Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-06-12
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

Scarlet fever is raging at Houston.
Forest fires are burning near Tower.
Fifth district farmers are organizing
Farmers alliance.
Minnesota Baptists were in session at
West Duluth last week.
Minneapolis sent 1000 barrels of flour
10 Johnstown last week.
The United States court at Winona
has adjourned to July l..
Disastrous fires are reported from the
pine regions north of Brainerd.
The Minneapolis Grand opera house
benefit to the Johnstown sufferers netted
$713.
The Glencoe Register says the price Of
beef cattle has advanced cent a pound
since the inspection law was passed.
Twelve old soldiers have left the SOL
diers' home on account of the holding
back of their pension money by the otfi-
eials.
Gen. "Tecumseh" Sherman has given
q conditional promise to astend the state
3. A. r. encampment at Litchfield
June II.
The paving cutters at work for NJ.
Breen at st. Cloud have struck, their
wages having been reduced to cents
per block.
w. P. Todd, of Browns Valley, who
made himself prominent in the county
seat removal election, has been arrested
for perjury.
Frank Strans0n's barn in Birch Coolie,
containing twelve horses, several calves
and machinery, was burned. Loss, ST.
500; no insurance.
Judge Farmer has appointed III. D.
Brown, r. NJ. Todd and T. Gulbrandson
commissioners on the board of public
works at Albert Lee.
first Minnesota occurs July Is and ~.
the! speakers expected.
The marshal of Madison threatens to
have number of citizens arrested be-
cause they interfered with him when he
was performing his duty.
The Milwaukee, depot at Hopkins was
burned Sunday night. All the records
of the company and the American Ex.
press company were consumed.
Among the presents at recent Fari-
bault wedding was barrel of salt. It
is said the freshness of the pair had
something to do with the matter.
Observer Healy, of the state weather
service, says that the frosts last week
have not hurt the wheat, but that Yeget-
:ables are very generally injured.
A tramp outraged the 1O-year-old
daughter of Robert Stratton, of Rapidan,
and the child is in precarious condition.
Parties are securing the neighborhood
for him.
A company has been organized to
work the Granite Falls gold mine. Stock
was sold to the amount of 130 shares one
evening last week, mostly to Granite
Falls parties.
Gov. Merriam has addressed a letter to
the peuitentiary managers recommend
ing. that arrangements for the manufac-
;ture of binding twine at the prison be
perfected as rapidly as possible.
: The captain of Company F, at Fergus
Fails, has been notified that unless bet
ter showing were made the company
would be mustered out The boys prom
Use to see that improvement takes place
Immediately.
A man giving his name as T. s.
Wright, and claiming to be postofice
inspector, was arrested at New Ulm and
will be taken to Chicago to answer to
the charge of representing himself as
government official.
Governor Merriam has addressed a let
ter to the managers of the state prison in
oy.1 ,rfi %hn inH Io;
the manufacture of binding twine. He
desires thorough investigation as to the
feasibility of the scheme.
The action of the board of managers of
the Minnesota Soldiers home in appro-
priating all but 50 of the monthly pension
of inmates is to be brought to the atten-
tion of the government pension depart
ment. Commissioner Odell says the
management viii get themselves into
trouble by their action.
! Under the guise of an act to insure
the accuracy of town plats it is said that
a law was passed by the last legislature,
which practically precludes anybody but
county surveyor from surveying or
plating any town site or addition
thereto. The surveyors of Hennepin
county lay the blame at the door of the
county surveyor of that county, but he
denies the soft impeachment.
Browns Valley still holds the county
seat. The county commissioners met
there to canvass the election returns. The
Wheaton crowd were present to take the
records as soon as the vote was declared.
Judge. Brown granted an injunction
which was served as soon as the result of
the vote was declared. This will take
the matter to the supreme court, where
the constitutionality of theslaw will be
tested