Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

Il
The new Ryan Hotel in st. Paul is oil.
ready to have an addition to cost $3.50,
| 900. %Tt .
| The hearing of III important land claim
case has been commenced before Judge Nell
| son. OF the United States circuit court, at
| st. Paul. The Manitoba VS.. Charles Wenzel,
| and the same vs.. Charles A. Green ct al, the
two being heard together. The suit in
wolves 10000 acres OF land on the St. Vim.
cent extension Of the Manitoba, which is
patented to settlers by the government.
and occupied by them. The railway claims
; the land is included in q previous grant to
it. The settlers had possession under both
United States and state title, while the roat!
claims that these lands could not be taken
| from it after it had made a definite location
OF the road.
On the afternoon OF the 18th inst, the
great draw (the Ia lest in the WORLDLY OF the
Minnesota and Northwestern bridge
across the Mississippi river at St. Paul was
! moved for the first time since it was set in
position. 1t worked to a charm.
| John Green. a man over eighty years old,
stepped directly in front OF the Manitoba
Short Line train, at the Rice street bridge
St. Paul, and WAS killed.
MEIhfLNy anu l1OllneiIy u OF. aul NaNt
been awarded the contract for burying a
Fort Lincoln, OAK, - bodies now resting
in the grounds at Fort Abercrombie. Their
bid was $9S7.:1O.
Articles OF incorporat ton were filed witt
the secretary OF the state Of the St. Paul
Glass company, for the manufacture o
window glass and glass ware from the whit
sand Astounding in the bluffs about tn:
city.
The people of Pelican Ra pids are com.
planning OF the excessive rates charged by
the railroads for hauling wood, and want
the commissioners to have them reduced
SD that the Farmers can ship their surplus
to Dakota.
\ threshing machine and about ,00C
bushels Of wheat were burned on {. O.
! Jones farm, south Of Moorhcad. y sparl
from an engine caused the fire.
Frank j. Ginther WIS arrested at Waba-
shss charged with forging policies Of the Lior
Fire Insurance company OF England
The late heavy rains did considerable
| damage in the Red River valley, nea1
breckenridge.
! Three ladies, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Marshall,
and Mrs. Hickman were drowned in Lake
Traverse recently. Tie husbands OF the
first two barely escaped I. like tate.
Mormon elders held 81 conlcrenco at Mime
apolis and report hard shedding III the
proselyting business.
! The winery and tlistille1y OF the FRESNO
! L2chman jacob T. Co. aud others OF San
Francisco, was destroyed by fire. A large
! quantity Ct wines w;,s lost. The loss Is
! $120,UOO partially Insured.
The new Manchester college, corner Smell
inyand Summit avenues, st. Paul is dc(}l.
Gated with appropriate ceremonies.
The board OF trustees OF Naca]ester col
lege adopt memorial resolutions on the
death of W. ". McNair OF Minneapolis.
I Three men entered the house OF mar
named Hebb, It pastcrer Of Dover village,
Winonfa county, and robbed him OF $50
his hard savings.
! The Rcnwick Shaw & Crossett Lumber
company OF Pine Knott have shut down
for the season.
! Among the sin1:hcs made IL Harrisburg,
Pa, recently al the centennial meeting in
: colnmemorat tom Of the birth Of Dauphin
county. was one ivy ex-t;ov. Ramsey a Min
neaota, who was born in that county, but
lett it for the west thirty-s years ago.
Or. Knight leaves a1ibault, with his vile,
for Lakevi]lc. Conn, to assume the manage.
=; ment Of the school for the feeble minded al
! that city.
The old settlers Of the St. Crojx valley held
their annual reunion at the Sawyer house
Saltwater, and a right merry gathering it
WAS Of ladies anG gentlemen with whitcned
F.! locks. There were fOrty-siX in number
among whom we're many who i'll the past
have been honOrel with high government
and state positions. Albert Stimson wa:
elected president. Sylvanus Trask vice prcs
dent and y. E. loomis secretary, for the
ensuing year.
Three counties sent conyicts to the state
prison, ns foil ,wa: Martin Cuu,Itv-FranE
Ellis, William McGnirc and ThuM;ts Regis
each two years Tor larceny. Auoka
tv--Frank Schernanerhcrn, larceny
eighteen months. Hcnnepin Ccunty-PhiI
lip Hopkins, Ole Oleson, larceny, each eight
cen months; Gordon Brown, forgery, one
! year; Edward Riley, larceny, two years
| ana six lnOn1 is.
: The treasurer oftho state fair association
! Says there is every reason to believe that
! the receipts Of the past week were several
! thousands of dollars in excess OF the eX
F., penditurcs.
! Senator Sabin denies the report that he
had written letter to the president; Dlelg.
! ing support in the confirmation OF appoint
, ments. The senator says that white he
! will mike no captiOus opposition, there
| may be cases where he will have to protest.
! The cons,lmma ton Of a large real estate
! DEAL at Braineru which has been on fo1
! some time has been effected. The sale to
! the First National bank OF the block corne,
) OF Sixth and Ircnt streets owned by Tx
| Hartley brothers ans! occupied KY the First
! National bank, Lu!nbermen' Exchange
! bank. p,>stoficp. Cable Il Co.'S drug aiic
: stationery store aud Eu~nstcin' S wholesale
! liquor store, etc, for so 600 cash; ajSc
, Hartley Bros. reserve for their use for fl {
. ycHrs the large rooms used as their offices.
! and also for he same period the rooms oc'
! cupied by the Lumbermen $ bank. Til.
! building is very fine, i'll modern style.
! About three years ago f. +. Case OF Eari.
! bault married Il Young lady OF the sane
J place, named Mary Scott. Since then the,
/ have lived in several places and for the
? last year have resided in Waterrllle. The
, couple have one child and separa ted on the
! ground that Mrs. c. had committed adul.
terry. Mrs. Case now sues Tor a bill OF di'
vorce on the ground OF desertion and cru
city. The suit viii be tried at Faribault.
Edwin B. Morrill,, aged thirty years, and
! in the employ Of Mr.. Sheldon, a. farmer hv.
! ing near Elk River, hanged himsefto bed
! post.
! The normal school at St. Cloud has
| opclltO lCt WOIh uiiiS ySHt1i WIZ II AoA puPhs
in the normal department against 81 last
! year, tweutv-nine counties and six states
! being represe nted. The corps OF teachers
! has also been increased.
At a meeting Of the Students Christian
| Association OF the State University at Min.
neapolis, the president Of the association.
! J. G.. Gilman, announced President North
rop, who spoke TO the students i'll his
usual happy manner. He said: | realize
! that this is Christian association anc
nothing else For this being a state uni
I versity is bound to be just to every indi'
! vidual within it's jurisdiction. 1t can be