The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
MINNESOTA in BRIEF.

the face by a mule fracturing his jaw
and knocking out several teeth.
The district court convenes at
Beaver Falls. with Judge Weber on
the bench. The term will be quite
long.
The purchase of the Luverne Dem
ocrat by prohibition stock company
was completed, and the purchasers
will take possession at once.
The prevalence of typhoid fever
in Duluth is alarming the city Of
ficiais. There are over 200 cases in
the city.
The gas works at Rochester, that
have been in process of construction
this summer, will be completed and
ready to furnish gas within four or
five weeks.
C. F. Kindred, who has been for
years prominent citizen of Brainerd,
is about to remove to Phil adel phia
to accept an attractive position with
the Reading Railroad company.
Walter Perty, a barber at st. Cloud,
wagered $6O.against a pony with Van
Arnim, cowboy, that he could beat
him in a foot race. The race was run
and the barber captured the pony.
For the first time within a year the
number OF inmates at the state prison
has dropped below 400. The dis
charge of six prisoners leaves 39S as
the total enrolment.
Andrew Bowman, employed on the
grading of the Duluth road, was
caught under falling earth near Red
Wing, breaking one leg in two places
besides generally bruising him.
A. C. Davis was arrested at St.
Peter by United States Marshal
Bracket for Illegally using the mails.
He will have a hearing before the
United States commissioner at st.
Paul.
On account of the late harvest and
scarcity of machines, not more than
one-third of the grain is threshed.
Wheat is worth 81 .O5 to 81 .O6, and
farmers are holding for a still better
price.
Well grounded fears exists of an
epidemic of diptheria at Brainerd.
There was one death recently, child,
in the family of Joseph Ship. One
or two of the ward schools are to be
closed as a precautionary measure.
A fire caught in the new portion OF
the Hotel St. Louis at Duluth, de-
fective fireplace being the cause. 1t
was put out before it had gained
Roadway. The damage will be COW
cred by less than 81, 900, mostly
from water.
In opening a hill of potatoes at
Saltwater James Welch unearthed
an unexpected crop of twenty-nine
mud turtle eggs, each of which con-
tanned a live and healthy turtle. The
location was long distance from any
pond or body of water.
Henry Keller was held to the grand
jury at Saltwater on the charge of
grand larceny, bonds being placed
at $500, which the prisoner was I'M
able to furnish. AS the court fixed
the amount of bail Keller created a
sensation by collapsing in a hysteri-
| cal fit.
Some small children set fire to S.
Butturff's barn at Marshall. The
barn, grain and nearly three thous-
and pounds of binding Irvine were
burned. Mrs. Butturff rescued the
horse, but was severely burned in do
ing SO. The loss is about 1000;
partly insured.
Sheriff Bogart ofWinona, captured
Bempke, one of the farmers who
stabbed Zuelke at Martin Linn's
saloon, near Sugar Loaf, where
Bempke was boasting of his horrible
work. Zuelke was feeling better and
may live, although one of his wounds
between the ribs is considered danger.
GUS.
The hardware store of L. Thalmon
at st. Cloud was entered by burglars
and knives, razors, revolvers, etc.
to the amount Of 5000 stolen. This
is the second time this establishment
has been robbed within month, anc
the second burglary this week. 1t is
evident that gang is working that
vicinity, but up to the present time
the police have no clue,
A coroner's inquest was held al
Wheaton, over the remains of Mrs
Maggie Dunn, who was found dead il
her own house, and the jury returned
verdict that she caused her owl
death. Some of her relatives wer,
not satisfied with the verdict, ant
DR.. C. A. Lampanius Of Wheaton
and DR.. w. E. Truax of Breckenridg
made an autopsy and found the yer
dict given bv the iury to be true.