Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-05-21
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

The st. Paul tailor's strike was a
failure.
The Hubbard county court house at
Park Rapids is nearly completed.
The erection of an extensive starch
factory at Park, Rapids began Monday.
Mankato's new public building was
thrown open to the public Wednesday
morning.
Capt. Danahower has taken the oath
of Office as United States marshal for
| Minnesota.
The annual reunion of the veterans of
the old Minnesota First regiment will be
held at Red Wing June 10.
The plumbers strike at Duluth has
finally ended, the men going back at the
old wages for nine hours work.
The Minnesota Republican central
committee has decided upon July "a as
the date for the state convention.
According to the Public Examiners
report Minnesota has seyenty-one state
banks with $sS, ,159, ,7s2 20 resources.
State Auditor Braden sold / 800 of the
1890 acres of state land in Martin county
last week, at an average of So per acre.
The Carpenters union of Winona has
decided upon eight hours for a days
work If the terms are not accepted the
men will strike.
Trustees of the Fergus Falls insane
asylum have decided to open the insti-
tuition July Is. Sixty patients will be
| transferred from other asylums.
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Minnesota Epworth league was held at
Red Wing last week. One hundred and
fifty delegates were in attendance.
Fred Douglass escaped from the Still
water penitentiary last week. He was
in for fifteen years for holding up Min
neapolis cashier a little over a year ago.
The Minnesota Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star was in session last week at
St. Paul. Charters were granted for
chapters at Austin, Rush City and
Hutchinson.
The First district congressional COM
mittee held a meeting in Austin. All
the counties in the district were repre-
sented except Winona. The committee
decided to hold the convention at Aus
tin Aug. 26.
The Winona FIGURING Mill company's
plant, including the elevator and %, 900
bushels of wheat, burned to the ground
early Thursday morning. The loss will
be over $500, 600, with $500, 900 insurance.
The Duluth and Winnipeg has pur-
chased from the West Duluth Land
company tract of land on Grassy Point,
running through the center of the point,
about 5000 feet long and 600 feet wide
for terminals.
Thomas J. Gray, principal Of the state
normal school in st. Cloud has rendered
his resignation, to take effect at the end
of the present term. President Gray has
decided to engage in other educational
work in another field.
Secretary Hart, of the state board of
charities, shows by statistics that there
has been remarkable falling off in in
sanity in Minnesota during the past two
years. Minnesota has now in her
asylulns insane person to every 5Y1 per-
sons as per the census Of 1885.
President Garlock, Of the Winona,
Mimi, Mill company, has been author
lied 10 procure plans and specifications
for 900 mill. A majority of tine
stockholders are in favor of rebuilding
in time for the fall crop of wheat. The
insurance adjusters are at work now.
The diplomas to be given to graduates
of the state normal schools have been
signed by Governor Merriam and were
130 in number. Of these AZ elementary
and 10 advanced go to Winona; to Man
kato, 10 of each; to ST. Cloud, 18 ele-
mentary and IS advanced, and to Moor
head, 2 elementary and advanced.
Governor Merriam has nominated for
appointment by the president as COM
missioners to the Worlds fair at Chi
cago Professor o. V. Tousley, of Mime
apolis (Rep), and M. B. Harrison, of
Duluth, Dem.), as commissioners, and
Thomas c. Kurty, of Moorhead DEM,
and L. P. Hunt, Of Mankato, (Rep.) as
alternates.
State Railroad Commissioners Will
Jams and Gibbs, accompanied by Chief
Clerk Tiesberg, will leave st. Paul May
25, for Washington, d. c., where they
will attend a national convention of
state railroad commissioners. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to hold full dis
cussion of the subjects treated by state
railroad commissioners, and, if possible,
to form some uniform code of action in
similar cases in all the states.
InV1LaIlOnS nave Deen SenG, JnrOugn
Senator G. K. Davis, to President Harri-
son and the members of the cabinet, to
be present at the meeting in ST. Paul of
the National Educational association.
Secretary Window has accepted the in
vitation, and Secretary Proctor and Sec
retary Tracy have replied, saying that
they would be unable to attend. No re-
plies have yet been received from the
president and the remaining cabinet Of
fcers.