The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-27

seed crops for 1884 and acreage for 1885
The acreage Of wheat for 1885 is 3, 181 ,671
acres as compared with 3, Jos, S74 in 1884
an increase of71 ,797 acres. The oats, corn
creased acreage. OF oats there are 1,
O95, OO2 acres; as compared witt
1,OS9, 63S in 1884, an increase OF 1894
The corn crop shows 625, O70 in 1886 tt
535, 1873 in 1884, an increase OF 80, 1871
acres. The barley crop is 293, 6e7 in 1856
as against 2S5. 252 in 1884, an increase o.
8.355 acres. Flax seed shows q very graft
flying increased culture, there being 229, 57s
acres under cultivation, an increase OF / O3,
533, or nearly 100 per cent over the 1876,
045 acreage OF 1884.
The new Danish Lutheran church at AL
bert Lea will be dedicated Sept 6.
Work on the new elevator at Gracevills
has been commenced. 1t will be OF about
1000 bushels capacity.
Hon. L. T. Wilder OF Red Wing has been
appointed delegate at large to the North
western waterway convention at st. Paul.
w. +. Mirick who killed Peter Gross ct
Anoka, has been jailed at Minneapolis.
Brit Mickey, aged twenty years, and
George Merriam and George Mabcy, ali oil
Lake City, and aged about twenty
years, were arraigned before the municipal
court at Madison, Wis. charged with stealing
$102 in United States bond coupons from
II. F. Mickey, the father OF Brit Young Nc
Key was handed over to his father, who
will have him tried at Lake City, and sent
to the Minnesota prison. The other boys
were released. X. +. Mickey was formerly
in the drygoods trade at Madison, James
vile and Oshkosh.
Col. Harrington will have Deputy Col
lctor Richards place in st. Paul.
John w. Comrack died at Princeton in
Mile Lacs county, which place he has made
his home most OF the time since 1874. Mr..
Comrack went to Saltwater in 1914. For
long time he was pilot on the Mississippi
river. He was elected sergeant-at-arms for
several OF the early sessions OF the terri
torial house OF representatives. He mar
ried daughter OF John Jackins in 1S49,
who then resided at Saltwater, but subse-
quently removed to St. Anthony.
The log markets. brisk at Saltwater, and
local lumberman thinks there will be
another advance in prices.
The State Bank of minneapolis, with $780,
900 capital and K. Kordgaard cashier, has
been admitted to do business in Minnesota
The last number OF the Army and Navy
Journal contained the following reference to
~. dui CTdCk COuipduy III VIC OFduU
funeral procession at New York: Com
pany D, First Minnesota regiment, during
the parade, as well as on two subsequent
occasions in the armory OF the Twelfth regi-
nent, demonstrated a precision OF drill
which can hardly be surpassed by any or
ganization in the country"
The wheat that has been threshed in
Meeker county shows that the crop is very
uneven. Some pieces have gone less than
six bushels OF very shrunken wheat to the
acre, while Others are yielding as well as
last year, both in quantity and quality.
The official census returns gives the vii
Iage OF Bird Island population OF SGT.
Renville county contains ID, lit inhabit-
ants according to the official returns.
August Towsky, an alleged physician OF
st. Paul, shoots his vile, probably not
fatally. No cause is assigned for the act,
though he claims that it was accidental.
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., thinks that Minnesota
ought to take part in the second edition
Of the New Orleans exposition.
Nandusen & Co. IS elevator and coaleheds
ct Minneota, thirty miles distant from
Tracy, burned recently, consuming a car
load OF grain and a large quantity of COAL
The fire company went from here on a spe-
cial train, but arrived too late to be ofany
use. The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The commissioner OF statistics places the
wheat acreage Of Minnesota at 3,1S1 ,671
acres, an increase OF 71.7@ over 1884.
In the vicinity Of Kasota the average
yield OF wheatis said to be twenty bushels
to the acre.
Detroit capitalists have been at Duluth
examining sites for extensive works to
manufacture stoves for the Northwestern
trade, They will employ about l. 900 men,
and will probably select site on the west
side.
Winona Republican: The cutting of small
grain is nearly over in Winona county, and
stacking is in progress. Neither wheat nor
barley will como up to the average stand
ard OF last year; although there are excep-
tional fields that will grade better than
Others. Corn promises to be the best crop
for years. 1t is glazing nicely, and in about
two weeks, should this weather hold, will
be beyond injury by frost.
The st. Joseph sisters have arrived In
Graceville and have taken possession OF
feet and three stories high will be built this
fall.
G. r. Mckinney, late OF the Rushford
Star has purchased OF NJ. c. Russell the
Lake City Sentinel, printing establishment
and has taken possession.
Mayor Macdonald having taken his Of
fee Of receiver OF the United States land Of
flee at st. Cloud, called q special session
Of the council and resigned as mayor.
Three boys, Frank Kellogg, Frank Good
son and Walter Vaughn, aged about thir-
teen and fifteen years, stole skiff and ran
away from Red Wing. They were traced to
the head OF the lake, afterward to Fronte-
nae, where all trace OF them was lost.
New York World: Henry NJ. Rice OF Min
nesota is one ofGen. Toombs' most init
mate friends. They served in congress to-
gether, and Mr.. Rice located Gen. Toombs'
Lake Superior lands for him. He lives in
st. Paul, and has hanging in his parlor q
life-size portrait picture Of Gen. Toombs,
also by Healy. Once during the war, the
infaned people gathered at the door OF Mr.
Rice and clamored for the picture that they
might destroy it. 1T is only over my dead
body that you canget it," quietly answered
Mr.. Rice. "And it still hangs there" said
Gen. Toombs, with the face on the out
side"
Winopa Republican: The party OF rail
foad contractors who left this city in car
riages to look over the proposed route OF
the Winona, Alma & Northern railroad
between this city and La Crosse, met with
an Indian adventure. They were riding
along quietly when they were startled by
the rapid discharge of firearms, and upon
looking around saw an Indian, mounted
on a pony, galloping towards them at a
rapid rate, brandishing revolver and ex-
claiming, sMe shoot dog" suitins his action
to the word by firing in front and rear OF
the carriage. Observing that the Winnie
bago was intoxicated, the contractors had
n little fOretaste of Indian warfare nv over.