The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

quainted with it they are more favorable
in their expressions. For the current week
two mills with a combined capacity OF 300
barrels have been cut off-one from damage
by fire and the other for repars-so that
an even twenty is the number left in opera
ton. They are uniformly doing heavy
work, but it is more than likely that the
put will fall offsomewhat. Millers have
begun to talk about shutting down, and
say that will be the only course left for
them to take especially ii ireights are ad
vanced at the close OF navigation, as is
usual. They claim that they are now not
more than clearing themselves, and that
flour must either go up or wheat go down
before there can be any incentive to keep
their mills III operation.
Chicken cholera prevails fatally about
Lake City.
c. Zimmerman of Crow Wing died from
eating wild parsnips.
At Moorhead James Irwin confessed to
the murder OF Hewes.
Taxable property in Duluth is 81 ,5OO,-
600 greater than last year.
Mrs. Purvis has been indicted at Granite
Falls, for poisoning her husband.
The celebrated Stockman- Olmstead min.
Black birds, by the million, are plunder-
ing the corntelds about jamestown.
DR.. Christie is given a right royal well
come by the st. Paul Presbyterians.
Carl Richel, Northfield, lost his barn and
$500 pounds OF leaf tobacco by fire.
A fire at the Humboldt Touring mill in
Minneapolis caused Il loss OF $40, 600.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars will
meet on Oct. 20 and 80 at Owatonna.
William Honman a brakeman, was run
over by the cars at ST. Cloud and killed.
Many men are now hired in Duluth to go
into the Michigan pineries for the winters
work.
At Caledonia, j ohm Thilson, u contra actor
weighing 200 pounds, fell sixty feet and was
killed.
Chicago and Michigan ca pitalists are ne
gotiating for a large amount Of Minnesota
pine lands.
Gordon E. Cole OF Faribault was elected
president OF the Minnesota Anti-Protective
Tariff league.
Miss Alice Taylor Of Minneapolis was re-
Gently married to William Trimble, Jr., OF
Philadelphia.
Tramps stole several hundred dollars
worth OF jewelry from the residence of j. X:
Boyd, st. Cloud.
Peter Nelson was arrested at Minneapo-
lis for attempting felonious assault up
on Mrs. Johnson.
p. L. Henry has sold his interest in the
Duluth Lumber company to Chicago par
ties for $2OO,O0O
The re sdence and shoe shop OF A. Eng
strpm at Granite Falls was destroyed by
fire. Fully insured.
The Northern Pacific railroad has sold
500, 600 worth of lands loca ted in North
eastern Minnesota.
The stallion Brentwood, valued at 81,
900, the property OF T. L. Delaney died
OF dropsy of the heart
A Norwegian named B. o. Akkellbcrg was
run over and killed one mile south OF Fer
gus Falls, by a freight train.
Bronchitis in very acute form is preva=
lent among the children OF New Prague, and
sever al fatalities are reported,
William NJ. Lawrence Of Minneapolis read
a paper on steam b efore the Laundry
me MS National association at Boston.
J. P. Allen and j. B. Spencer turned out
for opposing Dr. Riddell, have been reinstat-
ed in the First Baptist church at st. Paul:
Hugh B. Montgomery, an old restaurant
keeper, Of st: Paul died. The disease that
caused his death was CANCER Of the stamach.
Freight traffic is largely increased on the
Winona IL st. Peter railroad. Trains are
made up with from twenty five to tiitytive
cars each.
George F. Smith, who was arrested in st.
Paul for forgery, has been discharged from
custody on recommendation of the county
attorney:
Last year the st: Paul postoffiee handled
over twelve million pieces of postal matt
ter. Minneapolis shows up only two mill
ion behind.
Railroad men In Milwaukee think the ac-
tion Of the Minnesota commissioners re-
garding transit rates will turn out a NOR
tifying failure.
Hon. Soren Listoe and family left Fergus
Falls for Copenhagen, Denmark, where they
will spend the winter returning home some
time in April.
At Winona David Hex.or, II clerk in the
employ OF Louis Sikorski, robbed the safe
of his empl oyer ofabout $26 in money and
departed for the East.
p. L. Henry, manager OF the Duluth
Lumber company, sold his interest in it ia
5. X. Martin OF Chicago, presiden ! ol the
company, for $780, 600.
Waseca people complain that the depot
Accommodations there are execra ble-nQ
lights, no fires, smashed windows nd moth
ing to soothe the waiting traveller.
Thomas NJ. Brown, ut Hawley, was COM
Jacobson Touring mill, VIII ich was burned
on Thursday, Oct. 10, about 2 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Briggs, the recently appointed
pastor Of the Methodist church at Gum
brota, has arrived 18th his family from
Canada. The parishioners gave them u
cordial reception.
j. p. Becker OF Bridgewater raised on
fifteen acres, this season, 12O bushels OF
clover seed. Some parts Of the tract yield
eel nine bushels to the acre. The seed sold
readily at IS bushel.
The prairie fire that ragged west and north
west OF Appleton, was very destructive.
The wind was blowing n gale and the fire
leaped over fire breaks, roads, and the
rivers with perfect impunity. ~
In the United statos district court at ST.
Pau, Alitpa I: Mptsy' Who pleaded guilty
bert Lea, was sentenced to the penitentia-
ry at saltwater for one year
For several yeara tho Minneapolis milers
have been making efforts to obtain
prompt payment OF the rebate on the jute
sacks IN which the -four is shipped to Eu-
rope and have at last succeeded.
Charles Richman vas arrested at Winona
on q charge OF bastardy, the complainant
being girl Of seventeen, who has lived
nearly all her life in Winona. Her mother
is dead and she lives with an assd father.
Mankato marriages; Clerk AZ Court w.
B. Tor!eX, tg.Mfs. Mary O, Maultaa Of
apribgHsM, Mass. JamesC. Mahan to Miss
Jennie Rnehannan Of Springfield, Ill. w.
=. SNOW to Miss Eva Carpenter DIST. Paul.
Duluth Tribune: Within the last two or
three days NJ. II. Alworth has sold to
Avery Brothers, OF Detroit, lands on the
north shore, containing about $4,000, 600
feet ni piRaseenatituting the Page-Sexnith
tFuct. 80.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
Is engaging Minnesota woodsmen to go to
Nontana Tor the purpose Of cutting SO0,-
900 cords ofwood for the Anaconda smell
rids y. /" o.. iS-' - : ssss.sis 80