Morris tribune., 1890-10-22
MINNESOTA MATTERS.

w. Landerman is boring for gold at
Hastings.
Duluth is to have new union depot
to cost $300.G00.
Minnesota Baptists were in session at
Minneapolis last week.
st. Paul has new German daily. It
will be called The st. Paul Post. Pol.
itics not announced.
The state board of health is investi-
eating diseases among cattle and hogs
at Chatfield and Reno.
The state normal board will meet on
the morning of Oct. "a at the Office or
State Superintendent Kiehle.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Minnesota Unitarian conference will be
held in Duluth this month, and will oc-
cupy four days, beginning with the 23d.
The Red Wing Manufacturing COM
paIly has been awarded the contract to
furnish the new building of Luther col
lege ut DEBORAH, Iowa, which is now
nearing completion.
The iron Car Equipment Company Of
New York have placed an order with
tie car company at West Duluth for
1900 new box cars, and an extra force
has been put at work.
Walter II. Horton, the st. Paul man
accused of numbering his wife and child
on the night of Aug. a., was injected
for murder in the first degree by the
Ramsey county grand jury.
The special election held in Marshall
county to decide whether the county
seat should remain at Warren or be
moved to Argyle, resulted in favor Of
Warren by large majority.
Thomas O'Connor, the murderer re-
Gently pardoned by Governor Merriam,
Couldn't keep cut of the state as re-
Quired ty the conditions of his pardon,
AID he h;&s been returned to the peni-
teniiary.
Oct. 26 has been designated as prison
Sunday" when all ministers of the state
are requested by the board Of charities
and corrections to preach a sermon on
prison reform or some kindred subject.
Somebody entered the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Albert
Lea last Sunday night and stole the
church records. The building was va
can't and the theft has just been discov-
cred.
A rich vein of silver has been struck
on an Island, about two miles above
Fond Gu Lac, Minn., by explorers. The
vein WAS struck on the main land, oppo-
site the island, where it shows wonder
ful richness. e. S. Hammond brought
thenews TO Duluth.
The Hersey & Bean Lumber company
of saltwater, ,shas cut up to Saturday
9ict1 ha Chi r1a
up TO Oct. /, when the shingle mill shut
down. was $4,000, 600, and lath G, 500, 900.
The company expects the lumber cut
will reach 2S.000.000 feet.
Tom Field and Tom King, two con-
yicts, escaped from the Saltwater prison
at 0:oO Friday morning. They pro-
cured a ladder and climbed over the
north wall. They were seen at the
county farm short time after and will
probably be caUght. Both have short
time yet to serve.
A case of black diphtheria is reported
in the family of McLane Bridgman at
oV. CiUdo. ine auGn0-1LleS built Il TEN.
porary house some distance from town
and removed the family there. One boy
died shortly after and the disease has
broken out IN other members of the
family. The other house, with contents.
was burned to prevent the spread of the
disease.
Senator James Compton, of Fergus
Falls, state commander of the Grand
Army, shot himself while duck hunt
ing last week. 1t is not known lust
how it happened but the charge went
through his left wrist and mangled It
all to pieces. He was brought to town
Immediately and his arm was ampu,
tated just below the elbow. He under
went the amputation with true soldierlv
grit and will undoubtedly come out all
right.
Last year the total output of iron ore
for the season from the Vermilion range
was IN the neighborhood of 837. 900
gross tons. and this year it will show an
increase OF 10000 tons. There has been
2o,0OG more tons mined up to date than
the corresponding period last year. IF
The favorable weather holds out IL. 600
more tons at least will be shipped down
from Tower and Ely. Shipments from
Two Harbors docks to date are 775. .00n
gross, +2Sal,.
An important case will come before
the United States court at Duluth at
the present session. A. f. Christian,
manager of Armour & Co.'s Beef com
pany, was arrested and placed under
bonds for the disposing of oleomarga-
rine to a firm in Two Harbors without
possessing a state license. The COM
pany will defend the case On the ground
that their license from the federal gov
ernment is sufficient to cover the sale of
the article anywhere in the United
States.
The official count of the state of Min
nesota has been given out by the census
bureau. 1t gives the state /, ,3OO,Ol as
against 7S0, 773 ten years ago, a gain of
SIS, ,277 in the decade. The pop1lation
Of the second district is 451 $40, an in
crease of 163,078. The following towns
are included in the district: Faribault
6,525, increase 1 ,109; Hastings 1901, de-
crease 11S; Northfield 2,657, increase
361; Minneapolis 1874, 73S, increase IT,
851; Shakopee 1,74S, decrease 1853; Red
Wing G.211 increase 4l1. Wahashn o