The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-31

John Meski, of Alberta. was killed
by a falling tree he was telling.
John Gramer, an old settler of Rice
county, died the other night. He leaves
a wife and one son.
There is talk of erecting a new
ground-foor theater in Faribault, and
q stock company will probably be
formed to build it.
A. Deutsch, dry goods dealer at North.
field, has failed. The principal credi
tors are Wyman, Partridge & Co., of
Minneapolis.
The St. Paul chamber of CONNIE rec
passed a resolution asking the secre
tary cf the navy to name the next war
ship constructed ''The City of ST. Paul" :"
Local insurance agents at Minneapo-
lis have been ordered to advance rates
on risks from 90 to 40 per cent. on
wholesale mercantile establishments.
interior department, returned to Du-
luth from four months trip investi-
eating the alleged timber depredations
in the northern portion of the state.
He said very little timber was stolen
by Canadians
ST. Paul will require $2,24o, 800 to
meet city expenses next year.
The Omaha road was cleverly swim
died out of $342 at Duluth by clever
Bible agent named Fred Olson.
August johnson cut his windpipe at
Hector with a jacllknife. lie might
recover. He was probably insaLe
There is plan, it is said, to connect
Minneapolis and st. Paul with Lake
Superior by means Of canal.
Moses Stone, a well-known news
paper man and husband of Mrs. Fan.
ME Stone, the expert stenographer in
the Cronin trial in Chicago, died in
Minneapolis of dropsy.
Albert Martinson, a farmer near
Milan, was struck with paralysis on a
train and taken off at Granite Falls
He was on his way to La Crosse to visit
relatives there.
Samuel Fleishman, Winona cloth
ier. assigned for the benefit of his
creditors. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
$500.
Mrs. E. B. Porter, aged A. formerly
of Minnesota, died at her residence in
Washington, D. c., of pneumon:
William Grant, teamster at James
Murphy's lumber camp near Aitkin,
was killed by a falling tree. His
parents reside in Minneapolis. He was
abo ut "a and single.
A stock company has been formed at
Rochester by horse breeders for the
purpose of having an annual sale of
high bred horses. No horses can be en-
tered after March Is, and the sale will
be held May 1.
Joel p. Heatwole, of Northfield, has
been appointed regent of the state
university by Gov. Merriam. He fills
the place left vacant by the death OF
Gen. Sibley.
The abandoned car barns of the city
railway company in St Paul were
burned Loss, $1,000; covered by in.
surance. The same structure was on
fire three weeks ago. Both fres were
incendiary.
| A deal has been completed whereby
Hastings & Diment, the owners of the
Touring mill recently burned at Owa.
tonna, take in L. Virtue as partner in
the new firm of Hastings, Diment &
Co., and the mill will be rebuilt.
A. Cairncross, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Litchfeld, died
Of acute pneumonia after brief ill.
ness. His age was about IS.
Senator Washburn presented in the
United States senate the memorial OF
the Minnesota legislature in favor OF
designating October IL, the date G.
Columbus discovery of America, as Z
national holiday.
The board of regents Of the state m,
versity at its regular meeting voted t..
est ablish a college of pharmacy and dc
cided to order a chemical lnbors tor,
for the medical college, to be construct
ed at a cost of S4,50Q