The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-19
The fourth trial of William F. Thomp-

DoZZlemenb from dfundH O hoNoJoy
was brought to close in the district
court by verdict OF not guilty
Part second of the annual report OF
the insurance commissioner. devoted to
statistics of life insurance, is in the
press and will soon be issued. In
brief history of life insurance in America,
the commissioner notes that there are
now forty-fve companies doing bust
ness, with aggregate assets OF 5000 ,0Oo,-
OOO Their payments to policy holders
have exceeded 5000, DOC, 900. During the
year, two new companies, the Equitable
of Des Moines, Iowa, and the John Han
cock of Massachusetts, have been admit
ted to do business in Minnesota, and the
Charter Oak of Hartford, has with
drawn There are now twenty-five
companies doing business in the state
The marriage OF Kendall Green of
Faribault to Miss Hattie Winter, took
place at the Congregational church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. e. Gale Of
floating.
William. Jeese and Charles Stewart
of Ward township, Todd county, aged
respectively nineteen, seventeen and
fifteen, are in the Long Prairie jail for.
three months. They became involved
in family quarrel, were bound over to
keep the peace, and in default of $40
cost were jailed.
In the suit of Beynon & Wales of Da-
ktoa against Mr.. Burdick of the Diamond
mills, Owatonna, for damages to the
amount of 50 800, for machinery left in
the mill and for breach of contract, the
Jury returned verdict for the plain
tiffs for $195 and costs. Gordon L.
Cole was counsel for the defense.
The barn of Frank Remely of George
town, Clay county, was struck by light
ming Wednesday morning the 18th, and
set on fire and burned to the ground.
The lightning also killed four horses,
that were in the structure. Several sets
of harness and some farm implements
were also destroyed. There was no IN
surance. The loss will approximate 81
500.
Thomas ONeil, who has been held IN
the Moorhead jail for year or more for
safe keeping, from Becker county, was
taken back to Detroit a few days ago,
and has now been adiudged insane, and
| will go to st. Peter.
Duluth is to have another paper,
called the Journal. with r. J. Mcguire
/ Il. TD,,I
A few evenings since a nicely dressed,
well appearing couple went to Saltwater
from st. Paul to get married. They
called upon pastor of one ofthe Protes-
tant churches, and there discovered that
a license was necessary. The gentle
man went out to procure one, but was
unable to find the clerk of the court
/ Returning soon the party, with gentle
man and his wife as witnesses, drove
across the bridge to Wisconsin, and
while sitting in the carriage the mar
rage ceremony was performed, and the
happy couple departed for home.
United States Marshal Denny, Dep
! uty Marshal Bracket, and one other
deputy arrived in Duluth, Tuesday
morning with warrants for the arrest OF
parties indicted for alleged land frauds.
It is said twenty-five indictments were
found for pine land crookedness. seven
teen of then against citizens of Duluth
The officers Immediately served war
rants on C. P. Byam. Frank Burke and
Edward Lynch. Burke and Lynch
gave bail before United States Com
missioner Carey in the sum of $500
each, but Byam, against whom there
are three or four indictments, was I'M
able to get bondsmen. The officer went
around with him all day in his scar Il
for bondsmen, and this evening Bvam
managed to give them the slip and e>-
capped He went into saloon. where
Bvam called for drinks, throwing -
gold piece on the counter and went ont
the back way. The officer sat down and
waited for him to come back, but he did
not come.
The storm of Saturday was quite Sc
we're north of Northfield. Lightning
struck in different places. Near Cas-
cade the barn of Mrs. kleybergher
was struck and set on fire, and totally
consumed.
Ernest Sargent, aged sixteen, stole
800 from his employer, Mrs. ellison
Wells, but was captured at La Crosse.
At Detroit, Becker county, a jury
brought in verdict of $3.50 against the
Northern. Pacific for running over wag-
on in which Jacob Wygart the driver
was killed A charge of manslaughteI
against the engineer was abandoned.
The house committee on public lands
has agreed to report bill providing
! for the forfeiture of S 500 acres of land
immediately north of Sioux City. which
is claimed by the Sioux City 4 st. Paul
railroad.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Minnesota State Medical society Will
convene at the court house in Saltwater
Thursday, June 18th.
Warden Reed of the State prison re
ceived from Sheriff Holcombe of Wash
ington county August Strombers.
larceny from dwelling house. one
year; from II. NJ. Richardson of Ohm
stead county Allen Robinson, arson. six
months, and Frank Smith, larceny in
dwelling house, one year.
During the thunderstorm Thursday
afternoon the 18th, lightning struck i'll
several localities about st. Paul One
lightning arrester in the fire alarm Office
at the central station was melted by the
fluid, and the wire leading to the elec-
trio light in the clothing store of Henry
Herman, at the corner of Seventh and
Rosabel streets, was so charged that the
light was fully lighted for several mo-
ments
! G. p Byam who was arrested at Min