Morris tribune., 1890-12-10
us, MINI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1890.
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
Duluth banks which failed last week
will probably resume.
j. ]. Randall, warden of the Minnie
sofa state prison, has resigned.
The State Sunday School association
held meeting at st. Paul Tuesday.
The electric cars were started between
st. Paul and Minneapolis on Monday.
Diphtheria prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in the southern part of Freeborn
county.
The Minnesota Valley Medical associa-
ton held its annual meeting at Mankato
Thursday.
Unrequited love and Rough on Rats
ended the life of Mary G. Maresh, st.
Anthony Park girl.
An unknown prisoner was found dead
in the central police station at st. Paul.
Heart disease was the cause.
The Duluth trunk factory was conn
pletely Quilted by fire Wednesday night.
The loss was about $4,000; insured,
Ihe opera house at Lake City. Mimi,
partially destroyed by the cyclone, has
been remodeled, reftted and reopened.
The Lincoln County Bank, at Lake
Benton, has changed hands. Purchas-
ers are Tucker, Weisner & Co., Decorah,
Iowa.
The prison board are at present inves-
tigating the charges made against War
den Randall, of the Saltwater peniten-
tiary.
Nineteen of the strikers arrested at
Cloquet last summer have been indicted
by the grand jury for unlawful as
sembly.
The Horton murder case is on trial at
st. Paul. Horton is accused of drown
ing his wife and child in the Mississippi
river some months ago.
Governor Merriam has appointed w.
d. Cornish district judge of the Second
judicial district, to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Orlando
Simons.
The famous Cullom forgery cases at
Minneapolis have been dropped. Also
the prosecution of Enoch Ray, the city
license inspector, charged with embez-
Element.
1t has been ordered that no jurors be
drawn from Hennepin or Ramsey coun-
ties for the January term of the United
States court, because the census cases
are coming on,
A st. Paul syndicate of lumbermen
are said to be negotiating a deal, in
volving about 81, 900, 900, for the pur-
chase Of 250, 100000 feet of stumpage
near Ashland, Wis.
Fred G. Pillsbury, of Minneapolis, has
been appointed by Governor Merriam q
member OF the board of control of the
st. Cloud reformatory, in place of Cor
don 2. Cole, deceased.
Dr. J. L. Schoch, of New Ulm, has
member of the state board of medical
examiners, to succeed DIR. G. w. Wood.
of Faribault, resigned. DR., Schocb is q
hommpathist.
While hunting in the Beet mountains
near Great Falls, Mont, s. M. Emery,
of Lake City, mjstook his son for. "a deer
and put Winchester bullet through
his groin. It is supposed the F-o-1g
man. cannot live.
The safe in the Northern Paclflc depot
at Clitheral was robbed of 5000 belonging
to the Northern Pacific Elevator COM
pany and of $3.50 belonging to the rail-
road company by an operator who was
temporarily in charge.
The state railroad and warehouse com-
mission, accompanied by the special
committee appointed by Governor Mer-
riam, inspected the completed portion
Of the Duluth and Winnipeg road last
week, preparatory to its acceptance.
Prospectors have been at work on
silver lead discovered about three miles
south of Northern Pacific Junction, but
have not been favored with very fatter-
ing results. The ore found thus far
will not pay more than $40 ton.
There is an epidemic something like
"pink eye" among the pupils OF the
Stickney school at South st. Paul. The
eyes of the children become infamed
and watery, and many of them have
been obliged to give up their studies.
The wheat shipments from Duluth by
boat this year reach 13,573,341 bushels.
The receipts of wheat by rail in the
same time were 1876, ,730 bushels.
During navigation the shipments Of
flour by boat were 2 2.496, ,006 barrels. and
the receipts by raid 2, 149, ,070 barrels.
According to the report of Land Com
missioner Lamborn, of the Northern
Pacific, there were sold by his depart
ment during the year 800, ,110 acres of
land for ST. $40, ,059; town lot sales netted
S399, ,907, and timber sales, coal royal
ties, ETC., $109,261, making the total re-
ceipts of the department 81, ,378.227.
All the Duluth lumber companies
have their camps in full operation.
Duncan &c Brewer will take out about
$4,000, 900 feet this season; Mitchell q
Mcclure viii cut 1000, 600 feet; Peyton
ton and Barber will receive 15,000, 900
feet and Murray 5000, 900, and Huntress
and Browns men will take out about
1900, ,000 feet.
State Treasurer Bobleter has sub
mitted to the governor his annual report
of the transactions of his Office for the
fiscal year ending July 81, 1890. The
receipts from all sources, including q
balance in the treasury Aug. 1, 1889, of
81. .105, ,142.52,. were $5,046, ,2O6.54. The
disbursements were SD, ,407, 1854 leax:
ing a balance in the treasury Of 81 $685.
253.0e.
C. D. Brown, of Minneapolis, has re-
.ceived from the patent Office at Wash
ington caveat, securing him . patent
on an appliance for cutting off the cleo
tric current OH all kinds of wires as soon
as break occurs. This invention Il
calculated to prevent death from broken
electric wires and for that reason is D
most valuable invention. The moment
break is made the wires are as harms
less as a piece of twine. Competent
electricians have examined the model
and pronounce the idea unfailing in cut
| ting off an electric current.
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