Morris tribune., 1891-04-29
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

The Waseca house, at Waseca, Minn.,
burned Monday morning.
Governor Merriam has refused to sign
the Gallagher mechanics lien law.
Surveyor General Compton's commits
sion has arrived and he has assumed the
duties of the office.
The Imperial Mill company. Of Du-
luth, has determined to adopt the profit
sharing system with its employees.
The resignation of Register Colville
of the Duluth land Office has been ac-
cepted, but his successor has NOS
been appointed.
The commissioner of pensions has ap-
pointed DR.. j. d. Simpson member OF
the board of pension examining surgeons
at LIE Sueur, MINI.
The annual meeting of the Southern
Minnesota dental society elected DIR. c..
w. Nutting. of Spring Valley, president
for the coming year.
Gen. Horatio c. Van Oeve died at
Minneapolis Friday. of pneumonia, after
a short illness, aged 70. He was one OF
Minpesota's pioneers.
The trial of Robert Strickland, the
Floodwood postmaster, for man.
slaughter, resulted in his acquittal.
The directors of the Minneapolis expo
sition expect to have tin plate factory
and beet sugar factory in full opera
tion at the next exhibition.
P. A. Krochus, formerly editor of The
Caledonia Journal, has returned home
from the insane asylum, where he was
taken last fall, entirely recovered.
The maple sugar season, in Mime
sofa. which is practically at an end, has
been poor and improbable one, the
poorest in fact known for many years.
Monroe Nichols, chairman of the st.
Louis county Republican committee,
has secured the Endorsement of Senator
Davis for register of the Duluth land
office.
John Flood and Louis Miller, two
young crooks confined in the village
lookup, at Pine City, Mimi, awaiting
removal to the state reformatory broke
Jail Wednesday.
A st. Paul lady was reunited to her
husband Thursday after separation of
seventeen years, during which time he
amassed fortune in Australia and was
thought by his wife to be dead. -
The date for the transfer of Itasca
county, Minnesota, from the st. Cloud
to the Duluth land district has been
fixed for June /. The local Office has
sent out formal notices to that effect.
All the wholesale houses in st. Paul
have agreed to close at o'clock Satur-
day afternoons from May l to Sept. /,
with the exception of the dry goods
houses, which. owing to the heavy Aug
ust trade, will close from May to
Aug. 1.
Governor Merriam haa appointed
Hon. George H. Brackett, Rev. S. q.
Smith and Hon. John W. Willis as q
committee of the board of charities and
corrections to investigate the matter of
punishment and discipline in the Still
water prison. :.
Secretary Noble says that Pat RA-
hilly's commission as swamp land agent
RlAhiiaalTT RAhhiaT Der, Der, . D 4 lnliance man and
and Archbishop Ireland. Senator Davis
entered protest.
Governor Merriam, in accordance
with a recent act of the legislature, has
appointed the following commission to
investigate the Torrens Australian syss
tenn of land transfers: Allen J. Greer.
Lake City; J. G. Pyle, St. Paul; A. Fl. |
Young, Minneapolis.
The Fitzsimmons-H Hall fight. which |
has been arranged to take place on Twin |
City Derby day, it is announced, will |
come off on the dividing line between
the two cities. This is owing to the
rivalry between st. Paul and Minneapo- |
lis. A building capable of seating 90
600 people will be put up for the pun:
Fire at st. Paul Wednesday night de. |
stroyed the barns of J. B, Cook & Son. |
The financial loss was only about $4O, 900 |
but tifty-four horses were suffocated and |
the stable keeper, Billy Stapleton, lost
his life A large number of hacks, |
wagons, omnibuses, sleighs, etc., were |
burned. Two of the beautiful white |
horses belonging to the show, Zone of
the Bravest, were also burned.
Senator Ayers, of Mower county. and
Senator Keller; Of Stearns county. were
appointed by lieutenant Governor Ives |
as additional members of the capitol |
commission authorized by the Mcmillan |
resolution some time since. The COM
mission now consists of F. Ct. Mcmillan.
chairman, Minneapolis; w. B. Dean, Of
st. Paul; Jay La Due, of Rock; OSCAR |
Ayers, of Mower, and Henry Keller, of
Stearns. - 'i''d :. ':.5 = ,. = ~
A short time since the New York in
surance commissioned sent notice to the
st. Paul German Insurance company
that its securities were disappEeved and
until reinyested the company would be
disbarred from doing business in New
York state. Insurance Commis-.- =. :
Smith has sent word - - NJ --',9ner Y
,--es that unless the order is re-
voked New York companies will be shut
out Of Minnesota.
Fire at st. Charles Sunday night de-
stroyed over 500, 900 worth of property.
The losses, as far as ascertained, are as
follows; Il. H. Gates, ST, 900; George
Smith & Co., SGT, 600; p. Miller, az. 900:
n Clemens, $500; G.. Simon. Sc, ,0OU:
F. Kiefer, $2, 900; N. Kiefer, ST 900: C.
7, Smith, $4,000; G. Fl. Taylor, 81, 500:
Il. Frisp, 5000; S. III. johnson, $50. 600:
w. c. Denmann, $500; Masonic lodge,
81 800; ?. Spellman, $1,500, The in
surance is estimated ut about one-third
the loss.