Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-09-30
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

The Minneapolis exposition closed Sat-
Urday evening.
A rich discovery of iron ore has been
made near Tower.
Faribault county is to have a new
court house at a cost of $49, 900.
A Minneapolis milkman has been fined
$50 for selling adulterated milk.
1t is now said that no lives were lost
in the recent forest fires near Pine CITY,
Minn.
\ strong vein of natural gas has been
struck on the farm of Joseph Wiege,
near New Ulm.
Union printers, on the Duluth Daily
News, struck last week. The trouble
was over the non-payment of wages.
DR.. W. J. Richardson. of Fairmount.
has been appointed a member of the
board Of pension examiners in Washing
ton.
The 3-year-old daughter of Ludwig
Peterson, living six miles east of Ken
pom. was kicked to death by vicious
horse.
Miss Mary Lowry, daughter of Thomas
Lowry, Of Minneapolis, and Harry P.
Robinson, OF The Northwestern Rail
roader, were married in Minneapolis
Wednesday last.
Mr.. Miller, of Winona, has declined to
act as one of the Minnesota Chippewa
pine land appraisers, and Mr. Mcdonald
of the same city, has been named in his
place and will act.
The Santiago creamery. IS miles
southeast Of st. Cloud, burned last week
\ residence near by was burned also.
The creamery contained 1000 pounds of
butter, which was all lost.
A fisherman near Pine City had a
struggle with huge black bear last
week. The beast attacked the man as
he left his cabin, but after a stubborn
fight the fisherman freed himself and
shot the bear.
Michael Collins of Faxon, Sibley coun-
ty, was shot and killed, Saturday, by
James O'Neil, Jr,, a neighbor. Collins
two sons were also badly used up. The
trouble was due to dispute over a
a boundary line.
J. A. Westby, state lumber examin-
er, who has Just returned to st, Paul
rife wind storm there blew down and
partially destroyed from 100000 to
100000 900 feet of timber
Governor Merriam aided bv State
Treasurer Bobleter and State Auditor
Bierman last week destroyed the old
railroad adjustment bonds issued in
1881. The exact amount of the paper
consumed was 81, ,991 900.
Charles Dunham, brakeman fer the
Northwestern road, was thrown be-
tween two freight cars at Owatonna by
brake chain giving way. His head
was severed from his body and he was
otherwise horribly mangled.
The Alliance Grain Growers associa-
ton, which was recently incorporated,
will meet in St. Paul shortly to complete
arrangements for erecting large eleVa-
tor at Duluth, which will probably have
capacity of 1000, 600 bushels.
The Great Northern has begun the
work of grading its new line from Red
Lake Falls il a southeasterly direction
to Fosstan. 1t is ultimately intended
to make it a short cut across country
from the Red river valley to Duluth.
The annual sale of state timber privi-
leges was held at the capitol in St. Paul
Saturday. Between 300 and 300 lumber
men We're present and the bidding was
unusually spirited. Auditor Biermau
thinks the sales will figure the la gest of
any ever held in the state.
It is now the intention of the board Of
managers of the state reform school tc
remove about 100 of the boys to the new
school IN Red Wing, about Oct 1, if by
that time two of the cottages and q
sufficient portion Of the main building
to accommodate them can be completed
resignation of Hon. Hugh Thompson, Of
general of logs and lumber in the Sew
enth district. The resignation was &C.
cepted and Alfred Kaiser, of Fosston
Polk county, appointed to fill the va
cancy.
State Auditor Bierman has had
printed q full list of the changes made
by the Minnesota Board of Equalization
in the value of personal property in the
state as equalized by county, town and
city boards, and returned by the several
county auditors. Copies are being sent
to each county auditor.
Judge Nelson has appointed o. c.
Merriam of Minneapolis, Ex-Governor
Austin of ST. Paul, and J. Grinnell OF
Kasson, commissioners to appraise lands
at and near Sunday Lake, Mimi, wanted
by the government for reservoir pur
poses and provided for by an act of con.
gress approved Aug. 2, 1882.
State Auditor Biermann disposed Of
the capitol lands in Kandiyohi county
by leases to the highest bidders. The
rental per acre per year ran from 81
cents up to So 25 If the lands had beer
placed on the market good deal o1
them would have brought $50 per acre
Considerable feeling was manifested be
tween the bidders.
A band of Chippewas in blankets
beaded moccasins, feathered head dresses
and war wrappings, called on Governor
Merriam, Tuesday, to ask that Dr. Seal
the physician at the Leach lake reserva
ton be removed. They allege that h,
IS inefficient, partial and Indifferent tx
their needs, and also that he ordered ont
of their number shot
A party of hunters captured thre,
animals of the bird kind in the Jungle
of the Big Woods, near Waterville
and are too young to fly, but fully a
large as an owl They are fierce ant
show fight, have a restless, tiger-ily
motion, and continually sway backward
They are of dark brown, heavily feath
cred, and have perfect baboon o
monkey face, with fierce black eyes.
Chas Himrod & Co., Crearar & Clincl
and Major Bertolet all large iron ant
steel dealers and furnace men, hav
leased the new blast furnace of the Du
luth Iron and Steel company at Duluth
and will operate it for term of years
The furnace has weekly capacity 0
about 1 100 tons of pig iron. It will b
the first large coke furnace on Lake Su
perior and the first one to use the Besse
mer ores of the Vermillion range a
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