The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-05

An Indian named hGwOn-Dug
had q hearing before United States
Commissioner Tillotson at Moorhead
charged with introducing whisky at
White Earth. He pleaded guilty and
was bound in $3.50 ba;! to appear be.
fore United States district court in
October at st. Paul.
Brainerd is badly in need OF a new
hotel, and public spirited citizens are
working to secure the erection Of one.
Friday, April Is, is the date fixed
for Holong's execution at Fergus
Falls. Everything is in preparation
for the event. The rope has arrived.
Holong appears uneoncerned, and
spends much OF his time in smoking
and reading. He receives almost dai-
ly visits from ministers. and appears
to be deeply impressed by what they
say. He is in good spirits and eats
and sleeps well.
BY the report OF the health officer
it is found that CHAMBERS is at present
very prevalent among the horses of
Minneapolis. c. F. Chamberlain, a
drayman, has recently h a6 ten shot
by order of the board OF health. 9th.
ers haye lost horses in less proportion,
but the sum total of all that have
been shot the past few months is
large one. The horse traders are
blamed for the present condition of
affairs. They buy horses in the in
cipient stages of glanders, doctor them
up for sale, and of course the infect
ed animals spread the disease rapidly.
J. w. Hoxie, dry goods and grocer
les of Spring Valley, is financially en-
barrassed. The claims aggregate
nearly $4,000, the largest creditors
being J. !. Hogan of La Crosse,
So, 400. Hoxie is in Georgia for his
health. His resources are visibly
small. 1t is rumored. however, that
he has been putting his money into st.
Paul property. which may help him
out. The situation is surprise to
every one.
The Willmar village council rassed
an ordinance requiring the saloon
keepers to remove the blinds and
screens from their windows. All com.
piled except Bardstad & Anderson,
who determined to make test case.
They were promptly arrested, and
at the end OF two days trial they
were acquitted.
Faribault had four thousand dol
lar fire. There were in the building at
the time eighteen horses, the property
OF Robert Curman, all but two of which
were burned to death, and a two.seated
carriage, besides a large amount OF
hay and grain and number of car.
riages and buggies.
James Coughlin, a we'll known resi-.
dent OF the town of Hart, Winona
county, las become insane and is in
the Winona JAIL He had much
trouble with his wife, who decided to
leave him. This drove him insane.
Upwards OF 10000 election tickets
were printed for the recent city elec-
tion at Moorhead for the use of about
600 voters. There were forty-seven
different combinations.
Work will be resumed on the fourth
state normal school at Moorhead as
soon as the weather permits. When
finished the structure will be an inn
posing one and will cost about $780,
900.
The Waltham Cheese Factory com.
pany has just been organized at Aus,
tin, with Moses BoIin as president.
The company will erect buildings and
be prepared to commence operations
in short time.
The state business mems associa-
tion will hold it's next meeting at
Pennington in June.
H. B. Thompson. head miller at the
Ashby mills in Fergus Falls, was
caught in q revolving shaft, and had
his left leg broken twice. his lett foot
nearly torn off, and the right arm
broken. lie died next day.
Ex-Gov. Austin received telegram
from Mrs. Austin at Colorado
Springs, Colo, announcing the death
OF their daughter Ida at that place.,
The news was not altogether unex-
pected, al she has been very low
with consumption for some time.