The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

George Green OF the town OF Leslie, While
temporarily insane, secured a revolver and
amused himself by firing at his neighbors
as they passed his house. After desper.
ate struggle, he was lodged in Jail.
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000; no
insurance.
A Farmers alliance is to be organized in
Norman county.
Prot Tousley, superintendent Of the
Minneapolis public schools, will probably
retire.
w Hirsch a student at the Alton Ger
man theological semin airy, is drowned in
lake st. Croix.
The Goodhue county Sunday school con.
vention adiourns to meet at Kenyon, next
year.
Dr. f. W. Emery Of Minneapolis, was
granted a divorce from his wife, whose
husband is shown to be living. Addie 5.
Richie obtained divorce from Samuel
Ritehie to whom she was married at Red
Wing in 1871. She charged him with
adultery, and alleged that he frequented
houses OF prostitution.
Nels Sorenson, a farmer living in the
town OF London, Freeborn comfy, after
working in the field, put his team in the
barn and hung himself in a neat and quiet
manner, using a rope.
Suits against insurance companies in
which the late Aid. Kerr of Saltwater held
policies will wake up the question OF his
alleged murder.
The striking Journeymen plumbers in st.
Paul fail to agree with the bosses, and the
strike is still on.
One Anderson, living near East Grand
Forks, obtained a warrant for the arrest
of a Swede whom he accuses OF having out
ragged Mrs. Anderson month ago.
August Schultz met horrible death at
the mill OF r. D. Hubbard & Co., OF Man.
kato, being smothered under eight feet OF
bran.
The Sibley County Independent contains
an account of the arrest at Henderson,
OF T. B. Sage, the new proprietor OF
the Eclipse Touring mill. The arrest was
a complete surprise both to Mr.. Sage and
the citizens, where the former was looked
upon as model business man. The arrest
was made by St. Louis detective named
Huthsing, and was brought about by q
charge in a Duquoin, ILL.,, newspaper to the
effect that Sage had secured various credits
in different towns in Southern Illinois on
the strength of his ownership in mill he
was erecting at that place.
In the state supreme court, before the
full bench, the argument in the celebrated
King. Remington land case, appealed from
the district court of Hennepin county has
been had. 1t will be remembered that this
suit involved number OF acres OF land in
Minneapolis claimed by King. which are
now very valuable, and which Philo Rem
ington, r. s. Innes and L. +. Msnage were
trying to wrest from him on mortgage.
He won the suit in the district court, and
it was appealed to the supreme court.
Sheriff Carlson returned to Canon Falls
with John Almquist, whom he captured at
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Almquist is wanted
for incendiarism.
A. Barto of Sank Center, B. Deul Of
Dodge Center. DR.. Bowers and Capt. Daniels
OF Rochester, have been in La Crosse for the
purpose OF inspecting the Rutten heating,
ventilating and dry closet system. with a
view OF introducing the same into the
Minnesota insane asylums.
j. w. Bishop is elected president of the
Austin Mankato & st. Cloud Railway COM
pany In st. Paul.
Striking lumber mill hands at Duluth
endeavored to force the men working in
some of the mills to quit work, but are
dispersed by the police and several arrest
ed.
In the case OF Thomas w. Dunlap against
the Northern Pacific railroad, which was
decided recently by the supreme court, a
point OF considerable interest to q class oil
ticket holders is determined. The court
held that mileage ticket upon which is
expressed the conditions, expressly assent
ed to by the purchaser, that it should not
be good for passage on freight trains, does
not entitle such purchaser to ride on a
freight train, although the carrier had,
subsequent to the purchase OF the ticket,
advertised that passengers with tickets
might ride on such trains.
Abner w. Camp, an old-time settler OF
Otter Tail county, and brother OF Maj.
Camp, of Minneapolis, died very suddenly
at Fergus Falls. He was one Of the
first men to enlist in the 1st Minnesota
regiment during the late war and served
his country faithfully until disabled by
wounds from which he has since been con.
slant sufferer.
The hottest fire known for years, aside
from that OF the state prison, occurred in
Saltwater, it being the burning OF the Now
er block, on the corner OF Second and Chest
nut streets, and entailing total loss oil
about $25, 600, covered by $40, $50 insur.
ance.
Zero Jamart, who was indicted by the
grand jury at Faribault for the shooting oil
Louis Remark in January last, and who
was convicted OF assault with intent to
kill, was sentenced to seven years in state
prison at hard labor.
attempted suicide by shooting herself with
a revolver.
Under bill introduced in the house By
Mr.. Breckenridge, in Minnesota there vii
be one customs district with one collector
at salary of $4,000, st. Paul to be thu
principal port OF entry.
The following patents were granted tt
citizens OF Minnesota during the past week
j. E. Beals, st. Paul, harvester; J j. Dewey
st. Paul, butter board for harvesters. G
A. Olson, Albert Lea knitting machine at
tachment. w. s. Schultz, Minneapolis
station Indicator. F. J. Bergquest. Mime
apolis wood joiner.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed in Minnesota: Marston, r. NJ. Byerly
| vice J. III. Byerlv, resigned. Torap, M. A
| Bussen, vice Simontsch, removed.
Alexander Moran, o farmer living west o
| Morris, lost his barn and a valuable spal
Of horses by fire. Loss about $500.
Willard, situated west OF Sank Center
was visited by severe fire. Three stor
| buildings, consisting Of q furniture store
owned by A. McLane; q restaurant ownet
7! by N. ID. Seelye, and q harness shop owned
| by G. A. Earle, were entirely destroyed
The loss is about $4,000.
| Barnum, on the Duluth railroad was Wis
| tied by fire. It broke out in pile Of latl
and shingles connected with Bliss & Elliott
mills, OF which Paul Blackmar ID receiver
and destroyed seven cottages connected
with the mill property.
/ The Winona conference OF Congregation
al churches win meet ct Cannon Fall
June 1, 2 and 8.
w. M. Campbell files his bonds a. mar
shall Of Minnesota in st. Paul.
The condition OF the state Capitol vii
be investigated.
Patsy Cardiff and Jack Dempsey signe'
articles Tor a seven-round set-to June z, .
1 Minneapolis.
/ j. McClelland and Ole Manuel are serious
~ injured at Ortonville, by being throw
from q wagon.
The g. A. r. Of Minnesota consider til
location Of soldiers home on Lake Mir
netonka.
Died in st. Paul, Thomas Cahill, chit
clerk in the land department Of the stat
auditors Office. He was formerly Of Wol
\ cester, Mass, and WAS the son Of the las
.Tnhn n Cahill He WIS an accomnlishe