Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-08
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.

MlNhESOIA NEWS CONDENSED
Waterville and Anoka have fixed the Hquol
+ license at $780, II v z5z#F S.. VI. Es 5s s35f$
Neville, the Winona murderer, was the victim
Of dime novels and drink .kkss
A. McKinnon has been commissioned post
master Of Crookston. MINI.
Tho elothing store Of G. P. Lohrnidtz al
Fergus Falls was burned Loss 81, Oo0
The West hotel barn at ST Cloud was
burned, TIE loss being $1,000 and insurance
$1,000 s&,est.a#$ Es 8 i
farmer named Higgings, while drunk,
robbed the Slayton postofioe and is in jail al
Worthlngton g.. .>...,... 'ssE 7.
syndicate representing $500, 900 capitals has
been organized to open and work the quarries
at Pipe Stone.
Two horses were stolen near Albert Lea re-
Gently. Sheriff Larson offers 500 reward to1
their recovery.
The Catholic state total abstinence conven-
ton will hold it's next session at Saltwater on
June II and l8
Ferdinand Geise of St Mary accidentally fell
A.
causing his death.
Many mich COWS are dying near Shakopee
from some mysterious disease, one farmer
having already lost five head
Freight rates from Chicago to St. Paul were
openly quoted at ~ cents, and the prospect il
good Tor a lively and extended war.
Thomas Minshall of La Crescent has held the
Office of postmaster since 1851 and is probably
the oldest man in Office in the state
The L. c. Porter milling company of Vino
IA received the first prize for the best -four ex-
hlbited at the New Orleans exposition
Preparations are making to make the next
fair of the state agricultural society, the finest
exhibition ever witnessed in Minnesota.
Hon. Bruce Florer, the assignee of the Wa
basha Mill company, will sell the property at
assignee's sale on the 18th OF May, 1885.
A. r. Manning. prominent hardware mer-
chant of Mortified, apparently in thu best of
health, foil dead from an unknown cause
At Minneapolis Mrs Clara Campbell a Mad
ison, Wis, widow got $1,000 verdict for
breach of promise against E. B. Chapman.
Miss Jessie, daughter of Hon. John M. Gill
man, and L. P: Ordway we're married at tho
residence Of the brides parents in St Paul.
The Red river roller mills at Fergus Falls
We're closed recently by virtue of several wr:s
of attachment issued ont of the district court
Mrs J. Thomas of High Forest, Olmsted
county, who lost a son in the army during the
war, has been granted a pension of 800 year.
George w. Post the notorious confidence
man, who is wanted in Minneapolis for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, was arrested
in Chicago.
The Lyndale Hotel, at Lake Calhoun, west of
Minneapolis was burned Loss $500 and
only $4,000 insurance. It was owned b. Mrs.
J. G. Danes.
W. A. Suits of Morris, who was captu1 ed at
Minneapolis and returned to Morris On a
charge of burglary, WAS bound over to the
grand jury in 81, 600 bail
New stock yards, for the accommodation Of
10000 head Of cattle. will be built at Duluth by
the Starlight Cattle company OF Cheyenne,
Wyo., and other companies.
At Forest Lake f. P. Peoples md Arnold
Rohm had a quarrel, when Peoples stabbed
his opponent with a pocket knife, inflctinS al
ugly though not fatal wound
The body found in the river at Vern:llion
Station has been identified as that Of Williara
Holton of New Trier, who disappeared last fail
while suffering from typhoid fever
The body of an unknown man was found
hanging in the barn of Mr. Gothnon, at Car
YER In his pocket is letter addressed to
Mr.: Blanket, Olivia Renville county, Mimi.
Anumber of prisoners in the Ramsey county
Jail made desperate attact upon turnkey Da-
Wis, with the evident purpose of escaping, but
were thwarted after severe fight by the pluck
of Davis. :
Officers of the Maine Savings bank of Port
land, Me-. write to Comptroller Roche that
they have purchased $4,000 moro of St. Paul
bonds, which they value at Z per cent.
premium.
i two-pourd salmon was caught in Root riv-
er near I4ansboro recently. Several thonsan d
were placed in the river at thai place SIX CT
eight years ago, but this was the second one
ever caught.
Sanford Shoemaker of Fergus Falls has re-
caived a telegram from Winnipeg, asking on
what terms Le.could furnish from 100 to go
teams to haul supplies to the scene of the Rie]
disturbance
Horse thieves have made st. Potter visit.
u Il. II.
valued ut sl15, also a double and single set OF
harness. 4 horse belonging to Dr. A. ".
Daniels was also taken
Mr. Robert Crogan, while blowing on the
right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Pau! railway track, near La Crescent, sud
denly fell IN the furrow, behind the pillow and
died before he could be taken from the field.
The clopement of A. A Wright, rropricto,
Of tho Metropolitan hotel Brainord, with the
wife of Thomas O'Brien, late candidate for
sheriff, is reported Wright was in debt, and
his hotel has been closed on an attachment
The marriage of Miss Louise Rice and Luke
A. Marvin OF Duluth, Mimi, took place in the
Second Presbyterian church of Indianapolis,
Ind, the Rev. Joseph T. futile. of Wabash
college. officiating. DR.. Rice, father of tho
bride was the pastor of this church for many
years, but is now living in Minneapolis.
Navigation was opened at Duluth On the
eth, four days earlier than last year. There
are good Indications Of On active shipping sea-
son, SOC, 600 bushels of wheat having already
been chartered for Kingston, Ont, aud the
same amount for Buffalo. There are now
over {, 600, 600 bushels of wheat at Duluth
awaiting shipment
John Douglas, special agent of the treasury,
with headquarters at St Paul, has received
notice from Secretary Manning that his term
of Office would expire on the lat o. May. His
successor has not been named, but the prob
abilities would seem TO point to Hon. George
&. Parker of Iowa-whose appointment as
special agent was announced some time ago.
A peculiarly sad accident occurred at Ram
sey Station below Austin William Byrnes,
station agent while helping the boys make up
freight train, was thrown under the train and
the upper third of his head was completely cut
of, resulting in instant death. Young Bgrnes,
only twenty two years old. was one Of the most
popular agents on the road. he took Rowley's
place. Rowley was killed in the same way and