The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.


young man named A. w. Wells, a pho
tographer employed at Miller's gallery,
Minneapolis, was found dead in the room
which he had been occupying for several
nights past in a lodging bouse, supposed
from an overdose OF laudanum.
The Washington County Agricultural So
ciety elected officers for the ensuing year
and fixed the time for holding the annual
fair on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday OF the week preceding the state
fair, whenever the state society may decide
to hold their fair.
1t is reported at Duluth that the Duluth
& Iron Range Railroad company will put
men to work at once clearing right OF way
between that city and Two Harbors, to get
ready for grading in the spring. and an ex-
tension OF the road to Duluth in the sum
mef.
The D. Sinclair Publishing Company
(Winona Republican, OF Winona filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the secretary OF
state. The capital stock is $4,000. The
incorporators are Daniel Sinclair, w. +.
Smith, John Dobbs. +. S. Youmans.
4. b. Youmans, NJ. G. Norton, w.
H. Laird. j. L.. Norton, L. C. Por-
ter E. A. Gerdtzen, H. Choate, II. c.
Balcom, j. A. Prentiss l.. c. Bonner, ID. d.
Cane, NJ. Wilson, Charles Horton, II. j.
O'Neill and William Mitchell, all OF Winona.
A. r. Burkdall was appointed judge OF
probate OF Pipe Stone county by Gov.
Hubbard, vice f. l.. James resigned.
DR.. r. G. Hutchins, after successful SER
vice OF nearly four years as pastor OF Ply
mouth church, Minneapolis, has rendered
his resignation. He accepts II call to the
Second Congregational church at Oberlin,
Ohio.
The National Tube works has purchased
all the capital stock OF the Sauk Centre
Water company, and thus becomes de-
fendant in the suit brought by the village
in foreclosure.
Blooming Prairie were destroyed by fire.
Loss, 81, 100; insurance, 50, 200.
Alsba postoffice, Fillmore county, has
been discontinued. Mail for that place
will hereafter be supplied from LIE Roy.
Winona proposes to have pontoon
bridge to connect that city with Wiscon-
sin.
Rev. j. J. Hall OF Auburn, Me-, who has
just been called to the pastorate OF the
First Free Baptist Church OF Minneapolis,
is said to be one of the leading ministers OF
this denomination in the country.
At Moorehead, Judge Collins sentenced
James Irwin to penitentiary for life for the
murder OF S. Hewes, OF that place in Sep
tember last.
Reports from logging fields show that the
late SHOWS have spread generally over the
whole pineries and allayed all fears OF a
short cut.
G. A. Gryerson, a harnessmaker of Roches-
ter, made an assignment to j. w. Emerson
for the benefit of eastern creditors. His
liabilities are about 81 200, and assets an
equal amount or more.
The twenty-six hour bicycle contest at
the Washington rink, Minneapolis, between
Mile Louise Armando, the American cham
pion long distance bicyclist, and Fred Shaw
OF Mitchell, Oak, was finished. and result
ed in victory of the lady. Mile. Armando
had made 1872 miles, while the Dakotian
had scored 162.
The Minneapolis Y. NJ. C. A. will erect a
$4,000 building.
Mrs. Squres, wife of Lieut.. Herbert G.
Squires, U. s. A. died at Workers. n. Y.
recently. Lieut.. Squires is son OF j. T.
Squires OF Faribault, and the decea sed was
formerly Miss Pinkey Fargo, daughter of
the late William G. Fargo OF Buffalo, n. Y.
Knudtson, general merchandise, OF Beav-
er Creek, Rock county, became insolvent,
and a receiver was appointed to adjust his
affairs for the benefit OF his creditors. His
liabilities are about $4,000, and assets
about $4,000.
A young Norwegian named Hallbert
Knudson, from Minnesota, was confidenced
out OF 5000 by a couple OF sharpers at Mil
waukee. Knudson recently sold farm
near Red Wing, for $2,40O, receiving
about $3.50 in partial payment.
In the supreme court Judge Dickinson
fled decision affirming the judgment OF
Judge Lochren, of the Hennepiii county
district court, and declining to grant a new
trial for Thomas Hanley, now serving
life sentence at Saltwater for the murder
of his partner, Thomas Ryan at st. Paul.
This ends the matter and Hanley will spend
his life behind the prison bars unless re-
leased through executive clemency.
Bishop Foss has started for Europe ac-
companied by his wife and five children.
They expect to SAIL from New York Feb. 3,
on the steamship Elder of the North Ger
man Lloyd, to proceed directly to Rome
and to return in August. The bishop is to
preside over the Methodist conferences in
Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway, and also as fraternal delegate to
meet the British Wesleyan conference
which meets this year in John Wesley s
Officer Whaley OF Hawley arrested two
wheat thief leaders in a cabin in the big
woods, near Spring creek. They made a
full confession, and the rest OF the outfit
will be captured, as the officer is on their
track. They have raided the south para
OF the county all winter.
Congressman Milo White writes the Wi
mona Republican that he did not recon.
mend Thomas Hall for postmaster Pres
ton, although asked to do so.
Saloon license for Rice county was fixed
by the county commissioners at $50. In
Blue Earth county the figure was $1OO,
and in Steele county it was voted not to
grant any.
E. C. Grue, who skipped from Hawley a
year ago to escape arrest for selling mort
gagged property, has been seen in the woods
near Detroit,
The roof of Joe Fritzs stable at Peters
burg was crushed in by snow, and pair OF
valuable horses killed.
At Moorhead the jury in the Irwin case
returned verdict of guilty OF murder in
the second degree, after being out all night.
The corner block OF the great Ice Palace
in st. Paul was laid Thursday night the
14th inst, with an imposing procession
and lots OF fun. 1t was the largest turn
out of people since the monster celebra-
tion OF the completion of the Northern
Pacific.
The valuation in Winona county is:
Real estate, SO, 183, ,7S4; personal proper
ty, $2,714,13 total, $1O,897, 1913;
amount Of tax levied, $3.50, ,9O9.S5.
Information has been received by the
sheriff OF La Crosse county, Wis, that
Barto or Battson, alias Beecher, companion
Of De Witt, alias Maxfield, the notorious
safe burglar arrested in Minneapolis a
month ago, was in the custody OF officers
at Lincoln, Neb.
General Manager Marvel, OF the ST. Paul
and Manitoba railroad, has sent Frank
Fortson to the Fiske university at Nash
Vile, Tenn. Fortson is young colored
man, and for some time past has been q
waiter at the Ryan Hotel. st. Paul. Dur.
ing Mr.. Manvel's recent stay at the hotel,
Fortson was especially attentive to him.
This he repays by giving the young fellow a
good education. Mr.. Marvel will defray all
expenses.
A number Of the farmers residing near
Cordova, are excited over an alleged dis.
covery that the titles to their farms are
not perfect. because OF a mortgage amount
ing to $4,000, which is said to stand on
the records against the property. It is