The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
MINNESOTA NEWS,

William Ehrler. the butcher, who was
injured in st. Paul, recently, died at Vino
ma OF blood poisoning.
The county commissioners OF Stearns
county passed resolutions of regret at the
death OF Sheriff Mickey.
The Cannon Valley branch of the Chica.
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, which
has been bloekaded with snow is now open
and trains are running regularly again.
John p. Hammond OF St. Cloud has
been appointed Sheriff of Stearns county.
George Blanchard and Thomas L. Sulli-
van were committed to the next term OF
the district court at Hastings by Justice
O'Brien, for aiding a prisoner albert
Blanchard charged with assaulting his
wife) to escape.
At meeting OF the city council OF Lake
City an ordinance was adopted which con-
verts the fire department from volun-
teer to paid one and puts it altogether
under the control OF the council. When.
ever called out, ca ch member is to be paid
so cents for the first and 80 cents for
every subsequent hour of actual service.
The department will be limited to forty
five members, besides the chief and his as.
sistants. Each company will select its Of
fcers, subject to the approval of the coun-
Gil.
The Rochester personal property tax
that has just been paid was based on
an assessment of twenty-four mills and
was the heaviest tax ever imposed on city
property since war times. The public i'm.
provements for which the present admins
tration is responsible accounts for the
heavy tax, which has caused some vigorous
kicking. Aid. Mayo assured the council
that the tax Tor the coming year would be
lighter than the present levy.
The anniversary of the birth OF Robert
Emmett was celebrated at Faribault on
the 5th inst. The entertainment was got.
ten up by the Celtic club.
Mrs. D. Underwood, one OF the early set
tiers OF Dakota county, died at Farming.
ton recently.
Miss Mary S. Highbee. the wife OF one of
the pioneers, of Olmstead County, died
very suddenly at Rochester recently from
heart disease.
Rev. Thomas Slave died, aged eighty
three years, at Lewiston, recently.
Mrs. Ole Carlson died at her home in
Lake City, aged seventy.four years.
The ex-soldiers OF Scandinavian nation
ality now residing in Minneapolis held a
reunion at Dania hall recently, about one
hundred ladies and gentlemen being pres
ent. The programme opened with ban
quet and music, followed by addresses
from Mayor Ames, Col. Hans Mattson,
Capt. =. 2. Swenson and Ex-Sheriff George
II. Johnson, in which full credit was given
to the Scandinavian volunteers for the
faithful and heroic sevice rendered to this
country during the rebellion.
The funeral of Thos. D. Skiles occurred
at Minneapolis few days ago. There was
no attempt at ostentatious display, either
in the service or surroundings Upon the
fac ctofrI ii re %
and white roses, the offerings OF the i'm
mediate friends, at the head was a large
pillow of roses, in the center OF which was
interviewer the one eloquent word Papa"
The mason contractors of Minneapolis
have concluded that they want their class
OF work directly from the owners or
architects, and through their association
have addressed letter to the architects OF
the city requesting this privilege. 1t is
signed by twenty.three firms.
Charles Dickens, son OF the great novel
ist, whose success as a reader from his
fathers works has been SO marked in the
Eastern states for the past four months,
will be in Minneapolis April II. The
reading will probably be given in Armory
hall.
The Mankota city counsel has given to
the Southern Minnesota Live stock and
Fair association the privilege OF holding
its annual fair at "Sibley Mound" the
property on which they have heretofore
held fairs, but which was purchased by the
city last summer for park purposes. The
association is to keep grounds and build
ings in repair and the public to have ac-
cess to any part of the grounds (outside
OF fairs) except the track.
At the charter election at North Branch
Joel J. Wede was elected president of the
council; John Elengree councilman; W.
B. Abel, recorder; ohm Hurley, treasurer,
and Z. c. ingalls,, village Justice.
The labor and the railroad organizations
of Brainerd had larger influence in the re-
suit OF the recent charter election than was
before apparent. The Knights OF Labor and
the Brotherhood OF both engineers and fire.
men without doubt turned the scale for
Hemstead for mayor, while the Knights
elected more than half OF the aldermen
who succeeded.
The case of Nicholas Riplinger vs. the
st. Croix Lumber company was tried be-
fore Judge Crosby and jury at Hastings.
resulting in verdict OF $37S.27 for the
plaintiff.
D. S. Hayward's barn was burned at st.
Cloud, recently. Cause unknown. Loss
81, ,50O insurace 81. 100.
H. S. French and B. T. Woodmau are
planning to start creamery at North.
field this spring. a large number OF North
field dairymen have pledged their support.
At special school meeting at Chatfield
it was voted to build new school house,
to cost not to exceed SIS, 900. The bull d
ing will be commenced in the spring.