The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-04

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Capt. Blakeley, Wyman, Elliott and Prof.
Porter.
Prof Porter made a statement in regard
to his experiences at tie state fair in this
department. Unfavorable circumstances
prevented such an exhibit being made as
there should have been, and he believed an
other year everything would be in good
shape. After some discussion, the meeting
adjourned sine die.
Edwin Bell, well-known st. Paulite,
writes from Tampa, Fla, to a friend:
''We have cold wave here. l have felt
the cold in Tampa as much as though L
was in ST. Paul. 1t is sad blow to Flor
ida. The leaves on the orange trees are
all shriveled. The crackers Qarmers)
have nothing else to depend on but orang-
es. Roses and all kinds OF flowers are
killed. Minnesota is good enough for me,
you bet. There is but little travel here
now.
Little "Niek Kobitz" a well known
dwarf died in ST. Paul.
An Empire State Association OF New
Workers has been formed in ST. Paul with
the following officers: President, q. w.
Hall; vice presidents, j. L. Walden and c.
3. Palmer; secretary, r. S. Taylor; treas
urer, G. Brinckerhoff; chaplain, Rev. II. }.
Cooke; marshall, E. II. MIham.
B. Knapn of Luverne, Rock county,
who probably has the largest collection OF
stones and minerals i'll Minnesota, has
just secured a piece OF the meteor which
fell recently near Kasota. He also has q
small portion OF the meteor that fell near
Emmettsburg two years ago. sdsd in COM
pairing the two pieces great resemblance Is
found.
Eben L. Merry an old settler and Il mem.
Der OF the G. A. R., died ut Austin aged
seventy-four years. He served i'll the war
in Co. c, Fourth Minnesota infantry Flu
neral services were conducted by Mcintosh
post, G. A. r.
The City Hall at st. Peter was burned.
Loss Sc, 900.
Articles of incorporation ofthe st. Paul.
Ft. Smelling & Minneapolis railroad have
been filed for record.
The German Lutheran Church society
will build three thousand dollar church
at Arlington.
Plans have been prepared for one thou
sand dollar hotel at Wilmar.
At special meeting OF the Otter Tail
County alliance held at Battle Lake, the
railroad commissioners were endorsed and
a resolution adopted: 'Tha tive earnestly
request the governor to call an extra ses-
sion OF the legislature of this state, to con.
vene as soon as possible, in order that the
laws may be SO amended as to secure JUS
tice and protection to all"
A fire at Fergus Falls, burned w. r.
Smiths bookstore.
An explosion OF a locomotive occurred at
the round house OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 st. Paul company at West Madison.
Wis. One man was killed, two were serious
ly. il not fatally injured, and seven were in
iured and scal1ed more Or ipSa
The worst blizzard of the season occur
red on the 22d. The Temperature was from
20 to 40 below zero with a nigh wind which
blockaded SO me of the rail Dads.
Three Mormon elders who believe in po-
lygamy are preaching to large numbers at
Friberg.
Simon Bergeta, a Norwegian living on
the farm owned by Gunder Bakke in the
town OF Aashad, Otter Tail county, was
found dead in his well. It is not known
whether there was foul play or whether he
was fixing his well and was drowned or
suffocated.
Hamline university at st. Paul is in a
most prosperous condition. There are
rolled, and there are accessions every week.
The institution is free from debt, and it
promises to remain 80.
A State association OF Plumbers was Or
ganized at Minneapolis. with the following
officers President, j. r. Holiness vice
president j. T. Courtney; secretary, j. s.
Kearney; treasurer; 5. T. Sykes; sergeant
alarms, James J. Dunnegan; executive
committee, Il. G. Cauvet, w. F. Freaney,
j. G. Prendergast.
Mrs. Hattie Cone Conwell, daughter OF
X. D. Cone. q pro ninent hardware mer-
chant at Winona, died at Los A geles, CAL,
on the goth inst. His only son, Frank ID led
at the same place on Oct. 80. Mrs. Con-
well was recent graduate OF Evanston
seminary.
There will be q special meeting OF the
Minnesota Editors and Publishers asso-
citation at the state capitol, st. Paul, on
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1886, at 2 o'clock p.
M, for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the annual meeting OF the International
Editorial association, to be held at Cincin-
natl, Ohio Feb. 1925, 1886, and for the
transact. on Of such other business as may
be properly brought before it, On the
evening OF Feb. 4. specially interesting ex
ercises in connection with the ice carnival
will take place, and a banquet will, it is un-
derstood, be rendered to the editors OF the
| Northwest by the st. Paul chamber Of
commerce.
Hon. w. e. Wording OF Plainview died
suddenly Of apoplexy, at Fargo.