The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
MINNESOTA CULLINGS
The News OF the Week Throughout
the Entire State.

The managers of the state lair
have arranged D programme for
children's day.
1t cost Nelson Lowe $50 for break
ing up Salvation army at North
field.
F. L. Lutting, living in Blue Earth
county, committed suicide by shoot
ing. No cause is assigned for the act.
Nehemiah Martin of Hastings had
his house burglarized of Two watches
and over $50 in money.
Olmstead is not willing to yield
the palm to any other country for
good crops and big yields.
Barnard Leonard was kicked by O.
horse at Window and his forehead
depressed about an inch. He is ly-
ing in a critical condition.
Matthias Flicker of Hastings aged
fourteen years, was accidentally shot
in the left temple by a playmate. 1t
is thought the injury is not serious.
Elmer Curtis, of Faribault, was
arrested on charge of criminally
assauIting married lady in Pine
Island.
Ora Oskey, a 12-year-old boy of
Red Wing, left home a week ago,
and has not yet been seen or heard
from.
The first wheat was thrashed i'll
the vicinity of Bird Island. One
piece yielded nineteen bushels to the
acre, and the other twenty-five.
Geo. W. Rivers, of Anoka, had the
top OF his head blown off by the ex-
plosion of an old musket. The gun
had been loaded over a year.
The barn of John Edwards, living
near Worthington, was struck by
lightning, and two horses and a
number OF cattle were killed.
Gov. Merriam has issued a pardon
to Milton Wilson, who was sentenced
to states prison for life for murder
in 1876.
W. II. Comstock, living near
Sleepy Eye, has gone insane. About
q month ago his wife died, since
which time he has been gradually
growing worse.
Atramp, giving his name as Frank
Perry of Radcliffe, Iowa, undertook
to board the midnight freight at
Randolph. Now he is minus his left
arm, besides other bruises and hurts.
johnson and Goddard, two prison
ers in jail at St. Cloud, attempted to
escape, but were frustrated by the
turnkey, who was expecting some
thing of the sort. They were put in
separate cells and ironed.
Mrs. Mary Loosely, at one time
prominent in Hastings society cir,
cIes, butnow ofSt. Paul, was granted
n degree of divorce from her husband
Louis Loosely, upon the ground OF
desertiOn.
A. c. Davis, an employe of the
Mankato Free Press, was arrested
bv q United States marshal for send
ing obscene matter through the
mails. He had just served a term
ofsix months in the penitentiary.
The June statement of deaths in
Minnesota has just been issued from
the office of the secretary of the state
board of health. The total number
of deaths was $50, q decrease of p
compared with the previous month
The three-year-old son of Police
man McCauley of Anoka, playing il
the yard, was bitten by a bull dog
belonging to John Kurtzenacker
The child's face is frightfully injured
Chief of Police McFall hastily dis
patched the dog.
Anaccident occurred to the SECOND
train of the Forepaugh show on it,
way to Red Wing, near Reeds Land
ing, whereby several cars were ditch
ed and badly damaged, and three
chariOts mashed to pieces. No ont
was injured.
Chief Geiger of Faribault arrested
a man on suspicion of being connect
ed with the depot robbery which oc
Cured a few days ago. He has beer
spending q good deal of money late
ly, and there are other circumstance
which are suspicious.
At Waseca the examination for as
sault upon G. Nauger bour, Lar
Severson and Peter II. Johnson ap
peared and was placed under $500
bonds to appear before the CRANE
| Jury for trial Martin Severson, wht
was under arrest, has left for part
unknown.
The body of a Norwegian namec
Erick Kolstad was found near hi
home in Marsh Grove, Marshal
county. An inquest was held, re
suTting in a verdict of suicide by poi
son. From letters found on his per
son it is believed the cause was dis
appointment in an affair of love.
An influential petition to Gov. Mer
Ram is being circulated in Howard
Lake for the pardon of Henry Bow
ers, now serving q term in the peni
tertiary for manslaughter. Henri,
Bowers, shot and killed William Bos
we'll of New Richmond, Wis, in
fracas at saloon on the night @
July 5, 1886, and was found guilt,
after a lengthy trial. The verdict @
the jury and sentence of the cour
were universally approved.