Morris tribune., 1888-12-19
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

uaVo ueclueu 10 organize a Dank.
The herd of elk on the farm of Charles
DeGraff at GAINESVILLE were sold to Mr..
Corbin, of Long Islend.
The 7-year-old son Of ex-Auditor Storla,
of Moorhead. is missing, and it is sup
posed he was drowned, as he was last
seen playing ON the river bank.
Among the building improvements
made in Red Wing this year was the
erection of six new lime kilns by j. A.
Carlson at cost of $4,000.
The Duluth board of trade ssrespect-
fully ask and petition the Hon. William
r. Merriam, governor-elect, to select and
appoint as one of the members of the
state board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners some capable citizen of
Duluth"
The Winona plow works will start up
with full force of men. The workmen
in the willow-ware factory have formed
a cooperative company and will push
the work on shares. They propose fur
nishing willow sprouts to the farmers to
grow willows.
Among the members of the Shakopee
fire department are sheriff, county au-
ditor, clerk of the district court. county
treasurer, register of deeds, superinten-
dent of schools, coroner, deputy sheriff,
postmaster, two railway mail clerks,
six aldermen, city treasurer, city recor-
der and policeman.
Austin has Nineteenth Century club
of young men.
Bert Wilbur, an escaped prisoner from
the Wisconsin penitentiary, has been
placed in Jail at Mankato.
A party of twelve Duluthians are pre-
pairing to remove to Alaska early next
year. They will prospect for precious
metals.
Francis Souelliard. one OF the old Can
adlan voyagers who was in the employ of
the Hudson Bay company in 1880, is dead
at White Earth.
The seventh annual convention of the
Minnesota Dairymen's association con-
vened at Faribault Wednesday, over 100
members being in attendance.
BuildingS to the value of $500, 900 have
been erected at Albert Lea this season,
including new court house, additions
to the college and Touring mill.
A. c. Flu;e aud 4. c. Knowles, late
of The Duh.iIue Times, viii issue a new
paper at ALERT Lea. beginning Jan. l.
1t will be isaacd at frs as weekly, but
is to be changed to daily.
The board of regents of the state uni
versity ask the legislature for an a; pro-
priation of S250,000, 100000 for the
completing and equipping of the science
hall, S100.0GQ for an agricultural build
ing, $35, 900 for law department, and
$4,000 for a Contingent fund.
Alexandria is preparing for her an
nual musical festival next summer.
The Willmar council has fixed the
liquor license at $500 and limited the
saloons to four.
The body OF Auditor Storlas boy was
found in the river at Moorhead after
four days search.
Samuel Trip, but recently released
from the Saltwater prison, has been re-
turned to that institution from Rochester
for horse stealing.
J. F. Fisher the Austin boot and shoe
dealer who recently made an assignment
and was afterwards arrested for obtain
ing goods under false pretenses, has
jumped his bail.
u liz" pOoGO1lllS lids OS0u
at Perch, Watonwan county, with A. G..
Ireland, Grant county, has been moved
one mile and half southwest, and its
name changed to Hereford.
News is just received of very rich
strike of silver in the workings of the
Badger mine in the Port Arthur district,
rs miles north of Duluth. The company
has opened an eight-inch vein of silver
assaying $4,000 to the ton, making it
about half pure silver.
Winona is talking of new library
building.
: Moorhead has started reading room
to attract young men from the saloons.
An English aunt of Edward Davy, of
Little Falls, has left him $250,000 and a
farm.
Erbert Porter, on trial at Buffalo for
poisoning the well of neighbor, was
acquitted.
The Vermillion and Grand Marias
Iron company has been incorporated at
Duluth, with a capital of $5,000,000.
The st. Cloud grand jury found eighty
four indictments, all of which, with the
eXC6pGlOu vi nfe, were 1Of luIFdCt1OuS Oh
the liquor law.
Three hundred acres fronting on the
st. Louis river at Duluth We're sold to a
Detroit, Milwaukee and Chicago syndi-
cate for 100000.
Fire at Luverne burned out Kilgore's
drug store, $4,000 loss; Doubles cigar
store, CRAFTS clothing store, 50, 1000 loss,
and Mead & Millhouse's hardware store.
Joseph Kronenberg, of Minnesota, to
be register of the land Office at Taylor's
Falls: FL. T. Tolnlie, of Minnesota, agent
for the Indians of the Nez Perces agency,
Idaho, are presidential nominations.
The twelfth annual convention of the
Minnesota Educational association will
be held in the hall OF the house of repre-
sentatives. at ST. Paul, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26, 81 andes.
Eddie Morrow, Viola lad, was bitten
in the wrist few days ago By pet dog,
since which time the dog was killed, he
showing strange symptoms, it being
feared he was afflicted with hydrodho-
bia.