Morris tribune., 1888-07-11
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

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bathing in fhe river as winona.
Three steers belonging TO Thoma
Murphy, OF Clearwater, were killed b
lightning.
Steve Olson, wealthy farmer Twin
near Alexandria, committed suicide b
hanging while under che influence
liquor.
An unknown Pole was killed In th
town of Brockway by lightning. L
had gone IN search OF cattle, and yestel
day his body was found in the road.
James Lotz, who disappeared fron
saltwater some few days since, at Oh
time Of she departure OF a servant girl
has returned to his family. He haa gon
to Denver.
Owing to sickness Rev. De Witt Tai
mage will be unable to fll his engage
ment az the Waseca asserhbH gro0nds
and Frank Blaisdell, OF Chicago, ha
been secured 10 hll his dates.
John McGin, brakeman on the Greer
Bay railroad, had a narrow escape from
death at Winona. He was standing Of
top Of the caboose, and was struck by al
overhead bridge, being knocked through
the lookout Of the cabooss. He sus
tanned no serious injury.
The Hotel ST. Louis, at Lake Mime
| tonka, is now open. It is one Of tn,
most charming resorts on the lake. TIL,
Milwaukee and St. Paul road is the only
one running to that side Of the lake, and
Is the short line to Minnetonka. FOL
the summer they advertise round tril
tickets from the twin cities at IS cents.
| In tearing down an old building In Wi
mona cleverly constructed trap door was
found In the floor, communicating witt
a vault, in which were found bones
and remnants of clothing The
house was used rs a gambling
establishment twenty Ave years ago and
| il is believed the relics found are those
m victims who have been foully dealt
| with.
John Ceviolkowski. the nephew of the
Pole murdered at Warren last week, con.
fessed he was the murderer while the re.
mains were being inferred. He had been
thinking Of killing him some time, ex.
pecting to gain possession of some prop.
erty. There was talk of lynching the
murderer, but the sheriff succeeded in
placing him In Jail.
The Brainerd city council have agreed
on a fire limit, covering most Of the
burned district
The five-year old son of David Mullane
was drowned at Sauk Rapids while bath.
ing.
Louis Bush was sentenced to sixty
days in Jail at Wadena for stealing cows
from farmers.
The barn of Hiram Davis, near Fart
bault, was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed during the late storm.
The 4-year-old son of A. b. Beach, of
Fast Rochester, got hold of paper OF
arsenic and ate it. He died in a few mo-
ments.
During thunder storm John Stein,
aged % years, and Paul Peterson, aged
rs, were struck dead by lightning near
Georgetown, while returning TO their
house in a wagon from a hay deld.
Three cowboys rode into Marshall with
. drove of ponies and became engaged in
a difficulty with the rnatshall, in which
pistols and knives were freely used
After q fierce struggle the cowboys were
arrested and fined SI5 each.
A man named Thompson, claiming to
be a Methodist minister from the South,
has been swindling the residents : OF
GAINESVILLE. He represented he owned
900 acres Of land in the state and made q
good impression. He met, the presiding
elder of the church at Mankato and per-
suaded him to identity him at the bank,
where he drew $1,000. Since procuring
the money the reverend has not been
seen.
Jackson Is to have a sidewalk to it's
depot-a distance Of one mile.
A little boy belonging to Mr.. Frenn, of
Featherstone, Goodhue county, had the
ligaments of the leg and heel nearly sew
cred with scythe. /
Albert Davis, 18 years old, in the en-
ploy OF farmer at Blue Earth City, was
found dead, pistol laying by his side.
1t is thought he accidentally shot him.
self.
A little daughter of Amos Giles found
q railroad torpedo at Little Falls, and ex-
ploded 1t by pounding with stone, a
piece Of the shell entering her head, in
ficting injuries that will result fatally.
The case against George Cooper, the
Minneapolis man arrested at Chippewa
Falls Sunday for horse stealing, was dis
missed yesterday, it being proven to the
court that he only intended to take what
he thought was his own property.
2 Abraham Sewicky, a farmer living
near Marshfleld, was found close to the
railroad track ut that place yesterday in
an unconscious condition and nearly
head. Medical aid was summoned, but
he died in few hours. Tt Is not known
whether he was hit by train or foI,lly
dealt with.
The La Grange Touring mill at Red
Wing will be supplied with new ma
chinery and put IN operation ut once.
o.. &C. Lavar, of Udolpho, near Austin,
was attacked by an angry bull and seri-
ously Injured. He escaped death by be-
ing tossed over wire fence.
Solomon Nelson and e. G. Hedberg
were drowned in Bells creek, near vasa
Hedberg fell into the water and Nelson
went to his assistance.
A tYelFe-yeaF-sid san OF w. Ryan was
struck over the eye by a foul ball while
playing at Vermillion on the Fourth, and
received injuries that are likely to result
fatally.
Joel Wilson was found on the premises
OF man named Herschlet, at Owatonna,
in an exhausted condition, having been
shot in the neck and breast. He refuses
to tell who shot him,
Company G., NJ. n. G., of Red Wing,
had a shooting match ON the Fourth.
The gold medal owned by the company
was won by Private Elias Magpuss-
His score was 80 out Of 3 possih'-. - -
Fred Fsmme...ss a hermit from tns VI.
cin.ssy OF st. Cloud, has been . sent to to 81 Il
Peter. He attempted to kin q man
named John Wall. and while In jail
rayed fsarfully, saying he shot the brains
out Of bis wife,
Edward Clark, q farmer residing near
saltwater, met with peculiar accident
ne was drawing q staple from wire
fense, when lightning struck il sixty
rods from him. killing N horaa grd