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

At st. Paul, William L. Anderson
made an assignment for the benefit OF
his creditors to r. w. johnson, and the
papers were fled in the district court.
Anderson entered business as q carpet
dealer in st. Paul some twelve years
ago as partner and afterward successor
Of J. w. Strong. The liabilities which
are stated to be about $50 900, are, so
far as known, as follows: w. p.
Townsend, of New Brighton, Pa, his
father-in-law, who loaned him money
to keep up his business, 500, 900; Bank
of Minnesota, on an old note which has
now run number of years, 5000;
Mary Paul, st. Paul, for rent $3.50; w.
Judge & Bro, Philadelphia, 1900;
81. L. Judd & Co., New York, $257 ,25 ;
II. B. Virgins & Sons, Philadelphia,
about $500; Leidham of Philadelphia,
about 81 200. The other outstanding
Indebtedness is all mercantile, and in
amounts less than 81, 900 each. The as
sets are said to be $25, 0c6.
When the Winona council met to con-
slider the contested election case in the
Fourth ward, the resignation of J..
Baumann, Jr., as alderman; was pre-
sented. His communication stated that,
as he had been arrested on the alleged
ground of taking part in the conspiracy
and fraud in the Fourth ward, he could
not afford the expense of contesting the
election, and he therefore resigned. The
council accepted the resignation and
Immediately appointed Theodore Sikois-
XII as alderman. He was sworn in and
took his seat with the council. The
criminal cases yet remain to be tried,
when it is believed the facts regarding
the fraud will be fully exposed.
Mrs. Charles Mcclure died at her re-
sidence in Red wing of hemorrhage of
the brain. Her daughter, Mrs. Box
rade, who was lately married, and is
now on her bridal trip, has been tele-
graphed for.
Valuation of church property in st.
Paul: Protestant 1858, ZOO; Catholic
$539, 800. Number of members of Con-
gregations; Catholic SO, 266; Protestant
$3.50. The striking difference between
the Catholic and Protestant member
ship is due to the methods of reckoning
by the various denominations. The fig
ures are not true criterion of the
strength of the Protestants. The Cath
olics classify as members all who have
been baptized, adults as well as minors
But few of the Protestant congregations
go so far as this.
Little Falls people have contributed
100 city lots to aid the establishment
of company to improve the water
power.
The Sterrett elevator at Ada, MINI.
was burned. The elevators capacity
was 35 900 bushels, and it contained
about 1000 bushels of wheat at the
time it burned. Insurance unknown.
A. P. Heagan of Granite Falls, who
shot at his wife and then shot himself,
is dead.
A new national bank will be started
at Sank Center by May Is.
The Rev. George G. Pollock and Mr..
M. G.. Willard were appointed delegates
by tho presbytery of Mankato at its last
session at Worthington, to attend the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, which meets at Saratoga
Springs in May next.
J. s. Hartman left Duluth to walk
to San Francisco.
Solomon Moran, a lather, living at
West st. Paul, called at saloon and
borrowed a twenty-five caliber, revol-
YER, for the alleged purpose of killing q
dog. He was in bad spirits, as he be-
ieved his girl had gone away with a
Landowner man, and SO resolved to quit
this world of trouble. On leaving the
place he pointed the revolver at his
breast, fired, and dropped to the floor.
Two physicians were called, and they
found the bullet in his shirt, it having
been stopped by his suspender buckle.
The body of James Mclaughlin was
found near Rollingstone, Winona coun-
ty, he having wandered away during the
heavy rain storm, fallen into washout
Or gulch and drowned.
On the Black Hoof river Osterhout &
Hughart are using their dams and flood
ing the stream over the ice, making
some progress with their logs in that
novel manner.
Fl. W. Cannon, cashier of the Lum-
bermen's Bank, Saltwater is talked of
in Washington as successor of j. j.
Knox controller of the currency.
Messers P. 81. Kelly, st. Paul; Mich
ael Doran, LeSueur and J. Fl. Meagher,
Mankato, expect to sail for Paris, via
Ireland. next July.
Senator Sabin's sister, from Illinois,
is visiting him in Washington.
Saturday morning the stopping place
on Rum river, about five miles north of
the Manitoba road on the Hinckley
branch, was burned and nothing saved.
This place was the property of George
H. Warren of st. Paul. A storehouse
owned by him was burned also. It con-
tanned driving supplies belonging to G.
II. Warren and Brown & Martin of st.
Paul, Caleb Philbrook and w. d. Wash
burn & Co., Minneapolis, and Page
Bros. of St. Paul. The buildings were
valued at 800, and the supplies at
about $4,000. The insurance on the
former is between 5000 and $500, while
the loss is over 81, 500. The house was
favorite stopping place for the lum-
bermen, and the loss at this time, just
as the driving season commenced, will
be much felt.
Mayo & Clark, wholesale hardware
Dealers at st. Paul are temporarily en-
barrassed, owing to slow collections, and
have suspended payment for the present.
Liabilities of the firm were $135s,O00, of
which 500, 900 is owed in ST. Paul, and
the assets are given as $155 900, I'm
less an assignment is forced list of
Liabilities and assets will not be given.
Henry Moorish, Atwater, has been re-
turned to the asylum at st. Peter. His
insanity comes from whisky and brood
ino ove. the loss of money two wears apo