The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-25
MINNESOTA CULLINGS.
The News OF the Week Throughout
the Entire State.

Three cases of small pox are re-
ported in u family residing six miles
SO nth of GAINESVILLE.
Marshal Brackets arrested E. W.
Dayton, of Brit Island, on the charge
OF forging pension papers.
The barn of Rev. Mr.. Graves, of
Marshall, containing machinery and
other property; was struck by light
ming and burned.
Willie Phelps, 1O-year-old boy,
was thrown from water wagon at
Red Wing, and instantly killed, be-
ing crushed beneath the wheels.
Jere Allis, proprietor of the Re-
lance stock farm near Preston, has
skipped for parts unknown. Allis
was deeply in debt.
Mrs Caroline A. Traux, an old set
tier of Dakota county, died of heart
disease at her residence in Hastings.
She was 81 years old.
The board of county commission
ers will meet at the county board of
equalization on the 22d and in regu-
lar quarterly session the 23d.
Evidence has been found against
William Lentz in connection with
the Schwartz killing strong enough
to warrant his detention, and he has
been lodged in j all at MankatO.
Geo. Cousins, II years old, while
playing on logs in the Mississippi at
Red Cloud, fell into the water and
was drowned. The body has not
been found.
Arthur W. Delaney and Miss Mary
A Thorp, after being engaged for
twenty years, have been married at
st. Cloud, Mimi, They have earned
their bliss.
Mrs. August Bernicke, living near
Eagle Lake, committed suicide by
shooting. No cause is given except
that she had been in poor health
tor some time.
Henry Girard of the town of Dunn
has been bound over to the grand
jury on the charge of attempting to
shoot Phillip Lapp. Bail was placed
at 5000.
A farmer named SolotaIen, living
near Myers Grove, Stearns county
while drunk, was relieved of $14S by
Barth Thome. The latter returned
the money, but warrant has been
issued for arrest.
Mrs. Emma Dame, of Morehead,
was adjudged insane and sent to ST.
Peter. She has one child. Her in
sanity is due to the desertion of her
husband, who left her in destitute
circumstances.
Miss Martha Harger, who has for
several years been a teacher in the
public schools at Red Wing, has &C.
cepted a position as principal of a
young ladies' home school in St.
Paul.
The body of Peter McLane, who
was drowned Just below Catfish bar
the night of July 4, was found float
ing near the Minnesota shore, off
Alton, few yards from where the
accident occurred.
William Walker was instantly kill
ed and William Pulfert seyerally in
jured by pump giving away while
repairing a we'll at Fillmore The
pump was raised high in the air to
allow the men to work, and in falling
struck both men on the head.
Emil Birkle of Kenyon has COM
menced suit in the district court
against the members of the village
council of that place for $4,000 for
their action in causing to be posted
in the different saloons of the vii
lage notices forbidding the sale to
him of intoxicating liquors.
R S. Mcdonald, who was found
short in his accounts with the North
ern Pacific road at Morehead, and
who suddenly disappeared, was traced
to Canada. The New York Guaran-
tee company will bring him back il
found and prosecute him in this
country.
Among the tropical plants to he
found in the greenhouse of the Sec
ond Minnesota hospital at Rochester
is a banana the fruit bearingspecie
Through the efforts of the hospital
gardener and by means of artificial
heat there has been developed afruit,
bearing stalk which promises to pro.
duce a cluster of fruit that cannot be
surpassed even in the tropics. AT
present there are tWenty-seven bana-
mas on it and the indications are
that there will be many more.
The harvest of small grain has
commenced quite generally in the
Zumbro valley. Crops are looking
better in that immediate vicinity
than at any time in the last fifteer
years. According to estimates o
farmers, barley will be $50 per cent
of an average crop, while wheat anC
oats are very heavy, and will make
large yields. Corn is still backward
but if the warm weather continues il
will advance SO rapidly as to put il
out of all danger.
A man named Demas Forcier hal
left Brainerd, taking with him {
span of horses and wagon belonging
to C. l.. Spaulding, OF the Lumber
mans bank. Forcier was working
for the latter gentleman and left tt
go into the country, and as he die
not return inquiry made at his resi-
dence showed that he took his too
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