Morris tribune., 1890-01-08
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

grading, waterworks and sewers during
1889.
Brainerd schools have reopened, the
epidemic of contagious diseases having
subsided.
Signal Officer Lyons at st. Paul, re-
ports 1889 the dryest year since the es-
tablishment of the service.
Scarlet fever is raging in Lake City.
If it continues the schools will probably
not open at the appointed time.
The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
for 1889 were "A, 1881 bushels. Ship
ments of -four, 6,096.411; shipments of
lumber, 119, ,492 900.
Editor Maben, of The National Free
Lance, Minneapolis, was convicted last
week of criminally libeling Police Super
intendent Bracket and fined $780,
The total bank deposits in Minneapo-
lis for 1889 are $50, ,4S1 1866, against $21,-
96O, ,S43 in 1888. The loans and discounts
for 1889 are S25, ,943, ,562, and for 1888, $685.
s22, ,OO7.
Six German families of Nathan,
Mower county, numbering between
twenty-five and thirty, are down with
trichin8. One person is already dead.
Mrs. Shiek and others are not expected
to live.
Lake Pepin is now effectually closed
for the first time this winter, the new ice
being about five inches thick. The ex-
ing improved by numerous lovers of the
sport.
There are now ninety-four prisoners in
the reformatory, and as there are accom-
nodations for but 1913, the limit will soon
be reached, as the institution appears to
be quite popular with judges having
prisoners to dispose of.
John Reed, who lives in Kandota, was
arrested and bound over to the grand
jury in $500 bonds for biting off Harry
Woodruff's left ear. The brutal assault
was entirely without provocation, and
was committed while intoxicated.
A deed has been filed at Wabasha cov-
ering the Boston Touring mill at Lake
City. L. i. Menage, of Minneapolis, is
the grantor and o. NJ Crumpler grantee.
Consideration, 100000. The new pro-
prietor will soon reopen the mill for
business.
News comes from st. Louis that
Hal Reid was married at Kansas
City to Miss Westbrook, a we'll known
society girl of st. Louis. Reid will be
remembered as the Minneapolis man
who was sent to the penitentiary for
assaulting young lady and afterwards
pardoned by the governor.
Word has been received st. Paul
from Washington that the appeal from
Judge Nelson's decision that the inspec-
tion-on-the-hoof law is unconstitutional,
will be argued before the supreme court
Jan. 8. Gen. Gordon E. Cole and other
attorneys interested have left for the
capital.
During the calendar year, 1899, 49,
273 cars OF grain were inspected in Min
nesota. Of these II ,681 cars of the grain
have been cars of wheat of the various
grades, while the remaining $500 cars
were of the coarser grains. The crop
year begins and ends Sept. 1. The
months of October and November were
the heaviest of the year.
While Richard Pehrson, aged II. and
his younger brother and another little boy
were sliding down a street in West Red
Wing, crossing the Milwaukee tracks,
the bobs struck the last wheel of the last
car of an accommodation train, throw
ing the boys against the same. The
oldest boy was instantly killed, his
brother was dangerously hurt, and the
third boy was seriously injured.
A scandal in high life has come to the
surface through the medium of a suit
begun in the district court. DIR. John A.
Moore, Christian Scientist physician, of
Minneapolis, makes complaint against
Senator D. NJ. Clough, the well known
lumberman and politician, charging him
with the seduction of his wife, and claim
ing $4,000 damages. Senator Clough
says it is blackmail.
There is vacancy in the Minnesota
delegation at the Annapolis naval acad-
emy, and some youth from the Fourth
congressional district will be chosen to
take the place. Three commissioners will
shortly be selected to conduct compet-
tive examination at Minneapolis.
Hon. S. P. Snider has the matter in
charge and has already written to
William Petit to recommend the proper
persons for membership on the commits
sion.
At Gethsemane Episcopal church in
Minneapolis Wednesday, Rev. Arson
Rogers Graves, for the past six years rec
tor of that church, was consecrated as
bishop of the missionary jurisdiction of
the Platte. The conservation was per-
formed by Bishop Tuttle, of Minnesota,
assisted by Bishops Hare, of Dakota and
Knickerbocker, of Indiana. The conse-
Grafton was the first ceremony, with
possibly one exception, Of this kind that
has ever occurred in Minnesota.
General Manager McDougal, of the
American Steel Barge company, Duluth,
has closed a contract with Andrew Car
negie for 5000 tons of steel plates, which
is the largest contract for steel plates
ever known in the United States. The
price is 100000. His steel will be used
in the construction of the ten barges the
company intend to build. 1t has been
definitely decided not to move the plant
from the head of the lake. The final To-
cation will be Duluth, West Duluth OF
Superior.
The Minnesota Iron company will
build five new steamers this year. ON the
same patent as Jim Hills Northern line
steamers, with the exception that they
will be one foot shorter and the beam
two feet greater. The dimensions OF
the new boats will be, length over all
311 feet, width 40 feet, depth "a 1-2 feet
They will Ehave fine lines and great
carrying capacity. Each will have eight
cargo matches and six water compart
ments and cost 100000.
The annual meeting of the Minnesot;
National Guards will be held at the cap
itol building. st. Paul. on the 21st anC
22d of January. This association il
| composed of the commissioned officer
| of the guards, the governor and staff
| Papers will be read by Col. Mason ant
| Mai. Niles, of the regular army, and b,
several officers of the guards. The Ma
| tionaI Guards Association of the Unitet
States will meet in Washington Feb. 8
Each state is entitled to five delegates
| The Minnesota delegates will be electe,
| at the meeting on the 22d.