The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-15
Minnesota Prohibition Politics.

The first state convention OF the Prohi-
bition party OF Minnesota convened last
Wednesday the 7th inst in Market hall, st.
Paul, with about 225 delegates present, %
few ladies being in the front seats. The
convention was called to ordersby Charles
Evans Holt, chairman OF the state central
committee, and prayer wss offered by DR.:
Chauncy Hobart OF Goodhue county. The
Rev. Noah Lathrop Of Rice county was
called to the chair as temporary chairman.
Maj. Hiram w. Allen OF Hennepin county
was nominated as temporary secretary.
The committee on permanent orgtniza-
tion reported the following officers who
were chosen: President-.Iames E. Child
OF Waseca. Vice Presidents-C. A. Pierce,
Winona; George l. Day, Mobiles; Rev. G..
Hobart, Goodhue Secretary-Hiram w.
oils was elected assistant secretary.
President Child in taking the chair said:
He regretted to say that the recent history
OF the Republican party showed it had gone
over to that slavery which was worse than
the African slavery. He rejoiced that ne
gro slavery had been abolished, ard he
trusted the day might come when every
man might be free from the slavery of
drink
The platform, strongly in favor OF legis-
lative prohibition, was adopted.
follows:
B. Pinkham OF Minneapolis; James E..
Child ofWaseca, Chauncey Hobart OF Good
hue county, P. j. kneiss OF Rock county.
The first informa! ballot by counties re-
suited as follows:
Pinkham, 10; Child, 100; Denton, 12;
Holt, %; Milestone, 2; Kneiss, 81; Sat
terlee, 5; Hobart. l.
After some discussion the state ticke was
finally made up as follows:
For governor, James E. Child; Lieu
tenant governor, Rev. ]. E. Pinkham; secre-
tary of state, G.. A. Bierce of Winona; audi
tor, H. W. Allen OF Henuepin; treasurer, P.
j. Kneiss OF Rock; attorney general w. NJ.
Hatch Of Otter Tail; cle:k OF supreme court,
c. A. Fosnes, of Chippewa county.
state central committee WAS chosen,
Give at large) as follows:
j. T. Jones, George F. Getty. C. E. Holt,
NJ. Ball, r. r. Lupton, and two from each
congressional district as follows: First, W..
Dennis, Steele; Z. o. Stevens, Winona.
Second, F. 2. Grout Rock; F. NJ. Dyer, Cot
tonwood. Third, N. Lathrop, Rice; C. T..
Langerson, Mcleod, Fourth, J. P. Fur
ber, Washington; j. S. Lamson, Anoka.
Fifth, c. A. Couilland, Wadena; j. w. Earl,
Otter Tail.
The first regiment, numbering 43S men
went into camp at White Bear Lake near
st. Paul.
Adolph Peterson, Swede from St.
Paul, slept at the Marion house on State
street, Chicago; and gave the clerk $1O2 to
to keep in the hotel safe for him. The
next morning, when he woke up, he found
that the clerk had left for Canada and TAX
en- the money with him.
r. G. Wood OF LIE Roy has just received
a duplicate discharge from the United
States army, dated Aug. 4, 1S48. The
original was sent to Washington soon after
that date to procure 3 land warrant. It
has remained there thirty eight yeras dur.
ing which time Mr.. w. neglected to send for
duplicate.
The large barn OF F. D. Drake in the
town OF Freeborn, Freeborn county, with
a valuable horse, machinery, hay and 9th.
er articles, was burned, having been set on
fire from firecrackers in the hands of chill
dren. The barn was insured for $500. The
loss is 81, 900.
The grading on the Pelican Rapids
branch OF the ST, Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad has been begun on the
north end OF the route. in the town OF Ma
pie Bay, in Polk county.
Marshall county farmers have spent a
deal OF money for drainage, and are re-
joicing over the organization OF the Red
River valley drainage association.
Bracket & Co. OF Granite Falls sold 700
head OF cattle to Iowa parties recently for
$25. 600. 1t is the largest sale ever made
in that section.
w. w. Boswell was the name nt n. man
shot by Henry Bowers at Howard Lake.
Clay and Cass counties are said to have
the best stands OF wheat in the state.
A peculiar green worm is stripping the
foliage from trees about Hendrum.
Indians are very numerous near Vern-
dale, digging snake root.
There are eight alliance organizations in
Waseca county.
Timothy grass six feet long is growing
about GAINESVILLE.
Rev. G. A. Hampton, who recently re-
signed the pastorate OF the Presby terian
church at Rochester. expects to remove to
Manchester station, near st. Paul, in the
fall.
The Republican judicial convention for
the Tenth district has been called to meet
ut Spring Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 10, to
nominate a candidate to succeed judge
John Q. Farmer, whose term soon expires.
Thus far no opposition has developed to
the present incumbent
Monday and Tuesday were the hottest
days Winona has seen for years. On Mon
day the mercury reached 9S deg, and on
Tuesday 1O2 deg. in the shade. The slight
breeze was also hot, and existance was al
most uncomfortable.
Henry Young respectable young man
Of New Richland. Waseca county, killed
Mary Discher. Two shots were fired, each
taking effect in her breast, and causing al.
most instant death. Young then placed
the muzzle OF the revolver in his mouth
and took his own life. The young lady was
eighteen years old and her murderer thir.
ty-iour. The couple were engaged. Owing
to.some trouble with Young Mr.. Discher q
family objected to the marriage, and after
drinking heavily, Young went to Discher'e
house and met the girl sitting in the door.
He asked her what she intended to do, and
she replied: DO the same rs have been
doing.' The murder and suicide then FOL.
lowed. =
J. M. Beatty, former prominent resi-
dent OF Lake City, died recently at Lewis.
ton, Pa, aged fifty-eight. i ..ss
80 q !;