The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-09-09
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

One Of the pioneers of st. Paul, Hon. C.
| 8. Cave, ex-alderman, ex-postmaster, ex-
state senator and one OF the members OF
the convention which framed the state
constitution, died very emily in st.
Louis. He was postmaster under Buchan-
| ans administration, and his name is famil-
lar to many OF the old settlers. widow
and six children mourn his demise.
Miss Allen was killed by Manitoba
train near Melrose.
| State Treasurer Kittelson reports bal
ance OF 1892, 145.27 in the treasury July
| 81.
| Will Baihly, proprietor OF a meat mark.
| ct, at Rochester, has made an assignment
| to s. b. Clark.
The free delivery system has been order
ed to be established at Winona on Oct. !.
| An attempt at Jail breaking was discov-
| cred in the Winona county Jail. There
are sixteen pretty tough prisoners confin-
| ed. Sheriff Bogart had his suspicious
| aroused and made a thorough investiga-
ton OF the cells, discovering that in one
| cell triangular piece OF floor had been
| partially sawed out.
| The postoffice at Bluffton was robbed
Sunday night the 29th ult, being discover
ed next morning when Postmaster Bishop.
in whose store the Office was kept, opened
| it for business. The safe was found drilled,
the door blown off in the regulation fash
| ion and the contents gone, including
| stamps and cash, about 800.
The writ of prohibition issued by the
| supreme court to restrain the Wadena
| county commissioners from ordering an
election upon the question Of the removal
| OF the county seat has been discharged,
| and the commissioners will meet Sept 1
for the purpose of granting a hearing to
| petitioners. II it is decided that major
| ity OF the legal voters and freeholders Of
| the county have signed the petition the
| election will be ordered.
A man calling himself John Smith was
killed by the cars near Chester, Olmsted
| county.
WinoDa dispatch says: The returns
from the threshing show the best crop for
| years. The quality is the best Winona
| county has ever raised. Peter Adams of
| Wilson threshed LAO bushels OF barley
from forty acres; 315 bushels of spring
wheat from twenry acres; and goo bushels
| OF wheat from fourteen acres. Hon. B. Y.
Simpson reports the quality of the grain
on the Simpson farms of the very best,
| wheat running about fifteen bushels per
acre. The barley he exhibited is of very
| crops in this county are excellent tnis year
| despite drouth and chinch bugs.
Frank Clark seriously stabbed William
| Shaw on a farm near Moorhead Both
men were members OF threshing crew
Shaw had previously worsted Clark in a
| fist fight. Clark is at large
| A sixteen year old boy named Lariamber.
| near Fairmont accidentally shot himself
| through the abdomen with a revolver He
| will die. He ran home, half a mile, after
| being shot.
W. II. Hohl of Hokah has been arrested
| charged with stealing horse from John
Green.
An unknown tramp attempted to out
rage Mrs. Bengt Anderson, who lives near
Lltchfeld.
Gen. Fairchila, comman der chief G.
| A. K, had a Tousing welcome in Minneapolis,
also Guards Burdette Black, Conner, etc.
Tho bank clearings in Minneapolis are
about $500. 600 per day.
| The Murray and Wadena county seat
contests are decided by the supreme court
against the petitioners for iniunctions,
The prospective trouble over the cheap
| round trip to Boston made by the Chicago
| u Grand Trunk, for the supreme lodge OF
| the Odd Fellows, which meets in Boston
Sept. 20, has been avoided. The local
roads have agreed upon $3.50 round
sion. The tickets will be sold only on Sept
II, and viii he good to leave st. Paul only
On that day. Return tickets will be sold.
and must be used between Sept. % and
| Oct. 2. The tickets must be used for a con-
| secutive trip, and will only be sold to par
ties OF tive or more.
| A laborer named William Bobmeyer en-
ployed on a construction train on the
| Manitoba railway, was knocked oil fat
ear and killed near st. Paul.
| At q meeting OF the State High School
Board in st. Paul, appropriations Of S4oO
each were allowed to the high schools OF
Anoka, Howard Lake. Kasson, Luverne,
| st. Peter, Moorhead, Wadena. The reyis-
ed rules and regulations OF the board were
| adopted, no special change being made.
The WinoDa and Eanesboro high schools
! were relisted for three years supervision.
| Class ifeation OF high schools was made as
| follows: Second Class-Albert Lea, Alex
andria, Anoka, Duluth, Faribault, Fergus
| Falls, Hastings, Lake City, Mankato, New
Ulm, Nerthfield, Owatonna, Rochester.
Saux Center, st. Peter, Spring Valley, Still
water, Winona, Zumbrota. Third Class
All other high schools in the state except
those in st. Paul and Minneapolis, which
are the only ones independent OF state con-
troll.
| Paul Fritzehe, q post trader among the
Chippewa Indians at Glover, Wis, arrived
In st. Paul on one OF his periodical trips
for supplies. This time he combined bus;-
ness with pleasure, and proceeded to view
the town. For several days he spent con-
siderable sums Of money in various sa-
looms, and Was finally robbed OF a large
sum Of money.
The Farmers Alliance at Redwood Falls
| passed resolutions demanding state and
national control Of railroads and condemn
ing the use OF free passes by legislators
and officers.
The planning mill at Motley owned by
Curtis u Lawrence was destroyed by fire.
| At Cannon Falls, D. f. Tates' hard
] ware store was broken into through q
back window, and between S40O and $500
| worth of goods stolen, consisting mostly OF
revolvers, iackknives and razors.
At Waseca, Frank Dible, Charles Cooke
and George Abomethy, were severely
burned by accidental explosion OF powder.
Michael McIntee of Caledonia, Houston
county, is under arrest for attempted
rape.
The newly erected Methodist church at
Barnesville, was dedicated under the super
vision of Presiding Elder McClary.
An old man named Frank Tiscns, a
Bohemian OF the town OF Hayward, Free
born county, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
At Faribault, Peter Hanson, by the pre-.
mature discharge OF . rifle, was shot
through both legs.
The Prehibitionists of FILLMORE county
put in nomination the following ticket:
State senator, +. V. Edwards; representa-
tives, v. ]. Tabor, John Mcleod, Charles
Graves. F. w. Miller, and L. A. Holsted;
William Westgale, county auditor; C. w.
Groin, treasurer; w. ]. Griener, probate
Judge; G. Heltickson, register OF deeds; Jo-
seph Manuel, clerk OF court; Miss Emma
Allen, superintendent OF schools; Walter
Euget, Sheriff; A. Smell, coroner.
At Barnesville, fire originating in the
stable attached to the Farmers Union
elevator bu rned both stable and elevator
There were 26, 600 bushels OF wheat in the
elevator, most of which is a total loss.
Rufus Savoy became the victim OF a stray
bullet in O gambling house.