The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-07
THE NORTHWEST.
\ Summary Of the Important
Events Of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

a.
The Farmers alliance has decided to build
large warehouse at Lake Benton.
During the recent session OF the state su-
preme court $50 decisions were handed
down.
Several cars laden with farm implements
were derailed near Rochester and badly
smashed.
Fred Corwin, Of Lake City, while carelessly
handling a revolver, aecidently shot himself
through the hand.
The report that the South ST. Paul stock
yards had been sold to the new syndicate is
without foundation.
q. nj. Cowre, station agent at Maynard,
deserted his wife and family and eloped with
the wife OF a neighbor.
Burglars ruined the safe in the postofice
at La Crescent, but were frightened away be-
lore they could secure any plumber
The postotfice at Cold Spring was entered
by burglars and quantity Of postal cards,
stamps and money taken.
The Mile Laos Indians are moving o their
own accord from the Mile Laos 10 the Yellow
Earth reservation.
A son of George Herber of Pennington
was drowned in Prairie lake while bath ing.
His age was about sixteen years.
A boy named Frank Lohstreter, living
near Hokah, had one OF his feet so badly
crushed by moving machine as to render
amputation necessary
The postoffiee at Sank Rapids was entered
by burglars the safe blown to pieces and
about $50 worth of property destroyed.
Only small amount of booty was secured.
The independent school district o: Duluth
has decided to issue $4,000 41s per cent.
school bonds for the purpose OF erecting ad.
ditionaI school building s.
According to the assessors returns there
are in Freeborn county 9.123 horses, Is, 7Sa
cows. 14,296 other cattle, 1851 hogs and
1922 sheep. ~
Herbert G. Stout, an ex-postal clerk, con,
victed % robbing the mails at the June ter m
OF the United States court at Winona, was
sentenced to states prison for three years.
The Blue Earth County alliance has pur-
chased or it's members 1000 pounds of the
best manila binding Irvine at 1874 cents per
pound. The usual price is IL cents,
The large barn of Peter E. Hanson, I've
miles southeast OF LitchieId, with all it's con-
tents, including seven horses, was totally
destroyed by fire. The loss will reach several
thousand dollars.
Mary Swanson, aged IA, living seven
miles from Rochester, dropped lighted
match into u can OF gasoline, a nd her cloth
ing catching fire, she was burned so fright
fully that death resulted four hours later.
At Oronoco, as August Templeman was
L. H. ;rt on 10
unexpectedly and the flying timbers struck
him and his son, a boy OF years. The boy
was killed and the fathers leg broken.
Private Martinson, of company K, Still
water, who did brave work in rescuing PEG.
pie from the Sea Wing wreck, is confined to
his bed in a very low condition as the result
of exposure to the elements.
The large barn of Luther Mccoy, at
Rochester, was destroyed by fire. together
with it's contents OF hay, grain and farm ma
chinery. The fire is supposed to be of in
cendiary origin.
Public meetings are being held in Fari-
bault county to protest against the recent
resolution of the county commissioners to
appropriate $4,000 OF the surplus money in
the treasury ior the erection OF new court.
house.
The county superintendent of schools oil
southern Minnesota were in SESSION at Wa
SEGA and remained in session 49, DAYS.
Among the sub 'Pcts discussed text
books, normal school ext
ty certificates, the
county superinto'
system
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