The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-25

The interruption to travel during the
late storms would not have been so serious
had the railroad companies been in any
way prepared for the storm or had the
least intimation that it was coming. 1t
was the first OF the season, and as the
weather had been SO pleasant, neither the
snow plows or any other winter equipment
was ready for immediate use.
The new roller mill at Pennington lately
completed, owned by Jacob Leuf, has COM
menced grinding. The mill cost $12, 500,
the town giving q bonus OF 81 900.
Currie expects to contest the removal OF
the county records to Slayton. the new
county seat OF Murray county.
Mayor Ames suddenly and without
warning ordered all the gambling houses in
the city OF Minneapolis permanently
closed.
The house of J. Pappenfess, in st. Jo-
seph township. near st. Cloud, was burn
ed to the ground.
For two days OF the late storm street
cars ceased to run on account of the
blockade. People living miles from their
business had to wallow through the snow.
John Kelly, living ten miles southwest OF
st. Charles, had a serious runaway, in
which his wife had both legs badly broken.
another had his collar bone and one
arm broken.
John Murphy, yardmaster OF the Winona
& st. Peter r. R., in Winona, was knocked
down by the cars and both legs cut off.
A. E. Randall, sheriff OF Big Stone Coun-
ty. assisted by A. E. Anderson, deputy
sheriff of Stevens county, captured two
men with two horses, one mule and a
wagon, all mortgaged, which had been run
| out OF Dakota. This capture was made
near Glenwood, Pope county.
Capt Ed Bean and other prominent
| members OF the Minnesota national guard
| will ask the legislature this winter to pass
laws materially affecting the guards.
At Winona, Rev. John Anderson, who
| has heretofore held a COMMISSION to preach
| from the Congregational Home Mission
ary society, was formerly ordained to the
| ministry by the council called for that
purpose.
| Edgar Tenny OF the town Maine, Otter
! Tail Co., was driving in a buggy with q
| shotgun, when the gun was accidentally
| discharged, the contents entering Tenney's
| shoulder. 1t was almost twenty four
| hours before he could reach a physician.
| The wound may prove fatal.
| The report that the German American
| National bank OF St. Cloud had failed was
| false. e. Robertson, grocer, made an as
| signment. Assets and liabilities about
So, 500 each. The German American Ma.
tional bank is the principal creditor.
VIM. Steel, manager of the Fisher farm,
near Rolette, was gored by Polled Angus
| bull, and is not expected TO recover.
| John Eckman, OF Kasota. foreman in
Breen's stone quarry, while on his way
home, stumbled and rolled down the em-
bankment into. the Minnesota river and
was drowned.
| In compliance with a resolution passed
| at the adjournment OF the drainage conven-
ton held at Crookston July / and 2,
| Springer Harbaugh, the president, gives
| notice that the convention will reassemble
in that city Wednesday December 8. 1886,
| at 10 o'clock, to hear the report OF the ex-
ecutive committee, and to take such action
| upon it as the convention may deem prop
| er.
| Igna A. Fretten, Of Kenyon, Goodhue
county. has been examined in the probate
| court for insanity, and ordered sent to
| the asylum at Rochester.
John Murphy. yardman for the North
western road at Winona, was run over and
killed.
A certificate of incorporation OF the
State Bank OF st. James, Watonwan
county, has been filed with the state audi
| tor. Capital stock $4,000. Incorpora-
tors: Phillip Reilly, F. w. Anderson, st.
Paul; John P. Laird. Frank C. Laird, Min
neapolis; NJ. K. Armstrong, M. X. Kent, St.
James.
Anton Landhauser. fourteen-year- old
boy of Millerville, Douglass county, went
up stairs in his house to smoke. There
was a keg OF blasting powder in the room,
and it is supposed no dropped the unextin.
guished match into it. An explosion oc-
Cured, and SO badly injured was the boy
that he died soon after.
DR.. Wakefield of Monticello, met with
quite serious accident late at night. As
he was returning home from visiting o pa
tient his team ran into a barbed wire
fence. The horses became unmanageable,
in consequence OF which he was thrown
from the buggy into the fence and horribly
lacerated about the head and upper part
OF the body.
young man known as Edward Young,
is wanted in Owatonna for forgery. He
passed checks signed j. Laughlin to the
amount of $50; T. H. Kelly & Co., Gran
dali g. Nelson and NJ. Leary being tho
firms caught.
The following patents have been granted
to Minnesotians: j. F. Appleby, Minneap-
oils, knotting apparatus for grain bind
| erS, amuI DldCkLleFs N1lilllttpOiiS, saw
sharpening machine; Edward r. Campbell,
Austin, hitching strap holder; Alfred Hall,
Minneapolis, pocket umbrella; Luke & C.
H. Moffatt, Verndale, bundle carrier and
dropper for harvesters; w. F. Parish, Min
neapolis, pulley, also one for saw mill set
works; E. Tunsted and J.W. Moore, Min
neapolis, machine for splitting, metalling,
lathing sheets.
The marriage OF Lieut.. e. F. Wilcox,
Sixth cavalry, and Miss Margaretta W.
Johnston, daughter OF Col w. Johnston.
deputy paymaster general, U. s. A., took
place at Fort Smelling recently.
The Jury on the murder OF George Nor
row, at the stock yards below st. Paul,
found as follows: That the deceased
George Morrow, came to his death from
in the hands OF q party unknown to the
jury. From the evidence before them they
are led to the conclusion that Nels Swan
son. Peter johnson and Knute Anderson
were parties Implicated in the crime.
At the fat stock show in Chicago, in the
dairy awards, F. ID. Holmes of Owatonna
received first premium on creamery butter
first premium on print made in Minnesota,
first premium on print made in any state
shown in shippiAg case, sweepstakes on
print butter from all states, first premium
on granulated butter, and first premium
on cheese made in Minnesota. A. P. Fos-
ter OF Plainview, took second premium on
dairy butter, second Tor best five pound
from registered Jersey COW.
German emigrant en- route to his old
home dropped dead ut the Union depot, st.
Paul. In his pocket was found q
through ticket to New York, and
the old country. Around the neck
was small bag Of chamois skin contain.
ing three So gold pieces. There was also
81 in silver. From other papers found 1t
appeared that the dead man was sixty.
three years old, and had come to America
in 1874.