The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-16
MINNESOTA CULLINGS.
The News of the Week Throughout
the Entire State.

Frank d. Chadwick, of Owatonna,
has been recommended tor a naval
cadetship.
Miles Bunnell, Duluth editor, is
in jail awaiting trial on three indict-
ments for grand larceny.
Diptheria RACES at Stockholm.
Two deaths have already occurred
and other lives are despaired of.
Prof. o. Whitman, who has been
superintendent of the Red Wing
schoals for nine years, has resigned.
From May l to August l the st.
Paul jobbers will give their employees
a hall holiday each week.
Everett Lewis attempted suicide
at Saltwater by cutting his wrists,
but medical aid rescued him.
On the telegraph pole nuisance the
Duluth News remarks that proven
ton is better and easier than cure
and suggests tilt against it early.
A 3-year-old son of Carl Narnitz,
of Hutchison, was burned to death
in a barn. Two horses were also
burned.
Traverse county will, on the 2Sth
inst, vote on the question of remov-
ing the county seat from Brown S
valley to Wheaton.
Lightning struck a shade tree at
Zumbrota one day last week and
pieces of large dimensions were scat
tered over an area of 500 feet.
According to a law passed by the
last Legislature, companies fling ar
ticles of incorporation with the sec
rotary of state must each pay a fee
of $50.
Diptheria israging in the Anderson
district, on Eden Prairie, and the
school was closed on account of it..
Several deaths have already occur
red.
The business of the Duluth land
Office for April included thirty-seven
declaratory statements, seventeen
cash entries, embracing cash re-
ceipt of$24. "A, and forty light home
stead entries.
Erick E. Solseth, postmaster at
Nash is under arrest for using post
age stamps as legal tender and then
reporting them to the government
as having been cancelled by him,
thus getting his percentage.
A Minnesota embezzler now sojourn-
ing in Canada threatens to come
back and sue the paper that stated
he stole $4,000 He was only able
to get away with 100000. and is
grieved over the swelling of his sur
plus.
John Peterson, of Parnell, died
suddenly last January. His friends
were not satisf ed as to the cause OF
his death and the other day exhumed
his body and found that he had been
killed by blow on the back of the
head, inflicted with a blunt instru,
ment.
Fire bugs again infest Waseca. A
small unoccupied store building was
burned, and is an entire loss with
no insurance. Later William DOrOw's
meat market was fired, but the blaze
was eXtinguished. Strong suspicion
rests on certain parties, but no ar
rests haveyet been made.
1t is believed by many farmers
that a few warm days will bring out
chinch bugs in as large numbers as
last season. The quantity of wheat
sown in Goodhue county, is, howev
er, smaller than usual, so it is not
believed that their depredations will
be as extensive.
A we'll dressed man giving the
name of John German, who has
been stopping for several days at St
Cloud, was arrested charged witt
selling a valuable music book which
he had borrowed of A. C. Cline's
music store. He represented himsel
to be travelling for Chicago music
house, but is supposed to be a pro
fessional crook.
A confidence man named Georg,
was arrested at Rochester, charged
with obtaining money by unlawful
arts from a farmer whom he met OF
the road. He is said to have triet
his skill on several of the agricultur
lists, but for the most part will
poor success. He furnished $1,000
bail, and will be tried at an earl,
date.
Phil Chemelik, the husband and ia
ther of the three women who me
death at the hands of Joe Chemelil
Feb. Is, in Freeborn county, has fo
some time back shown signs of in
sanity. He was brought before Judg
McAdams for an examination. Ate
listening to his evidence and that O
others, the judge decided that Chem
lik was sane, and he was dischared
A man giving the name of L. Viii
son swindled Thomas Quinlivaw,
hotelkeeper of st. Cloud, out of $50
When he settled tor a weeks boar,
he offered q check for $50, signed b.
J. J. Howe & Co. ofBrainerd, and tn
landlord accepted it, giving him 81
in change. When he presented it t,
a bank it was refused and pre-
nounced a very clever forgery Will
son also attempted to raise none
on a forged note. He has left TO
parts unknown.
| A fire in Sacred Heart burned Ne
lermoe & Briggs general store; loss
$500; insurance, $4,000 on stoc
and building. Miss Fugleskjles' mi