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


The West Duluth Street Car company
has filed articles of incorporation Cap
ital S100,0 GOO.
Archbishop Ireland confirmed class
of 1870 at Lewiston.
Twenty miles OF grading beyond Clo-
9uet on the Duluth and Winnipeg road
are ready for the rails. About 5000 men
are at work.
A valuable deposit Of slate and coal
has been discovered in Carleton county.
A company has been formed to develop
the mineral. s.
James Sullivan and Joseph Fautx were
! drowned at Big Stone lake Thanksgiving
day by an ice boat ON which they were
riding plunging into an air hole.
I The diphtheria epidemic at Aitkin is
raging, and all exposed persons are put
under quarantine. 1t is impossible to Sc
cure nurses, and the local physicians are
unable to cope with the ravages of the
disease.
1t is said that parties hunting near
Lake Itasca discovered new source Of
the Mississippi that leaves Lake Glaxier
out in the cold. 1t is number of springs
that pour from the mountain about three
miles southeast of Itasca.
/ st. Paul and Minneapolis have con-
tributed $3.50 to the Parnen defense
fund. V@ S. a
A. j. Blethen, of Minneapolis, Is re-
ported as about to invest in Duluth
newspaper. Es#sS5 *#E
The Woman's Relief corps at Adrian
have donated $50 for the Soldiers Home
at Minnehaha.
The Minnesota Valley Medical associa-
ton held its seni-anpual meeting at
Mankato and elected officers for the en-
suing year. 80
J. w. Root, Window merchant, de-
hberately committed suicide by laying
down on the railroad track and letting q
freight train pass over him. Deceased
the war, and that with business cares
overbalanced his mind.
The senior class in the Duluth high
school over month ago held meeting
to which Superintendent r. E. Denfield
was invited. The class members re-
lated their wrongs and refused to recite
any further to Principal G. II. R.
Plumb. The board of education is IN
decided what to do. s
Ole g. Dahl, of Albert Lea, died re-
Gently, leaving family in very desti-
tute circumstances Subscriptions were
taken for his wife, one paper being circu-
lated by Ole Jensen. He collected SIG
and taking it to the widow, informed
her that he had endorsed note for her
deceased husband and would keep the
money until his claim was liquidated.
The family were thsreupon taken in
charge by the city. Chief of Police
Merchant made complaint before Judge
Stacy, and Jensen was arrested for en-
bezzlement.
/ Arrangements are being made at WI
mona for a steamboat excursion on
Christmas.
Winona will have grand musical
carnival this winter.
Sank Center's new Sawyer elevator
! holds 10000 bushels. u. 81
ST. Paul butchers are meeting sharp
competition, and surloin steak sells ct
10 cents.
| A gasoline stove exploded in Bakers
restaurant at Brainerd, destroying the
contents of the building.
The Sawyer elevator at Sank Center is
about completed, and will add 3W, 900
bushels to the elevator capacity OF the
town.
J. w. Root, of Window, laid his head
on rail in front Of freight train and
was beheaded. He was an old soldier
and was in bad health.
The Fergus Falls council and the gas
company are at war over the gas con.
tract. The city made ten-year cen.
tract five years ago, and now Wish to an
null the contract and use electricity.
George Schriber had preliminary ex-
animation at Litchfeld FOR the Killing Of
Eliza Haskins last October. and was diD..
charged. The two were out hunting
and Haskins was accidentally shot:by
Schriber. I'm so ~ IS =
The railroad and warehouse connie
sion has received replies from Wee Pres
ident Marvel, of the Manitoba road, and
President Cakes, Of the Northern Pacific.
to the recent circular touching the quek
ton of steam heating for passenger cars.
The opinion Of both gentlemen is to the
effect that steam heating of passenger
cars in Minnesota is not practicable, 6U.
ing to cold weather causing the steam
pipes to freeze. 80
Lake Benton schools have closed On
account of measles. -
The new $4,000 hotel OF Little Fails
will be opened with great ceremonies
Jan. 1. 4,
The question of park commission
and series of public parks has been re-
vived at Winona.
The capital stock Of the Austin Pressed
Brick company has been increased from
500, 900 to 100000. -
Rog Hernwig, aged 9, and Frank Mid.
daugh, aged IL, were drowned in the
Straight river at Owatonna while skat-
ing.
<Winona's board of trade viii get ont
an edition Of 10000 copies of pamphlet
setting forth the advantages and indus.
tries Of Winona.
The contract for the brick work on the
Riverside company's 800-barrel Touring
mill at Little Falls has been let to Sc.
Paul contractor.
st. Peter merchants are getting up a
stock company for the purpose of build
ing creamery with daily capacity of
1900 pounds of butter.
In 1871 the buildings OF duluth cost
$2,901 900 and numbered 775, beside al
terations; this year they win cost S. $780,
600 and number nearly l, 100.
Twenty-six wagon loads of lynchers
from st. Cloud, st. Wendell, Buchanan
and other places went to the jail at Little
Falls and demanded Bulow, the muir
derer. The sheriff had secrected him
and he could not be found. 80.
At st. Cloud an indictment was found
against Barbara Wagner, of Avon, for
the murder Of her husband, Felix Wag-
ner, June IA. He died under suspicious
circumstances, and an investigation
showed that he had been poisoned with
strychnine. 49,.
The big cut of lumber In the Duluth
district is exciting comment In Sc.
Louis and Carlton counties and In Doug
las county. Wis. it amounts for 1898 "a