Morris tribune., 1891-07-08
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
The Chautauqua exercises at Waseca
have begun.

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The Chautauqua exercises at Waseca
have begun.
The sumer bible school at Mahtomedi,
White Bear Lake, is now in session.
The Duluth elevator investigation
committee has adjourned till January.
The National Editorial association
will meet in ST. Paul July 14th to 18th.
A new paper will make its appear
ance at Dundas soon, to be called The
Advertiser.
James D. Burns, editor of the Carver
/ County News. has taken charge of the
/ Waverly Tribune.
The National Security bank, of Aus
tin, Mimi, has asked authority to es-
! tablsh 4 national bank.
| Herman Harms, living near st.
! Charles, Minn,, has slept almost with
out interval for sixteen years.
Red Wing police are having trouble
again with the Salvationists. A drum
mer was locked up Thursday.
Twenty-one freight cars were burned
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at st. Paul Junction Thursday.
Near Sleepy Eye, Isaac Martins had
five calves and six sheep, and G. S.
Robertson two cows killed by lightning.
Over IL, 900 acres of state land were
| sold at Alexandria by Auditor Blerman
at prices ranging from So to $15 per
acre.
Oracle Crandall, 4-year-old child
was fatally burned by matches and fire
crackers at Winona July 4. Her dress
caught fire.
The cottage at White Bear occupied
| by FitZsimmons, the pugllist, was
robbed of over $4,000 in money and jew.
elry by burglars.
The Park theatre at st. Paul formerly
known as the Harris, burned on the
night of July 4. This loss is probably
sc, ,000, with $50, 900 insurance.
AT White Earth, Christina Teutocho
was nearly beaten to death by her
mother and two brothers because she
went to dance against their wishes.
New Minnesota Postmasters: W. H.
Benson, Motley. A new postofice has
been established at Srea Kandiyohi
county, with Nels n Nelson as post
master.
Two of James Currans children died
at Birch Coolie Thursday and another
is not expected to live. They ate some
poisonous loots which they found on the
prairie.
Injunctions against using electricity
for Winona street railways have been
dismissed and the work of changing
from mule power to lighting will begin
at once.
The president has abolished the mil
itary divisions. dividing them into de,
partments. Brigadier General Merritt
is assigned to the command of the de-
partment of Dakota. with Headquarters
at st. Paul.
A special election was held in Tray
eTse county. Mimi, on the question of
issuing bonds to build court house.
The proposition was carried by a large
majority it Is the intention to have the
building completed before snow flies.
Charles Anderson, a young Norwe-
glan, who was about two weeks ago
found near the railroad track about
l11ie and a IA 80 a.. - - q
is supposed he was slugged by someone.
The census department has issued a
bulletin showing the receipts and expen-
ditures Of one hundred principal cities
Of the United States. St. Paul shows
the greatest expenditure per capita,
Sails, while Duluth comes fourth with
$27.75.
Contractor SWank is now working his
grading crew night and day on the
Wadena and Park Rapids railroad. The
track is laid nearly all the way between
Eagle Bend and Wadena, Mimi, and
before Aug. 1 construction will prob
ably be completed to Park Rapids:
The chiefs OF the Minnesota Chippe-
wa Indians were in private council at
White Earth last week preparing
letter to be sent to the
president setting forth their griev-
ances. They claim that they were
swindIed out of 100000 acres of land
in the Leaf river country.
Word has been received at Austin
from the American Fiber association,
Of New York city, that the erection of
$4,000 plant will be commenced there
within thirty days. The company pro-
HOSCS W uEIfS CfCLS Gu1llS IuuuluR or
der in time to absorb this years crop of
flax.
I'll. A. Carter was arrested at Minnes
apolis Thursday on charge of swindling,
He has been conducting the "Western
Union Detective and Credit Agency
and was doing thriving business fur
nishing bogus detective commissions
and badges to ambitious but misin-
formed young men.
At Barnesville. Mimi, some one
planted the British flag on the school
house and, the board of education max
ing no move to resent the insult about
two hundred citizens gathered and tore
down the John Bull ensign. The stars
and stripes were hoisted amid cheering
a1d firing of muskets. People are in
i grant at the apparent conniYance of
the school board in the matter.
The Rest Island company has filed
articles of incorporation with the regis
ter Of deeds of Goodhue county, the
commencement being July 6, 1891, and
continuing thirty years. The general
nature OF its business is the founding
and maintaining Christian home for
Incorporate men. Principal places of
business, Rest Island. Central Point.
Capital stock $50, 900, divided into 500
shares. Incorporators and first board
of directors, J. NJ. Underwood, Mary
Woolley, and John G.. Woolley.
The Minnesota Historical society has
just received from London, via the Mer-
chants Dispatch, in bond to the st.
Paul custom house, a case Of very valu-
able books purchased from Bernard
Quaritch, the famous dealer. It con-
sists of elghty-one volumes of the pub1i-
cations of the Hakluy6 society of Eng
land, a learned society of that realm,
organized to reprint old and rare books
On early voyages aud exploration, with
rare and curious maps. This set cost,
| laid down in St. Paul, about S2G0, and
| is considered scarce and interesting
set of books. It is only once in several