Morris tribune., 1890-12-03
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

Customs collections for November at
st. Paul We're $l4, 500.
The Great Northern depot at Osalris
was burlel Saturday.
The Minnesota Thsesher company, is
is said, will so into the big trust being
organized at Chicago.
The drowning season is here. Two
men at Ely and two girls near Rice lake
met that fate Saturday.
Nicholas XIII, the murderer, was sem
fenced to tho penitentiary for life Friday
at st. Paul i.y Judge Kelly.
Commissioners appointed to appraiss
Po!1egama lands, will meet in Duluth.
Dec II, and proceed to Pokegama.
The Powers Dry Goods company's
stock at ST. Paul, was damaged to the
extent OF about $125, 900 by fire Thanks
giving day. 1t is thought it was incen-
diary.
Two Duluth banks failed last week,
Bell & Eyster closing their doors on
Wednesday, and Halls West End bank
on Saturday. 1t is thought both will
pay dollar for dollar.
1uC ~. 41OGzS IelN cI OWcI >
OF Duluth, has sold its rights for
81, 10000 to party of wealthy Boston
and Duluth capitalists. The power will
be developed at once.
Kittle Halverson, the Fifth districS
congressman-elect was banqUeted by his
friends and neighbors Thursday night,
He was presented with handsome gold
watch on the occasion.
Delegates from Marshall, Kittson and
Polk count1es met at Stephen and organ
lied board of immigration. After ap-
pointing delegates the meeting ad-
journed until Nov. 4, 1891.
The Northwestern elevator at Fisher,
Mimi, and one on the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad, about two
miles from Fisher, have closed theiE
doors for want OF patronage,
The contest proceedings of Frederick
j. Vas against D. J. Sinclair, for the
position of clerk of court at Duluth,
were knocked out on legal point. D. j.
Sinclair, the Republican candidate, will
succeed T. II. Pressnell.
Leo Heilpurn, the bookkeeper of the
Columbia mill at Minneapolis, who left
that city some time since under mysteri-
GUS circumstances, and who was accused
of being Russian spy, is discovered to
be defa9ter to the extent of $4,000,
The l,lnber-cut figures for Duluth
snow atttsl a tttisll G GGf 2a2. a27, $50 feet, against
$50 .tG9, 0tla feet in 1859 and 269. 5S66, coo
in 1888. The amount of the. cut for
the next year is estimated at over 1885,
90, eco feet moro on account of the
II,:l nf To- L.
winter.
The State Farmers alliance will hold
its annual convention for the election of
officers and the transaction of impor-
tant business at St. Paul, Dec. 30.
Nearly LOCO delegates are expected to
attend, and the assemblage promises to
be one of the most notable ever held in
the state.
Plans have been drawn for q railroad
and wagon bridge across the ST. Louis
river, between New Duluth and st.
Louis townsite, for the entrance of the
| Duluth, Red Wing and Southern into
Duluth. The structure, with ap-
proaehes, will be 5000 feet in length,
and will hae draw 225 feet in length.
Minnesota, by statutory law, agrees to
pay bounty of $3.50 per acre for six
years to any one who will plant forest
trees, not more than eight feet apart.
and by replacing each year any trees
| that may have died. This year 500, 900
was appropriated, winch has beer tdistrib-
uted among 1859 acres at the rate of
$2.10 per acre.
Fire destroyed the fine barn oe w. II.
Walker near Morris Thursday night.
together with 2,200 bushels of wheat.
| 1900 bushels of oats, 1900 bushels Of
| corn, 700 bushels of fax and 500 bushels
| of buckwheat. The insurance on the
grain is $4,000. The building was par
TALLY insured. Tbs ire was caused by
a lantern falling in some hay.
Upwards of $50, 900 has been expended
! in improvements during the past sum.
1ner at the Second Minnesota hospital
for the insane at Rochester. Besides
the sewerage improvements and large
and substantial brick building to be
used for storage and an Office for the
steward, a slaughter house, poultry
house and soap factory have been
erected on the farm.
The Fisher (Minn.l Bulletin has passed
| into the hands Of the Northwest Pub
fishing company, of which WD. Briefly
| is chief Editor Knappen, who disposed
Of The Bulletin, will start paper al
| Detroit, Mimi The politics of The
Bulletin will be changed from Rcpuhli:
can to red hot Democracy, and will ad.
vocate the nomination of Hill, of New
York, for president.
The report of the insane asylum trus.
! tees place their estimate for the two
years from January next, at $8S9, 200, in
addition to the regular standing appro-
! priations. OF this sum $83, 600 viii be
asked for st. Peter, $167 900 for Roches.
ter aud S438, 200 for Fergus Falls. The
cost of keeping each patient at st. Peter
and Rochester is 1925, and at Fergus
Falls $3.50 per week. The estimates ars
for the care of 1900 patients. There ars
now shout s,Oee patients in the hos
pitfalls. 49, ;.'
II. P. Haskell, who mas had charge oI
the work of securing the right of way
for the Duluth and Winnipeg, has gon,
TO meet the Indians in council and So
cure from them the necessary permis
sion for building the road through theil
lands. The first council will be held a
Red lake sometime early in the week
and others will be held rs early as possi
BILE at Winnsbagoshish, Leech lake and
White Earth. The action Of the coun
cils will have to be approved by tn,
government, and it is not likely that tn,
matter will be finally adjusted befor,
Jan. /.