Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-05-22
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

The Osakis Observer has discontinued
publication.
The Pipestone Electric Light company
has organized.
The schools OF Argyle have been closed
on account Of diphtheria.
Miss Kittie NJ. Davy is the pension
claim agent at Blue Earth City.
st. Cloud will soon have a saw mill
with capacity of 40,00O,0OO feet per
year.
At Saltwater big and ugly-looking
tarantula was found In bunch of
bananas.
1t is stated that Duluth has been
selected by Archbishop Ireland as the
site of new suffragan see.
The annual fair of the Blue Earth
Agricultural society will be held at Gar
den City, Sept. IS, 10 and 20.
The state normal schools at st. Cloud
and at Winona hold their commence
ment May 20 to 90 inclusive.
A Moscow man carried pig, around
in his wagon for two days, looking for
one of the new meat inspectors.
Big Lake has solved the meat inspec-
ton problem. All the voters have been
appointed meat inspectors, and no fee is
charged.
E. A. Deserve, of Brainerd, received a
White Cap letter, but it did not freighten
him. He will give $25 to know who
wrote it.
Austin has been selected for the gen.
eral offices of the newly organized State
Alliance Hail and Cyclone Mutual In
surance company.
WEIGH, Velair and Blethorn, charged
with tarring and feathering Senbold, at
Crookslon, have been held to await the
action of the grand jury.
Mrs. C. F. Nygreen, of the town of
Star Lake, yawned "too loud and dis
located her Jaw. She had to drive miles
to get surgeon to repair damages.
The Minnesota railroad commissioners
have granted the application of the Du-
luth and Winnipeg road for an increase
of capital from $4,000 to So, $50, 900.
George King and Fred Michels were
suffocated by choke damp at Cannon
Lake, while digging a well on Gordon
Z. Coles farm. Michels leaves family
IN destitute circumstances.
At spelial meeting of the st. Cloud
city council the matter of granting $lO,-
900 bonus to parties wishing to build
sawmill of 40,000,O00 feet capacity per
season was favoraDly considered.
The National Linseed Oil company, of
Sioux City, will at once commence the
erection of q large linseed oil mill
on their valuable dock property at Du-
luth. They will also build an elevator.
A Saltwater girl unlocked fire alarm
box and placed her letter inside. The
department responded promptly to the
call. The chief, upon discovering the
cause. took the letter and mailed it prop
erly.
The new st. Paul court house was
damaged about 800 by an explosion of
gas in the cellar. A workman was
hunting for the leak with candle and
found it. He will not be able to fix it
till he gets. better.
The stone for the new roller mill at
jackson in being delivered here from
Jasper quarries. It will start in with
100 barrels daily capacity, though the
engine and building will be fitted for
twice that amount.
The board of trustees of the state in
situations has bought for the state what
is known as the G.. NJ. Gilmore farm, 100
acres, near Faribault. The price paid
was $4,000 1t is said it will be used
for the feeble-minded.
The st. Paul ministers are preparing
to inaugurate war on Sunday base ball.
The success of the anti-Sunday base ball
movement in Minneapolis seems to have
encouraged the st. Paul people to think
they can be as respectable as their neigh
bors.
The directors of the Minneapolis
Peoples Coach line have given the order
for the first ten coaches to the Athens
Car and Coach company, of Athens, Pa.
They are to be delivered, the first two
within two weeks, the balance before
July l.
A couple of Conservation cars" are
under construction for the Winona and
Southwestern railroad. They will have
covered tops with open sides and ample
seating capacity to accommodate 60 or
20 passengers each. They will be used
for excursions.
The executive committee of the Mime
sofa State Fair association is considering
bids for lighting the grounds. 1t has
been definitely decided to have evening
entertainments in the ring. One attract
i've and novel feature of these evening
entertainments will be a procession of
all the animals exhibited of every class.
The Winona and Southwestern I'M
provement company held an executive
meeting at Winona and considered
plans for going ahead with the Winona
and Southwestern railway, from the
terminal at Bear Creek station. They
expect to resume construction opera
tions within few weeks.
Frank Day, of Betner, tried to run a
bullet in an lmprovised mould of green
wood. and will lose the sight of one, and
probably both eyes. The heat generated
steam from the sap, which exploded,
blowing the lead into his eyes. The
doctor removed 80 pieces of lead and
has hopes of saving one eye.
Considerable excitement has prevailed
at Hawley for the past few days over
the capture of five young whelps by
Whaley and Hagen, They were claimed
by some to be wolves, by others silver
gray foxes The question was finally
decided by Mr.. Murphy, agent for Cor
don and Ferguson, fur dealers, of St.
Paul, who pronounced them a genuine
litter of silver gray foxes, whose pelts
when prime are worth $75 each. The
boys will at once commence the erection
of fox park for the breeding of this
valuable species.
Preparing For Deer Park.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Mrs. Harrison