The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF.

IL Is now an assured 1acG UnaU
Window will have a high school.
The trustees of the Albert Lea
Lutheran high school have decided
toerect $15, 900 building.
The ice in the river at Winona is
utterl y ruined and an ice famine is
feared.
Arrangements are being made for
street railway to be built at Ro-
chester in the near future.
Measels are epidemic in many OF
the towns of Winona county, and
some ofthe district schools have been
closed.
Rev. F. L. Patterson has purchased
the Chatfield Democrat and is taking
an inventory of the office and making
preparation to take possession.
Twenty-four mail boxes have now
been put up in Red Wing and two
more will soon be added. One mail
delivery is made daily, except Sunday,
throughout the city, and two more
in the business portion.
B. B. Herbert, who has been
member of the board of control of
the state public school at Owatonna
since it's inception, has resigned, and
his resignation has been accepted by
the board.
While sliding on Dakota street in
Red Wing Agnes Davis and several
Others ran into q wagon, causing
serious accident. Agnes had both
bones of the right leg below the knee
krOken, and several of the others
were bruised somewhat.
DR.. W. W. Heffelfinger, of Lake
field, Mimi, died very suddenly in
the Burlington depot in Pipestone
while waiting for train. In compa-
ny with two brothers, he was ell
route to Grundy Center, To-, where
his parents reside.
The w. c. T. L. of Winona, assisted
by the fire department, in planning
togive an entertainment at the opera
house to assist in raising funds for a
memorial room in the national tenn
perance hospital at Chicago as o
monument to the memory of the late
Mrs. Thomas Simpson.
Mrs. Ellen Davis, in the mercantile
business at Sauk Rapids while in a
state of alcoholic excitement, fired
six shots at W. H. Bell and John
Harshman, but failed to hit either of
them, owing to the unsteadiness of
her hand and the speed of those as
sailed.
The rigid quarantine which was or
ganized in Wabasha to prevent the
spread of diphtheria has had good
effect and there are but three cases
of the disease now known to exist in
the city. AS no new cases have de-
veloped within the past few days it
is hoped that the worst phase of the
disease has passed.
AS W. D. Fenholt was on the way
home in Owatonna he was assaulted
by two ruffians, who threw him vio-
lently to the ground, and while one of
them held his mouth to prevent an
alarm the other went through Fen
hollis pocket and relieved him of $35
in cash and other valuables. No ar
rests have been made.
AS Miss Eva Aldrich and three of
her pupils were on their way to one
of the ward schools at Hastings, all
four were struck to the ground by a
piece of sidewalk which was turned
over by the wind and held there until
/ they were released. One of the
scholars, q little boy, will die. The
other two children and the teacher
were badly hurt but will recover:
In view Of the near approach ofthe
time of maturing of bonds of the city
OF Redwing, the citizens, in order to
escape heavy taxes, have decided to
secure the passage of a Legislative act
giving Opportunity to pay off the
principal of this bonded Indebtedness
as it natures by issuing new bonds
at low rate of interest to run over
| a lono nariou of wears
Arrangements are now being mad.
to build a hospital at Shattuck school
in Faribault the coming seasone
Funds sufficient have been donated
by gentleman who does not at
present care to have his name men,
toned. The building, will, when
completed, have cost between $780,
900 and $4,000, 1t will be located
on the brow of the hill just O little
east of south of Shumway Memorial
chapel, and will be fitted with all
modern improvements and conven-
fences.
Sheriff Whiteman at Lake Preston
arrested C. Fl. Langdon, the man
wanted in Lake Preston, for crack
ing the safe of the Chicago & North
western depot at that place and rob-
bing the company of$150. Langdon
is thought to be the man who burg
larized a store in Iroquois q few nights
ago. Preston parties arrived on the
first train and identified Langdan.
Sheriff Smith Of KingsbuFF county,
with witnesses, came to Lake Pres
ton and will return with Langdon up
on the arrival of a requisition from
the governor of Dakota. Langdog