Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-07-23
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
There are 5000 mercantile firms 4
Minneapolis.

The commissioners of Steele county
have voted to build a $40 900 court house
in Owatonna.
A government expedition is to move
ON the timber poachers on the Minnesota
Manitoba border Aug. /.
The expenses of Ramsey county in
1889 were $2S1 ,5S5. "a, and the estimated
tax levy for 1890 is $780, 900.
A Minneapolis merchant was swindled
by the gold brick dodge Saturday. The
alleged swindler is in custody.
1t is estimated that the damage to
crops in Wabasha county by the storm
of Sunday night will exceed $100, 900.
The entire number of students at the
Shattuck school, Faribault, for the year
1890 Is 2O9, representing twenty states.
Louis Hegmann, Minneapolis census
enumerator, has been arrested for not
returning has portfolio to the supervisor.
W. A. Long, prisoner serving two
years sentence from Duluth, escaped
from Saltwater prison Thursday night.
Mrs. Kate Town, department inspec-
tor of the Women's Relief Corps of Min
nesota, died at Worthington, Mimi,
Thursday.
Several of the Minneapolis census
enumerators are said to be in Canada
awaiting the time when the skies shall
be clearing.
The wife of Bishop Whipple died at
Faribault Wednesday from the results
OF injuries received in railroad wreck
some months since.
Gen. J. II. Baker has been nominated
for congress by the Farmers alliance to
contest with Congressman Lind for the
honor of representing the second dis
trict.
The Little Falls, Mile Lacs and Lake
Superior railroad bill, which was intro
duced by Representative Comstock and
passed by both houses, has gone to the
president.
Judge Stearns has made the temper
ary injunction preventing the Duluth
Gas and Water company from connect
ing their water mains with those of
West Superior permanent.
The census reports of several counties
in the Fifth district have been sent to
Washington. All Of them show an in
crease of over 30 per cent, while Todd,
Grant, Traverse and Beltrami counties
have more than doubled.
Secretary Hart, of the state board of
charities, In addition to prison census,
Is now for the first time taking pauper
census, which will include all persons
receiving aid from counties, cities or
parishes in the state.
A gentleman in Mankato wants to
put up 500 with any man that If Man.
kato will pay every dollar Of her indebted
ness and publish 1t to the world, that
her population viii number 10000 or
over In less than four years.
A night force of counters has been
employed at the census Office and will be
continued until the count of the entire
country is completed and verified.
From this time IL is expected that the
daily count viii average about 2,0Oo 900.
The independent school district of Du-
luth has decided to issue $100, 900 worth
OF school bonds bearing 44 per cent in
terest, payable semi-annually and run
ming for the term OF thirty years, for the
purpose of erecting additional school
buildings.
The first state certificate under the
day afternoon with State Auditor Bra
den by j. P. Pinkham, of Minneapolis.
the regular nominee of the Prohibition
party OF Minnesota for governor. Ac-
companying the certificate was the nec-
essary $50, which insures Mr.. Pinkham's
name being placed on the state ticket.
The Willmar police took the precau-
ton to lock up eight tramps over night.
Early in the morning City Marshal Lien
let them out and started to drive them
out of town. When in the outskirts the
tramps turned on the marshal, over
powered him and relieved him of his
club and revolver. The marshal is now
in bed with his head tied and sewed up.
At meeting of the st. Cloud board
of education it was voted to create a
revolving school book fund foEthe public
schools. Books will be procured by tha
board at who rates and sold "a the
children at the same rate. After passing
through the book, the pupil may return
the same, 1T it is fairly well preserved.
and receive such credit for the same as
may be deemed just by the teacher.
James Allen, of st. Cloud, was killed
by the Manitoba road and his adminis-
traitor brought suit through TAYLOR q
Calhoun for damages, the administrator
agreeing to give them as fees one-half of
the amount secured. They settled with
the company for 81, ,0OO.and Aliens heirs
brought suit to stop the payment of the
81 900, the firms share, claiming that
there was champerty. The probate
Judge denied the motion and the district
court now affirms the decision.
The State lunacy committee, consist
ing of DIR. II. w. Brazie, of Minneapolis,
DIR. G. e. Riggs, of st. Paul, and Dr..
Collins, of st. Peter, have just finished
an inspection OF the asylums at Roches-
ter and st. Peter. DR.. Brazie says that
their report will be favorable to those
institutions. The board was agreeably
surprised at the smallness of the number
of patients that require locking up. Only
per cent. of those at Rochester require
such restraint, and less than Q per cent.
of those at st. Peter.
A dispatch from Mile Laos reserya-
ton says that most Of the Indians have
gone to Kettle river and other points to
gather blueberries. Many Of them said
before they left that after they finish
way picking berries they viii work their
toward White Earth reservation of their
own free will, and not wait to see if the
government will remove them
there or lat them remain at
Mile Lacs, as they now realize
the latter Is very Improbable. The white
settlers on the old reservation hays Inn.
proved their farms and buildings very
much this summer and lss,ss l.. sssss; CT prog-
ising crops of corn and all kinds Of yeqar
tables, and are jubilant over the PROS.
pect of an early settlement Ia their fa.
vor OF the much disputed Mile L.acs res
ervation affairs.
The cabmen of Aberdeen, Scotland,
have struck and travel by cab is entirely
Ill