The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-04
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF.

Eu OliuOn anu DcnnlS MelanearO
near Sank Rapids.
The drum in the securing machine
in Raymond's blind factory at st.
Cloud burst and fragment struck
an employ named Johnson in the
side, causing serious injury.
Willie Hubbard, a young son of
S. II. Hubbard of Parker's Prairie
stumbled while carrying O gun and
the contents entered his shoulder,
nfiicting perhaps, q fatal wound.
Joel Swanson, the seventeen-year-
old boy arrested some time ago for
stealing horse from George Weis-
man at Cannon Falls, has been COM
mitted to the reform school.
Gustave John, the forger arrested
at Milbank, waived examination at
Mankato, and was remanded to jail
to await the action of the grand
jury in May. He admits that he
committed the forgery.
Cornelius Van Inwager, a resident
of Hastings for the past twenty
years and proprietor of the Sibley
street restaurant, died from general
paralysis aged eighty-three. He
leaves wife.
Miss Fannie Bradford, a resident
of and graduate from Spring Valley
now in attendance at the Winona
normal, is one of the ten young la
dies selected to participate in the
graduating exercises of that school
this spring.
President J. J. Hill, of the Mani
toba, arrived home from the East.
In reference to the report that he
would build northwest from West
Superior, he stated that the Manito-
ba would not build q mile of road
in Minnesota this year.
Three or four citizens of Austin
who ought to have been wiser were
taken in for $50 by u couple of
travelling confidence men, who show
ed them the soap and watch trick
One of the victims subsequently
made complaint to the authorities,
and recovered his money.
John Brooks, switchman in the
yards at Brainerd fell off the front
end of a switch engine and had his
right leg crushed from his knee down.
His leg was amputated just above
the knee. His recovery is doubtful.
He had family.
The sheriff from Winona arrived
and was we'll pleased to find his
man, Thomas Field, in jail at Fari-
bault. Field admitted to Chief Geiger
that he took the saw into the Jail
which Sheriff Stewart found there.
Field is a young man of pleasing adj
dress, and answers in many particu-
lars the published description of Tas-
colt.
Building has already actively com,
menced at Albert Lea, and several
new buildings are now we'll under
way. Wohlhuter & Co. commenced
excavating for a large extension to
their store on Broadway. A large
force of men and teams are engag ed
in building the long bridge at the
outlet Of Foun tain lake.
Rev. A. F. Thomas of the Episcopal
church of st. Peter has finally accept
cd the call from q church at Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, and will leave for
his new field in May. Mr.. Thompson
has been a pastor for three years at
St. Peter and during that time has
grown popular with his congregation
as one of the best preachers in the
city.
The barn and granary on the farm
of H. B. Wolff near Morris were
burned. Joseph Hall, the tenant,
lost allhis seed grain and farm ma
chinery. The farm house of Charles
Leman in the town of Baker was en-,
tirely destroyed by fire, the family
waking from sleep to find the flames
all about them, They were unable
to save even their clothing.
Hon. J. L. Macdonald and wife
have arrived from Washington in
good health. They have been to
New York since the Inauguration
The Judge says that he is out ofpoli,
tics and wants no office hereafter
He intends to return to the practice
of law and will probably locate in
St. Paul or Minneapolis.
A five-year-old son ofJoe Bourasso
was struck and ran over at Little
Falls by team of horses attached
to a milk wagon. The boy was
playing in the street, and the driver
of the team did not notice him. One
of the horses hoofs struck him on
the temple and the wagon wheels
ran over the body. He died from
the affects of the injuries within
twenty minutes after he was hurt.
An employe inR. F. Walters shoe
shop at Brainerd, was run over and
instantly killed near Grow Wing sta
ton on the Northern Pacific road.
The remains were found by section
men. Deceased left the shop IN
/ Saturday and had not been seen
since until Sunday evening, when he
called at Charles Shonteil's and ask
ed shelter, saying he was sick. Dur
ing the night he departed, and it is
thought he wandered out on the track
and was overtaken by train while
in a fit. His family lives at Deerwood
Telegraph Operator Mayoorick o
Bingham Lake was arrested by
Postmaster Stedman of Window or
q charge of opening letters belonging
to Miss Richmond, whom the young
man intended to marry some time
ago and procured u license for the
purpose, but the engagement APP