Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-02-19
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

Duluth. Red Wing and Southern to build
q bridge over the Mississippi river at Red
Wing.
Lake City.-The council has decided
to accept q proposition of John Howard
to build ferry boat and run 1t for ten
years between this city and points on the
Wisconsin side.
st. Paul.-Miss Marie Kittson, the
Youngest and only remaining daughter
OF the late Commodore Kittson, is soon
to be married to Charles H. S. Weaver,
young Chicago attorney.
st. Paul.-The following insurance
companies have withdrawn from the
state: Hecla, of Madison, Wis; Boston
Marine, OF Boston, and the Oshkosh
Mutual, OF Oshkosh.
St. Paul.-Henry Willard proposes to
improve the power at Meeker Island
falls, in the Mississippi, between st. Paul
and Minneapolis, and furnish the Twin
Cities with light, power and heat by
electricity.
ST. Cloud.-Two gentlemen from Wis
consin have been looking over this city
with a view of establishing pulp mill
with capacity of five tons per day.
They want bonus of $1,000 which will
probably be given.
Owatonna-Mrs.C Carrie j. Beesom, a
widow about 40 years of age, who has
been living with Joel Wilson some four
or five weeks as houseke,per, died after
few hours illness. Coroner Adair says
the symptoms denotearsenicalp poisoning,
and he will hold an inquest.
Minneapolis.-T English syndicate
has decided that it doesn't want to con-
troll the Cargil line of elevators. The
price at which that property was held
have to put up $175, 900 in clear hard cash
if they want them.
Duluth.-It is said that the Eastern
Minnesota, the Northern Pacific and the
Duluth and Winnipeg are considering a
plan to build another bridge across the
st. Louis River near Grassy point. The
traffic is becoming so great that the pres
ent bridge will soon be able to furnish
but poor facilities
Saltwater John Russell, who has
been in Jail here for some time, has at
last gained his liberty. Through the ex-
ertions of friends, prominent among
whom is Col Griggs, of Tacoma, he has
secured a pardon from Governor Merri-
riam, conditioned that he pay fine of
$500.
Red Wing.-A movement has been in
augurated here, having for its object the
building of pontoon bridge across the
river. Col L. N. Stewart, the well
known pontoon bridge builder, writes he
will be here in few days to consult
with our people with reference to the
matter.
Lake City.-On account Of the estab-
lishment of starch factory here num-
Der of farmers in the eastern part of the
county contemplate engaging extensively
in the cultivation Of potatoes this year.
The factory managers offer to contract
for any quantity at the uniform price OF
20 cents bushel.
Duluth.-A steamer with a cargo of
fish arrived here from Port Arthur on
Thursday. The entire cargo is con-
signed to the Booth Packing company,
and the event is unparalleled at this
time of the year. There is no ice in Lake
Superior from Thunder bay to Duluth,
along the north shore, thick enough to
stop row boat.
DuIuth.-The Minnesota Car works, at
West Duluth, have made big record in
car building. Two gangs of four men
each built two cars in eight hours. One
gang was composed Of four Pullman car
builders, and the other of three Du
iuth men and one Huntington man.
The Pullman boys took the lead, but
were closely followed by the other boys.
Red Wing.-Letters from London
state that DR.. c.. n. Hewitt, secretary Of
the Minnesota board of health, who is at
present in that country studying and in
speeding sanitary methods there en-
ployed, is being received with the high
est respect everywhere and accorded ev-
cry aid in his work. The doctor will
soon go to Paris to spend some time
with Pasteur, and thence to Berlin to
visit DR.. Koch.
St. Paul. - Public Examiner Ken
yon has completed his report upon
the affairs of the American Building and
Loan association of Minneapolis, and
laid the same before Attorney General
Clapp for further action. Mr.. Kenyon
personally conducted the investigation,
and his summing up is to the effect that
the company has conducted its business
with too great expense to long remain
solvent, and that in addition it has in
vested funds in direct violation of the
law. He recommends that the affairs of
the company be wound up.
ST. Paul-This is the season of the
year when the state treasury is enriched
by the collection of taxes from corpora
lions paying per cent. on gross earn
ings. On the Sd inst. an aggregate of
S64, 1854. 09 was paid in, as follows: The
Duluth and Iron Range, running be-
tween Duluth and Ely, gross earnings
from June to Dec. 81, 1889, $1,O19,-
968.53; 2 per cent. taxes, sec, 399.7.
Chicago and Northwestern branch from
Tracy to the Dakota state line, earnings
for the first nine months, $50, 564.69; 2
per cent tax, S1,731.29; gross earnings,
same, last three months, 500, 35S.06; 3
per cent. taxes, 81, 991.04. Branch from
Winon to Gary and connecting lines,
earnings, Jan. to Dec. 81, 81 1850, 766. 90;
per cent. taxes, SAC, 522, 96.
Wabasha.-The Herald relates the fol-
lowing: On Thursday last Mr.. Theodore
Geisler, of this city, received a letter
which caused him some surprise. I con-
tanned So in money and railroad ticket
from New York to Wabasha. The ticket
bore the date of July II, 1881. In July,
1881, Mr.. Geisler landed in Castle Gar
den and expected to find there ticket
for Wabasha. He was disappointed,
and had to get means to come from
another source. His uncle had sent him
the ticket and S. in money. but it had
never reached its destination and had
been almost entirely forgotten until the
same money and ticket reached here last
week. Where it was for nearly nine
years, and how it finally reached him at
this place, willlalways remain mystery.
Milan, ex-king of Servia, is said to
have recently lost 100000 francs while
gambling at Monaco 1t was the loss of
this money that caused his depression
and led him to threaten to commit sui
eide.
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