Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-10-03
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

Brainerd ts suffering from scarlet 70
yer.
Two new cases of small pox are re
ported at Sacred Heart.
Willie Dorr, son of Hon. q. G. Dorr, o
Austin, accidentally shot his sister whilt
playing with q shotgun. A83ft9
DR.. Courtney has assumed charge o
the Northern Pacific sanitarium at Brain
erd, vice DR.. Bigge, resigned. ~
VIII Juten, q laboring man aS Pipe
stone, was thrown, while wrestling, il
such q manner that his collar bone wa.
broken. fs .a.,s-. ... u! orr
James Reney was found guilty of mur.
der in the second degree at Duluth. The
prisoner murdered Mike Burke at Fond
du Lac July ~, by cutting his throat
with q razor. IES WIT f#~& E#fk%f&E
At a special election held in Sleepy
Eye 81, 500 in bonds was voted to aid the
Minnesota and Northwestern railroad.
The conference of the German Metho
dist church convened at Sleepy Eye
Thursday, Bishop Hurst, Of Buffalo, N.
Y, presiding.
p. F. Dibbs. residing near Fergus
Falls, brought home q bottle of liquor
for domestic use, but his wife used il
for q vermin destroyer and added guam
tity of corrosive sublimate. Dibbs drank
of the concoctfon, not knowing Of the
mixture, and nearly died from the Of
fects.
J. A. Thompson, the government
tion, was attacked by an Indian named
9xx-ox ivaI hao cd
lock, and in attempting to repeat the
blow was interfered with by bystan ders
The injuries to the blacksmith are seri
Gus, and may result in death.
The Red Wing Gas company has pur
chased the electric light plant in that
city. -
r. Rose, well-known farmer at Hay
Greek, near Red Wing, was seriously in.
jured by falling from scaffold. aa
The Sibley county fair is being held at
Arlington. The display OF machinery
fair.
Paul Fisher, young man residing
near Wadena, was accidentally shot in
the thigh by the falling of a gun from
over door.
Burglars entered the residence of DR..
Magleson at Rushford and completely
ransacked it, taking the contents of his
pockets and quantity of butter,
Alex Young was bound over to court
at Ortonville on a charge of grand lar
ceny. He Is accused of stealing a por-
tion of the engine on the Big Stone City.
An 11-year-old son of Rev. Sarff, of
Eyota, tied rope, with which he was
leading COW, to his waist. The cow
became frightened and ran, dragging
him quite distance. He was insensible
when picked up, and is probably fatally
injured.
Rushford was visited by q destructive
fire, thought to be the work Of incendi-
aries. Several of the leading business
houses were burned, the loss being esti-
mated at about $35, 900, on which there
is an insurance of $1,000.
Sewing will be taught in the Mime
apolis public schools hereafter. <
Over 500 cars of live stock passed
through Brainerd on the Northern Pacific
last week.
Reaney, the Fond du Lac murderer,
was sentenced to Saltwater for life by
Judge Stearns.
~ Tracklayers on the Willmar and Sioux
Falls line have reached Pipestone. South
of that point the grading is done and the
road will be pushed right through to
Sionx Falls.
Saturday evening fire was discovered
in the basement Of Agricultural hall at
the State University. Nearly all models
and books were destroyed. The damage
amounts to $20, 600. .
A threshing engine boiler exploded on
E. Weidemann's farm, eight miles from
Moorehead, fatally injuring two men.
One of them, Rudolph Bose, is dead of
his injuries. .a.
s County Treasurer McKenny has disap-
peared from Waseca, and uneasiness is
experienced. Rumors are current that
he is short between $5, 900 and $40, 900.
The books are being examined by an
an expert. .--.-~
Lieut.. J.. q. Wilcox, of the Seventh
United States Infantry, who has been
confined in the penitentiary at Still
water, received telegram yesterday to
the the effect that President Cleveland
had signed q pardon for him and it
would be forwarded to the warden for
his release. He was sent up for duplicat-
ing his pay accounts and had two and
half years. sentence.
The Sauk. Centre Avalanche has been
purchased by. the Nottage brothers and
will resume publication.
tT A worm about nine inches long Ia do
ing great injury to the corn in Goodhue
county.
julius Tofte was seriously injured in O
saloon row by C. j. Stras, at Fergus
Falls.
William II. Bon, of Maplewood, was
accidentally shot In the abdomen by his
son, infiicting . painful but NOT danger
ous wound.
The Indian under arrest. at the Leach
Lake reservation for attempting to kfll
the post blacksmith, made his escape
from Mai. Bracket at Curosenish, while
en- route to Brainerd.
The Winona council has decided not to
issue licenses for loss than one year, and
fee of $500 must be paid. This action
was taken on account of two applications
for eight months at proportionate rate
A successful attempt was made to burn
the machinery sheds Of the 8. d. Peter
SON Implement company, at New Ulm.
Ten days ago the same building was set
on fire. The loss viii reach 81, 600, COW
cred by insurance.
Two large warehouses at Shakopee, oc-
cupied by the Wampach, Manufacturing
company as a storehouse for buggies and
sleighs and J.. b. Courter, dealer in lime,
plaster and cement, were burned. Incen-
diarism Is clearly proven. b 1A
Adam Lehr, farmer of Center town.
ship, Ind, went to ID neighbors house
Saturday night for assistance IN sickness.
He raped on the window and boy in
side, mistaking him for burglar. fired q
heavy charge Of shot into his face. He
cannot recover.
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HanIan Defeated by Kemp.
SYDNEY, N. 3. W., sept -. In the
sculling match for the championship Of
the world and $500 d side, between Kemp
and Hanlan on the Paramatta river,
Kemp won, Hanlan being badly defeated.
An UNNECESSARY PERFORMANCE.
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