The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

Caroline Brown, the wife OF Judge James
Brown, OF Mankato, died very suddenly OF
heart disease. She had been in poor health
for "a number OF years. ...-.s ....r
At Red Wing John Nystrom had Charles
! f. Peterson arrested on complaint OF slam
der. The jury awarded the plaintiff dam.
ages to the amount OF five cents.
r. p. Barron, New York capitalist, is
prospecting at Mile Lacs lake with a view
to erect possible summer resort there
when the st. Paul. Brainerd & Mort Invest
ern railroad is opened.
George N. Baxter OF Faribault was ap.
pointed United States district attorney
vice Searle, resigned.
Some idiot tagged a freight train neat
Hastings, and the second section ran into
1T, causing bad wreck.
Theodore Bartlett, civil engineer, died
at st. Paul OF typhoid fever.
| Capitalists are said to be contempla tinq
putting up large flax and Touring mills on
the st. Louis river, near Duluth.
The meeting OF the county superintend
ents of Minnesota has been called for Mon.
| day, Dec. %, at the state capitol. The
meeting will be in session two days and will
be followed by the meeting of the state
| teachers association. The topics to be
discussed will be- Visitation OF Schools, ~
Teachers Institutes" Local Associa
tions," Grading Country Schools" and
Teachers Reading Circles"
Register Hartley, of the Duluth land
office, expects to turn over the Office to
| his successor Dec. I, and will then return
| to attend to his large business interests in
Brainerd.
The election on Incorporation OF the vii.
| lage OF Hinckley was carried in the atfirma-
tive by a vote of 93 in favor to 81 against
| At the competitive exhibition OF the
scholars OF Michigan Academy of Ovation.
ma, the judges on essays gave their de-
cisions, having read the compositions, the
authors being unknown to them: First
prize, Miss V. Mead; second, prize, Miss N.
| NJ. Jones. After long absence, the judges
returned, Hon. H. C. Hickman compli-
Inented the class on the high order of de-
clamation, awarding the first prize to C.
d. Case, the second to +. l.. Carey, and the
third to F. p. Buffom.
The Assumption German Catholic)
Church at st. Paul raised over $6,O at
a cOurch fair.
| At St. Paul, j ohm Williamson, bookkeep-
er for Beck & Rank, painters, was badly
cut with a knife by Andrew Hanson, q
painter.
A. G. Daniels of Oronoco has received a
back pension of 5000.
Several urchins from seven to ten years
OF age at st. Charles secured barrel of
wine from a burning store and got glorious
ly full.
Hunters near Eagle Bend are killing a
large number OF deer and the settlers arc
threatening to prosecute them.
Worthington lawyer took in 81, 900 on
appeals filed by settlers during the recent
land scare.
The Minnesota Land and Loan Company
of Lake City has organized with capital
of $25, 900.
The Congregational church of Rochester
has extended call to Rev. s. F. Milliken
of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Bishop Whipple preached the commemo-
ration sermon before the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society OF the Episco-
pal church in Philadelphia. Tho
Press of that city says; He wears black
skull cap, and has man marks OF individ-
uality and power"
Charles H. Clark, secretary of the Mime
apolis Fair association, died from stroke
OF paralysis.
8. Rathhun Of st. Cloud had letter a
few days ago from brother whom he had
not heard from before for fifteen years.
They parted boys fourteen and seventeen
and are now men old and gray. The broth
er met a stranger who told him there was
an 8. Rathhun in St. Cloud and he wrote to
see If 1t was his brother.
Fire originated in the pork packing house
OF Haas Br Js., located on the corner of Kent
and Lafond streets, st. Paul, and the build
ing was burned to the ground, incurring
loss OF 81, 500.
About 3,6S1 acres of state lands were
disposed OF in Brown county, prices rang.
ing from IS to $1O.75 per acre.
The big pine sale recently made by the
Northern Pacific is on land located on the
st. Louis river, and all tributary to Du,
luth.
A; A: Day has sold his farm in Empire,
consisting of 96O acres, together with all
the stock, implements, grain, ETC., to A. J.
Gillette of West St, Paul for $25, 900.
Mr.. Window tells the Winona Herald
that he is not a candidate for any Office,
but adds: NJ do not say that am per-
manently out of politics for l expect. to
take an interest in political affairs. But
at present am not a candidate for any
Office
Quite number OF occupants OF railroad
lands in Renvile county have been before
the Redwood Falls land office for the past
lew days on account Of the claim made by
Land Commissioner Sparks that the Wi
mona Il st. Peter company have more land
han they are legally entitled to.
Pipestone is to have a new hotel contain.
ng fifty rooms furnished through out with
all the modern conveniences,
A fire at st. Charles destroyed D. Bacon's
furniture store and contents; also George
Smiths drug store. Welsholds harness
shop and DR.. Martins office. Loss, So
900; insurance, $4,000,
William Smith Of Red Lake Falls was ap.
pointed register OF the Crookston land
office, He formerly lived at LIE Seuer.
Neil Murray son OF City Attorney MUIR
ray OF St. Paul, was married to Miss Lucy
Alexander, at DEVILS Lake, Oak.
Peterson, hardware, at Preston, has
failed.
The Minnesota & Northwestern is said to
be contemplating an extention to Duluth.
fhe propeller United Empire brought 200
Italian laborers from the line of the Cana.
dian Pacific road, part OF VIII ON Will stay
in Duluth this winter, and the rest scatter
over the Northwest. DR., Sherwin, Uuluths
health officer, was at the boat. and would
allow none of them to land without proof
# vaccination or being vaccinated.
Reports to Bradstreet 8 mercantile agency
in st. Paul are to the effect that a ohattel
mortgage on the furniture of the Grand ho
tel at Fergus Falls was foreclosed. G. Peter
son, q dealer in hardware at Preston,
has made an assignment for the benefit oi
his creditors. The general store OF James
Blackburn at Hurley, Wis.,, has been c,.osed
up by the sheriff on an execution.
About $2,600 Oh Georgetown school
bonds were sold at az cents
John Lenga, while intoxicated, was killed
by the cars at Minneiska.
John Zimmerman, a straAgeR was run
over and killed by . street ear at st. rraul.
Hama johnson, OF CRANKY, four miles
north OF Nicollett station, Nicolett Co,
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head. A few years ago he married a
widow and ever s.nce the marrirge he has
been tryinE 10 get his wife TO deed him the
farm aid she has persistently refused.
Thuraday Johnson got drunk, went home
and drove all the family out OF the house,
head off.