The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-10
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

REDWOOD fhlls WINE DaDnlnR III q mill pond.
James Kelly was found dead in his yard at
Star Lake. Tho coroner investigated and
found he had died OF apopiexy.
Two large new brickyards have been start.
ed at Little Falls, which is fast becoming tn e
brickmaking metropolis of Minnesota
The last words of Brooker, the murderer
hanged at Pine City, recently, were 81
thank you"
A landslide occurred on the Great North
ern, nine miles south of Ma rshall, 256 feet
long and forty feet wide. 1t will take 100
men n week to repair the damage.
Burglars entered the jewelry store of viii.
lam Spencer & Co., at La Prairie and made
clean sweep, taking over $1,000 worth OF
jewelry.
The National Editorial as ISOLATION has
been invited by the st. Paul chamber of
commerce to meet in that city in 1891 and
has accepted the invitation.
James Kelly was found dead in his var in
Star Lake. As there were some bruises on
his ace the coroner investigated, but con-
cluded that he died OF apoplexy.
Henry Gettes, a ten-yea ar old crippled boy,
was run over and killed at St. Cloud, while
trying to catch a ride on dray loaded with
cement. The wheels passed over the BIO va
back and crushed the lie out of him.
Three children named Kuiawas, while
hunting gooseberries along the banks OF
Straight river near Medford, attempted to
cross the swoolen stream and were swept
from their feet and drowned.
Clarence Clark, station agent for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road at We'll
come confessed to having embezzled about
$500 belonging to the company. He is held
to await the action o! the grand jury.
Mrs J. P. Head, OF Ashby, gave birth
to twins. b oy and girl, the boy weighing
213 pounds, the girl ia pounds. The boy
only lived a few days. The girl is doing
nicely.
A. T. Dorman, a well-to-do farmer living
near Litchfield. committed suicide by cutting
his throat with pocket knife. He had been
mentally afflicted Tor some time. He was so
years of age and leaves large family.
The Stensgaard libel suit against the st.
Paul News TOR $50, 900 ended in u verdict for
the plaintiff of 50. The News accused Stems
guard of fraudulent land transaction in st.
Paul.
John Welch, farmer residing near Enter
prise, Winona county, was drowned in Rush
Creek while attempting to cross a submerged
bridge during the storm. John Hall. who
was with WEIGH, saved himself by clinging to
bushes.
Crops throughout the Red river valley are
reported in a most promising condition.
Rain has fallen in abundance in every locali-
ty and the weather is of the very best, and
farmers in convention there were in the best
of spirits and have high hopes of fine crops.
The collector of customs at San Fran cisco
allowed Wing Chong, st. Paul Chinaman,
who had been on u visit to his native land,
to land on the ground that he is merchant
engaged in legitimate business in the United
States.
Jacob Flachsenhar a Mankato contractor,
was accidently killed while at work on a
building. A heavy load of st one, being mov-
ed by derrick, fell on him, crushing him in
a terrible manner. He leaves q wife and
four children.
Joseph Fl. Smith, a co nductor on the great
Northern, is under arrest at st. Cloud for at
tempting to shoot a merchant named II. g.
Wire. The assault Is stcrFIouted to ar -dSId
gru6le, and would have resulted fatally Init
for the timely interference OF bystanders.
Commissioner Grubler, of st. Cloud hasle.
ceived a letter from Lutz, the abscondinp
county treasurer, stating that he would DC
back within sixty days and resume the duties
o his Office. Lutz's letter came too late
however, as the county board had already
eEpointed his successor.
The high water in the Mississippi and trib
utaries has greatly Facilitated the movement
oflogs rom the timber country 1t is estim
ated that there are still 500, 900, 900 feet in
the upper Mississippi district, of which $780,
100000 will probably be gotten out this
season.
p. A. Foster and Robert L. Lind were
drowned at Maukato while bathing in the
river. Both men could swim, and no salts
factory explanation can be surmised. 1t is
probable that they got into deeper water
than they anticipated and that one got into
distress, and upon the others going to his
rescue both were drawn down. F oster wat
a prominent lawyer in this part OF the st ate
and lately devoted much attention to deal
ing in land and wood. He was unmarried
and his parents reside at Eagle Lake. Limo
was twenty-iOur years old and also single
A farmer ma med G. A. Turner, lying five
ullts IfOu dlEDduIbs was IOuuu uedu u0Qel
peculiar circumstances. Turner was years
old. He arose in th@ morning as usua
in good health. and went to W ork. Before
eating he took his team and carried load
of milk to the Cannon City creamery, where
he arrived all right, unloaded and started
for home. Some little time afterwards he
was discovered dead in his wagon half way
home by a neighbor named Macks. His hat
was fou nd by the roadside near the cream
cry. His body was hanging over the dasE
board o. his wagon, his head almost touch
ing the wagon tongue.
Minnesota postmasters have had thei
salaries changed as follows: Ada, 81, 100 tt
$1,000; Alexandria, $1,4OO to 81, 500: Ano
ka, 81, 700 to 81, 600; Austin, 81, 700 to 81,
800; Detroit City, 81 200 to $1,000; Fair
mont, 81 100, to 81 200; Granite Falls, 81, 1OC
to 81 200; Little Falls, $1,000 to 81 800
Montevideo, 81 800 to 81 400; New Ulm. 81,
500 to $1,000; North st. Paul, 81, 900 tc
fourth-class Owatonna, 81, ZOO to 81, 800
Preston. 81, 900 to 81, 100; Shakopea, 81, 100
| to $1,000; Sleepy Eye, 81 100 to 81 200
Spring Valley, 81 1000 to 81 200; T over. 81,
400 to $1,000; Warren, $1,1O0 to 81 900
| Winnebago City, 81, 100 to $1,000.