The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-04
General News Items.

Miss Kate Stopher, religious fanatic OF
Shelby county, Ky, has tasted twenty-four
days as penance because her prayers were
not answered.
Both houses OF the Michigan legislature
have agreed to the Damon bill, fixing the
retail liquor law at $500 1t is said the
governor will approve it.
The superior court of New York has de
cided against the Oregon Improvement
company in its suit for 500 600 damages
against John Roach s executors.
The life saving service is taking steps for
the establishment OF Il station at Marquette,
Mich, on Lake Superior. and another ut
kewaunee, Wis, on Lake Michigan.
Charles C. Morris, timer at Memphis,
was arrested on suspicion of being one of the
men who robbed the Pacific Express company
on May % last, near Dallas, Tex, of $l5,-
900
W. W kimball of Minnesota was elected
one of the vice presidents of the American
Medical association in New York. The next
meeting will be held i'll Nashville Tenn, in
May, 1890.
The governor OF Michigan has signed the
local option bill, This ALPHABETICALLY means
prohibition in over one-half the counties in
the state as soon as the prohibition question
is put TO test therein.
Two colored emigration commissioners from
Texas have arrived in the City OF Mexico to
consult with government officials in regard
to procuring land for a large colony of col.
Ored cotton raisers from Texas.
1t is reported that the Monongahela coal
operators are about to consolidate and form
one gigantic company. controlling the
entire output OF the Monongahely river
mines, and a part if not majority OF the
hQnawha river mines.
The town of Anson near Chippewa, Falls,
Wis, has been startled by the elopement OF
Alexander Roger. u we'll. to-do farmer. with
his niece Miss Liddell Previous to their
flight he disposed of all his property. 1t is
believed that they have gone to Washington
| Territory.
Farmers from different parts of the state
of Iowa report that a strange insect has been
found at work in the corn fields 1t is
! small green bug, which works ut the roots OF
! the corn and seems to destroy its vitality
! The ground in some fields appears to be
| fairly alive with these pests. Under a mag
nj ying glass they are found to have heads
armed with pinchers, between which is a sort
| OF prObOscis that is used to punCture the
stalks. Corn attacked by these pests turns
! yellow and ceases to grow, and large num-
| Der of fields have been attacked.
Judge Parish in the United States circuit
court at Ashland, Wis, directed a verdict for
plaintiff in the case of Prentice a New York
millionaire. Thirty years ago Mr.. Prentice
| who was born in Ohio in 1924, visited the
Lake Superior copper region with view to
investment in mining property there. Duluth
was a small Indian settlement and Ashland
was in the wilderness, but Mr.. Prentice saw
their possibilities and bought for about So
| 900 an undivided half of 100 acres in Duluth
! and became the owner of what is now the
most valuable part of Ashland. The Duluth
property he bought from Benjamin Arm
strong, whose wife had inherited from her fa-
! thpT, IL Chippewa chief to whom the govern
ment had issued a patent for 64O acres OF
which the 100 acres mentioned i'll the DIS
patch formed part Alter selling the undi-
vided half of this 16O-acre tract to Mr.. Prem
tce Armstrong resOId it to John NJ. Gilman,
and the property is now held under deeds
from the latter by the defendants in Mr.
| Prentice suit.