The sun., 1884-12-25

A new Masanic hall of Lake City has been
dedicated.
Rev. Father P. ]. Bowland has returned
from trip to Europe.
Rates to Portland via the Northern Pacific
and St Paul have been reduced.
Charles A. Lambert hats, St Paul, as
signed Liabilities, $3.50; assets, $2,5OO
E. W. Shirk & Co. g livery stable in st. Paul
was burned Horses saved Loss small
John johnson of Beardsley, is in Jail for
stealing yoke Of oxen from Andrew Knudson
Harry A. Sergeant was commissioned post
master of Sergeant, and K s. Nordgarden of
Madison.
Samuel Shoulding, pioneer settler OF Lu-
verne, is dead. He was veteran OF the Black
Hawk war.
Attorney General Hahn decides that bonds
men for treasures in school districts are con-
tnously liable.
Mr.. Ichstenstein of Rich Prairie was thrown
from his wagon, run over and 80 badly injured
that death resulted soon after.
Thomas Dalton of Sherman has lost his
granary with about 600 bushels of grain and
all his farm machinery, by fire.
Gustave Kaping, aged 25, committed suicide
at Lydia, Scott county, by shooting himself,
because he was disappointed IN love.
The body of John Driscoll was found along
side the railway track near Northfeld, having
fallen in fit, and been struck and killed by .
train.
The fall term of the St Cloud normal school
opened with large attendance, all the seats
being filed Notwithstanding the raising OF the
grade.
A man named Andrew Anderson was found
frozen to death in shanty in Franconia He
was dissapated and had been missing several
days.
Ole Thordole, blacksmith in the employ of
the Winona wagon works, attempted suicide
by hanging, but he was cut down and resus-
citated
John Rico, night switchman in the Winona
l. St Peter yards at Winona, was strcuk by an
engine and had few ribs broken and his
shoulder dislocated
The Bank of Minneapolis u. P. Cummin 4
| Coz made an assignment to Charles Fairchild
! for the benefit of creditors. They state that
all depositors and creditors will be paid in
| full
A week ago four children and q grandchild
of Henry Scheele, of Norwood died Since
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died, leaving the husband and father alone in
the world
Representative Reese has called meeting at
Willmar on the Goth inst, to consider bills on
wheat grading and regulation of railroad tariff
which he has prepared for introduction in the
legislature.
Anton Bocek. Republican candidate for the
legislature in LIE Sueur county, has decided to
contest the seat of Mr.. Hugh Byrne. democratic,
who was elected by five majority, ,on the ground
of fraud
Herndon Blaine of Milo, Mile Laos county,
went hunting, and not returning home
at night. search was made and his body was
discovered near his house, having shot himself
accidentally, causing instantaneous death.
A very malignant type Of typhoid fever has
come to notice in the family of Widow Hanson
living about twelve miles south of Ltchfield
The entire family-mother and six children
have been sick, and two of the children have
died Three of the nurses have taken sick and
died, and others are ILL
In the township Of Quincy, Olmsted county
there is an epidemic of diphtheria. Severa
deaths have occurred There is scarce
ly q family in the vicinity that hai
not had from one to five cases Of the dis
ease Abaut half the cases are fatal All thu
schools have been closed.
A fire started Thursday morning at Rice'l
Point Duluth It originated in the boardirl
house Of James Stoddard, on Michigan street
between Twenty third and Twenty fourth ave
| owned by Mrs Murdock Mltteson Boil
buildings were entirely consumed.
Among lot Of bopes hauled to jamestown