The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-10-21


back and anti-monopoly-was held At
were made: State senator, G. w. Batehel-
der; representa- tiyes, William Tew, II. A.
Swain, John Powers, ]. 8. Mather.
j. Percy Dewart, son OF Rev. 8. II. Dew
art OF Cannon Falls, died suddenly at
Hamline university, where he was at
tending school.
The democratic convention for the
Twenty-eighth senatorial district nominal
cd for senator r. H. Graham; representa-
tives, George A. Chase, Joseph Ingeholt,
Hennepin East; Philip Jacoby, Isanti; 8.
w. Morrill,, Anoka county.
Dakota Peoples county convention
nominated for senator, A. III. Truax. pres
ent Incumbent; representatives. Ignatius
Donnelly and A. s. Bradford. Ignatius
Donnelly made a speech, in which he de-
clared his intention to work for the entire
Republican ticket from governor down to
coroner, and would stump the county to
that end.
The proprietor OF the Parker hotel at
Sauk Center was arrested for breaking into
in the act, taken before the justice, pleaded
guilty. and was bound over to court in
$500 bonds, and failing to put up the Sc
curity was taken to st. Cloud.
The belief that Rantenberg, the Winona,
deiaulting savings bank clerk, is safe in
Canada, is correct. Sheriff Bogart tracked
him to La Crosse, where he bought q ticket
for Toronto via Port Huron.
Joseph Church, an old resident of Good
hue county, was found dead near the old
Eames place, four miles below Red Wing
He, with his son. had started for his home
in Florence, with some cattle, he driving
the team and the boy driving the cattle.
When near the Eames place the boy dis
covered that he was dead.
The democrats of Dakota county have
nominated d. f. Akin, senator; James
King, Jacob Kummin, representatives.
At Duluth, r. 8. Munger was nominal ted
by the republicans for Senator, and s. j.
Knox for Representative.
The board OF regents OF the ct ate univer-
sity has appointed the following commit
tees for the ensuing school year: Execu-
tive-Messrs. Pillsbury, Gilfillan, Kiehle
and Buckham. Course OF Study-Messrs.
Northrop. Agricultural Farm-Messrs.
Pillsbury, Hubbard and Nelson. Library
and Museum-Messrs. Kiehle, Clarke and
Northrop.
Winona has sensation in the disappear.
ance of bank clerk with some 81 200 in
cash of the banks funds. The culprit is
r. Rautenbere. a German OF "a years, small
of stature, with smooth face and all the
facial characteristics of a Jew. A year ago
last December F. A. Rising took the oung
man into his employ. and assisted him in
various ways, appointing him clerk in the
Winona Savings bank. OF which Mr.. Rising
is treasurer. Young Rautenberg posed as
a great temperance advocate, and was al
ways quite anxious to thrust himself for
ward in such moves as the organization OF
the Y M. C. A.
Estelle, daughter OF Judge and Mrs. L. W.
Collins ofSt. Cloud, died OF diphtheria. She
was seven years OF age.
DR.. NJ. F. Moon OF Austin, died Oct. IL
from the results OF the accident which befell
him Sept. 90.
John Erickson, living near Moorhead,
lost his house. barn and 1,5O0 bushels Of
wheat by a prairie fire.
At Dresbach, Winona county, August
Gerstmann, a young unmarried German,
went hunting in the marshes on the Wis.
consin side, expecting to meet a friend
there. When three days passed without his
returning, q search was instituted, and
bWO uityb lttUcF buo eStTCuluS PdIOy tOuAu
the missing mans dog and followed where
the animal led. Soon rubber boot torn
with shot was found and a little further
the dead body OF Gerstmann with bad
wound in the foot and fatal shot wound
in the forehead. 1t seems clear that the
foot wound was accidental, but that owing
to suffering from the wound, exposure,
hunger and despair OF assistance, the un.
fortunate man terminated his own exist.
ente.
Dieudonne Joachim OF the town OF Wells,
while singing at the funeral service OF Fer
dinand Duchene, at the French Catholic
church Faribault, dropped dead from
heart disease.
Wells is boasting OF beet raised near
that place that Is two feet In length and
weighs seventeen pounds.
John Pocinick Of st. Cloud town, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself.
Judge Young decides that the Minneapolis
Bar association must pay taxes on its
library.
DR.. j. B, McGaughey OF Winona, has de-
clined the Democratic nomination for
state senator. The county committee FILL
ed the vacancy with w, A. Finkelenburg,
young German.
At Elbow Lake, the railroad and thresh-
ing crews came into town and began to
drink. A row broke out between Hills
men and q threshing crew, in which the lat
ter were badly demoralized. The sheriff
was held by about forty of Hills men,
when ten of Washburn's men came in. A
row began and lasted all day.
At Eau Claire, Peter Robbeault, convict
ed for assault with intent to murder officer
Elliot, three weeks ago, was sentenced to
two years in the state prisons one day OF
each year to be in solitary confinement.
The report OF the assassination OF ex-
President Gonzales of Mexico was false.
Longfellow wrote in 1860, he had "only
imaginary associations with Minnehaha,
never having seen itexcept in day dreams"
the officers of the Winona q st, Peter Nov.
J.. 8. Sanborn, assistant general superin
tendent Of the Northwestern at Winona
for the past three years.; IS promoted to
the position OF assistant general superin-
tendent at Chicago, succeeding w. S. Mel
len, resigned. p. Hollenbeck, as assist.
mt general freight agent OF Winona,
who has been with the Northwestern three
years, succeeds Mr.. Sanborn and is in turn
by E. j. Foster. division freight
agent at Chicago.
In the United States District Court at
st. Paul, Rice and Ryan, who robbed the
st. James Rqstohice, were convicted oi
The oifense: The prosecution proved that
Rice and Ryan we're arrested in the very
act OF commit ting the robbery. The evi.
as 70 make doubt almost
elctt county democrats nominated for
Senator, Mat Nachbar OF Helena; represen-
tativo, r. J.. Farisy OF Credit River.
The following is a complete official census
81 the Sisseton Sioux Indians: Total EVm-
Der Of Inhabitants, 1,496. TIE popula.
ton has fallen off since tNs lSst census tak, |
IN in 1886, when Il was 1,S40, The Ia.
iians ars RsneTAlfy Healthy and contsnted
With their s9sel' lfot, lf.ts,
The saw mill OF James Caumee, ut Port |
Arthur, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,.
300; only partial insurance.
In I.OnC3On the cnae 0f Edwa ri S,1o,nar