Morris tribune., 1890-11-05
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

ing the border above st. Vincent to pre-
vent smuggling.
The electric street railway system Of
Duluth will be completed and in opera
tion within month.
Over half a million dollars worth Of
street improvements have been made in
st. Paul the past season.
The enumerators who are to collect
statistics of manufactures commenced
work in st. Paul Saturday.
Window expects to secure one of the
linen mills which New York syndicate
are locating in the Northwest.
| Work has been discontinued on the
st. Panl Y. NJ. @. A. building for the
About 400 naturalization papers were
issued by the supreme court clerks dur.
ing the past three weeks in st. Paul.
The arguments IN the Clifton Holden
murder case will be held before the su.
preme court in Washington Monday,
Nov. II.
In addition to the linen mill which
is to be established at Minneapolis 1t
is said jute bagging factory will be
erected in that city.
A band of Sioux Indians, of South
Dakota. have been visiting the Chippe-
was at Mile Lacs, feasting, dancing
and having sham fights.
Benjamin F. Pillsbury, brother Of
Ex-Governor John S. and George A.
Pillsbury, died at Granite Falls Tues
day of muscular rheumatism.
Building lots in new Duluth were put
on sale last week and $412, 900 worth
were sold. AS many more could have
been sold so great was the demand.
A foot race between Geer, of Grace
vile, and Kefe, of Fargo, for 5000
side, took place at Graceville Saturday.
The Graceville boy had an easy victory.
A murderous assault was as made
Wednesday evening upon an explorer
named John Men amara by Chief Hafey,
of the Duluth fire department. He win
recover.
The conference of ministers of the
Hauge Norwegian Lutheran synod ad-
journed at Red Wing after four days
session. s'The Church and the Sinner
was the topic discussed.
DIR. Albert Shaw, for many years edi-
torial writer for the Minneapolis Trib-
une, has been rendered the position of
professor of political economy at West
ern Reserve university, Cleveland, Ohio.
Maurice Hafey, chief of the Duluth
fire department, was removed from Of
fee, by the unanimous vote of the fire
commissioners, for his recent murder
GUS assault on an explorer at that place.
The contract was let Thursday for the
"a 4l,o ,1,,%l
big -four mill. The building is to be six
$275;000. 1t must be completed by
July 1.
The public schools at Caledonia have
been closed and the quarantine is being
rigorouslyaused to prevent the further
spread of black diphtheria. The second
child of Matthew Fous has died and
was buried Immediately.
The Viking ship, modelled after tho
old ship resurrected at Gokstad. Nor.
way, is on the way to Minneapolis, and
will probably be put in the library
building. 1t was made in the navy
yard at Christians, Norway, and will be
paid for from the Sigvald Qvale estate,
The receipts of -four at Duluth are be.
ing allowed to fall off, now that the
season of navigation is drawing to q
close. 1t is desired to have no -four left
in store, and the receipts from this on
will be carefully guaged to meet the re-
naming vessel capacity.
The Kifier Manufacturing comuanv.
of Cleveland, will visit the Vermillion
ranges shortly with a view Of essablish-
ing an assay and survey Office at Tower.
They also contemplate the establish
ment of diamond drill prospecting
company to drill prospect holes for indi-
viduals and corporations.
Secretary Window appointed j. K,
Moore, of st. Paul, Mimi, as chief of
the appointment division, treasury de-
partment, to succeed T. E. Byrnes, re-
signed. Mr.. Moore was for many years
editor and proprietor of the Tribune. of
st. Peter, and was more recently pri-
vate secretary to Governor McGill.
Two members of the st. Paul school
board, William Rodger and A, P. Croon-
quist, are in milwaukee, looking over the
school system in that city. A Milwau.
which It states that the school ENROLL
ment In st. Paul is 1000 and the
monthly pay roll $4,000, while Mil.
waukee's school enrolment is 90. 900
and monthly pay roll 933, 900. It was
shown that the cost per child, including
German instruction, in Milwaukee was
$15.24 per year as against $40 per pupil
in ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
The report of State Superintendent
Kiehle for the year contains the follow.
ing statistics regarding teachers, etc.:
Number eff teachers and wages of each
- nn1.4 En1I ..clrx< e..
males, 3,046; winter, males, 1861; fe-
males, 4,549; spring, males, 1,141; fe-
males, 1923; total number Of teachers
for the year, males, 2,1f4; females, g.
1888; average monthly wages, males, e43:,
females, $31.00. The average wages
for 1889 for males was $40. .t8; for
females, $30.81, showing slight In
crease Number certificates granted
the past year: First grade, males, l7dl
females, 142, total y18. Second grade,
males, ], III; females, 3,006; total, 4,201..
Third grade, males, SAT; females, 2, 2,414f
total, 3,061. Permanent hygiene certi.
fcates, males, 4g5; females, 1,033; total,
1889. Limited hygiene certificates.
males, 1,083; females, 2,p57; total, 4,07t.
The Bostonians win open the new
Metropolitan opera house, ST. Paul, on
Dec. 20.
Owing to the new tariff law of the
United States 1000 weavers in Silesia
are idle.
A bedstead owned and used by Oliver
Cromwell for many years was sold
Thursday for fifty pounds.
M. Jules Ferry will be candidate for
the senate from the department of yos-
ges, France, In January next.
The first electric street railway car
was started Sunday morning in Duluth.
The whole line will be In operation III
few days.