The sun., 1885-12-24
mona, W. J. Whipple; 6hakopee, @. J..
Strunk: Faribault, J. r. Parshall.

Hutchinson was convicted at CrookstYn
OF the murder of Locky Mclean. The
killing was done on Che night OF Sept. %,
last. Hutchinson lived with his mother,
who was q disreputable character. Nc
Lean went to the house and sought en-
trance, but was resisted by Hutchinson,
who stabbed him. Mclean died shortly
afterward.
In Mower Co., the jury trial George A.
Rolph OF Brownsdale vs. The Milwaukee
Mechanics Insurance Company for loss by
fire, the plaintiff recovered the full amount
claimed, $500. There arc two similar
suits against other companies now in prog
ress.
1t is understood that the Illinois Central
will move all their buildings at Mona up to
Lyle.
At Cannon Falls, two boys, neither Of
them over eight years old. got into fight
at school, and one stabbed the other in the
arm with a small knife, severing a small ar.
terry. -~----e--.-
Diptheria has made it's appearance In
West Newton, Nicollet county.
Ed J. Collins, of St. Peter, who has been
appointed as clerk to the dead letter Office.
will leave for Washington on the 28th
inst. y
Episcopalians are preparing to erect .
stone church at Perham.
Work on the new bride at Granite Falls
has been commenced. Il
Pipestone last season expended $44, $50
forimprovements.
Indictments have been found against
three of Crookston's citizens for attempted
blackmail.
J. G. O'Brien's house, barn and grain
burned at Morris. Loss, 81, 900; partially
insured.
Over three hundred persons took the
temperance pledge at a recent meeting held
at Jonesville, by Father O'Neill.
The calender OF Moorhead for the district
court, which convenes in Moorhead Jan.
4, 1886, contains about ninety cases.
In one of the Lake Prairie school dis
tricts number OF the big boys seized the
teacher and threw him through the win
dow, without stopping to raise the sash.
John Dickerson had fierce combat with
a vicious wolf in the timber near Janesville,
killing the animal with the stock of his
gun only with great difficulty, and break
ing his gun.
Real estate transaction in st. Paul for
the year aggregated $1A, A,31S,S67, an in
crease OF II per cent.
John Lowell, an old resident at Still
water, is dead.
c. NJ. Loring, OF Minneapolis, was elected
president of the North American Telegrph
company.
There were S93 new business houses es-
tablished in ST. Paul this year.
The Dairymen's convention at Red Wing
adopted strong resolutions against counter
felt goods,
Hon. R. A. Jones Of Rochester will, it is
said, succeed Judge Francis OF Bismarck.
Two papers were received by Warden
Reed of the Saltwater Penitentiary, from
President Cleveland. They were the par
dons OF Charles Chambers and James Nc.
Govern, serving sentences for passing coun.
terfeit money. These men were convicted
at Duluth in October, 1883, and were sem
fenced to five years each. The documents
recite that petitions for their pardon had
been signed by the mayor, recorder, chief
of police and other officials OF Duluth, and
that the petitions set forth that the two
men had always, before the commission. .oi
the offense, maintained good characters,
and that their families were in want'.and
liable to suffer on account oftheir absence.
c. Christianson, in the employ OF G. 9,
Vincent of Glyndon, was found neal. tho
slaughterhouse of the latter with a'knllpb
through his forehead, from an old arHiy
rife found by his side. The cause is assign.
ed to q heavy loss in gambling in MoorheaQ
O few days previous.