Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-01-02
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Mr.. E. r. Restine, ex-principal of pub
tic schools at Glenwood, has bought out
the syndicate owning The Glenwood
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Governor Merriman will qualify ON
Wednesday, Jan. 8, and the inaugural
ball viii be given in the evening at the
capitol. $3.50
An excursion party of 200, armed with
fans linen busters and straw hats, took
trip on steamboat at Winona
Christmas.
\ washboard and notion factory from
Berlin, Wis, has .madesa proposition 30
locate at Howard Lake If bonus of
$4,000 is given.
Business men of st. Cleud held a meet
ing Saturday and resolved to raise fund
of $4,000 to assist manufacturers that
locate in that city. -
The bondsmen of McKenna. the Was
eca county defaulting treasurer, offered
to settle with the county by paying one
seventh of the shortase, or 81, 17S.
At Litchield. eli applications for
saloon licenses ", granted Five =. -
them made applic.na,,, n for billiard table
licenses, but Fl We're refused bv a tie
vote. Il
a ~ Paul nineteen cclored people
eSsSe poisoned from eating canned
55nrimps at a wedding feast and have
been uuder the care of a physician ever
since.
Gerald Massey, foreman of the Water
Power company at Little Falls, had his
hand severely injured by the explosion
of dynamite cap which he was carry
ing in his vest pocket. ea> .--s
Eleven sentences of varying severity
were passed upon liquor dealers In
Stearns county last week. All have re-
ceived pardons or communication of sem
tence, and citizens 2, very ingignant.
The Indians of the Fond du Lac reser-
Walton have employed three attorneys to
lay before the department of the inte-
rior the information that specified par
ties are cutting large quantities of tim
Der on their domain unlawfully.
At Moorhead parties sinking the arte-
sian well struck ledge of granite about
800 feet down. They made several at-
tempts to get this out Of the way, but
were unsuccessful until charge Of 70
pounds of dynamite was exploded.
The Catholic church property at ST.
Peter has been disposed Of at auction. Il
was bought by the Irish element for
$1,000, they also assuming q debt for
81 300. The German element will pro-
coed at once with the erection OF a new
church.
J. Finch, farmer who lives at Mys-
koda, was elected from Northern Pae
cific passenger train because he lacked
8 cents of paying his fare with the rebate
charges. Finch alleges that he applied
at the station for ticket but was unable
to get one.
The December meeting of the Farmers
Alliance of Mcleod county favored the
election of the railroad commissioners
by direct vote of the people, and re.
/ auested their senator and representative
to vote for Ignatius Donnelly for United
I States senator. @
The MinnesotaState Butter and Cheese
Manufacturers Protective association
was organized at st. Paul Friday night.
The object of the association is to assist
I in procuring legislation for the protec.
ton to the dairy industry and to secure
and enforce laws for the protection OF
the dairy interests. VA ~
The coroner's jury in the case of John
| Oleson and Jacob jacobson, recently
killed by coal slide at the Ohio Goa
company s. docks, Duluth, decided that
the deceased came to their death
| through insufficient means being taken
| by the company to insure their EN-
| ployes against accidents.
The report of the directors of the STATE
school for dependent and neglected chill
dren has been received by the governor
| The number of children received 144-6s
bows and 56 girls The average expense
per capita is about S128.5O An appro
priation of 1922. 80 is asked for tx
cover the time until July 81, 1891.
A rather peculiar amusement is beinl
arranged for at Rice's Point. The Meth
odists and Presbyterians will have Z
spelling bee-the disciples of Knox
against the followers Of Wesley. TIL
affair will be to finish, Noah Webste
rules to govern. But $50 spectators tt
each side are allowed, and the receipts
will be divided.
Several of the Winona Christmas ex
/ cllrsionists got off the steamer at Foun
tain City and came back by train. Clat
In straw hats and linen busters and car
/ rying fans, it is said they presented
queer spectacle blowing through tn
driving snow storm and dragging alon
a monkey they had bought at Fountain
City.
What Base Ball News Costs.
New YORK, Dec. 31.-Several Ameri
can papers, notably The New York Sun