the Minnesots
State Horticultural society has just beer
issued from the press and is now ready
for distribution. It embraces the trans
actions of the society from March Z,
1883, to March 1, 1884, with proceed.
ings, essays, discussions and reports.
The book is one of 437 pages, and was
compiled and edited by the secretary,
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., of Lake City, MINI.
who will furnish copies gratuitously up
on application.
A case of desertion and supposed
elopement is reported from Saltwater,
The facts as far as they were found te
be are as followes: For about fou,
years past Mr.. George L. George has
boarded in the family of Mr.. w. III.
Babcock. About three weeks ago he
left the city and last Saturday Mrs.
Babcock, after her husband left for his
work departed for parts unknown, but
is supposed to be with George, who,
while in Saltwater, was much in heI
company in public places, SO much SC
that gossips have been busy with their
names for some time past. No par
hcular effort has been put forth on the
part of the husband to discover the
whereabouts of his missing spouse
DIR. Weschler of st. Paul spent last
week in Benson, buying working oxer
and COWS for some Russia colonists al
Painted Woods, Oak, of whom he has
charge.
The little son of Mrs. Maxfeld, living
two miles from Benson, fell in pail Of
hot water while her back was turned
the other day and was fatally scalded
The Hon. Ira P. Shissler of Var
Vert, Ohio, has selected Mankato for his
future home, and has entered into part
nership with Mr.. Pau in the practice
of law.
Willie Gray, aged thirteen, son of j
D. Gray, shoe merchant of Anoks
was accidently killed on Tuesday, the
oath, during charivari party, rendered
Fred Champlain and wife, who were
married on Sunday, the Goth. Willie
was killed by pistol shot, the bullet
severing the juglar vein. The weapon
was evidently held close to the boys
neck when fred, as the wound was
powder-burned. It is supposed the
shot was fred by companion, as the
pistol was picked up near the scene Of
the accident.
The Minneapolis counsel is consider
ing new liquor ordinance. Under it.
parties desiring to engage in the traffic
in the residence portion of the city must
first receive the trcit if hot direct sane
ton of 824 per cent. of those living in
the district interested and all obtaining
livelihood by the sale of vinous, fer
mented or malt liquors must do so di-
rectly, and not through agents ETC., and
pay license fee of $500.
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., of Lake City
United States commissioner to repre-
sent Minnesota at the world industrial
exposition and cotton centennial, to be
held in New Orleans, has started for
Washington to consult with other
officials in regard to the congressional
legislation needed in the interest of the
big show.
Notice has been received of the assign
ment of A. w. Jones, general dealers,
Beardsley MIMI, with assets of 81 900
and liabilities of $1,000. Among the
st. Paul firms interested-all of them
in small amounts-are Gotzian & Co.,
P. H. Kelly & Co., Craig, Larkin g.
Smith; Kellogg, johnson & Co.; Berkey
& Co.; Noyes Bros. & Cutler; Pollock,
Donaldson s. Ogden; Gorden & Fergu-
son; Lindeke, Warner & Shurmeier,
and the First National. A. M. Jones
went to Beardsley from Howard Lake
in 1883.
The regents of the university formally
elected Prof. Northrop president, at a
salary of 5000, the action being unani-
nous. Prof. Breda was chosen to the
chair of Scandinavian languages, at a
salary of 81 800, and as has been the case
withevery other professor of Norsk litera
ture in western institutions, was in
formed that for time he would be ex-
pected to teach Latin. The board ex-
pressed itself in favor of post-gradu-
ate summer school at the university,
provided it could be had for the NUM-
6cent sum of $3.50.
Burglars broke into the store OF Mr..
Sommers, at Heron Lake, and took
800 worth of goods.
George F. Hatch Of Lake City, late
first lieutenant of Company 81 Fifth
Minnesota volunteers, has been granted
an increase of pension from $12.75 to
BIT per month, dating from March IA,
1888.
Claude Van Alstyne Of Steele county
sentenced for life to State Prison, has
been pardoned by the Governor. Six
years ago he and another young man
named Tourtelotte were at work cutting
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