Morris tribune., 1891-09-09
The Trihmne.
Published Wednesdays.
R @. STEW EMS,
PubliSher
ONriaI Paper Of Stevens County.
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

ESQ suicides occurred in st. Paul
Thursday last.
\ new $4,000 Touring mill has just
been completed at Waseca.
The New Tim foundry and machine
shops have Necn burned to the ground.
The National bank, of East GIand
Forks, has been organized with a capi-
tai of $50,G00.
Fire in Werdenborners carpet house
at ST. Paul Tuesday did damage to the
extent o. $3S ,000.
The First National bank of Elbow
Lake h.'S h rnn business with Il paid up
capital ot :. 1900.
The Nllnlvupvlis Business Mems union
is ,:l,;,::.;;...; Il grand harvest festival with
a lu;.&'.'!},2 parade.
Mrs. Caroline Steinhagen. aged 55
years. living four mileSwest Of Wa
COMA. committed suicide by drowning in
a clSterN.
JoSeph c. Hill. of Minnesota, has been
appointed chief Of the division of Indian
affairs il The office of the secretary of
the interior az Washington.
Tie contract to build new steel
bridge across the Nermillion river at
Hastings has been let to the Clinton
Bridge and Iron company for $S75.
Mrs. Mary Salisbury, aged 1O2 years,
died at her home near Bellingham last
week. Her husband. Daniel Salisbury,
who is 103 years old, is rapidly sinking.
An accident occurred on the Eastern
Minnesota last week between two sec
tionS of freight train during dense
fog. Several people were severely in
jured.
The Mankato normal school has
opened with the largest attendance ever
We're refused in the primary department
for lack of room.
The bids for printing paper and sta
tiOnerv for the year have been opened
BY Secretary of State Brown, of Mime
sofa, and rejected as being above the
market value Of the goods called for.
The body of S. S. Avery, of Fargo,
agent of the Standard Oil company at
that place. was found in the river at the
mills at Minneapolis, Sunday. Evidently
a case of suicide, but no cause is as
signed.
August E. Johnson committed sui
eide at the Jay Cooke House, Moorhead,
Friday. He was sick and choked him
neck and tightening them with silver
spoon.
The attorney general of Minnesota has
withdrawn the appeal from the decision
of the commissioner of the general land
+o+ g
in favor of A. W. Signor for swamp
land in the Duluth land district.
At Waterville Saturday Mrs. Jesse
Harmer and her daughter were burned,
the latter so badly that she died in few
hours. The daughters clothing caught
fire and the mothers injuries were re-
ceived in trying to save her daughters
life.
Secretary Noble has ordered that 80
per cent. Of the funds due the Sisseton
and Wahpeton Indians shall be paid
them, the remainder to be withheld un-
til the attorney general promulgates his
opinion concerning the claims of attor-
neys.
J. W. Jennison, a brakeman, has
brought a claim against the city of Wi
mona for 81 900. While on tor
of freight car on the Winona
and St. Peter track he had
been knocked down by an electric light
wire.
NJ. O. Schencker, dealer in agricul
tural implements at Red Lake Falls, was
held up on the Clearwater bridge ani
robbed of $3.50 in cash, gold watch anc
other valuables by two masked men
who Immediately took to the wood!
and escaped.
All the upper Mississippi reservoir
dams. including the Pokegama, Leecl
lake and Winnibagoshish, have beer
opened to assist in clearing the river O
logs below Grand Rapids and to ait
navigation below st. Paul. They viii
remain open several weeks.
Frank Holasek, of Eden Prairie, Henne
pin county, brought scalp of a monste
wolf he had killed to Minneapolis. TIL
wolf attacked Holasek as he was walkin.
through a piece of woods, and terribl
encounter ensued. Holasek coming of
victorious. His clothes were torn t.
pieces.
The Minnesota state board of equal
zatiOn held short session at which tn
valuation of horses 1 year old was fxe'
at from $18 to S22, 2-year-olds from So
to $32, and 3-year-olds from S32 to $50
The valuation of cattle year old wa
fixed at s. to Sc, and 2-year-olds at S
to So.
Otis Staples, of Saltwater, has been ap
pointed chief examiner and disbursin
officer of the board of appraisers of th
Chippewa pine lands. Mr.. Staples ha
had great deal of experience in tn
lumber business, and especially in thi
particular branch. He was highly rec
commended by people in Minnesota.
The Great Northern railway has file
a resolution stating that a branch of it
railway will be laid out in Minnesota
beginning at some point near Wylie sta
tion on it's Hillaire branch and extend
ing thence in a southerly direction vi
Red Lake Falls to some point near Duf
dale station on the company's Fossto
branch.
A deed of transfer has been filed wit
the secretary of state of Minnesota fro1
the Wadena and Park Rapids railway t
the Great Northern railway. The cor
sideration was $817, 600. The road 1u1
from Eagle Bend on the Sauk Cent?
branch of the Great Northern to Par
Rapids, distance Of ffty-four and on
half miles.
A sale Of wheat has been made by tt
Van Dusen-Harringto company
Duluth, for direct shipment to Amste
dam, Holland. It will be shipped henc
in sacks, being the first shipment
wheat ever made from Duluth
sacked wheat. 1t goes merely as an e.
pertinent to millers of the Hague, bu
if successful, the experiment will lea
to large and lucrative trade.
The postoffice at Granite Falls W.
burglarized last week. An entrance t
the building was effected through res
door, the safe door drilled and blown O
it's hinges, and the entire contents al
stracted. The loss amounts to $43O
cash, belonging to the office, and $3.50
stamps. Nothing else was disturbe
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