Morris tribune., 1891-07-22
MINNESOTA NEW S ITEMS

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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
and some valuable gems are being dis
covered.
The annual festival of the Swedish
Singers of America was held at Mime
apo1is 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 $199, 700.
Pearls valued ar 5000 were taken from
Cedar river, below Austin, by one COM
pany last week. The value Of the pearls
range from $15 to $3.50 each.
A farm hand named johnson, living
near Montgomery while watering bull
was gored to death by the animal. He
was 40 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 verdict Of
$4,000 against Alexandria village in the
United States court. He received in
juries from defective sidewalk at that
place.
E. A. Gerdtzen, the administrator of
the estate of Lena Vein berg, made a
find Saturday night at Winona of $12,-
600 in greenbacks in an old box shaped
piano stool.
By an explosion at the electric light
works at Duluth Thursday, one of the
dremen, 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
s75, 5,OO0 The mill had capacity of -
500 barrels and was valued at $3.50, 900;
insurance 100000.
Mrs. Susan Pond, wife of Samuel
Pond, one of the oldest settlers in the
state and missionary among the In
dians in the early days, died at Shake
pee on Friday, aged 81.
The business men and some wealthy
farmers of Mazeppa have formed a COM
pany and propose to erect $4,000
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
dispositions 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, a prominent quarter
breed of Wisconsin.
The Man-That-Circles-t the Mountain
Indian murder case at st. Paul was
given to the jury Thursday, Judge Mel
son delivering the charge. The jury
| was out five hours and rendered ver-
| 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
ran into them, wrecking one.
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 $500.
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
Redwood Falls.
Frank Boyd, who struck August
Johnson with loaded cane at Month
cello on the Fourth, gave himself up
and was brought before Court Commits
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 q cigar
| factory at Mortified, 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 the Great Northern railroad
upon which it is understood there will
be an elevator erected in the near future.
It's capacity will be 200, 900 bushels.
George Tiliston is interested in the new
venture.
The large warehouse of w. II. DayJ
& Co., grain commission men, Of Moor
head, collapsed early Saturday morning
It was standing on pine piles which hac
held the building for nineteen years
grain and hardware. In falling j
Knocked two Northern Pacific freight
cars off the track and tore up about fifty
feet of rails.
A sad accident occurred Friday or
the farm Of Gustav Kuthkee, resid
ing about five miles south O
Glencoe. Mr.. Kuthkee was at worl
in tho meadow moving when hi
two little boys, aged 7 and {
years, brought his 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 leg
completely cut off and his arm fright
fully cut and lacerated. The other wa,
badly mangled by the guards OF th,
machine.
, Rest Island Inaugural.
, LAKE CITY, Mimi, July 19.-Abou