The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-07-09
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwestern
80 States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa, North
and South Dakota News i'll q
Nutshell.
NE sofa.

MINNIE sofa.
w heat is heading out and the prospects
Tor heavy crop are good.
company i searching with good sue
cess, tor pearls in Il river at Austin.
Ralph NtIkin+, u2cl - was drowned at
tairm"nt while bathing in Silver Lake, 10
miles south OF here,
State Auditor herman sold over 5000
acres Vi state land at Alexandria at prices
ranging from - to SO per acre.
Annie Hogan, of Lake Crystal Mimi,
claims to be accompanied by invisible spir-
its. .>.,>.. =. J':>.
The rHU6fhcadr council has granted licpn-
aos for twonty-three saloons for the coming
year.
While walking on Il highway in Warsaw
during thunder shower, Andrew RQmstai
was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
The Chicago, milwaukee, x st. Paul de
pot at Furibault was entered and robbed.
Attempts were also made ut other houses
in this city.
The remains of Liberty Hail. formerly a
prominent citizen of Glencoe, arrived from
Denver CO.. The funeral services We're held
at the Congregational church.
I"ter rrahu' treasurer OF ono OF the
school districts III the northern part OF Wa
"'na county, Is reported to be between $ioo
ana ~" hrilhd III ms accounts, ana was
"Fre>''d' lie Is PROMINENT flh'
Miss Nellie &. Hutchinson, suporntond-
cnt OF primary instruction in the model de-
partmput Of the MunkatO normal school
mas I!H'%nrd ncr P"~Iuohl 10 take up similar
"HrE IN Hh1h2t"h'
+ DrloS d. Bardwell, of Spruce Hill, while
returning home from this place, started to
race with a hrIEhh"r. At the top OF long
NH the wagon WAS turned over anu Baru-
+ vigil struck ON hI' head, breaking ms neck.
lie had been drIHNlnS.
Prot. W, +. Il. S"lIrcE superintendent OF
the public schools at NurhHcld the past
year has resigned his position, and the
board has accepted the resignation lie
Will accept a: position III llIlHDury &C
cadcmy, probably the char OF LATIN.
The store otSjuhcrgt e LundQuist at Kan
diyoh station wa' bur-aIized recently
The safe was blown open and 9l65 i'll money,
$l40 in railroad and other checks and $1,000
III notes were taken. No clue t" the per
l'eiralorS.
\ special election was held in Traverse
county ON the question of issuing bonds t"
build n court house. The proposition was
carried by large majority. 1t is the in
tenti"n to have the building completed be
fore snow flies.
\ severe electric storm occurred III the
vicinity OF Sleepy eye that did some dam
age. Two COWS, five calves and ten sheep
were killed by lightning near town. Trees
farm houses and buildings were struck,
but ON account of the heavy fall of RAIN
none burned.
An infant three weeks old was left on the
door steps of Mrs. Kate Gellert, on Johnson
and Front>trect@, Wmona. Its cries brought
Officer Mcdonald to its rescue. He carried
the founding to the home OF TREND,
where it is now being cared for pending an
investigation by the police.
Word Just received at Austin from the
American fiber association, of New York
City, states that the erection Of Il $4,000
plant Will be commenced here within 80
days. The company propose 10 nave eV-
crythlnE III running OFdcr III time 10 absorb
this year crop OF flax
While playing on the turntahIo of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railway at VIM
throp, Roy Nelson, a son otJudgo \. !.
Nelson, had his right leg nearly severed
above TN" ankle. 1T Is Thought the 1901
/ will not have to he amPutated, though the
boy WILL be permanently lame
Burglars entered the store Of w, w. Web
stcr at Clearwater. \ small amount in
stamps was taken from drawer in the
postotlicr otherwise the contents Of the Of
flee were only slightly disturbed. y few
pairs Of shoes wereaISo taken- The doors
of W. {. Montgomery 5 store was ais"
forced, but none ct the stock was 1ouhd
missing or disturbed.
g. f. Morrison, of WinOna, a young mar
ricd man Of twenty four has been missing
and fears arc entcrtaincd that he has sui
ci,hed as he was suffice to fits Of melancholy.
Morrison had Just closed a contract to trav
ell for Wholesale house OF this city before
he mystCrlOuSly disappeared. -
William Grimes was sentenced at VIM
dom for 10 ycara to Saltwater for arson.
r OInf Olson and the oldest Thomson
to five state rrformatory, and the Youngest
Tbomn,on to the reform school until u, for
hurrIorizinr Ole EI0rum's store last winter.
The father ofthc bows. Louis Thompson,
was sent to st. Peter insane. More convic-
tinns for arson are sure to follow.
CoIdwnII q Wisconsin farmer who
',, -, y,-;,,n,,, ~ 600 Lnro,,n,,,,l,,s o;ro,,,
we'll dressed young man VINO nau engaged