Morris tribune., 1890-08-27
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
winona has a school war on hand.

Winona has a school war on hand.
Pipestone is to have q creamery.
Worthington is bothered by burglars.
The Hastings Daily Democrat has sus-
pended publication.
The trouble with the Indians at
Garden island has been amicably settled.
st. Paul and Minneapolis A. o. U. w.
societies picnic at Minnetonka Saturday.
The Freeborn county, Mimi, fair viii
be held Sept. 1S, 10 and 20, at Albert
Lea.
Edward G. Agnew, father of Mrs.
Senator Davis, died suddenly in st. Paul
Saturday.
j. FL. Glass, of The Carver County
News, will start Republican newspa-
per at Watertown. MINI.
The Methodist state conference will
be held at Mankato during the week in
cluding Sept. 80 to Oct. 6.
A new Prohibition paper, the organ of
the party in Minnesota, has made its
appearance at st. Paul. 1t is called The
Patriot.
Burglars entered the residence of H.
w. Lamberton at Winona and stole
jewelry and valuables to the amount OF
81 900 and over.
United States Deputy Marshal Dag
gett has rendered his resignation, to take
effect as soon as his successor is ap-
pointed and learns the ropes.
Attorney Cowie, who ran away from
Fergus Falls with another mans wife,
turns out to be an embezzler to the
amount of several thousands.
A five-foot vein of native silver, at q
depth of forty-two feet has been discov-
cred in the ancient Taltee workings
above Duluth. 1t is fabulously rich.
Rumor has it that John Schriver, vice
president of st. Johns university, at
Collegeville, Mimi, has resigned. The
above gentleman is well known in the
state. His successor is not yet known.
Among the decisions handed down by
the supreme court last week was one by
Judge Dickinson regarding baking pow
der. He holds the law requiring baking
powder containing alum to be so marked
when offered for sale is constitutional.
The thirty-frst annual convention of
the Minnesota Saengerbund was held at
Duluth Sunday. Societies from Winona,
Mankato, Jordan, Young America, Still
water, St. Paul. Minneapolis, st. Cloud,
Brainerd, Eau Claire and Ashland were
represented.
The reunion of old settlers and Indian
fighters who took part in the Indian
campaign in Meeker county in 1862 and
1868 began reunion at Litchfield
Thursday A large number were pres
ent from other parts of the state.
The employees of the Omaha car shops
at st. Paul each put quarter into box
every month for the benefit of their
Mutual Aid society. Thursday it was
discovered that the box had been broken
open and about $48 which it contained
had been stolen.
The inspectors who investigated the
Sea Wing disaster have made their re-
port. By it the license of Capt. Weth-
ern is revoked and he is severely Gems
sured for unskillfulness. His case has
been turned over to the United States
district attorney for further proceedings.
A large pine land deal has Just been
closed at Duluth, according to reliable
report. Stockholders of the J. Wells
Stone Mercantile company, who already
own 700, ,000, 900 feet of lumber on the
Upper Mississippi, have just secured
control Of enough pine to run the figures
up to 1000, ,000. 900 feet.
S. G. Baker, who has q family in
Canada, but who has been in the employ
of Des Moines firm for two months as
collector, was discharged Monday even
ing. He continued to collect enough
to get him out of town, and started for
Canada. He was intercepted at Daven-
port and arrested. His accounts are sew.
eral hundred dollars short.
Moorhead News: A st. Louis man
has purchased forty acres of land bor-
dering on Detroit lake. The land is sit
uated east of the De Lendrecie cottage
| and it is said that club house and cot
| tages will be erected next season. Tt is
also said that an option has been secured
| by gentleman on nine lots between
this land and the De Lendrecie cottage.
! State insurance Commissioner Bailey
has examined the affairs of the Mime
apolis Educational Endowment associa-
tion and in his report says that none but
honest endeavors have appeared in the
management, although too small pre-
l
report gives the opinion that the associa-
ton can be safely brought out of its
present difficulties.
A special from Duluth says: The first
diamond drill ever placed on the Mesaba
iron range west of the Duluth and Iron
Range railroad will go to work at once
in town SO, range IS. where large out.
crops of iron exists. Should a paying
vein Of iron ore be shown company
with ample capital are ready to com.
mence the construction of railroad
from Duluth to the Mesaba range.
i J. G. Brown was digging well east Of
Marshall, Mimi, a few days ago, when
at a depth of sixty eight feet, in per.
fectly dry soil, the bottom suddenly fell
out and left forty-five feet of pure
water. Several pieces of drift wood
were taken out fifty feet down or more
indicating a lake shore in some past age
A few miles east of there, on Mr.. Jack
sons farm, not long ago, deep well be
gan flowing and several fish ran out oi
it from an unknown source, no lake ol
river being within several miles.
Recently Mayor Smith, of st. Paul
received letter from Gottsburg, Ger
many, signed Sybilla Gebhardt, ani
asking him to telf her, if he could. th,
whereabouts of her husband, Jacol
Gebhardt. He left her in 1888, and sh,
had not heard from him since 1883. Tn,
r letter was printed in a German daily
: and the missing man called at the Office
! He had heard that his wife was dead
and, not receiving any word from her
, believed it. He has saved some none
!, and next week viii sail from New Yorl
to join his wife.
Minneapolis is undergoing an agita
ton in regard to its new court house
J The original design contemplated an ez
Z penditure of 81 500, 900. The commission
!. having the matter in charge thought
9 building even more expensive was non
Q too good for Minneapolis, so the
planned to build 1t Of granite DIT an e1
pense OF $4,000, 900 to $5,0OO,O0O. Th
i tax payers are calling q halt, and tn
board of trade and other Representative
bodies have united to use their infiuenc
: to keep the expenditures within th
: original sum,
Iowans Suffer from Hail.
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