The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.
a school l-house at Kasson, was de

A schoolhouse at Kasson. was de-
molished by lightning during the
storm recently. School had just been
dismissed, consequently no lives were
lost.
The rainfall during the past few
days has been immense, and in some
places was terrific. This has increas-
ed the volume OF water in the Missls-
sipppi so that it is but Il few inches be-
low the record made in 1880. Many
land slides and washouts are report
ed from different localities. Numer-
Gus small bridges have been swept
away.
OF things to steal the average citi-
zen would consider dynamite the last
that would tempt him. And yet
VIM. katola, of Tower, has been
charged with grand larceny in the
second degree, the accusation in de-
tail alleging the taking OF dynamite
to the value of $40.
Julius A. Ingals, q youth of seven
teen years hailing from Spring Valley,
was arrested at Austin on complaint
OF Julius Heath, his young partner in
the peddling business. The two oc-
cupied the same room at the German
hotel and in the night Heath woke
and found a suit of his clothes, his
watch and S29 in money missing and
Ingalls, goue Also Ingalls, was subse-
quently found dt the depot with the
missing property i'll his possession.
He was bound over to the grand jury
and committed.
Many tanners report damage to
fields sown before the rain. Chinch
bugs have left the fields and gone into
the timbered lands and sheltered
places.
w. T. Bailey, the prominent Du-
luth lumberman indicted for perjury
last january, was honorably ac-
quilted recently without trial.
Miss Mabel Schmitz of Winona, was
badly scalded by the explosion OF a
jug of hot water which she was heat
ing for the feet OF sick friend. Her
face was badly burned.
The postoffice at Battle Lake was
broken into and quantity of cigars,
stamps and SIS in cash taken.
Three young men were arrested, but
were discharged for lack of evidence.
The bank of Long Prairie and the
Lee bank have consolidated and the
business hereafter is to be conducted
in the name OF the Bank ofLong Prai-
RE.
The Goodhue county auditor has
paid bcunties on thirty-fve wolves
since Jan. l, the greater portion OF
which were killed in April.
Sebastian Bieble, an old resident OF
West Newton. Nicollet county, drop
ped dead at New Ulm with apoplexy.
The annual shearlng OF the South.
ern Minnesota Sheep Breeders as
sociation was held at the farm OF
Milo Matteson near Eyota. Four
premiums were offered for the best
sheep. two for fine-wooled varieties
and two for mutton producers. The
association is in fourishing condi-
tion this spring.
A successful state teachers institute
was held at Heron Lake. It was in
session for q week under the super
vision of County Superintendent
Lammson, with Prof. Hyde and Mrs
Jaques as instructors. The attend
ance was large and the week q pleas
ant and profitable one to all in at,
tendance. Hon. S. B. Wilson OF
Faribault lectured before the institute
on vegetable and animal life in jana.
lea.
The city council of Mankato has
passed resolution accepting Gen.
Tourtelotte's proposition to erect a
hospital if the city donates the ground.
There are ten acres on Bunker Hill
owned by that city, but as the plan is
to ask the Sisters OF Charity to take
charge of the instit ution, this location
is considered too far away. There is a
piece OF ground in the rear of the
Catholic church which is desirable,
and a committee was appointed to
ascertain lit can be bought.
The Sioux Falls correspondent
makes groundless statement in tel
egraphing that the Wilmar & Sioux
Falls railroad, intends to deviate from
the original survey, SO as to leave
Pipestone three miles to one side
Plpestone has discharged her obliga.
tionst the company by paying bo-
nus OF $4,000, but refused to pay
$4,000 more for the sake of being al
lowed to complete q division. No
guarantee could be given. No rail
road Or corporation can charge the
city with dishonor or trickery. To
prove that there can be no such re-.
ports, the right of way has been set.
tied principally by Vice President
Sherman of Sioux Falls, and the grad.
ing through the city is being pushed
as fast as the weather will permit
The Boerner murder case is the only
one of any Importance on the ca!en-
dar at Ada. Boerner shot and killed
his son two weeks ago and is now in
the Moorhead jail. He is regarded in.
sane. 1t is expected, however, that
the grand jury will bring in an indict-
ment.
Anna Verberge, wife of John H. Ver-
berge, a farmer living in the town oil
Marble, Lincoln county. committed
suicide by hanging. The coroner's
jury returned verdict of suicide;
cause. insanity, induced by sickness.
Miss Josie. daughter of Senator Cap
ser, of Sauk Center, was married at
the German Catholic church to Will.
lam Reyleck, OF Grafton, Oak. The
wedding was the most brilliant social
event ever known in Sank Center.
Old Abe post, G. A. R. of Lake Ben