The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-10

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basha street bridge. st. Paul
The seventeenth commencement at the
st. Cloud Normal School, was an interest
ing occasion. The graduating class is one
OF the best, SO say the faculty, the school
has ever graduated. Itcertainly will equal
any other in appearance. It's members
are: Advanced course-Alice Angel, Litch-
field; Ina F. Aver. Belle Prairie; Ethel
Grace Baldwin, St. Cloud: Robert Coffin,
Browns Valley; Halle E. Getchell, st.
Cloud Mary l.. Hnntsman. Minneapolis;
Alfred Hubbard, St. Cloud: Addie NJ. Jones,
Minneapolis; Stella A. Page, Minneapo-
lis; Mary e. Palmes, Minneap oils.
Elementary course-Sarah e. Bowen,
Forman, OAK; Alice 8. Bowen. Forman,
Elliott, Willard; Bertha +. Huntsman,
Minneapolis; Mary E. Hiscock, Brockway;
| Olive Leavitt. Hartford; AIDA Nj. Lock-
wood, Minneapolis; Harriet G. Pierce, Min
neapolis; Mary A. Powell, Bellaire, Ohio;
Ella M. Stanton. Sank Rapids; Amy NJ.
Stone Pine Island; Mary 4. Wakefield,
Forest City.
The conversions of the PilIsbury Board
| ing Hall, connected with the Minnesota
| Academy grounds at Owatonna, was laid
ON Tuesday LIST inst. Hon. w. r. Kinyon,
master OF ceremonies, announced the pro-
| gramme. which consisted OF music by the
band; prayer. by Rev. Z. Weseott, and
| chorus. ''Let Thy Light Shine" Then fol-
| lowed the laying of the corner stone by
Hon. George Pillsbury, assisted by the
| architect, w. =. Dunnell and Master Mason
H. B. Woodley. Master OF Ceremonies
Kinyon, in IL brief address, thanked Mr..
PilIsbury, in the name Of the citizens of
| Owatonna. for his generosity and public
| spirit. and after enumerating the contents
OF the box TO be placed in the corner stone
OF tile New building, presented it to Mr..
| Pillsbury.
| Col. Harrington, collector OF customs at
| st. Paul, reports that the receipts of tine
office for May were $11,OS5. For the
| eleven fiscal months of the present year
| the total receipts have been Sill. 594.15
| against $57. 142.33, showing an increase Of
S54, S12.06.
Tho Methodist society at Bird Island
| have engaged tie Rev. David Wolff OF
| Bloomington, ILL.,, as pastor.
| The dwelling OF Sam Johnson. living six
miles east OF Mortified caught fire AID was
| destroyed.
The Minnesota commandery of the mill
tary order OF the Loyal Legion celebrated
| the first anniversary OF their organization
| by reception to Brig. Gen. T. III. Ruger,
| at the Ryan House, st. Paul. There were
| present between seventy and eighty of the
| members OF tho eommandery, accompanied
| by their wives and daughters. the officers
| at Fort Smelling and their ladies, Gen. Luz
cius Fairchild and wife, and mayor Rice.
In the case OF Hannah Anderson OF Bird
| Island against Peter G. Lander for breach
of promise, the plaintiff got verdict OF
1000.
Judge w. e. Wootel. county Judge of Red
River county, shot himself at GAINESVILLE
Tex. dying instantly. He had been accus-
ed OF appropriatins $4,000, but was gener-
| ally considered innocent.
Johnann Most, the anarchist, was
sentenced at New York to the penitentiary
Tor one year and fined $500. His accociate,
Brannsehweig, got nine months in the
| penitentiary and was fined $3.50. Schenk
WAS sent to the penltentiary nine months
but not fined. Recorder Smythe, in sem
fencing Most, expressed deep regret that
the law did not permit him to impose q
heavier sentence. The prisoners were
transferred to BlackwelI's Island.
The barn OF j. W. Morgan at Star Lake
was destroyed, with his horse, hay and
tools. by lightning.
The Presbyterian church at Argyle was
burned being total loss. The church had
just been finished aud was the finest in the
county.
John Whiting, nineteen years old fell I'M
der a fiat car and was badly injured at
Clitheral station near Battle Lake. He may
recover.
Internal revenue collections at st. Paul
for May were S113. S76.17.
The propeller Peerless passed through an
ice field five miles long alter leaving Duluth
for Chicago, few days ago.
Sheriff Monks, oil Mankato, went to Still
water with two criminals, Hill and Jones,
the former for two and the latter for three
years.