The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-20
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
The News Of the Week Throughout
the Entire State.

Charles Clifton, of Luverne, was
kicked by colt and instantly killed.
The new iron bridge across the
Sank river at Melrose will be com
pleted August l.
The police and fire departments
and city officials salaries for May
cost St. Paul $39, 900.
Little Falls school directors have
increased the salary of their teachers
$5 per month.
The Douglas County Fuir associa-
ton will erect q permanent building
| at Alexandria.
Duluth people are rejoiced over the
prospect of the park and boulevard
system of Duluth as planned becom-
ing realities.
Perry V. May pleaded guilty to
the charge of Larceny in the second
degree at Mankato and was SEN
fenced to two years in Saltwater.
At st. Cloud, Julius Seifert was
sentenced to the reform school for
breaking into q car ut Sank Center,
and John Morgan to the penitentiary
for two years for grand larceny.
A company has been formed, witt
headquarters at st. Cloud, composed
of settlers of the Northen Pacific in
demnity lands, for the purpose of
prosecuting their claims.
The necessary apparatus for killing
dogs by electricity was secured at
Red Wing and a trial made. Two
dogs were killed, both dying instant
ly. The experiment Was in every way
a success.
Andrew Johnson and Charles
Tumquist, Scandinavians, quarreled
at their clearinghouse in Mime
apoIis. Tumquist received an ugly
cut in the breast, from the effects of
which he will die.
| Work on an extensive scale IS now
progressing in the new gas fields OF
Riceland. Engines will be put in
operation, the power being furnished
from the gas from the wells. The
excitement is great and Albert Lea is
swarmed with strangers.
A Swede employed in the Breen
quarry, near st. Cloud was nearly
killed by q blast. He was standing
upon q shed almost over the blast.
Fragments of stone crashed through
the root OF the shed and took the
whole side of the mans face away.
He may not recover.
Mike Simmons was arrested at
Tower for carrying concealed weap-
ons. He is reported to have made
threats against certain parties and
will have q hearing before Judge
Scott. He is brother of Jack SIM
mons, now in Duluth Jail awaiting
trial for shooting David Cook.
At Albert Lea it was decided to
take steps at once toward piping
natural gas from the Riceland wells
to that city for street lighting. Com
mittees were appointed and W. A,
NORM and DR.. Blacker left for St.
Paul to secure the necessary fixtures.
An increased flow at the well still
continues.
The residence of O. G. Clark burned
at St, Cloud with all it's contents.
Clark was aroused from sleep by
neighbors, who saw the flames. When
he awokc the fire was directly over
the led of his two children. He took
ore and his wife the other and rush.
ed out and returned and saved but
an armful of furniture. The loss is
about $500, with no insurance.
A young man, about 10 years old,
came to St. Peter two months ago
and registered at the Nicollet Hotel
as John likes, He claimed to be a
millionaire son, and during his stay
has been we'll respected. The other
day he hired a livery rig for an hour
and has not been seen since in this
locality. He had not paid $45
board bill.
w. P. Todd of Browns Valley, the
contestant in the county seatremov,
al from Browns Valley to Wheaton,
was arrested on a charge of perjury
in matters sworn to in his affidavit
upon which an Injunction was grant.
ed restraining, the county officers
from moving their records from
Browns Valley to Wheaton. He
was arraigned before Justice Nook
waived his preliminary examination
and his bail was fixed at 81 900,
The house OF John Drexel Of Fergus
Falls was burned. The parents went
out to work, leaving a three-year
old child in the house. 1t is supposed
that the child got hold of some
matches. When Mrs. Drexel reached
the house it was all ablaze, and it
was with great peril that she saved
the life OF her child. She was not
burned, but was unconscious from
smoke, and it was several hours be.
fore she revived. Nothing was saved
except the clothes they wore.
The gold boom in Granite Falls is
on. J. M. Thompson has been tax
ing out some fine ore at the mine re,
Gently, and he met the citizens to
lay before them the facts as to what
had been done, what the assays have
shown and what was proposed to
be done in the future and to offer
$50 sh ares of stock for sale. After
addressing the meeting he announced
that the secretary would take the