Morris tribune., 1891-07-22
NORRIS, MINI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. 1891.
MINNESOTA NEW S ITEMS

The Salvation Army has brought suit
against the city of Northfield.
The United scandinavian singers of
America met in Minneapolis last week.
The Minnesota Loyal Legion will
meet at Duluth July 20 at the Spauld-
ing house.
l.. P. Hunt, of Mankato, has been
elected superintendent of the Minnesota
worlds fair exhibit.
Pearl fishing is still being prosecuted
in the Cedar river near Austin, Mimi,
and some valuable gems are being dis
covered.
The annual festival of the Swedish
Singers of America was held at Mime
apolis last week. About 200 singers
were present.
Mr.. Sudner, of Hastings, has offered
to locate glove and mitten factory at
New Ulm if the city will give him
bonus of $500.
An appraisal of the estate of the late
William Window has been filed at Wi
mona and shows the total value of the
estate to be S199,700.
Pearls valued &C $500 were taken from
Cedar river, below Austin, by one COM
pany last week. The value Of the pearls
range from $i5 TO $3.50 each.
A farm hand named johnson, living
near Montgomery while watering bull
was gored to death by the animal. He
was AZ years of age and unmarried.
The National Editorial association in
session at st. Paul finished their busi-
ness Friday and adjourned W. f. Cap
peller, of Ohio, was chosen president.
Charles Stabler recovered a verdict of
$1,000 against Alexandria village in the
United States court. He received in
juries from defective sidewalk at that
place.
Z. A. Gerdtzen, the administrator OF
the estate of Lena Weinberg, made q
find Saturday night at Winona of $l2,.
600 in greenbacks in an old box shaped
piano stool.
BY all explosion at the electric light
works at Duluth Thursday, one of the
fremen, Louis Haber. Hungarian
about 20 years of age, was probably
fatally injured.
The Crown Roller mill at Minneapolis
was damaged by fire to the extent Of
$4,000. The mill had capacity of -
800 barrels and was valued at $3.50 ,000i
insurance $3.50,
Mrs. Susan Pond, wife of Samuel
Pond, one of the oldest settlers in the
state and a missionary among the In
dians in the early days, died at Shako-
pee on Friday, aged 81,
The business men and some wealthy
farmers of Mazeppa have formed COM
pany and propose to erect a 10000
bushel elevator at once, to be run in the
interest of the farmers and the village.
Assistant Attorney General Colby,
who has charge of the Indian depreda-
tions claims, will be at st. Paul and
Minneapolis in about two weeks to take
depositions Of claimants and their wit-
neSses.
A revival among the Chippewa In
dians at the head of Lake Vermillion is
being successfully conducted by Mrs.
Dempsey and Miss Porter, relatives of
Frank Porter, prominent quarter
breed of Wisconsin.
The Man That=C Circles the Mountain
Indian murder case at st. Paul was
given to the jury Thursday, Judge Nell
son delivering the charge. The jury
was out five hours and rendered a yer.
dict of not guilty,
At Alexandria several malicious boys
ran two box cars down from side track
on to the main track of the Great North
ern railroad Monday of last week and
the engine On the west-bound freight
iJ,To tbnf>o Iyyrcolyicn
A Finlander named John Kosky, of
Negaunee, Mich, while walking on the
Northern Pacific dock at Duluth was
attacked by five men, who knocked him
nearly senseless and robbed him of 5000.
The robbers made good their escape.
st. Cornelius church, at the agency
near Redwood Falls, built by the In
dians and so-called as memorial to the
late Mrs. Whipple, has been consecrated
by Bishop Whipple. A very large crowd
was in attendance, many going from
Redwood Falls.
Frank Boyd, who struck August
johnson with q loaded cane at Monti-
cello on the Fourth, gave himself UP
and was brought before Court Commis-
sioner Putnam and placed under $1,000
bonds to appear before the grand jury
next December. johnson is still very
low.
David Sibbison, proprietor of a cigar
factory at Northfeld, has been adjudged
insane, and taken to the asylum at Roch:
ester. The loss Of property unbalanced
his mind. For several years Mr.. Sibbi-
son has been one of the prominent men
of that city.
Application has been made to the st.
Cloud common council for the vacation
Of certain piece of property in the
yards Of ths Graz NoEthera railroad,
upon which it is understood there will
be an elevator erected in the near future.
Its capacity will be 200, 900 bushels.
George Tiliston is interested in the new
venture.
The large warehouse Of W. H. Davy
s. Co., grain commission men, OF Moor
head, collapsed early Saturday morning.
1t was standing on pine piles which had
held the building for nineteen years.
Tie building was heavily stored with
grain and hardware, II falling IL
Knocked two Northern Pacific freight
cars off the track and tore up about fifty
feet of rails.
A sad accident occurred Friday on
the farm of Gustav Kuthkee, resid-
ing about five miles south Of
Glencoe. Mr.. Kuthkee was at work
in the meadow moving whea his
two little boys, aged 7 and y
years, brought shis afternoon lunch
He and the two boys seated
themselves in front Of the team, which
became frightened and started to run.
drawing the mower over the trio. Mr..
Kuthkee was severely bruised and lac
Grated, and left in dazed condition.
One of the children had one of his legs
completely cut off and his arm fright
fully cut and lacerated. The other was
badly mangled by the guards of the
machine