The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-02-12
THE NORTHWEST.
Summary Of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwestern
States.
:nnesOta, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

Rev. N. L. Christianson, of Morgan Park,
H., has accepted the pastorate of the Dan
Ii Baptist church Of Albert Lea.
w. A Brown, the alleged confidence
man of st. Paul, has been released from
iail, at Hastings having furnished bail.
Warden Garvin's family arrived at Still
later from st. Cloud, and will take up their
bOde in the warden's residence as soon as
heir household effects reach here.
After q brief illness of less than week
18th lung fever, Mrs. Elizabeth Wasem
Iontrose died; aged 81 years. Her remains
;ere taken to Tower City for interment.
Michael McHugh, for the past four years
'ostmaster of Hastings, retired from his
t1icial duties. His successor is Nathan
,merson, with E. A. Emerson and A. J,
)e'atrich as deputies.
The firm of Emmons Bros, Of Emmons,
loing general mercantile and grain busi-
less, has been dissolved, G. H. Emmons
occurring the former and L. H. Emmons
he latter part Of the business.
Gov. Merriam received letter from the
citizens of Fosston stating that the Indian
danCing was still on, and that two or
three companies of militia were needed to
keep matters quiet
The elevator owned by the Northwestern
Elevator company at Browns Valley was
burned, About 1000 bushels of wheat
were burned together with the building
and books. The fire is supposed to have
started from defective fue in the Office.
The citizens feel confident that the
Winona & Southwestern will be extended
through Rochester. A surveying party is
replacing stakes on the old survey between
here and Marion, and ties are being ship
ped into that point in large numbers.
Articles ofincorporations ofthe Minneap-
oils Amateur Athletic club were filed with
the register of deeds. The incorporators
are G. w. Gardner, S. P. Jones, W. A. Kerr,
C. A. Weber, VIM. c. Hayes, NJ. s. Mat
thews and E. c. Bates.
Miss Mabel Davidson of St. Paul return
ed home after having been absent about
one month. She is champion fancy lady
skater and has been at various points in
Manitoba and Dakota, where she has given
exhibitions of fancy skating.
The people of Marshall are becoming
quite anxious over the appearance of diph-
liberia. Two children have died and other
cases are reported. The authorities are
taking every precaution against the spread
of the disease.
Goodhue County Soldiers Monument
association has been incorporated at Red
Wing to erect monument to the memory
of the Goodhue county soldiers who fell in
the Rebellion. 1t is intended to raise fun DIS
by membership fees, voluntary subscrip-
tons and the like.
The Nicollet house of Brainerd burned
E. Doty, who occupied it as dwelling,
had scarcely time to get his family out and
saved none of his effects. The house was
owned by James S. Gardner an d was insur
ed for $1,000. The fire was of ofincendiary
origin.
Representative Lind has been informed
by Chairman Cannon that the full amount
of the appropriation for the Mankato pub
lie building-$9O OO0-has been put in the
sundry civil bill. This will allow the con-
tract to be made at once, and better
building can be erected than if appropria
tons were made piecemeal.
Clifton Holden, who is confined in the
prison here pending his removal to Red
wood Falls, where he will be executed fol
the murder of his cousin, has been suffer
ing from rheumatism, but is now able tc
move about alittle. Hestill firmly believe:
that Gov. Merriam will commute his sen
tence.
Fire swept a half block of business
buildings on Main street. Montgomery, ou
of existence. Fire was discovered in A. NJ
Johnston's picture gallery, which was soo1
destroyed, with Frank Heil's block, the
Park hotel and the Hovorka building
About Sc, 600 worth of property went up il
smoke, and the insurance was only 81, 500
The fire was caused by stovepipe in thu
second story of the picture gallery.