Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-05
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.

Lightning Killed TWO NOrWeSlanS al Cscaf,
Otter Tail county.
At st. Paul. Minerva J. Rogers was divorced
from Vim. D. Rogers.
D. A. MnKinlav has been chosen auditor OF
the St. Paul 4 Dnluth railroad
A pickerel weighing thirty-tive pounds Was
taken from Buffalo lake, near JaEesyille.
The Perham Bulletin says iron, copper and
gold have been discovered eighteen miles from
tnat place
Two St. Paul ladies received dresses from
WORTH the Paris dressmaker, upon which the
duty was s97.
The First regiment, NJ. N. G., is ordered to
encamp at White Bear, July :, and the Second
at Fairbault, June "a
DR.. Hewitt, reports officially that the raw
ages of small pox at Crookston have been ex-
Aggerated by the newspapers.
Gen. Flower has transferred his Office of
inspector of steam vessels to his
successor, George Hays
Joseph Griffith, arrested at Worthington for
criminal assault on little girl, has been
held to the grand jury.
Private Carter, 3 colored soldier at Fort
Smelling gets thirty years at saltwater for out
raging young German woman.
Cen Mark D. Flower, late supervising in
spector of steam vessels, is now engaged with
the state board of boiler inspectors.
The supreme court decided to adnit the
Minneapolis murderer Cantieny to bail in the
sum Of $l2, 0OO, which was furnished.
John Anderson of Wil5in county was struck
and killed by lightning on Campbell fats,
while fishing in the Red River, recently
Waseca has just had her census taken. Re
census was taken five yesrs ago the population
was !, 700!
Judge Smart's barn at Candy was blown to
smithsreens by little tornado q few days ago.
Five horses and a calf within the structure es-
capped unhurt
The n innesota Normal schools have ha d their
commencement exercises. The graduates
at Winona numbered Al; at Mankato 10;
St. Cloud IS.
The visiting members of the Passenger Con
ductors life Association Of the United Stat Is
anil Canada numbering $50 had grand bah
quet III St. Paul
Subscribers to the $500, 900 bonus for the
Ryan hotel, St. Paul, are called upon to make
good their promises, in view of the early COM
pleron Of the building.
The Farmers loan and Trust company OF
New York has instituted foreclosure proceed
ings against the Minneapolis, Lyndalo L Min
netonka Railway company
Charles S. Hubert withdraws from the Pills.
bury 4 Hubert Elevator company, which viii
be rcorganizeo under the name of the Mime
apolis & Northern Elevator company.
Mrs. Evan Fall, living HEAR Milan, Chippewa
county, died Suddenly, being in good health
when her husband went 10 the barn to dc
chores, and being dead when he returned.
Forty or fifty thousand railroad ties will be
belonging to e. G. Long e. Co., Of ST. Paul, ant
a tie drive will come down from Mora of about
100000
At Pickerel Lake, Miss Charlotte Fink, aget
forty one years, who for several years has
been partially demented, was so badly burned
after:
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., of Lake City, commission
er to the worlds fair, is expected home abou
June 10 His son Oliver and daughter Mag
gle, who were assisting him at New Orleans
have already returned.
1t is charged that N. E. HARDWOOD, formerl,
Of Minneapolis, committed suicide in Florid:
in order that his wife might obtain the 800.
900 insurance on his life--The insurance
companies are Investigating.
The Northern Pacific elevator at Battle LAX
burned recently. Its capacity was $500
bushels, and it contained 25 900 bushels O
wheat Loss, between $2e, 600 and $30,0Cu
The fire was caused by lightning.
Papers announce the death, at New Milford
Conn, of Charles L. Yale, for many years
resident of St. Paul, and at one time Oh tn
editorial staff of the Pioneer Press MIR. YAH
was writer of fine abilities.
The Minneapolis Cattle company, consti
tuted for the purpose of dealing III cattle an
live stock, filed articles of incorporation witt
the secretary of state recently: The capita
stock is placed at $35o,coo, divided into S.
shares.
At Morris the grand jury returned indict
ments against John Bucklin for murder, an
two against Wilton A. Suits, one for larccn
! and one for burglary. Buchlin pleaded no
guilty, and his trial will come at the mex
term.
west bound freight train jumped the trac
two miles east of Darwin, on the Manitob
railroad near the bridge, and as the deraile
cars came upon the trestIe work the brde
gave way, precipitating nine cars into the ra
vine below.
Edward Erickson and Peter Johnson, Swe0es
en- route from Duluth to Portland, Or, wer
robbed at Brainerd, recently OF about s1Ot
Bill Dake, gambler, and Pat McNorton wer
| arrested, and held for trial Most of til
money was recovered.
The census of Rochester, Ol,nsted Co., g
completed gives in the First ward !, eS2, in tn
Second 2,6o7, and in the Third Isl. The 6
| clone is responsible for tho small populatio
! of the Third ward which in 1880 had as
| The total gain OVER 1880 in Rochester was nv
Hon Charles E. Flandrau, of st. Paul, wht
with Judge Wilkin, made a trip around Il,
world last summer, has delighted the poop
of St Paul with q lecture on 'Japan" TIL
lecture is full of interest and genial life, an
is pronounced the best ever delivered in
Paul.
The body of an unknown young man We
found near Vesta postofice by G. Tolofson an
! John Matterson, it having apparently la
there since last fall 4 revolver was foun
| Wlllln Twelve l3eG ana q DulleG QOl6 IN the IL
breast of the man. No clue has been found |
his identity.
At the annual meeting of the Otter Tail Cou1
ty Farmers Alliance, the committee on resol,
tons made a report, which was adopted, il
structing the secretary to correspond wit
manufacturers of binding twine for samples an
| prices of various grades of Irvine, with a Vie
Of furnishing members of various alliances.
Postmaster Laraway of Minneapolis receive
official notice of the appointment of E.
Bassford as superintendent of the governmel
building at Minneapolis, and Isaac Hodgsc
received like notification of his removal fro
the same position. So far as these gentleme
are concerned, the question is considered Sc
| tied