Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-11-28
IS, MINI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2s, 1888
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES
The Manitoba depot at Albany was
burned, with all fhe contents. Loss,
$4,000.
The bodies of the city poor buried on
the Minneapolis work koase fsrnl, nufn-
bering some $50, will be transferred to q
small piece of GROUND set aside for the
purpose ON the farm attached to the
quarantine hospital.
Mrs, John Malesch, widow residing
near Freeport, was murdered by John
Plum, half demented fellow who had
been paying some attentions to her for
the past six weeks. She had been to a
dance, and Plum became jealous and
shot her while she was entering the,
house.
The board of EDUCATION of the city of
Cleveland filed papers at Duluth in an
action 70 recover $19, .1S fEeih the As-
tate of ThonAs AxwortHy, the defaHlt7
ing city treasurer Of cleveland. AK
worthy had invested in mining stock on
the Vermillion range, and owned some
valuable dock property at Duluth.
Goyernar McGill has appointed a board
of four members which will represent
Minnesota at the labor conference of the
National Prison association, to be held
at Albany, N. Y, next month, Thos.
appointed are A. X. Doe, of Saltwater;
John F. Norrish, of Hastings; Edwin
Dunn, of Eyota, and H. n. Hart, of st.
Paul.
Yhe new Tileston -four mill, st. Cloud.
is running.
Baskerville and Marcus postofflces have
BEEN raised to the presidential GLASS.
vosburg and Hepka, the Faribault
fire bugs, We're sentenced 10 seven years
each in the penitentiaFy.
During the past four months the Aus
tin cheese factory has manufactured a.
600 pounds of fine cheese.
Work has been completed on the Du-
luth fish hatchery, and it win be put in
operation about the 10th of next month.
At the last election women superin-
tendent of schools were elected In Fari-
bault, Fillmore, Kanabec and Mile Laos
counties.
Henry Beaser, clerk of the Indian
agencies in the vicinity of Duluth, is in
vestigating the reported starving tonai-
ton of the Indians there.
Over 81, 900 has been contributed in
Winona for the fund for Louis Oleson,
who lost both hands by the premature
explosion of cannon at tie Republican
jollification.
Brown, the Moorhead murderer, was
taken to place of safety Tuesday tlisat,
the sheriff Fearing he wddid Be lynDhst
HIS trial will come UP at the Jdnuary
term of court.
Tommy Erb, an S-year-oid boy living
at Scrambler, while leading colt to
water tied the halter to his waist, and
the colt becoming frightened, ran away,
dragging the boy to death.
Nine young ladies, mostly from st.
Paul, renounced the world and joined
the order of the Sisters Of St. Joseph at
st. Paul. The ceremonies took place in
the chapel of the Academy of ST, Jo-
seph, and were conducted by Archbishop
Ireland.
A general order suspendipg all ore
trains until the opening. of Navigation In
1889 has gone into effect On the Duluth
and Iron Range road. The mines will
keep on producing all winter and will
stack the ore ready for an early rush in
the spring.
Minnesota's Prohibition vote was less
than $4,000.
Anoka is moving towards electric
lights and an electric street railway.
Work has been begun on 55e barrel
reservoir to help Wadsna's water supply.
It is charged that Minneapolis police
have to be squared" to the extent,of
$500 before a pugilistic contest is per-
mitted to go on. ~
Burglars went through three safes in
as many business houses at Owatonna
Thursday night. The amount of plundef
secured was small.
R. s. Shepard, G. E. Reynolds and
George o. Hawkins were the prize win
ners Of the P1lsbury academy declama-
tion contest at Owatonna. s.. .-...
A special train on the Wisconsin Cen
tral road, transporting the Boston Ideals
from Milwaukee to Duluth, was wrecked
near the latter place by an open switch.
No one was injured.
The Mankato city council has appoint
ed committee to revise the city charter
for submission to the cemiAg legislature.
A board of public works and two new
wards will be asked fer.
H. H. Scett, justice Of the peace at
Hinckfey, shot and killed s. X. Irvin at
that place. The quarrel arose over some
trivial affair, and In the dispute Scott
shot his opponent. Themurderer imme-
diately gave himself up to the officers.
An insane man named Hill, passen-
ger on the Omaha train, took possession
Of the telegraph offiEe at Mankato, and
was secured only after hard struggle
with the train men. He was on His way
home from the Rochester asylum.
Moorhead wants a public library.
Ed and Willard Kitohell, cousins, were
drowned while skating OF the river at
Montevideo.
Ludwig Mogrin, farmer residing near
Minneiska, had his neck broken by fall
from a straw stack.
The trustees of the state insane hospi-
tails are looking over the building now
in construction at Fergus Falls.
Rose, the 13-year-old daughter of John
Topinsky, of Lake City, was sent to the
reform school for entering the residence
of Mrs. Glnes and stealing various arti-
cles ofvalue.
John Lindquist was killed in Saltwater
by runaway team. His brother Gust
was seriously injured. The two men
were walking on the street and did not
see the team until too late to escape.
At st. Paul Judge Simons has issued a
writ of mandamus to compel Insurance
Commissioner Shandrew to issue a Il
cense to the National Mutual Indemnity
association. Mr.. Shandrew recently re-
fused to grant them license.
The Winona and Southwestern rail-
way was formally opened Friday by an
excursion over the first twenty miles of
the road, rendered by President William
Window and other officials to about 200
business men and Representatives of the
press.
Two attempts have been made to set
fire to the Gustavus Adolphus college at
st. Peter. The first was made on Mon
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