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

were made: State senator, G. w. Batehel-
der; representatives, William Tew, II. A.
Swain, John Powers, j. S. Mather.
j. Percy Dewart, son OF Rev. S. II. Dew
art Of Cannon Falls, died suddenly at
Hamine university, where he was at
tending school,
The democratic convention for the
Twenty eighth senatorial district nominal
ed for senator r. II. Graham; representa-
tives, George A. Chase, Joseph Ingeholt,
Hennepin East; Philip Jacoby, Isanti; S.
w. Morrill,, Anoka county.
Dakota Peoples county convention
nominated for senator, A. H. Truax, pres
ent Incumbent; representatives, lgnatius
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
Sank Center was arrested for breaking into
A. j. Smiths warehouse. He was caught
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 ticket
for Toronto via Port Huron.
Joseph Church, an old resident of Cool
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 ID. +. Akin, senator; James
King Jacob kummin representatives.
At Duluth, R. S. Munger was nomina ted
by the republicans for Senator and S. j.
Knox for Representative.
The board OF regents OF the state univer-
sity has appointed the following commit
tees for the ensuing school year: Execu-
tive-Messrs. Pillsbury, Gifillan, kiehle
and Buckham. Course OF Study-Messrs.
Davis, Clarke, Pillsbury and President
Northrop. Agricultural Farm-Messrs.
Pillsbury, Hubbard and Nelson. Library
and Museum-Messrs. Kiehle, Clarke and
Northrop.
Winona has sensation in the disappear
ance of a bank clerk with some 5 200 in
cash OF the bank funds. The ulprit is
K. Rautenherg. a German oil "a years, small
of stature, with smooth face and all the
facial characteristics OF IL Jew. A year ago
last December F. A. Rising took the y Dung
man into his employ, and assisted him i'll
various ways, appointing him clerk in the
Winona Savings bank. of which Mr.. Rising
is treasurer. Young Rautenberg posed as
great temperance advocate, and was al
ways quite anxious to thrust himself for
ward in such moves as the organization OF
the Y NJ c. A.
Estelle, daughter Of Judge and Mrs. L. w.
Collins DIST. Cloud, died OF diphtheria. She
was seven years OF age.
DR.. NJ. f. Moon of Austin, died Oct. IL
from the results ofthe accident which befell
him Sept. 80.
John Erickson, living near Moorhead,
lost his house, barn and 1900 bushels OF
wheat by 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 friend
there. When three days passed without his
returning, a search was instituted, and
two days later the searching party found
the missing mans dog and followed where
the animal led. Soon Il rubber boot torn
with shot was found and IL little further
the dead body OF Gerstmann with bad
wound in the foot and Il 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 UNI
fortunate man terminated his own exist
enfe.
Dieudonne Joachim OF the town OF Wells,
while singing at the funeral service OF Fer
dinand Duchene, at the French Catholic
IL, l., IL
heart disease.
Wells is Boosting OF a 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
DR.. j. B, MeGaughey OF Winona, has de-
clined the Democratic nomination for
state senator. The county committee fill
ed the vacancy with w, A. Finkelenburg, a
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 demoralzed. The sheriff
and officials we're poweress. The saloon
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 prison. one day OF
each year to be in solitary confinement.
The report of the assass ination 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"
An important change will take place In
t he officers of the Winona d st, Peter Nov.
/. s. Sanhorn, 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. =. Hollenbeck, as assist
ant general freight agent OF Winona,
who has been with the Northwest ern three
years, succeeds Mr.. Sanborn and is in turn
succeeded by E. j. Foster, division freight
agent at Chicago.
In the United States District Court as
st. Paul, Rice and Ryan, who robbed the
st. james Pqstoffice, were convicted OF
the offense. The prosecution proved that
Rice and Ryan were arrested in the very
act of commit ting the robbery The evi,
dence in this respect was sa clear and
straightforward as TO make doubt almost
imp ossible.
Scott county democrats nominated for
Senator, Mat Naehbar OF Helena; represen-
tativc, Il. j. Farisy OF Credit River.
The following is Al complete official census
Of the Sisseton Sioux Indians: Total ram-
Der OF inhabitants, 1,496. TIs popula-
ton has fallen off since Tue, hast census tax
en- in 1885, When IT was 1910. The Ia;
dams are gsneralfy healthy and cantented
with their lot