The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-11

ClXtl-DO you s8S ally bcIlOus OUJOCtiOh W
making the school year end with the fiscal
year, July 81? Do you advise it!
Seventh-What is the general condition OF
the state text book repositories? Are the
quarterly reports of clerks made with prompt
ness?
Eight-what interests deserve the attention
oft he legislature?
A Fire at Duluth Saturday night destroyed
the saw mill of Little & Simonds. Ali the lum-
Der except about three million feet, belonged
to Cutler & Gilbert, and the rest to Little
q Simonds. Little a. Simonds' loss is es-
timated as follows: On saw mill, OOOO;
planning mill, $4,000; lumber, 5000; total,
$105 900, with insurance of about 80, wv
Cutler & Gilbert's loss is $25, 600 to $30, OOO,
with $4,000 insurance. This is by far the
worst fire in the history of Duluth.
A review of the weather at st. Paul and Vi
cinity during the last month shows nothing
Unusual for August except more than aver
age wind movement including several rathef
strong gales. The average August tempera.
ture of the last thirteen years is ~ deg, last
month was IL deg. cooler than that average,
the mean being $50 deg. The month IN ques-
ton was slightly cooler than the correspond
ing ones of 1872, 1876 and 1880; considerably
cooler than those of 1873, "a ~, rs 81, 80;
and decidedly warmer than those of 1875 auc
1888
Sitting Bull and wife, Grey Eagle, his cousin,
Long Dog, very big Sioux, Spotted Horn Bull
and wife (the latter cousin of Sitting Bull
and a pretty princess, named Red Spear, ar
rived at St Paul from Standing Rock. With
them were Mrs. Mclaughlin and son Harry,
Louis Primeau, an interpreter, and Ehle Allen,
business manager of the ''Stting Bull Combin-
alton" Col Allen received the Indians with
due honors, and assigned them rooms at the
Merchants. The date of departure on the East
ern exhibiting tour is not yet fixed
Duluth wants railroad connection with the
southwestern portion of Minnesota
After over two years of steady work the
magnificent bridge and viaduct built by the St
Paul & Manitoba road over the river at Mime
apolis is completed and trains will begin run
ming to the new depot The bridge is 2, 100
feet long, % feet wide and 81 feet high 1t ls
a magnificent work of engineering and me-
chanical skill The Northern Pacific, Omaha,
Minneapolis & St Louis, as well as the Mani.
toba, will use the new depot in Minneapolis
Hon. Lee Hensley died of consumption
at his residence in ST James, Mimi, Mon.
day morning. Deceased was member OF
the legislature during the session of 1861
He leaves a wife and children.
Two young men, under confinement upon thu
charge of burglary, made their escape from
the county Jail at Kandiyohi, by crawling
through the ventilators.
Minnesota diaries are to be well represented
at New Orleans
John Ruble, one of the oldest settlers and
best known farmers of Freedom county, died
at his home in Pickerel Lake last Friday might
after an illness of some weeks He formerly
was engaged in the agricultural machinery
business in Albert Lea. He was one of the
four farmers, Ruble brothers, whose combined
weight aggregate over ], 200 pounds.
The Meeker county fair will be held at Itch.
field Oct. 2, and 4.
David Healy, one of the pioneer citizens Of
Assumption, Carver county, having settled on
government land twenty-seven years ago, died
suddenly on Tuesday morning. He had re-
turned to the house after doing the morning
chores, and while preparing for breakfast
dropped dead withouta word or struggle.
L. Harrison, assistant commissioner of the
general land office, says in a letter to the Tay-
Ior's Falls land office: Pursuant to clause in
the act of June 4, 1884, making appropriations
for the current and contingent expenses of the
Indian department., you will allow no entry, i'll
ing, location or disposal of any character of any
of the lands within the Mile Laos Indian reser-
walton until after further legislation by con.
gress.
The estate of Hon. G. W. Braley, deceased, Of
Redwood Falls, has been settled. After paying
the debts, which amount to $4,000, there is q
balance of real estate valued at 81 600, and
personal property worth SIS, 600 for distribu-
ton among the heirs. The widows claim was
compromised bv her accepting one-sixth of the
estate in lieu of all claims.
Gen. b. f. Butler excited considerable curl.
osity at Minneapolis. He made two speeches
on Friday at Minneapolis, and on Saturday he
spoke at Mortified. There was fair attend
ance but he uttered nothing new.
The Osakis bank was robbed of 81 600 and sci
on. fire by some one unknown.
Rev. DR. Thomas Of st Paul was yesterday
unanimously elected by the trustees of the Sea-
bury mission to the wardenship of the divinity
school at Faribault DR.. Thomas has not yet
decided to accept the position, owing to the
strong unwillingness of his parishioners to part
with him.
Crooks are having regular picnic season in
Duluth They either abound in great num-
bers or they are an organized band that is get.
ting in its work in a systemized manner.
Thursday night no less than twenty-four resi-.
dences and stores were entered The amount
of the stealings is very small however, the burg
lars seeming to be after money, and nothing
else. great many families awoke to fin0
thieves in their house, but in no case were they
captured Every part of the city was visited.
The largest amount stolen in any instance was
$50
aco froyV %ho O,,rfv
jail at saltwater. As Deputy Sheriff Adam
Marty opened the cell-room door the three men
attacked him. One struck him on the head
with sharp instrument. cutting cash and
knocking him to his knees. On raising he
grasped his assailant but was struck by anoth-
or on the forehead, and felled to the floor.
The men rushed out and escaped. The de-
scription of the prisoners is; Charles Sinclair,
about fifty years of age, five feet eight inches
high, iron gray hair, moustache, goatee, sharp
featured, dark complexion, dark haxel eyes,
dark suit of clothes, colored shirt waiting the
action of the grand jury on charge of burn
ing Sam Judd's house at Marine Mills, a des-
perate character; Allen Smith, aged twenty
five, light hair, blue eyes, no beard, height
about five feet eight inches, striped gray and
black pants, colored shirt, in for forgery;
Louis White, age twenty-five, half breed, dark
complexion and hair, no beard, red mackinac
pants, drab colored shirt, with polka dotspots,
in for ninety days for assault and battery.
An accident occurred at J. M. Harrington's
saw mill, at Long Prairie, Mimi, Friday night
by which an engine and shafting and 1900
pound fiy-wheel were demolished. No cause is
known. The engineer was at his post but re-
manned uninjured. The mill has been cutting
about twenty thousand feet daily all the season
and was at work at the time. It will take sew
eral weeks to repair the engine and machinery.
The twenty fifth annual fair Of the Faribault
County Agricultural society will be held at
Blue Earth City on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th, 10th and 18th Of 6eptcm-
ber
Matt Miller, horse thief, who escaped from
the Anoka jail, Wa recaptured N Minneapolis