The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-07
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
John I!amcring Of Cloquot, died in St
Pan! ilil from intemDcraacp

| Pau! Jail from intempcrance.
John h. Bunch, Al prosperous young
| farmer near Shoales, Martin county, dis-
! appeared mysteriously about two years
ago; and, although efforts was made no
| trace OF his whereabouts was ever found.
I The matter had been completely forgotten
| until recently, when the superintendent OF
| the Martin county poorhouse was sent
| fer by one of the inmates, il Mra. Archer,
! who Informed him that Bunch was murder
ed by her husband his brothers Thomas
and Martin, and John Lynch and George
| Colt. She said the Archcrs were IL desper-
ate lot Of men. who were engaged in horse
| stealing and other lawlcss acts; that they
had frequently endeayored to induce
Bunch to join them, but to no avail, and
! they finally determined to get rid OF him as
| II dangerous man.
Andrew Roos, in the penitcnt,ary at
| Saltwater under life sentence, had Il merry
| Christmas. He received from the governor
| Il notification of the communication OF his
sentence to fourteen years, leaving him but
| two or three more years to serve. lie was
convicted on circumstantial evidence ofthe
killing of man named Wilson at Wilmar,
| kandiyohi county.
Samuel b. Strong, one OF the oldest Ma
| sons in the United States died at Jackson,
| Mis-.
While John Martins of Belvidere was re-
| turning home from Red Wing and just as
he had reached the city limits. he was ac-
costcd by Il couple of men who wanted to
ride with him. After they had gone short
distance he WAS knocked in the head and
robbed OF $50, n keg of beer and a lot OF
groceries and meat.
Charles jeremiah Sperry, an early settler,
died at New London. He was the first
sheriff OF Monongalia county, and held
many other positions OF trust.
The Flanders-Zeuner Birchard case at
Madelia was dismissed on the preliminary
examination on account OF detective plead
inss.
a prominent grain firm at Duluth will
soon build Il flour warehouse capable OF
storing 10, 900 barrels.
Rev. Samuel Mills Of Emerson, Man, has
accepted a call to the Episcopal church Of
Fergus Falls.
Browns Valley is taking steps to organ
ize a fire department.
There will be an old settlers reunion at
Pine Island Jan. Z.
Big Stone has leased the city's steamer
to Red Wing parties.
A farmers alliance has been organized at
Graceville.
Rev. j. +. Taintor has resigned the pas
torate of the Congregationalist church at
Fergus Falls and accepteda call to Rochcs-
ter.
The Graceville cheese factory has been
leased to responsible parties, and will be
reopened in the spring.
Enough stock has been subscribed for to
insure the erection OF q farmers warehouse
at nelevan.
Over 81, 900 has been subscribed for a
Baptist church at Fergus Falls.
While James Green OF Beaver Creek
township was on his way to Luverne his
horse stumbled, and rolling over threw the
weight Of it's body across the riders legs.
Mr. Green lay in this situation nearly an
hour tefore help arrived all the time in
imminent danger OF being kicked to death
by his horse.
Asyndicat, has bong the Duluth street
railroad. 1t is compose If Thomas ow
ry and Samuel Hill Of B, nnear oils, Judge
Wilson OF Winuna ana =, >. Chase and G..
G.. Hartly OF Duluth. The price paid is
given out as 500, 600.
'Bull Dog Kelly will be extradited un-
less the state department reveg Scs the de-
cision of the st. Paul com'uissi ner.
The state dairymen's convs tion meets
at Albert Lea Feb.2.
On Christmas day GovernoE Hubbard
Thomas j. McAfee, alias Uvl old Moore,
and he has been released from The peniten-
tiary at Saltwater. McAfea was sent
from Ramsey county last fall He vas
convicted OF bigamy and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment at hard labor, The
case excited much interest at the time of
it's trial. McAfee deserted his first wife in
Dublin, Ireland, and came to New York.
where he engaged in business. During
fhn frnn hn ri Irty-
he met and fell in love with his
second wife, who went by the name
of Countess Won Mutzenbach. Not long
after arriving in New York the two were
married. One day, while walking on the
street, he met Thomas Lodge, the brother
OF his former wife. To escape suspicion he
left with his wife for the West, intending at
first to go to the Pacific coast. Instead,
however, he stopped in St. Paul, where,
under the name OF Gerald Moore, he en-
gagged in the stationery business. Lodge
followed him up, discovered his whcrea-
bouts, and had him arrested.
President Cyrus Northrup of the State
University delivered an able address on
Teaching and Tea rhers," at the State
capitol in St. Paul This was preliminary
to the ninth annual meeting af the Mime
sofa Educational association the address
being principally for the delegates to the
Jabez Lloyd, an old and respected citizen
OF Mankato, died, aged about eighty.
Rev Sheldon Jackson, the famous Pres
byterian Bishop OF the Rockies" and
recently from Alaska, is in Rochester.
Thomas Carroll, arrested at Hinckey for
the shooting of John Sheedy, is in the GUS
tody of the Sheriff. Attending physicians
state that Sheedy's wound is a serious
one, the ball having penetrated the upper
portion OF the left lung.
The wooden mill, owned and operated by
Blood & Slonaker, in the southern part OF
Winona burned to the ground. The mill
had been running on full time lately, and
was doing Il good business. The building
and machinery were valued at 81, 900, and
there was on hand over 1000 pounds OF
wool.
Albert Lea is taking steps to secure the
meeting ofthe state dairymen's convention
at that place.
St. Paul has S257 516 in it's treasury.
Prot Heaton and wife, OF Winona, have
arrived at Weston, Or, where the former
assumes duties i'll the state normal school.
Prof. Z. f. Edwards, formerly of the
Colorado Agricultural college, and for the
OF Oney, ILL.,, has been called to the Metho-
dist church at Taylors' Falls.
Saturday of last week was the twenty
third anniversary of the hanging of the 80
Sioux Indians at Mankato, and like that |
memorable day was q warm pleasant one. |
The old settlers who were there at the time |
Of the greatest hanging on record state that |
if there was any difference Dec. &C. 1862, |
was the most pleasant.
The abstract Of the tax list OF Wabasha |
county, just completed, shows n total valu-
alton OF 81, 945, 567, OF which 1887, 9O7 is
personal and So, 957, $50 real property.
Hon. John w. Arctander has removed |
from Willmar to Minneapolis.
The first national bank at Lake City, has |
s suspended, temporarily, it is said.
Minnie krauser, a fourteen-year-o old girl |
OF the town OF Candor. ran away from her
home, and her parents can find no trace OF
her.
Thomas Bennett, an old resident OMAN
kato, died recently, at Winnebago City,
after long illness.
Hon. William Smith has taken formal
possession of the Crookston land office.