Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
The News Br,ely chronlcled.

Marshall and Polk counties have or
ganized a board of immigration.
Electric cars are now making regular
through trips between St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The clothing store of John w. Gross
at Fergus Falls was entered by burglars
and about $500 worth of goods taken.
Fire destroyed the farmhouse of
Swan Swanberg, one mile west Of
Waconia. Insured for 81, 400.
Forty miles of track on the Port
Arthur, Duluth & Western railroad are
now laid.
Rock County receives $4,000 Of the
$50, 900 appropriated for tree bounty.
w. G. Il. Denman, Jr., has been APP
pointed postmaster at Beaudry, Polk
County, and J. L. Insdahl at Big Woods,
Marshall County.
At the request of it's officers receiv-
er was appointed for the Minneapolis
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. No
losses would result.
1t was announced that agreement had
been made for the transfer of the Ma
son City & Fort Dodge railroad to the
Winona & Southwestern.
Rochester will soon have the post
Office free delivery system.
August Loesch, a saloon-keeper at
Norwood, hanged himself. Family
troubles were ascribed as the cause.
He was member Of the G.. A. r.
Nicollett County has seventy-seven
veterans .on the pension roll.
Congressman Dunnel has secured an
increased mail service between Kassan
and Rockdell, in Olmsted County, from
three to six times per week.
Mrs. Louise A. Lewis, of Minneapolis,
was swindled out of $4,000 on bogus
cattle and ranch company stock.
The whole Duluth electric street-car
system was set running with entire
success. The plant cost $500, ZOO.
William Shatto was arrested at Duluth
charged with committing an outrage
upon 5-year-old girl.
A crazy man named Ole Erickson set
fire to Fred Schacht's barn in the town
of Elizabeth and it was burned to the
ground. Loss, 5000; insured.
The naturalization of st. Louis Coun
ty, in which Duluth is situated, last
year was 1872, 800, 1873. This year the total
valuation of the county amounts to $42,
$50, 100, exceeding the valuation of last
year by Sic, 49O,926.
In fight at st. Paul for the heavy
weight championship of the Northwest
between Pat Killen and Joe Sheehy,
Killen was awarded the fight on a
foul.
r. B. Brekke, a farmer of the town
of Aastad, was thrown from a wagon
and struck on his head and broke his
neck. Brekke was middle-aged and
well to do, and leaves large family
The Minnesota Supreme Court handed
down decision settling the celebrated
swa1np-land litigation which assures to
the Duluth s. Iron Range road the title
to between 100000 and 1900, 600 acres
of land in The northern part of the
State.
John Mattson, proprietor Of the
Kingston flour mill near Litchfeld, died
the other night. He has been sick
about two weeks.
A special election was held in Roch-
ester to decide the question of issuing
$45, 200 bonds to the Rochester & St.
Paul railway, which resulted as follows:
In favor of the bonds, 1884; against, 652.
DR.. Sweeney, of the United States
Fish Commission at Duluth, reports
that he has planted about sc, 900, 600
young white fish this year and about
100000 of other varieties, including
all the principal kinds of fresh water
fish.
DIR. G. 9. Thayer, of Minneapolis, has
been invited to the position of president
OF the faculty in the Clifton Springs
'sanitarium, N. Y. '
The biennial report of the secretary
OF the State Historical Society shows
an increase of 1899 volumes since
1883, making the total number Of vol
nmes Al, 1852.
Private Frank Clark, charged with
absenting himself from duty while his
regiment was under orders, has been
found guilty by court martial in st.
Paul and sentenced to forfeit all pay
due him snd TO bs dishsnorably dis
charged