The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-16
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

The remains OF the late D. 8. Brawley
were inferred with masonic honors, at Penn.
bina. On theinquest developments showed
that he committed suicide from being broken
down in health and being old and infirm.
Pipe Stone county's census gives a pop.
nlation OF 4,O51. 1t has doubled within
five years.
The census gives Nicollet county pop
ulation OF 13, 4S4.
Joseph f. Townsend OF Mount Pleasant
Wabasha county, and his son Harry, aged
ten years, were in Lake City with double
team, and started for home i'm the after
noon. Shortly after a very heavy thun-
der storm arose, and when Mr.. Townsend
and son reached what is called the Devil g
Elbow in the Boston house coolie, through
which they had to pass, they met with a
flood that swept the wagon from the road
and caused the drowning OF the boy, Har-
ry and one of the horses.
The grand jury at Moorehead, Clay coun-
ty. found the following indictments: George
Staubro, forgery; j. Mccoy and Lynn, lar
ceny; John Carfmaa, larceny; j. G. IL.
Johnson, embezzlement; +. A. Elder, EN-.
bezzlement.
The census in Rice county Is completed.
The gain in the city OF Faribault in five
years is ,O44. The gain in the county in
the same number OF years is 2,472. Total
population "a, 953.
AT st. Cloud recently there was single
heavy report OF thunder, which came with
out the slightest warning, and was not fol-
lowed by rain. The accompanying bolt OF
lightning struck The frame store building
occupied by Representative B. Reinhard as
grocery and stationery store, and passing
fntf Ja %xu, h<,Ia
can two-thirds full OF gun powder. An ex-
plosion followed which completely wrecked
the building. The entire structure collaps-
ed and about one-half the stock OF goods
were destroyed. No fire followed
The Park Region Agricultural assocation
has been organized and differed as follows
President, Col. G.. II. Brush of Wilkin; first
vice president, +. b. Nash, Jr., Wilkin; sec
ond vice president, o. c. Chase, Otter Tail;
third vice president, II. G. Tilleman, Grant;
fourth vice president, j. Henry, Traverse;
secretary, Robert Miller, Otter Tail; treas
urer c. ID. Wright. Otter Tail; executive
Roberts, Weston; j. &. Nelson, Parker
Prairie; G, D, Burke, Fergus Falls; +. W..
Cooke, Ponne de Terre; 4. w. Dewey,
Rerse; Nelse Morrow, Clitherall; Knud
Peterson. Scverdrup; A. Leverson, Pelican;
II. kempcr. Perham; II. T. Putnam, Amor.
The nuptials of Prof J. j. Halsey OF Lake
Forest university, Chicago, and Miss Bessie
Gardner, daughter OF Mrs. C. NJ. Gardner OF
Faribault, were celebrated at the residence
of the brides mother. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. Halsey OF Chicago,
father OF the groom.
A st. Paul incendiary confesses that he
set Mra Hroderck's house on fire at her re.
quest.
Milling is dull at Minneapolis, the esti-
mated daily output for the week being but
5000 barrels.
Harlan w. Page Of Austin, has surrender
ed his position as cashier of the First
National bank to n. +. Banfeld. Mr.. Page
started a private bank in Austin in July,
1866; two or three years after it was trans
formed into q national bank, and Mr.. Page
has been it's cashier all these years. Mr..
Page has been appointed financial and re-.
cordsng secretary of Carleton college, North.
field, and his duties cover the management
Of all the financial interests of the college.
A young man by the name OF Pelvy
R.umm working for Mr.. Zimmerman near
Lake Albert, was killed by lightning recent
ly.
The Northern Baptist association will
hold its next meeting at Detroit, June 16,
1856.
Hon. John Stewart, for many years a
leading attorney of Wabasha, will remove
to Mortified soon, to reside permanently.
At Hallock, July Thomas Ingless about
twenty-four years OF age was struck and
killed by broken ring exploding between
two anvils.
At St, Einlent, b. f. Brawley attempted
suicide by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver. 1t appears that
he wrote his son, who is in st. Paul for
money, and not having received it, grew de-
spondent and attempted his life. He had
been here about ten or twelve years. and
was postmaster six years ago. Before
coming here he was resident of ST. Paul
and a member OF the legislature.
Tbs grand jury OF Clay county fails to in
dict J. f. Bergquist for arson, and he is
now in position to press his libel suit.
against the Minneapolis Tribune.
Wolfgang E.aE,aaa, lately Of st. Paul,
committed suicide in asI..ing ton county
A yqunor Woman unmarried, named
.,ailner, attempted her life by taking a
dose OF red oxide Of mercury on the farm OF
So! Smith Of Puse, Otter Tail county;
Emetics were administered, and she. will
ciente, which condition she claims was
brought about by Smith whom she desired
to marry her.
,!,r ai.hgirs TO a tree by a rope, was Fritz
Feig.
Willie, the eight -year-old stepson of G. D..
Pruden, of Minneapolis, fell into the mill
race near the Eastman 4 Bovey saw mill,
and was carried over the falls or cataract
at the outlet of the race, and drowned.
The First regiment, NJ. N. g., have, gone
into camp at White Bear Lake. There
were ten companies, the Emmett Light
Artillery and the First Regiment band in
the encampment, the companies being as
follows: \ and B, Minneapolis; G, y and t.
st. Paul e Iurgis Falls: G, Red Wing; Ii,
IitehHsla; !, Minneapolis; X, Saltwater
Numerous bullet holes in Fritz Feig,
found dead near LIE Sueur Center, occasion
suspicion of murder.
Specimens of flax are shown at Adrian
which have been destroyed by an unknown
insect which is devastating fields in that
vicinity. -
During May 1900 Lushets OF wheat
were marke.e.i at Cannon Falls
several cases OF CHAMBERS have been found
near Adrian.
In the King Remington case, Lawyer Lev;
brings counter charges OF fraud against Col.
King.
Judge Io,hren grants the petition of the
seesnta dt the state university for tenn
porary Injunction restraining the lbcatio
OF the Northern Pacific line next its campus,
The attorney general has given an apin-
ion on the powers Of trustees aS athaol dis,
tricts relative to the handling of school
funds. lie sstt. the boards oitrustees have
OILY sueh powers as are prescribed by law.
All moneys belonging to the district 60 into
the hands Of the treasurer and he is made
absolutely liable for them. II the trustees
have authority to loan on mortgaged Sc.
curity, they should Of necessity have the
right to foreclose and to buy In She MORT,
gagged property at the foreclosure sale and
thus possibly bseolaS the owners OF real es.
tate not neetled Tor sehool purposes. This
authority would scarcely be claimed. Moth.
Ing but the plainest provision OF the law
would warrant such a course.
An eight-year-old son OF John Kuske @,
Rush River had his leg cut off by hsips run
over by n moving machine,
A Newfoundland dos killed three sheep of
Miner and ahapard's tioch7, 9. g. J GAINESVILLE, in
ahant a. many m':ates.
The president has appointed John G.