Morris tribune., 1890-06-25
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES
Over an inch of rain fell at st. Vincent

The Second regiment, M. N. g., is il
camp at Lake City.
Minneapolis savings bank deposits al,
estimated at $S,C00,000
The old settlers of Dodge county haG
reunion at Mantorville ON Tuesday
last.
1t is said that sixty wagon bridges
We're washed out by the recent freshets
in Goodhue county.
Observer Lyons, of the st. Paul sigma
station, is establishing the service office
in Minneapolis this week.
The Minnesota State Medical society
held their annual meeting at the state
capitol building Thursday and Friday.
1t is the opinion of The Mankato Free
Press that the population of that place
as just enumerated will not exceed 10,-
600.
The city council of East Grand Forks
has repealed the waterworks franchise
granted to Rogers ID Ordway, of st.
Paul.
Secretary Window will not attend the
educational convention in July. He has
written letter regretting his inability
to be present.
The Republican congressional conven-
ton for the Second district has been
called for July %, the day before the
state convention.
The Republican county officers who
were nominated by the Fergus Falls alli-
ance last week, have all written letters
declining the nomination.
Fire destroyed the mills of the Mile
Lacs Lumber company at Milaca burned
Saturday morning. The loss was about
800, 900; no insurance.
The Minnesota creamery company has
contracted to furnish for European ex-
port 1900 tabs of butter which will ag-
gregate about 100000 pounds.
The twenty-third annual reunion Of
the survivors of the First Minnesota
volunteers was held at Red Wing last
week. Governor Merriam was present.
At the state meeting of the Good
Templars held at Minneapolis, G.. w.
Yorks, of Sleepy Eye, was elected
Grand Chief Templar for the ensuing
year.
Pipestone, Mimi, will celebrate the
coming Fourth of July in manner that
will put all other celebrations ever at
tempted in Southwest Minnesota in the
shade.
Louis T. Stensgard, ST. Paul real
estate dealer, who was arrested charged
with forging deeds, sued The News Of
that city for $4,000. The jury thought
he was libeled 81 worth.
J. J. Hill demands $4,000 damages
from the town of Mound View, in Ram
sey county, because the supervisors con-
road through his farm in that
town against his remonstrance,
Bishop Zardetti, of st. Cloud, was at
Fergus Falls last week looking over the
ground with view to changing the see
city from st. Cloud to Fergus Falls. He
is said to have been pleased with his in
yestigations.
From 60, 900 to 10000 acres of school
lands have been disposed of in all of the
counties of the state this year, none of
which have sold for less than S. per
acre. The total amount realized by the
state will be about $500, 200.
About o'clock p. m. Wednesday, the
fine arch bridge being built at Minnesota
City collapsed and fell with crash into
the water below. Fortunately no one
was hurt, the workmen having quit Just
a few minutes previous. The cause is
not known definitely.
The state now has about $3.50 900
loaned out for school purposes to four
counties and $50 school districts in the
state. On this amount there will fall
due July $29, ,095.25 as principal and
$24 ,206.46 as interest. Auditor Braden
is now sending out drafts on county
treasurers for the amounts due.
An appeal will be made to the United
States supreme court to decide whether
Lake Minnetonka is high seas" or not.
An action was brought by A. G. Stapp
against the steamer Clyde to enforce a
lien for supplies furnished its owner.
The point of jurisdiction is said to be a
new one and the decision of the highest
court will be waited with interest.
On Thursday the attorney for Clifton
Holden, the Redwood Falls murderer,
before Judge Nelson, of the
United States circuit court at st. Paul,
and applied for writ of habeas corpus.
The writ was granted and the hearing
set for June "A. The grounds were the
unconstitutionality Of the law under
which sentence was pronounced.
Farmers in the vicinity of Anoka.
Mimi, report that black worm, about
one inch long and as large as an ordi-
nary lead pencil, is playing havoc with
the growing corn. After eating the
blades off, the worm crawls back into
the ground, but its temperance have
been feequent enough to make the de-
struction complete in certain localities.
Attorney General Miller has addressed
a letter to District Attorney Hay, of
Minnesota, instructing him to begin pro-
ceedings at law against the Chicago and
Northwestern, as successor of the
Winona and st. Peter, to compel the
company to reconyey to the government
the lands in Southern Minnesota which
a recent decision of the secretary of the
interior declares were erroneously certi-
fed as a part of its grant.
Sunday witnessed the last of the great
log jam, at st. Cloud, which for the past
week had threatened to carry with it
the boom5 and logs for saving there.
and also put the bridges and dams in
danger. 1t was estimated to contain
0,000,0 feet. For the last few days
the Mississippi and Rum River Boom
company's men, 100 in number. have
run 600, 900 an hour through the sluicez
way. Their foreman estimates that
there are yet 500,000,000 on the upper
and its tributaries, of which
he says $50, 600, 900 will probably be got
ten out.
The committee to investigate the bind
ing twine question has laid its report
before Governor Merriam. 1t is differ
ent in some respects from what was first
given out. Instead of saying that the
making of fax twi.le for binding grain
is no longer an experiment, the report
recommends that the state purchase ma
chinery for experimental purposes. y
The cost OF machinery for daily pro-
duct of 900 pounds is placed at $25, 900.
The governor has the report under con-
sideration and will shortly send 1t to the
prison board, together with his views.
The governors letter will be made
public.
It may interest our readers to know
that in 1889 the United States exported
more than $s3, ,712, ,s14 worth of iron and
steel goods They consisted largely Of
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