Morris tribune., 1889-09-25
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

Austin win have system of sewerage.
Brainard win have an electric fire
alarm system.
Saltwater policemen have again had
their salaries scaled. "
Winona water works were badly dam
aged by fire last week.
Renville claims to have doubled in
population the past year.
A frog weighing over a pound was
captured near Saltwater.
Minnesota leads the principal districts
in the condition of spring wheat.
The New Ulm city council has decided
to build water works Immediately.
Fred c. Pillsbury denies the sale of the
Minneapolis mills to the English syndi-
cate. -
Brainerd's new national bank will be
called the Northern Pacific bank of
Brainerd.
The Duluth Street Railway company
has increased its capital from $500, 900 to
81 ,GO0, eco.
The Thompsen-Houston electric COM
pany promises to have cars running be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis before
snow flies.
The Bay View Land company, with
capital of $3.50, 900, has been incorper-
ated at Duluth.
Glencoe merchants have formed pro-
fectlVe association against people who
get trusted and don't pay.
Thomas Brown was hanged Friday
morning at Moorhead for the murder of
Policeman Poull last October.
The Red Wing Salvation Army case
has been appealed to the supreme court.
The city is also sued for damages of
$4,000 for false imprisonment.
1t is given out that Jay Cooke will be-
gin the improvement of the st. Louis
river water power this winter.
Otter Tail county loaned about ST.. 200
to farmers for seed wheat last spring lln-
der the Holmes seed wheat law. The
first payment was made last week.
]. F. Collom, the Minneapolis forger,
was arraigned in court before Judge
Hooker. He pleaded not guilty and his
case was set for trial on the 21st of
October.
Thomas Lowry, of Minneapolis, has
been elected president of the 500 road in
place of W. b. Washburn. r. B. Lang
don will fill the vice presidents chair va
Gated by Mr.. Lowry.
j. P. Hordum, one Of the young men
married at the exposition on wedding
day, has made a vigorous protest in re-
gard to the alleged wedding presents. and
declares that they were not worth taking
away.
The jury in the case of Clara Blatz,
charged with shooting John Doherty on
the streets of st. Paul, found her guilty
of manslaughter in the first degree. and
recommended sentence of twenty
years imprisonment.
The residence of Michael Haupt, a we'll
to-do farmer living about three miles
from Spring Hill, Stearns county, was de-
stroyed by fire, and his two SOUS. Conrad
and Alois, aged respectively &c and %
years, perished in the flames.
The heavy storm of Saturday broke
the new dam of the government fish
hatchery at Lester river, near Duluth,
just approaching completion, and washed
government or the contractor will have
to stand the loss.
Utica has sound sleeper. He has
scarcely walked in twelve years. His
name is Herman Homes, and the doctors
say he may sleep for twenty years to
come. He can be awakened, but imme-
diately goes to sleep again. He has
perfect memory, and eats once day
heartily.
Daniel Laulsbury, of Lac qui Parle
county, had his picture taken for the
first time last week. He is 101 years old
and in good health. His wife, who is
only two years his Junior, is living, and
is likewise in good health, being able to
do her own housework. They We're
married seventy-eight years ago.
John Oberg, merchant at Kragness,
sold liquor without license to William
Wiltse, farm hand, and the latter got
beastly drunk and made brutal assault
on Genna with knife. Wiltse was ar
rested and bound over to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury and Oberg was
| fined $50 and sent to Jail for thirty days.
The district court at Brainerd entered
an order in the cases involving. G. F.
Kindred, now of Philadelphia, and Alex.
| Mckenzie, of Bismarck, n. D., as to the
validity of some $50, 900 worth of Missis-
sissippi Water Power and Boom company
bonds, which probably wipes out their
value.
Henry E. Barber was arrested at White
Bear for selling uninspected meat. A
writ of habeas corpus was sworn out be-
| fore Judge Nelson of the United States
district court at St. Paul. The case was
argued and taken under advisement.
This case will virtually settle the ques-
ton of the constitHtionality of the
Scheffer law.
Superintendent Bickford has completed
his annual report of the school work in
Otter Tail county for the past year.
There are 223 districts in the county, and
more are being formed. The attendance
the past year was over $500 scholars,
which ranks the county next to Henne-
pin and Ramsey in attendance. The cost
of operating the schoolsh has been $175 900.
The railroad commissioners are making
tour of the state. At Moorhead, they
received complaint that first-c1ass hard
wheat is being graded No northern be.
cause it contains a few blea6hed kernels.
Chief Clausen has been ordered to accom-
pany them and explain the need of this.
The citizens of Moorhead regard the $a
rate per ton on coal from Duluth to
NIoorhead as exorbitant. The GIyndon
connection on the Manitoba and North
ern Pacific will receive attention. ~ '-
II New Passenger Rates East.
/; DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. GA new Di.