The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
ter. The prices offered are from 81 1.15 to
81 so per cord

dignant over the wanton slaughter OF water
fowl, and an attempt will be made at the
next session of the legislature to have a
law passed prohibiting the Wholesale de.
struction OF game.
The prize on potatoes given by Johnson
IL Claghorn, Waseca, was awarded to Will
liam Hoover OF Vivian. There were TWEEN
ty-tive entries. Hoover's bushel weighed
seventy-eight pounds. The next on the
list was seventy pounds.
Adolphus Maguhn, n German school
teacher at st. Paul, took dose OF creosote
with suicidal intent, and in few short
moments was dead. Maguhn was a native
OF Germany, having received fine colegi-
ate education in that country.
A. T. Stebbns, OF Rochester, has sold his
Badger Run stock farm to |. l.. Elwood oil
Illinois, the importer of blooded horses.
The sale included the farm machinery and
most of the thor oughbred stock involving
a consideration OF about $4,000.
Destructive prairie fires have been raging
along the line of the Watertown branch OF
the Northwestern road between Tracy,
Mimi, and Clark, OAK These fires have
been especially destructive in the neighbor-
hood OF Altamont, Gray and Tracy.
Much excitement exists here over the
discovery of oil IL farm seven miles
north of Browns Valley. While digging II
well at IL depth of eighty feet water was
found. In a short time the surface of the
water was covered with oil to the depth OF
severa inches.
Hon. c. Graham OF Red Wing, has cele-
brated his seventy-ninth birthday. His
children and grand children were present,
among whom are Mr.. and Mrs. White, st.
Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Coughlin of Mime
apols; Mr.. and Mrs. John Maginnis and
children of Morris.
Herman Greve u st. Paul millionaire,
died recently. He was a native OF West
phalia, Germany, and lived a long time in
Wisconsin before coming to st. Pa ul. He
leaves wife and four daughters-two un-
married and the Others Mrs. Ansel Open
helm and Mrs. Arnold kalman.
A wreck occurred in the Northern Pacific
yards at Perham, which totally demolished
the engine on No. l 4, also two refrigera or
cars OF beef, one car Of silver ore, two cars
of barley, one OF wheat and one of oil
barrels. also Considine' extra west engine
and Pelletere's extra west and No. 13.
Henry Storr, the man who attempted to
pass forged drafts to the amount of S9, ,O00
on the Merchants National and st. Paul
National banks of st. Paul has not been r.
rested, nor has his whe reabouts been dis
covered since he left ST. Paul when he made
the attempt to deposit the forged drafts.
Reports from Lake Geneva, southwest OF
Owatonna are that the meteor which fell
there on the 11th inst, has Leen dug up
and blasted, the pieces weighing in all
about 400 pounds. The meteor is OF a
blue-gray Color and very hard. Geologists
and astronomers can secure pieces by writ
to the postmaster at Geneva.
A six year old son OF Mrs. J ohm Trask OF
Anoka accidentally locked his mother up
stairs and could not unlock the door. As
there was no other person around Mrs.
Trask was Obliged to let herself out Of the
window by the aid OF clothes line, which
was too short to reach the ground, neces-
stating Il jump OF about four feet, i'll doing
which Mrs. Trask broke her ankle.
The farmers OF Eyota and Orion town
ships OF Olmstcd county, have had Il great
many sheep killed by dogs. Frank Teska
pfOrion lost twenty-five; William Potter oi
Eyota, fifteen, and Harvey Groswell ol
Eyota had his flock scattered all over the
country recently. The farmers all yard
their sheep at night but the fences that
keep the sheep in fail to keep the dogs out,
Oct. 10th was the fiftieth anniversary OF
the marriage of A. T. {. Pierson, the grand
secretary OF the grand lodge of Masons, and
| wife; and the past and present commanders
BILE one at the residence OF Mr.. Pierson.
The house was filled with prominent ma
sons and the presents we"e numerous.
About So, 600 was received towards a
house for Mr.. Pierson.
Fred Mouldenham, who was supposed to
be one OF Traverse county's most substan
tial farmers. left the community suddenly.
AS soon as his departure VAS known per.
sons who held securities against him began
investigating his affairs, 1t was found thai I
he was q defaulter t % the amount DISC, 900.
| The principal losers are A. A. Ludke, II.
Luekey, j. c, Larkin, w. ii, Todd, and an
unlimited number ofmerchants in Wheaton
and Herman.
William: Black. Chief OF police at Hastings
shot and killed William Smith, known as
'Vinegar Bill" Black started out to arrest
Bill for some petty larceny. He found him
boisterously drunk, standing on the side oi
the road near the bridge, insulting and want
ing to fight every one who passed. When
the officer attempted to arrest Bill he start.
ed foc him with knife Black drew his re-
volver and shot his assailant through the
right hand. Bill then grabbed Black around
Burlington & Northern gr aders have been
put at work within the city limits pf st.
Paul. The y started grading by the side oi
Dayton's bluff, The work OF shaving the
in this section OF the country, as noArly all
| the bluff is solid rock, 1t VIII be quite a
long while befure this norton OF the lire
will he built, as the nature OF the work is
not aueh as will permit Of very much rush
Ing.
At Luverne, a warrant was issued against
Mike NJ, ad, and the sheriff went to Mead s
butcher shop to arrest him for contempt oi
court. Mike warned the sheriff not to APP.
proach him, and grahha,i I" weight off oil
the scales to th.0w at the sheriff. Sheriff
Gilih.,n,, after struggle, finally overpow.
cred Mead and he was taken back to court
and fined $l5 or two days imprisonment
He refused to pay the fine and WA com,
mitted.
the neck with his wight arm, and drawing
his knife hack with his left hand for Il muir.
| aerous thrust was just prevented from
plunging the knife into the officer by Black
placing the revolver close to Bills heart
and firing, thus killing him instantly,
Black is behaved to have been perfectly jus
| titled IN doing as he did, and the citizens all
exonerate him from blame, Smith was
about thrty-three years old, and formerly
lived in La Crosse,
Nell paret, George Adams, William
Adams, and James Rooney were arrested
at stcftluTu, tWeiFe IltieS west Oh alflnOnt,
Martin County, charged with the burglary
OF Calkins Il Jenkins safe on the night o
July 26. One OF Pinkerton's shrewdest de
tectives Besome, the one who was identi.
fled with the Swan case in st, Paul, has
been working the casc several weeks, and il
is asserted that the evidence is positive NJ
to the guilt OF the first two named.
Winona Republican: 1t is said that Dia
mond Joe Reynolds has been Visiting New
York for the purpose of CON citing fa,
steel with WHICH 70 bHld the first steel pas
sengsr gteamboat eyer put on the Missis
sippi river. His enterprise, il Ia predicted
will mark q new era IN stoamhoating on ths
Mississippi, lie Intends tn build q boa.
for the st, louis and ST. Paul trade. afte,
the style Of the Pilgrim Of the Fall River
line, IL will he over 400 feet long and will
be built at Dubuque.
Sc astian ]. Schwellenbach the young
man who embczzled 5000 from the Mime
apolis postotfice, while employed there ms
clerk, was sentenced to six months impris
onment in the Hennepin county Jail, jahp
w. Moore and Layfayette Slnitb we're finesi
5000 and $l7ha0 IespestiveIy Tor cuttins
fimler an ontyhthsncnf In nds natnr D.