The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-30
MINNESOTA CULLINGS.
The News of the Week Throughout
the Entire State.

A state chess association has been
formed at st Paul by lovers of the
loyal game.
Andrew Bentrow, s years old, was
arrested at Winona for setting fire
to his fathers barn.
Sleepy Eye wants to be the county
seat ofBrown county, and has voted
$50, 200 bonds to build courthouse.
The city council of st. Cloud has
voted $4,000 cash and forty acres
of land as a bonus for the location
of saw mill in that city.
John F. Russell, ex-treasurer of
Houston county, has been released
after trial on four counts TOR grand
larceny and embezzlement.
S. ]. Truax, of Hastings, has been
awarded the government contract,
amounting to $65,OO0, for work to
be done at the head of Lake Pepin in
Strengthening and cleaning the river
channel.
The controller of the currency au-
thorized the organization of q na-
tional tank at Little Falls, with a
capital of $4,000. Andrew S. Dav-
idson is president and Alexander r.
Davidson cashier.
Alderman Armstrong, of Duluth,
held two positions, that ofcity coun-
Gilman and deputy sheriff of the
county. The council concluded he
wanted too much and declared his
seat vacant in the aldermanic body.
A land patent for 100 acres ofland
in the town of Homer, and issued to
a Capt. Wales, who served in the war
of 1912, was filed in the registers Of
flee at Winona. The patent is signed
by James Buchanan, president.
Ten days ago a mad dog wearing
a collar marked "114-S7, Winona,"
was killed in Plainview township
Wabasha county, and in the terrific
ry several head of stock have been
taken with genuine hydrophobia and
had to be killed. 1t is not known
how much stock has been bitten.
The police of Albert Lea have been
very busy lately in Kidding the city
of gangs of tramps and toughs who
have come in from the South. Sever
al thefts and other minor offenses
have been committed, and four cul-
prits are now in jail for highway rob-
berry.
1t has become quite a serious thing
to get drunk in Sank Center since the
act making drunkenness crime went
into effect, as the city council has
passed an ordinance compelling any
convicted of drunkenness to be set at
work on our streets. Two men we're
arrested and convicted and will be
set at work under the provisions OF
the ordinance.
A very heavy and welcome fall OF
rain has occurred in Minnesota and
has given the crops the moisture
they needed to push them along.
The grain, especially the wheat, is
doing splendldly, being about four
inches high, and the prospects are
that there will be an early harvest,
and an extremely large yield this
season.
John Backes, of st. James, started
for Carver county the other day to
sell medicines. On reaching Manka-
to his horses were taken sick, and
one died. The other will also die.
Citizens have already subscribed
money to replace the one animal,
and if the other does not get we'll it
will also be replaced. Backes has a
large family, and his team was their
sole means of support.
John F. Russell, who for eight
years was county treasurer of Hous-
ton county, and who four years ago
was the candidate for state treasurer,
is now on trial in the district court
at Caledonia on the charge OF en-
bezzling the funds of several insur,
ance companies for which he has
been doing business the past few
years. Two indictments have been
found against him.
Gov. Merriam appointed as steam
boiler inspectors the following: First
district, Simon D. Brear, Winona;
Second district, Charles S. Bison
Henderson; Third district, E. G.
Bloomfield. Willmar; Fourth district
r. C. Clark, St. Paul; Fifth district
W. D. Tomlin, Duluth. Messrs Bis
son and Tomlin are re-appointed
and the others are said to be practi
cal nnd experienced engineers.
o. Fl. Gentzmer, a farmer living
five miles north of Minnesota lake
found body Of A. Roabe in his COW
shed, hanged by the neck, dead
Roabe is supposed to have been crazy
when he committed the ACT, as 1T Is
plainly a case OF suicide. He haG
tried the day before to get poison al
Minnesota Lake but was refused
He was unmarried and about 81
years old. He leaves property val
ued at $4,000.
Rev. Franklin Carter, a pioneer o
Minnesota, andtor many years al
active NJ. E. clergyman, q member o
the Wisconsin M. E. conference, ant
afterwards of the NJ E. conference o
Minnesota, died of apoplexy at hi
home in Faribault He had not beer
preaching for ten years on accoun
of feeble health and extreme old age
Mrs. Carter survives her husband, bu
she is very feeble. Some months agC