The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-20
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Some Minnesota Statistics.


follows.
st. Paul custom house and postoflice:
Amount appropriated, $445,317 80; cost
OF site $4,000; cost of building and
site, $445, 299.3S. Minneapolis post
office: Cost OF site $37S.06 cost OF
building and site, $50, 1859. The
site was donated, and the building Is in
course OF construction. Saltwater peni-
tertiary: Amount appropriated, $780,
3O3.34. This property has been coded to
The adjutant general OF the army gives
the following as the strength al the militia
in Minnesota.
General staff officers. Observation-Disclosures. 8
Company ofiicerS..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Non-commssioned officers & privates / ,293
This is the organized militia forces OF the
state. The number of men available for
military duty, but unorganized, is placed
at 12O, 600. The officials OF the patent Of
flee report that 2l3 patents have been is
sued to citizens OF Minnesota during the
past year, an average OF one to every 3, GG5
people.
A little son of Mr.. Wender OF Red Wing
was kicked by a horse and died n few days
later Of lockjaw.
Over one hundred diseased cattle have
been slaughtered in Polk county under the
new law.
The burn of c. A. Wright OF Waseea was
burned by lightning with its contents.
Three men who robbed Bird g drug store
In Fairmout of 5000 worth of jewelry, were
captured fifty miles west of that place and
returned to Fairmont jail.
l.. Stears robbed his roommate OF $245
in II Glencoe hotel, but was captured at
Hutchinson and most OF the money recov-
cred.
The numerous suits against the Mani
toba railroad growing out of the celebrated
Atwater disaster, and aggresating S115,-
600, are dismissed by stipulation, having
been compromised.
At Granite Falls, Mrs. Purvis, charged
with numbering her husband, is held for
trial.
Mankato now has six weekly papers.
There is also one at Lake Crystal, making
the number in the county eight.
DR.. William w. Buckley died at his resi-
dence in Minneapolis after an illness OF
several weeks duration.
But little has been heard OF the Rev r. &.
Riddell since he left st. Paul under a cloud
for the East. Recent advices are to the
effect that he is living quietly at Hamilton
n. ", somewhat debilitated and complain
Ing OF partial physical prostration.
A farmer residing in Fremont went to
Lewiston after repairs, staid too long,
started for home with IL key Of beer In his
wagon and bottle Of carbolic acid in his
hip pocket, drove too fast and bursted
both packages. The beer ran down the in
side of him and the carbolic acid on the
outside. He ran for the creek and the
team ran away.
Three cows and calf were killed by light
ming on the farm OF p. Ford southeast of
Alma. A fourth cow was paralyzed by the
shock.
Father O'Neill has become pastor of ST.
Ann's Catholic church in GAINESVILLE.
-Four new business blocks will be erected
in Elysian this season.
The defenders of New Ulm in 1862, now
residing in St. Peter Mankato, LIE Sueur,
Sleepy Eye and other towns, are making
preparations to be present at the reunion
heldin New Ulm on the % and 23d inst.
Entertainment will be provided for those
staying over Sunday, Aug. % Gen. r. w.
Johnson of St. Paul and Capt John Jones,
the defender OF Fort Ridgley, will be pres
ent. Judge Flandrau will deliver an adj
dress in English.
At Waverly Mills, Wright county, Joseph
Schoffer was severely stabbed by William
Qlllu pos ltldSteF Vi NuNtI1y.
The following are the new presidential
postmasters up to late dates: Minnesota
-Crookston, Alexander Mckennon, April
Lake City, d. O. Irwin March 81; Manka-
to. J. c. Wise, July 8; Moorhead, B. f.
MackaA, April Z; Preston, Thomas Hall,
July Is; Rochester, S. De Wolf, July %;
Spring Valley, D. A. Sullivan, July s; Wi
mona. W. j. Whipple, June 16; Detroit, s.
N. Hornbeek, July 20.
The valuation of Otter Tail county ia re-
turned as 81, 1873, 341, or $500, 600 higher
than 1884 personal property, 81 .952 ,932;
county lands, So, 63S, $50, and Oh . and vii
lage lots, 81, 769,S73.
During thunder shower lightning struck
the team of Charles A. Wright at Waseca
and killed his horse and burned the barn.
Loss about $500; no insurance.
Fhe Grow Wing county fair will be held at
Brainerd September II and Is.
The building inspector OF st. Paul has is.
sued 2,2S3 building permits to date this
year, the total valuation being So, 1O5 ,2S0.
During all of 1884 the number was 2,431,
and the valuation Sd, 1854 ,624.
The will of w. A. Culbertson is filed in
the Ramsey county probate court. His es-
tate is estimated at s. 900, 600.
j. H. Portland and A. r. Jefferson, broth
ers-in-law, and farmers, living two miles
from Hawley, have left for parts unknown,
taking with them mortgaged wagons teams,
etc, and leaving behind a large amount Of
debts.
At the quarterly meeting OF the Mime
sofa state board OF health held ut the Sec
rctary's office in Red Wing, preparations
were made to guard against such diseases
as cholera, which, while not anticipated,
might come unexpectedly, and must be
taken care OF when they do come. From
the report of the secretary is cleaned the
following: An outbreak OF small pox in
Polk county had been overthrow. One
hundred diseased cattle have been slaugh-
tered under the new law, and larger num-
Der quarantned. Since the middle OF last
December 2Q2 cases of CHAMBERS have been
reported to the board from seventy-nine
centers Of infection; Of these eighty-three
have been killed or died, and sixty cases
were still isolate in twenty nine ccnters of
injection. The board also examined re-
ports OF analyses of waters OF the MISSISSIPPI
pi, Minnesota and Red river valleys, as well
as OF snow and ice.
In the town OF OF Torch, Big Stone coun
ty, a large acreage of crops was damaged
by u hail storm. The storm devastated a
track two miles wide.
Frank Brown, n veteran OF the Seventh
Minnesota volunteers, died at Minneapolis.
At the running meeting Of the Pipe Stone
Jockey club, Sept. "a and %, 81 900 will
be put up in purses.
The fair OF the Hastings Industrial asso.
eiation will be held Sept. 2, 3 and 4.
4 meeting Of the Alumni OF the state nor
NAL school at Winona will be held in that
city Aug. % and &c. The society has over
six hundred members, of whom it is ex-
pected a large number will be present.
At Hutchinson the Office OF d. A. Adams,
real estate, and the hardware store of Will
liam Shilling were both broken into and the
safes OF each blown open. The thieves got
no money however,
Active preparations are being made for
the second annual fair Of the Southern Min
nesota Live Stock and Fair association, to
be held in Mankato Sept. Ia.
There was a severe storm few days ago.
Considerable damage was done to crops.
The house of c. A. Clement, situated eight
miles south OF Detroit, Becker, Co., was
struck by lightning, SCATTERING the house
and instantly killing Mrs. Clement. Mr..