Morris tribune., 1891-09-09
The grihu,1e.
Published Wednesdays.
re. STEVENS
Publisher.
Official Paper of Stevens County.
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

Two suicides occurred in St. Paul
Thursday last.
\ new $4,000 Touring mill has just
been compl,tcd at Waseca.
The New UIm foundry and machine
shops have been burned to the ground.
The National bank. of East GIand
Forks. has bven organized with capi-
tai of So, eco.
Fire IN Werdenborner's carpet house
at St. Paul Tuesday did damage to the
extent ot $500
The First National bank of Elbow
Lake k2E begun business with paid up
capital ot $4,000.
The Minneapolis Business Mems union
is planning Il grand harvest festival with
lll;,-..2N ii parade.
Mrs Caroline Steinhagen, a@ed 55
years. living four mileswest Of Wa
conia, committed suicide by drowning in
4 ciStern.
Joseph c. Hill. of Minnesota. has been
appointed chief of the division of Indian
affairs IL the office Of the secretary of
the interior ar Washington.
The contract to build a new steel
bridge across the Vermilliun rivor at
Hastings has been let to the Clinton
Bridge and Iron company for 1919.
Mrs. Mary Salisbury. aged 1O2 V ears.
died at her'hOme near Bellingham last
week. Her husband. Daniel Salisb1 nv,
who is 1O3 years old, is rapidly sinki ng.
An accident occurred on the East, III
minnesota last week between two s, e-
tions of a freight train during den se
fog. Several people were severely il :
jured.
The Mankato normal school has
opened with the largest attendance ever
had on opening day. Twenty applicants
We're refused in the primary department
for lack Of room.
The bids for printing paper and sta
tionery 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 =
self by tying his suspenders around his
neck and tightening them with a silv er
spoon.
The attorney general of Minnesota has
withdrawn the appeal from the decie sion
of the commissioner of the general Eand
office against the State of Minnesota and
in favor of A. W. Signor for swamp
1T
At Waterville Saturday Mrs. Jesse
. Harmer and her daughter were bul ned,
the latter so badly that she died in a few
hours. The daughters clothing csrught
fire and the mothers injuries were re-
ceived in trying to save her daughters
life.
Secretary Noble has ordered that 90
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, brakeman. has
brought a claim against the city of Wi
mona for 81 900. While on top
of a freight car on the Winona
and st. Peter track he had
Deeu huoHheu uOWu ny du eIecCI1c uSht
wire.
NJ. O. Schencker, dealer in agricul-
tural implements at Red Lake Falls, was
held up on the Clearwater bridge and
robbed of $3.50 in cash, gold watch and
other valuables by two masked men,
who Immediately took to the woods
and escaped.
All the upper Mississippi reservoir
dams, including the Pokegama. Leech
lake and Winnibagoshish, have been
opened to assist in clearing the river Of
logs below Grand Rapids and to aid
navigation below st. Paul They will
remain open several weeks.
Frank Holasek, of Eden Prairie. Henne-
pin county, brought scalp of monster
wolf he had killed to Minneapolis. The
wolf attacked Holasek as he was walking
through piece of woods, and terrible
encounter ensued, Holasek coming off
victorious. His clothes were torn to
pieces.
The Minnesota state board of euuali-
zation held short session at which the
valuation Of horses year old was fixed
at from $1S to $22, 2-year-olds from $22
to $332, and 3-year-olds from S32 to $50.
The valuation of cattle l year old was
fixed at s. to Sc, and 2-Year-olds at So
to $8.
Otis Staples, of Saltwater, has been ap-
pointed chief examiner and disbursing
officer Of the board of appraisers of the
Chippewa pine lands. Mr.. Staples has
had great deal of experience in the
lumber business, and especially in this
particular branch. He was highly rec
commended by people in Minnesota.
The Great Northern railway has filed
resolution stating that branch of it's
railway will be laid out in Minnesota,
beginning at some point near Wylie sta
ton on its Hillaire branch and extend
ing thence in southerly direction via
Red Lake Falls to some point near Dug
dale station on the companys Fosston
branch.
A deed of transfer has been filed with
the secretary of state of Minnesota from
the Wadena and Park Rapids railway to
the Great Northern railway. The con-
sideration was $817 800. The road runs
from Eagle Bend on the Sauk Centre
branch of the Great Northern to Park
Rapids, a distance Of fifty-four and one
half miles.
A sale of wheat has been made by the
Van Dusen-Harrington company of
DuluGtl, lOE ulTeCG shipment TO AnSUer-
dam, Holland. It will be shipped hence
in sacks, being the first shipment Of
wheat ever made from Duluth of
sacked wheat. 1t goes merely as an ex-
pertinent to millers of the Hague, but,
If successful, the experiment will lead
to large and lucrative trade.
The postoffice at Granite Falls was
burglarized last week. An entrance to
the building was effected through rear
door, the safe door drilled and blown off
its hinges, and the entire contents abb
stracted. The loss amounts to $430 in
cash, belonging to the Office, and $3.50 in
stamps Nothing else was disturbed
except small amount in notes, less
than 5000 in value, belonging to POST
master Bordewick,