Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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The St. Cloud Elevator company with o
capital Of 500, 900 has been organized foH
the purpose Of building elevators along the
st. Cloud Willmar railroad.
Seeding has begun at ST. Vincent and
farmers are awaiting themselves of the fine
weather. No seeding was done last year in
that section before April 20.
A nephew OF Fred Carpenter ofKasson, a
young boy, inysteriously disappeared from
nome lew days ago and not the slightest
trace OF him can be found. r. 't.t-..
A man named Thompson, OF Waseca,
while temporarily insane left the cars near
st. Lawrence, OAK, and has not since been
seen. r. a -,
The second series OF $50, 900 OF water
power bonds have been placed by the city
OF 81. Cloud with Chicago parties at ST.
500 premium. =
Urban A. Briggs Of Ira county was
probably fatally burned while trying to
save some stock from burning barn.
Il. A. Chandler. ex-auditor OF Redwood
Fails county died suddenly OF apoplexy.
NJ. j. Lenihan's store at Lakeville,
burned. Loss So, 800; insurance IS, 500.
NJ. D. Cutler OF Wis, has transferred all
MS property in Fergus Falls, known as
the Gu: Ter estate, consisting of housas, lots
and additions in Fergus Falls, and
amounting to over 100000, to his
brother, j. B. Cutler OF Osas &c, Iowa.
Alexander Fergerson OF Pilot Mound
township, one OF the best known and most
extensive farmers of Fillmore county, was
drowned with his team.
The directors OF the Willmar & Sioux
Fails railroad had meeting and decided
to place call for aid as follows: Granite
Fails and vicinity, $50, OOO Lyons county,
$40, 1000; Pipestone county, $50, 900, and
Sioux Falls, $4,000, and right of way
through Minnehaha county, OAK, and
Granite Falls, Marshall and Pipestone
to give an addition to this the depot
grounds. The surveyors are at work near
Sioux Fails, working north toward Pipe
stone.
The state oratorical contest between
Hamline university and the state UNIVERSE.
tty took place in the chapel Of the former
institution. The speakers and their sub
Jects were: From Hamine, 0. E. Barrett.
The Destiny OF the Repub!ic;" F. A. Cone,
Labor and Capital;' A. Z. Drew, "Inlmi.
grafton" From the university, George
Burnell, "Seli-Governed Cities;;'' N. NJ.
Cross, The American Negro;' FIN. Stacy.
'Delnocracy and The Money Makers Nor
ton NJ. Cross and F. n. Stacy, both OF the
university, were awarded first and second
places. The result is ooked on as tri-
nmph for the state university, as it re-
stores tho championship carried of Mr.. l..
j. Van tossen, OF Hamline, year ago.
The third annual meeting of the State
Bar association was held in the senate
chamber at the State capitol in St. Paul
The only business transacted was the
election OF officers, as follows: President,
John A. Lovely, Albert Lea; vice presi
dents First district, J. N. Searles, Still.
water; Second, E.. f. Flandrau, St. Paul
Third, c. G. Wilson, Rochester; Fourth, j
M. Shaw, Minneapolis; Fifth, George N
Baxter, Faribault; Sixth, Daniel Buck,
Mankato; Seventh, J. W. Mason, Fergus
Falls; Eighth, K. Southworth, Shak opee
Ninth, G. S. Ives, st. Peter; Tenth, H. r.
Wells, Preston; Eleventh, w. w. Billson
Duluth; Twelfth, S. A. Piumley, Litchfield
Thirteenth, II. G. Grass, Currie; secretary
Hiram +: Stevens, St. Paul; treasurer
Walter II. Sanborn, st. Paul.
Faribault elects Croker, Dem), mayor
Minnesota News.
The dwelling house OF Thomas Cum,
mings, near Jordan, burned.
The village council at Montevileo voted
to put the saloon and drug store license at
5000 the coming year. 1t has been $500
heretofore.
+. l.. Butts OF Saltwater receives the ap
pointment to West Point in Congressman
Cilillan's district.
Theo. Woodward is elected mayor O!
Hastings after Il hot contest.
Capt. ohm Mullen Of Wabasha is credit.
eel with congressional aspirations.
Peter Rauen proposes to pay of the in
debtedness OF the Bank OF North Minnea o.
oils.
In letter TO g. personal friend in Man.
kato Congressman James B. Wakefield
says: II shall not be Il candidate for re-
election this fall. My health admonishee
me that l must. at the expiration OF my
present term, withdraw from politics and
avoid it's excitenlents and struggles I shal
surrender the field cheerfully to younge,
blood, and have only gratitude to you and
my other friends who have stood by me
so long and faithfuuy.'
The case OF John B. Zeigneigo vs.. The La
Grange Mill company, an action to set
aside mortgage OF $50, 900 Oh the mill
was on trial for two days at Red Wing
and was adjourned until the 2Sth inst
The case is one OF the largest and most i'm.
. ortant that has ever been tried in the
district court OF Goodhue county. The
facts are that money was loaned to the
mill company by the Goothue County
bank: and on the failure to satisfy the
mortgage the bank took possession OF tbs
property. Mr.. Zeigneigo was one of the
creditors Of the mill.
Rev. ?. Sjillom, pastor OF the Swede
Lutheran church in Red Wing. has re-
ceived call from the church at Brainerd
James Hayes has been arrested on e
charge OF seduction preferred by Miss Eva
Address OF Hastings.
Price Peterson, charged with having
tried to rob and murder J. c.. Eickman O
Alexandria, on the Sd inst, was arrested
at Starbank, while secreted in the house O.
his mother, who was induced to give him
up.
L. II. Colby OF GAINESVILLE has filed his
schedule under the recent assignment. The
assets are placed at $22, 900, with liahii
ties of $4,000.
A man named Paulson tried to commit
suicide at Ada by drowning himself
Friends suspected his design, and dragged
him out Of the river.
The twelve.year-old daughter OF Michael
Engel, at Victor, was burned to death
while boiling soap.
Fred Schnierder, ST., who lives several
miles southeast of Albert Lea, while walk.
ing on the track OF the Minneapolis & St.
Louis Railway company, was hit by a
passing train and received perhaps fatal
injuries.
The old St. Mary's convent, at st. Jo-
seph, Stearns county, belonging to the or
der OF st. Benedict, was burned. Loss on
buildings. $4,000. F. Danzle's barn was
also burned, and the Linnemann store
was on fire number OF times. ~
{ Theodore Hertz OF Belle PLANE was ar.
rested, charged with the murder OF John
Mayer. who lives near St. John, Helena
township, Scott county. Mayer died on
the 3D. inst, just a week after he received
his injnries-a fracture OF the skull sup
posed to have been made by u stick oil