Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-06-10
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
Caterpillars are doing mucn damage
in the vicinity of Wateryille.
Minnesota Adventists are in camp at
Pleasant Park, near Minneapolis.
The Third regiment of the Minnesota
national guard is to be disbanded.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, is ex-
pected home from Europe Saturday.
Mayor Winston has ordered ali gam
bling establishments in Minneapolis to
close.
Six thousand acres of school lands
were sold in Clay county last week. The
prices realized were good.
The state superintendent has desig-
mated Plainview and Preston as places
for holding summer schools.
The grasshopper scare at Pelican Rap
ids is over. Only small bunch was
seen on section four in that town; moth
ing general.
The seni-annual meeting of the Min
nesota Unitarian conference will be
held at Unity church, st. Paul, on Tues
day and Wednesday. ,,.s.s.....ssss
Eva Mcdonald, state lecturer OF the
Minnesota Farmers Alliance, was mar
ried Tuesday last to Frank Valesh, an
assistant state labor commissioner.
For parading the streets of Winona,
Mimi. with musical instruments mem
bers of the Salvation Army were fined
$25 and costs. The case will be appealed.
Word has been received from Super
vising Architect Edbrook, of Washing
ton that work ON the Duluth public
building will be advertised in few
days.
Minneapolis ministers are pointing
out to the grand jury and to the mayor
various symptoms of municipal degen-
eracy which they have discovered from
time to time.
Hon. Joseph Roach, g Mortified,
Mimi, has been awarded the govern
ment contract for furnishing sheep and
cattle for the Fort Berthold and Stand
ing Rock agencies.
In the McMahon murder trial at Hen
derson the jury, after being out ten
uOuIs. 1Siu1H leu u feIulCG VI uOU SullGy
on the ground of insanity. Z. j. Nc
Mahon shot his wife May "a, 1890.
The county commissioners of Blue
Earth county have decided to at once
| commence the erection at Blue Earth
Earth City of new court house to cost
about ST, 600, plans to be submitted at
their July meeting.
At Aurora, Mimi, John and Knut
Hanson attacked Peter Zeiner Zeiner
defended himself with hatchet, cut
ting off Johns ear, lreaking his skull
and cutting Il long g:sh in his side, so
that he cannot live.
William Diddle, farmer living four
miles south of Sleepy Eye, Mimi, died a
horrible death of lockjaw. He was down
in well and crowbar fell on him and
injured his leg and foot, the injuries de-
veloping into lockjaw.
Adelbert Goheen, under sentence of
death at Fergus Falls, tells Sheriff Bill
lings he will never be hanged alive.
The sheriff differs from him. Two
watchers, one night and one day, are
with Goheen constantly.
Annie johnson, pretty blue-eyed,
haxen- haired girl, the prepossessing
daughter of weil-to-de Scandinavian
farmer of Norman county, Minnesota,
forsook home and parents last week and
joined her dusky lover, William Saice,
an Indian of the reservation.
Professor Lugger of the state univer-
sity, has examined into the ravages of
the grasshoppers near Pelican Rapids.
He says they are not the breed that did
damage in 1887 and 1888, but are a prac.
tically harmless variety, though hatch
ing in considerable numbers.
Otter Tail county Prohibitionists held
a mass meeting at Fergus Falls last
week and resolved to revive the party,
! it having been demoraiized through de.
sertions to the Farmers Alliance. They
also resolved that the platform OF
| third party people at Cincinnati is un.
| satisfactory to Prohibitionists, and a bid
for the support of the liquor power.
The state normal boord held it's an.
nual meeting at st. Paul Thursday and
elected faculties for the four state nor
NAL schools for the ensuing year. The
| presidents of the various faculties were
| all reelected. The total number oil
graduates this year was 11S. Fifty OF
| these graduated at Winona, forty al
Mankaio, twenty-five at St. Cloud and
three at Moorhead.
Sheriff Hyland, Of Hastings, Mimi.
from BeldenVille, Wis. George Maiel
and Miss Abbie Severance. 1t was
learned that they had been married by
Justice Bevans in River Falls, Wis, ane
the irate father of the girl withdrew the
complaint issued by Justice johnson
and forgave the young couple.
There is considerable excitement al
| Austin over rumors that small plant
of pearls, similar to those which caused
so much excitement in Wisconsin las
year, has been discovered IN the Cedar
river, two miles from that city. TIVE
strangers have been working in nys
terious manner for several days. The
Tiffanys of New York city are testing
| them.
| The Indians at White Earth have de
cided to oppose the admission of non
| reservation Chippewas to White Eartl
reservation. If this decision should b.
sustained it VIII deprive 800 Chippews
| mixed bloods in minneapolis and ST
Paul Of tbs right to take allotmentl
| there. The non-reseryation Indians
claim that they come within the pur
view of the act authorizing the treaty
and will make vigorous fight for thei
rights before the commission.
The Minnesota grand lodge of Ode
Fellows held two days session a
Winona last week. Additional subscrip
tions amountingtesl5 Q02 wera raised 'fo
the Odd Fellows home. Duluth wa
decided upon as the place for holdint
the next meeting. The following officer
were elected: Grand master, w. R
johnson. Of st. Paul; deputy grant
master, Howard Lancaster, Of Fisher
grand warden, F. w. Denton, Winona
grand secretary, A. l.. Bolton; grant
treasurer, w. w. Churchill. of Roches