Morris tribune., 1890-10-01
MINNESOTA MATTERS.

Another winter carnival is being agi-
tated in st. Paul.
The total enrolment of the st. Paul
schools is IL, ,322.
A militia armory costing $4,000 is
being built at Duluth.
Albert LEAFS new basket factory will
begin operations Oct. l.
The next Turnfest of the Northern
district will be held in st. Paul.
Townsend E. Mix, the well known
Minneapolis architect, died Tuesday.
Martin Clements, prominent Clay
county farmer, has been missing several
days.
o. Cassidy intends to feed 5000 sheep
| at his place near Mankato the coming
winter.
The Marine National Bank of Duluth
has been authorized with capital of
$3.50, 900.
A. J. Whiteman, of Duluth, has been
nominated for congress by Fifth district
Democrats.
Red Wing boasts of new process of
burning lime. Gas genel ated from
wood is the fuel.
Lewis Baker, of The st. Paul Globe,
denies that his paper is to be sold to j.
w. Scott, of Chicago.
Two Cinnamon, wanted for compile
| ity in big bank robbery at The Dalles,
| Ore, We're arrested in st. Paul Wednes-
| day.
A cffer for an option of 81 ,00O, 600 has
been made for the Anderson iron prop
erty south of Ely by an English syndi-
cate.
1t is said that the st. Paul base ball
| club has cost the management 10000
more than the receipts during the past
| season.
Initiatory steps are being taken to-
ward the formation of geological gar
den to be located midway between St..
Paul and Minneapolis.
An electric road between Fargo and
Moorhead is being talked of. The
ThompsonHouston electric company
are estimating the cost.
West Minneapolis is to have man.
moth Pullman plant, 81 100000 having
been invested in the scheme. 1t will
employ 300 men at the beginning.
At the fourth annual German Catho-
| lie congress held Sept. %, at Pittsburg,
Pa, Judge Theodore Brewer Of ST;
| Cloud was elected permanent presi-
dent.
A 3-year-old child of George Heizenal,
! of Minneapolis, tied a rope around a
door knob, put the other end around his
neck and then fell down stairs. It
strangled to death.
The Alliance state central committee
has endorsed Adolph Bierman, the
| Democratic nominee, for state auditor
in place Of P. II. Rahilly, wins refused
to accept the nomination. "a
The United States district court at
Fergus Falls lasted about fifteen min
utes. There was no business to tran
| saot A grand jury was ordered for the
| spring term and the court adjourned.
Miss Willoughby, the Luverne author
ess and lecturer on social purity, who
was accused Of burning her ex-hus-
bands livery stable, has hsann hhssaann leu leu n IN
s., 900 bail to appear at the next term of
court,
Congressman Dunnell secured the
adoption of the senate amendment to the
deficiency bill increasing the appropria-
tion by $4,000 for the completion OF the
court house and .nnstnf3ce building at
] Winons, Minn.
The members of the state prison board
have returned from the East. Director
Hall states that they have purchased
$25, 900 worth of machinery with which
binding twine will be manufactured in
the Saltwater penitentiary.
John Jaeger, manufacturer, charges
that extensive frauds are being perpe-
trated in the public works of St. Paul.
He says that certain certain contractors
are stealing money from the city in
crooked sewer work. The matter will
be investigated.
The Duluth chamber of commerce has
passed vigorous resolution regarding
the delay of the department Of the inter-
ior in granting the Duluth and Winni-
peg the right of way through the Win
nebagosish Indian reservation.
Miss Abbie A. Judson, daughter of
the Rev. Adoniram Judson, famous in
the annals of Baptist missionary work,
has become an avowed spiritualist. She
lives in Minneapolis and has been made
president of an association Of spiritual
lists in that city.
Five thousand bushels of wheat, 1900
of oats. 1000 of barley and 40 tons of
hay, together with barn and granery,
were destroyed by fire on the farm of T.
ID. Green, in Clay county, Minnesota.
Two colts and one horse burned. In
surance on grain $4,.50, on building
$3.50. The origin of the is mystery.
Ole jacobson, o farmer living in Polk
county, Minnesota, went to East Grand
Forks with his son for load Of lumber.
On the way home he quarreled with his
son, and during the scuff1e the team ran
away and knocked the old man down.
The wagon passed over him, killing him
instantly.
Labor Commissioner Lamb has his
annual report ready and it was given to
the printers Tuesday. Tt is very exz
haustive, and will make book of about
500 pages. There will be over 100 pages
of tables. 1t treats of the four topics
school attendance. child labor, manual
and technical training and working
mems earnings. Tha report will be
ready in book form about Dec. /.
At the Republican convention Of Pope
| Michael Wallia wa- = -.y...
+l-- : - paced in nomina-
..o.4 lor representative to the legislature.
together with strong county ticket.
SuakIm adyices report the famine in
the interior as terrible Thousands are
dying OF starvation. Caravans are plum
dered by the desperate natives to obtain
| food, and the owners are murdered If
they resist.
Emperor William has caused reduc-
ton OF tariffs on government railways
for the benefit of mine owners, manu-
facturers and other large employers, in
view OF concessions made by them to
their workmen.
Official statistics from twenty-one
counties in Eastern Kansas show that
since Jan. 1, 4.061 mortgages have been
recorded and 1896 released or a de-