The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-25
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

De0tn OF S0nOtOr As -. Cl1Ik0 Oh I5oAsOus
Hon. b. Clarke. state senator, died at
his home in Benson, Swift county, on the
18th. lie has been gradually failing for
eighteen months, but had only been con.
fined to his bed for fivo weeks.
lion. z. B. Clarke was born in Licking,
Ohio, on Oct. IS, 1874, and he was, there
fore, but little over forty-one years OF
age. When five years old he removed
with his parents to Wisconsin. Six
years later his mother died. and he
came to Minnesota, settling in Olmsted
county, and ever since then he has been
the architect of his own fortunes. During
the war he served four years in Company
c, Third Minnesota volunteers. In 1870
he took up a claim near Lac qui Parle, and
he made his first entrance into public life
by serving three years as county clerk. In
1878 he was sent to tho legislature. During
the grasshop. er scourge in 1875 he met
with business reverses and removed to
Benson, where he has since lived. He was
elected state senator in 1888. and was
chairman of the last state Republican con-
ventien. Mr.. Clarke's health had been
failing for the past two years. He was re-
garded as having one OF the brightest politi.
cal futures OF the prominent Republicans Of
the state.
The following are amongthe recent postal
changes in Minnesota: Avon, Stearns
county, Thomas Hussay appointed post
master, vice John w. Rich, removed; Bel
cher, Pope county, Thomas w. Brown.
vice 7. L. Clark, removed: Fairhaven,
Stearns county, John H. Blerler, vice r.
NJ. Vandewort. removed; Freeport, Stearns
county, j ohm Hoscher;vic Frank Benocken,
removed; Geneva, Freeborn county, Mrs.
Reid, vice Mrs. Osborne, resigned; Gil
christ, Pope county, o. Peterson, vice Erick-
son, resigned; Holdingsford, Stearns county,
William Murphy, vice Augustus Parish,
removed; jackson. Jackson county, j.
Fiddes, vice w. p. Lamson, not commits
stoned; Lewiston, Winona county, NJ. 8.
Ginsn.er, vice ]. w. Rice, removed; Luxem-
burg, Stearns county, j. b. Lasher; vice P.
Hammond, removed: Nautsdale, Stearns
county, Andrew Watson, vice John Tur-
tum resigned; New Munich, Stearns county,
J. Bullever, vice A. Sutton, removed; Rices
Benton county, j. w. Walter, vice Henry
Fox. removed; Springhill, Stearns county,
Henry B. Ley, vice John H. Buck, re.
moved.
The stockholders OF the recently organ
lied Merchantss bank in Lake City have
elected the following directors: w. F..
Holmes, c. T. Young, II. D. Stocker, c. T.
Rogers, A. Basey, G. II. Grannis. c. d.
Warren, d. NJ. Smith, II. Gillett. The di-
rectors elected officers as follows Presi-
dent, W. f. Holmes; vice president, G. II.
Grannis; cashier, E. +. Mccall.
Four counterieiters OF silver dollars were
Caught in the act" OF moulding them at
Anoka. A man named Goodson is ccnsid-
cred the leader. He has been away from
Anoka a good deal, and presumably picked
up his knowledge OF counterfeiting while in
nf tho In eitiac Ea ia SipUlo
man, and has no regular occupation.
Bert Lishncss is married. For n
time he kept a saloon which was burned
some time ago under susp icious circum-
stances. Frank Cole is married and Ed
Teller is dive from his vile who lives in
Anoka. The capture was very clever
one. and reflects great credit upon Mar
shall Denny, Deputy Marshal Brackett,
Sheriff Lenfest. Chief of Police RUSSELL At
torney George w. Morrill, and Policeman
Charles Clover and John Herring who
participated in making the arrest.
The supreme court Of the state rem
dered a decision in the Col. Bend
case, by discharging the order to show
cause why Lieut.. Col. Perry Har-
rison assumed to act as commander-in-
chief OF the Minnesota national guard. The
decision in brief is that Lieut.. Col. Harri-
son acted under the orders OF Gov. Hub
bard, who is the COMMUNICATIVE chief, and
that it was the duty OF that officer to per.
form the acts complained OF. Bend says
the end is not yet reached, but that his
case will appear in an equity suit.
Company X of Minneapolis drilled at the
st. Paul Armory in presence OF Gov Hub
bard and thousand Others, for fine silk
banner. At the close Col. Bentzoni, U. s..
A., one of the judges, stepped forward and
,,,l;, ,toI hrt To tot foI
that the drill was SO close that it was diff
| cult to decide between them, but careful
| rulings credited the fewest mistakes to
| Company X, and it was therefore awarded
| the flag.
| A mass convention at Morris demanded
| so per cent reduction in freight rates and
| three cents per mile passenger rate.
Edward Langen, well known in Morrison
county, was killed by a falling tree near
Rich Prairie.
Sister NJ. Gregory, superior Of the par
ochial school, died at st. Peter.
The store OF Knopf & Renke, at Wheeling,
was destroyed by fire.
At Winona John Sikorski, q workman
engaged in the sawdust fuel pile Of the L..
{. Porter Milling company, was instantly
killed by the caving in OF an overhansing
| bank OF sawdust.
| Alexander Brennan, late manager of N.
P. Clark 8 farm, near Hawley, is charged
| with seducing the seventeen-year- old daugh-
ter OF Anton J. Hauger. Brennan has fled
| to Canada leaving q wife and two children.
The Pleasant Mound Grange denounces
| the action OF the Blue Earth county COM
missioners in levying tax for a court
house at Mankato, and calls upon the
farmers to organize in opposition.
A German in North Rochester, Olmsted
Co., gave party some days ago, and thir-
| teen OF the twenty-eight who attended are
| lying sick, several of them being severely
i'll. 1t is supposed that some of the canned
meat used at the supper is the cause of the
illness. One OF the young ladies who at
tended the party, Miss Jennie Kemp, is
dead.
| Gov. Hubbard has issued a warrant for
the execution OF John Hutchinson for the
murder OF Archie Mclean, at East Grand
Forks, to occur April 23. Hutchinson
murdered n man named Lanchie. Mclean,
in East Grand Forks, on the night OF Sept.
20. On that date, Mclean, with two COM
panions, proceeded to the house of Mrs.
Hutchinson, who kept place Of i'll repute.
They demanded admittance, which was re-
fused, and they then broke open the door.
| The woman's son, John, rushed for Nc
Lean and stabbed him in the breast, the
wound causing almost instant death.
Hon. Stanley Holland Of Zumbrota died
at San Francisco, Cala.. on the 18th inst.
He had been failing in health for four years,
| and went to California last fall, hoping
that winter in a mild climate would be
beneficial.
Patents have been issued to citi-
zens ci Minnesota as follows: Charles
Barnarth, Shakopee, gate hinge; John F.
Appleby, combined harvester and binsle r;
Claud M. Farrot, assignor to Warren &
Ferrot, st. Paul, apparatus for compress.
ing air; G. A. Johnson, fastening device for
vehicle hubs; w. E. Haight Winnebago
City, valve for pumps; Horace Witsell,
Tracy, threshing machine; A. o. Hubbard,
Sauk Centre, adjustable reclining chair;
Casper Martin. Minneapolis, egg register;
Addison Lent, grain separator; G. Lanner,
harrow.
Peter Mahowa of st. Joe, Scott county
had the top Of his head cut offby circular
saw.
w. M. Campbell's nomination for United
States marshal is sent to the senate.
President Sticknev OF the Minnesota 4