The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.


st. Paul, listened to papers and discus
sions, elected officers and adiourns to
meet in Mime Ipolis in 1887. The officers
for the ensuing year were elected rs follows:
President, DIR. c. M. Bailey. Minneapolis;
vice president, DIR. II. L. Crittenden, North
field; treasurer, DIR. H. N. Reid, Minneapo-
lis; recording secretary, DIR. d. w. Ed
wards, lie Sueur; corresponding secretary,
DIR. L. c. Gould, st. Paul.
The order assigning Maj. Alfred e. Bates,
OF the pay department, to duty in st. Paul
has issued from department headquarters.
Several citizens OF Hutchinson are re-
ported to have died from eating picked
beef. The butcher OF whom the meat was
bought tried it OH two OF his children, both
OF whom died.
James O'Hara, one OF the old pioneers
OF Renyille comfy died at Fairfax. Mr..
OHara had filled several Offices OF trust
in Cairo and was greatly respected.
one years q resident Of Olmsted county,
died OF cerebritis after a short illness, aged
forty-fve years.
There are only one or two places left
in Sauk Rapids by which you can tell
that a cyclone has passed over there, and
i'm St. Cloud one would never know that
such n disaster had visited there.
John Hastings OF Red Wing promptly
shoots two burglars found robbing his
store.
Judge Wilson Of Winona announces that
he would decline the Democatic congress
sional nomination in the First District.
Loren Fletcher also declines the Republi-
can nomination in the Fourth district.
Charles Schmidt, a harness maker en-
ployed by j. Yackel at Lewiston, disap.
peared recently taking a large amount OF
money belonging to his employer.
The late H. o. Hamlin OF Minneapolis
left about $500, 900.
While ba thing in the Minnesota river six
miles below st. Peter, Willie Gainsheidt,
aged fourteen, was taken with a cramp.
Adam Schwartz, aged sixteen, hastened to
his rescue, and in the attempt to save him
they were both drowned.
Edwin Nelson, fifteen years old, son OF N.
T. Nelson, miller, was drowned at Waton-
wan.
In order to secure the $4OO granted un-
der certain conditions by the state to high
schools, the examination papers OF the
board OF examiners. Upon passing in the
various branches before the board the stud
ent is enabled to enter the state university
without additional examination. Whether
the school receives the $4OO depends upon
these conditions: First, the report of the
visitor; second, the term reports, and
third, annual examinations. These ex-
aminations for the year 1886 have just
been completed through the papers for
warded to the state board OF
examiners The board consists of Gov
Hubbard, President Northrop, of the uni
versity, and Superintendent of instruction
Kiehle. The showing is said to be the
most satisfactory ever given. The papers
were examined by President Northrop
who is the official examiner OF the board.
The total number OF papers received was
5, 753; total number passed, 8, 797; num-
Der not passing 956. Total number re-
ceived in 1885, 6,235; passed, 1888; num-
ber not passed, 1,477.
F. C. Listoe, believed to be from Roches-
ter, Minn., was run over by train at Bar
ron, Wis, and killed.
Allen A. Evans OF Grafton, OAK, and
Alice Louise Kenney were united in mar
riage recently by Rev. William Gardam, at
the residence of the brides's parents in
Lake City.
Daniel w. Hixon OF Stevens and B. A.
Costello OF Big Stone were unanimously
by farmers Of the 42d district.
4uC IOuI CulluTeu vi AAcTudu 1llCS Vi
Mansfield township, Freeborn county, have
been sent to the state reform school.
The body of Fred C. Listoe, who was
killed. bp the cars at Barron, Wis, arrived
at Rochester. Young Listoe had been at
work in st. Paul for the past year. and
had gone down into Wisconsin for few
days trout fishing.
Sheriff Bo,art returned to Winona from
Waupun, Wis, bringing L. d. Schoonmak
or, who was arrested for forging G. L. Bon
ner's name to checks which were cashed at
Terrll & Rivers grocery store and Artz
Bros saloon, on June 8, 1884.
The total value of thelands in Red Wing,
according to the assessed valuation, Is
$61O, 3SS; OF the improvements, $780,
$40; total value OF real estate, $1,37O,-
2OS. Total value OF personal property,
$591, 700. Value OF real estate and per-
sonal property. 81, 1861 ,90S,
The commissioners appropriated S544.-
70 as Clay county share OF the estimated
amount of the cost of the survey OF the
Red river valley on the Minnesota side, as
provided for by the late drainage conven-
tion at Crookston.
Redwood county has a candidate for
county treasureY who proposes to perform
the duties OF the Office for $500, if elected,
although the fees amount to 81, 200, The
other 5000 he proposes to refund into the
treasury.
Abe Hall, Deputy Warden, OF the State
Prison at Saltwater died few days ago.
He had been connected with the prison for
a number OF years.. Mr.. Hall was a man
OF considerable force Of character, and was
as widely known throught the state as al
most any other public officer,
A company has been incorporated to
build u railway on the west side of the Mis-
sissippi river from the city OF st. Cloud, in
Stearns county, Minn.. by the way OF Lit
tie Falls to Leeph Lake In said state. The
principal place OF business is Little Falls,
county, Minn. The incorpora.
tors arc Ashley c. Morrill, of Brooklyn, N,
Y; Edward M. johnson and Claude b.
Leonard, Minneapolis; William G, John
son and George H. Townsend, Little Falls.
These gentlemen also form the first board
Of directors. Tho officers are: President
Ashley c. Morrill, vice president. Edward
M. Johnst n; secretary and treasurer Viii. |
liam c. johnson.
Work on the state fair grounds between |
and st. Paulis being prosecut-
ed with vigor, and the management are
predicting the greatest fair ever held in the
Louis. The improvements now I'M
der way are large dining hall
that will seat GOO, Four large new
barns, two Tor cattle and two for horses.
The art gallery, which is fire proof, is |
ready for the root, A monster agricultural |
and horticultural hall is framed and will !
be completed in good time. The Mime.
apolis entrance to the fairgrounds has been |
repaired. Roadways are being |
graded, hills cut down, valleys filled up, i
and beautiful arti6ciallake is being made,
which will be one OF the attractions. The |
already long list OF attractions Is steadily /
and the only trouble 10 now
where to accommodate all the herds OF cat
lie and horses, the fiocks OF sheep and herds
of swine. The finest and fastest trotters
On the turf will be listed for the races
Among the nominations sent to the sen-
ate by the president was that OF James
Cannon to be postmaster at Mankato.
Rev. Mr. Lund, who for the past year
las occupied the pulpit OF the Congrega. +
;ional church, at Howard, has decided to
'emove with his family to Santa Fe, N.
Mex, about Sept. I, on account Of his !,
Samuel Kammerer's Touring mill at
City burned. Loss, @16, 900 10 |
S2O, 900; insurance, $3 600.