Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
MINNESOTA.

A large barn containing eighteen horses
was destroyed by fire at Fsribault the other
night Only two of the horses We're got
ten out, and large amount of hay and
grain and several carriages were also con-
sumed
r. B. Forrest, Minneapolis lawyer. re-
Gently sued Shaw, Flanagan, Sullivan,
Tanner and Blake, the big five of the gam
bling fraternity of the Twin Cities, for 5000
lost at faro, aud the jury gave him a ver-
dict for $293 33.
Pipestone can now be virtually called a
prohibition county. All the representa-
tive towns of the county have voted for
mo licens4," and the county commission
ers have fixed the county license at 81, 500
practically forcing the license towns to
abandon their saloons
A schedule of the condition of the in
solvent Church & Graves Manufacturing
Company at Minneapolis shows assets
S56, 400 GS, and liabilities B144. 1913. TO-
At Cannon Falls few afternoons ago
the big gorge in the river went out, and
shortly after large bran and store house
above the Gregg mill went over the dam
with a fearful crash.
young man, name unknown, stopping
at the Canada House in Rosewood Falls,
recently Cause temporary insanity.
]. G. White, a commercial traveller died
at the Huff House in Winona a few nights
ago of rheumatism. The Odd Fellows at
tended him He leaves u wife and two
mains We're sent
The water IN Buffalo river, near Sabin,
overhowed the other day, causing farmers
wiz ba ri jyar n hair hn,
Some stock was lost
Tie ice in the river at Zumbrota went out
few days ago, taking Hulberts mill-dam
and two bridges at that place and two
bridges at Forest Mills entailing loss of
So, 600
The War Department will discontinue the
indications Office at ST Paul on April 80
Louis Hospes, president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Saltwater, died the other
morning at his home in that city.
The St Paul Chamber of Commerce re
Gently passed resolution protesting against
the proposed removal of the duty from flax
seed and t1axseed oil.
William Klein, a prominent citizen of st
Peter, died few days ago Deceased was
member of the City Council for the last
twelve years and was one OF the pioneer
settlers of the Minnesota valley.
DAKOTA.
L. Bolinger, a farmer living six miles
south of Watertown, dropped dead of heart
disease recently while trying to discover a
supposed fire in his house.
The Minneapolis St Louis road
brought the first train into Watertown a
few days ago since January Is, owing to
the snow blockade.
Brooking College has received the first
installment of 81, 500, appropriated by Con-
gress for experimental purposes
At Huron recently W. F. T. Bushnell, cd
itor of the Dakota Farmer and secretary of
the Dakota Agricultural Association got
his right hand badly mashed in a cylinder
printing press. He would lose half Of his
hand
A practical broom-corn man says that
broom corn is a successful and profitable
crop in Dakota
Department Commander Hammond, of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, announces
the following as his staff: ]. S. Penilon,
Assistant Adjutant- General, Ashton; NJ N
Hurl, Assistant Quartermaster- General,
Redfeld; N. G. Nash, Chief Mastering Off
Ger. Canton; E. NJ Thomas, Assistant In
spector- General Huron; G. S. Palmer,
Judge Advocate, Sioux Falls
John Murray carries off the palm for do
ing the first garden plow.ng in Sioux Falls.
He didn't encounter any frost. and says the
ground is dry enough to work with a rake.
The Methodist ladies of Rapid City serve
dish at church sociables which they call
Methodist chicken pie. 1t is very popular.
About six months ago one Dr. J. N. Nor
J rison arrived in Sioux Falls and formed a
partnership with Dr.. G. H Fulford He
skipped for parts unknown the other day,
accompanied by the wife of citizen OF
Sioux Falls Morrison has q wife at Spokane
Falls. W. T.
Belcher, on trial at Bismarck on the
charge of robbing the Northern Pacific
ticket-ofice, has been acquitted He Was
the man who jumped his bonds and went
to Montana, but was brought back on a
requisition.
The body Of Egbert Wilkins. farmer,
who pershed in the great blizzard, waa
found the other day near Aberdeen