The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-11

Northwestern News Notes.
Rev. E. d. Eaton has been inaugurated
as President OF Beloit College Wis.

DR.. w. II. Palmer, state prison physician,
was called before the Michigan prison in
spectors at their regular meeting and
charged with receiving bribcs from convicts
to assist them in procuring pardons. The
charses were made by Warden Hatch. The
doctor denied all the charges and he board
decided to suspend him from office pending
an Investigation.
A forest fire ragged on the North fork OF
the Maquoketa river, i'll Jacks IN county,
Iowa. Two houses, two horses, Il large
quantity OF cord wood ties and about
twelve miles OF timber has been consumed.
The fire was started by II man who was
burning brush. High winds has kept it
beyond control.
At Clinton, Iowa, Anna Maloney twenty
years old. took strychnine because her
mother scolded her. She died in half an
hour.
The betrothal is announced OF Miss EN-
ma Deuster, daughter of ex-congressman
p. V. Deuster OF Milwaukee, and Baron
Paul Won Paumgarten. secretary OF the
Austrian Hungarian legation at Washing
ton.
Sam Tiffany entered the house OF an
aged widow named Blood, two miles west
OF Weyauwesaon. Wis, and after stran-
Cling her into unconciousness outraged her.
Waupaca. He has served three terms in
the penitentiary for larceny. Threats OF
lynching are made by Mrs. Blood's neigh.
bors.
S. B. Brown, who came to Mitchell, Dak.,
recently from Michigan and engaged in the
farm machinery business has decamped
owing everybody in sums from 81 900 to
$1,7O0. His creditors are turning up on
every hand at this time.
Gov. Harrison, of Conn, has refused to
honor requisition from the governor of
Iowa, asking for the surrender OF William
H. Bradbury, accused OF forgery.
L. Abraham & Co., wholesale clothiers
at Milwaukee were closed upon attach
ments. Liabilities about $50, 900; assets
unknown.
George Prescott, formerly barber at
the Hotel Ryan, st. Paul, and last winter
in the employ OF George knight OF New
Richmond, is, just eloped with young
girl OF that place.
The differences between the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad and the city Of
Aberdeen. Oak, have been amicably settled.
Main street is to remain open, and com.
modious passenger depot will be built.
Church's Ferry, twenty miles from Dew
lis Lake OAK, is IL town OF 25O inhabi-
tants, and is growing rapidly. On the 9th
of July the first nail was struck and q
small one-story frame building erected
while to-day Church's Ferry boasts OF some
of the largest and best buildings west OF
DEVILS Lake.
Mr.. E. B. Huntington died OF his resi-
dence in New Richmond, Wis. He had been a
constant and terrible sufferer from epithel-
iona of the face for several years. He
was one of the very first settlers OF New
Richmond and had large circle OF friends.
A. z. Bradley a travelling salesman en-
ployed by Carpenter & Underw ood, cracker
manufactures OF Milwaukee, has been ar
rested on q charge OF embezzlement, pre-
ferred by Michael carpenter, the senior OF
the firm.
DR.. Bradley of Sargent county, OAK. has
confessed assisting in stutfing the ballot
box at the election there two years ago.
John Tchornegan OF Carroll, Iowa, lost
fourteen head OF cattle by taking them
from grass pasture and turning them into
a stock field. In the stomach and intes-
tines OF each were found indigested balls
OF the husks.
Grand Forks Herald: Fighter" the
Indian boy who killed the boy Whitmer,
north OF Mandan, Oak, instead OF being
punished even slightly, is to be sent to a
school and educated as a very likely lad.
That is one way Of encouraging red young
ideas to shoot.
Col. j. c. Edison OF Glencoe was appoint.
ed by Gov Hubbard to fill the vacancy in
the Eighth judicial district caused by the
resignation Of Judge j. L. Macdonald,
elected to congress. James c. Edison was
born at Edson's Corners, Otsego county,
q. Y, on Feb. %, 1925. In 1S4S he set
tied at Plainsvile Wis. He graduated from
| oio 1o, cnhOol in 1QSz
removed to Garden City, Minn., in 1861,
but soon after settled in Glencoe. In 1861
he enlisted III Company B, Fourth Mime
sofa volunteers, and q month after his ems
listment was made captain. He was in a
| large number OF battles, and accompanied
| Sherman on his march to the sea.
The following pensions have just been al
lowed to people in Minnesota: Thomas
NJ. Jordan, Excelsior Samuel Wylie,
Woodstock; Michael Anderson, Highland;
J. H. Snaps, Cleveland; H. Won Rumohr,
Rush City; John Schmaiz, Heron Lake;
Matthew Buckingham, Fillmore. Pensions
increased-L. D. Lurall, Duluth; J. L. sar-
gent. Dundas; John Pine, Clayton; D. c.
Frothington, New Hartford; George Dewitt,
Rochester; Benjamin Brown, Sunrise City;
H. B. Griffing, Long Lake; W. Layton,
| Spring Valley; S. Chapman, Saltwater; w.
B. Hancock. Red Wing; A. Altman, Sioux
Center; A. H. Cooper, Malta j. H. Thew,
Vernon Center; George Silsbee, Lakeville;
Andrew Barr, Red Wing Pensions reis.
sued-M. L. Lufkin Tracy; Phillip Ban
dan, Henderson; George fbach, Preston;
William Maurer Henderson.
J, H. Lache's house, with its contents,
four miles from Clearwater Wright Co.,
was burned. Loss, $1,000; partly insured.
Ignatius Donnelly comes out OF the po-
| 1ifiooI mn o1o with ftckof nj Ip,;,
sion to the legislature from Dakota county.
| The assessed valuation of taxable real
estate in Washington has increased in
three years from $85, 151, =, 43O to $685..
| 3SS, 4S6.
Delaney, the United States district at.
torney OF Wisconsin, who was defeated for
congress, wishes to withdraw the resiyna-
ton which he rendered.
The Central Labor Union of New York
proposes to organize perm amently and
form new party to take an active part
| in the canvass OF 1883.
| Capt. Frank Joy Of Chicago, who was in
charge OF the train load of Pinkerton spe
cial police, accused OF having shot and kill.
ed Terrence Bergley at the close OF the re-
CenG slrIke ol the pdCktIy house eHpIOyeS,
has been captured and placed in Jail to
await the action OF the grand jury.
At St. Louis the decision OF the lower
court in the case OF Robert A. Grayer, col
ored, who killed William Evans some years
ago, was affirmed by the supreme court
and the mYrdercr was eentenced to be
hanged Dec. Id. This is the fifth time
that Grayer has been sentenced to death.
Arthur Orton, whose claims to the Itch
borne estate in England gained him no
toriety, was arrested recently at his board
ing house in Brooklyn, N. Y, on a warrant
by United States commissioner, upor
complaint OF the pension department al
Washington. Orton is charged with hav
ing personated one Charles Curtis. who ID
alleged to have served in the Tenth New
York volunteers, and with endeavors to
draw the presumable pension OF the al
legged Curtis. Orton is locked in Raymond
street jail il default OF 81, 500 hail. ''''
At Eureka Gala, the Humboldt Lumbe,
company's mill was burned. Loss $50, 900
Manager Hoxie OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad, who has been alarmingly iii ii