The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-19
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pledge ut Waterloo recently.
The residents of Kingsley will vote on their
preference for postmaster.
Colfax is trying to secure the location at
that point of the blind asylum to be built
| this winter.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces that
it is in favor of female suffrage, first, last and
all the time.
| In the recent Billings trial, at Waterloo,
| the attorneys for the prosecution received
| $l,O5O, while the lawyers for the defense
we're only allowed $50 by the county.
In a drunken brawl in Burlington saloon
| Fred Peterson was struck on the head with
u chair, receiving injuries which are expected
! to prove fatal
red fox wor ked up the people of Webster
City by quietly trotting through the princ-
pal street and disappearing before the in
habitauts could get their guns.
couple of young men named Duncan and
O'Dell were arrested at Doom for illegal IL
quor selling The former was fined $500
and costs and the latter 500 and co SITS.
In skirmish with the Salvation army at
| Charlton u young hoodlum named BelEnap
hit the captain OF the army in the face with
"a brick, seriously injuring him. Bel nap
skipped out to avoid arrest.
Prof. W. T. Foster, the Iowa weather proph-
ct, editor of the Creston Gazette, has sold his
interest in the Gazette to Senator D. D.,
Harsh, and will go on the editorial stan Vi
the Osceola Repu blcan.
At Davenport Mike Witty stole u DooA
from the office of DR.. De Almond ana was
arrested, tried and sentenced to thirty uaSS
In jail the whole circumstance taxing paw
within half an hour.
Masked robbers entered the farm-h ouse OF
Fred Stoodt, near Wiota, and demanded
money. Mrs. Stoodt gave them purse con-
tanning S. When they departed an alarm
was given and the robbers were hunted oil
night, but not found
Charles Steerer. aged 1S, was arrested at
| Lamont for burglarizing the Chicago st.
Paul and Kansas City railroad depot at
Aurora on Dece mber 4. A fur overcoat and
fifty-one railroad tickets we've found in his
possession. He pleads gu lily.
The colored women of Des Moines are tax
| ing an active interest in the equal suffrage
movement, and parlOr meetings are being
held weekly. Arrangements are being ma de
to organize permanent society, which Will
be followed by others in different parts OF
the state.
The elop 4ment case in which the sheriff at
| Dubuque played such prominent part, has
come to a happy termination. few days
ago, Mr. Delano the father of the bride, ar.
rived in that city, and after a long converse
ton with the interested parties gave consent
to the marriage.
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viii on his way home from Des Moines the
other night was stopped by four men, who
took possession of his wagon and, after drv
ing it some distance, unloaded it Of $16.7C
worth of groceries and lett the team standiL 6
in the road.
At Richmond, Washington county, Mrs
Lewis Duwa, while changing her dress acct
dentally knocked shotgun from the wall
discharging it, the contents taking effect II
her cheek and extending to the top OF hel
head. She died without regaining conscious
ness.
singular accident cost horse it's life in
LeMars recently. The horse was engaged
in eating his supper when a COW came up tC
share the meal of oats with him. While they
were eating one of the horns of the COW was
accidentlv thrust into the horses neck, sever
ing the jugular vein and causing the ANNA
|. to bleed to death in a few minutes
Charles S. King, editor of the Ogden, Utah
Daily Union, who was shot and wounded BY
Norm on desperate was at one time resi-
dent of Marshalltown, where he has two broth
ers now living. letter was received by
them stating that their brother is rapidly
recovering and that his assailant is unde
arrest, with chances of long term OF imprls
onment
gang of burglars are making their head
quarters in Des Moines just nov. Severa
bold robberes have occurred lately. On
night the outer door of the safe in Gordon
grocery store was blown off, but the robber
were frightened away before they could com
, plete the job A whole kit of tools were lef
behind.
E. E. Paul q wealthy farmer living nea1
Little Sioux, disappeared about three yea r
ago and was supposed to have been mur
} dered. His estate was finally settled up by
J his brother on the supposition that he wa
dead and the circumstances of his disappear
ance was well nigh forgotten. The other da,
however, Paul turned up as much alive hay
ing Travelled all over the south and west, II
gave no cause for his strange action.
: A man by the name of VIM. Kreiger, hal
ing from Hastings, Neb., is travelling aroun
through the state locating -four mills, RI
Gently he made arrangements to establish
3 mill at Ely and got the citizens to pledge
bonus of ST. 500, He then disappeared an
was next heard of at Vinton, where lie wen
, through the same programme. The peopl
, of Upton were also called on and promise
mill if they would put up" a bonus. TIL
man is thought to be either insane or worl
ing confidence scheme.