Morris tribune., 1891-09-23
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
The grain inspection departments re-
ceipts for August were $4,000.

ceipts for August were $4,000.
George King was struck by an electric
car at Minneapolis and died in few
hours.
Duluthians claim to have large in
terest in $9, 900, 900 fortune now in the
English chancery court.
Several men were badly injured in
Minneapolis by the collapse of an arch
in new apartment house.
A man named Erickson committed
suicide on Northern Pacific train near
Verndale one day last week.
The binding twine factory in the Min
nesota state prison at Saltwater made
and sold III 300 pounds of binding twine
this season.
The first party of American pilgrims,
numbering sixty persons, under Mis-
sionary Braunn, of Minnesota, has ar
rived at Treves.
Duluth handled los cars of wheat
Monday, the largest number ever cared
for in one day. This represented $50, 900
bushels of wheat.
The department of justice will leave
General John B. Sanborn's claim to 10
per cent. of the Sisseton Indian money to
congress for settlement.
Thomas r. Holbrooke, of Northtield,
and Bruno 3. klommer, of Chaska,
have }-,n appointed cadets to the West
Point Military academy.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the case of Mrs. Libby, who is con-
fined in the Rochester asylum, finds that
she is undoubtedly insane.
A head end collision occurred on the
Northern Pacific at Brainerd in which
both engines and several cars were COM
pletely demolished. No lives We're lost.
The Catholic church in course of
construction at Alberta also the priests
residence. burned Thursday afternoon.
Estimated loss $12 900: no insurance.
At Two Harbors there were shipped
last month POP ,443 tons of Minnesota
iron ore, or $1,000 car loads of the metal.
a year ago the shipments were 164,173
tons.
Wheat receipts at Duluth for the week
past amounted to 1900, 900 bushels,
while the shipments were 100000. OF
these latter 100, 900 bushels We're for di-
rect export.
The annual allowance from the United
States government to the State Univer-
sity has been received by the state au-
ditor, and the university fund is in
creased $4,000.
The contract for the new high bridge
at WinOna has been let to the Chicago
Bridge company to be completed July 1,
1892. 1t will be 2,753 feet in length and
will cost $94, 700.
A very valuable find of iron ore on the
Mesabi range eight miles northeast of
Grand Rapids is reported. Sixty-seven
per cent. ore is reported in the new find,
and any amount Of it.
Smith & Thompson's warehouse and
Strong & Millers railroad elevator, both
filled with grain, were burned at Hast
ings Thursday. The loss on buildings
and grain is $15O,OO0; partially insured.
E. j. Brood, general manager of the
Marion Flint Glass works, Of Marion,
Ind; visited Duluth last week. He
looks with favor on Duluth, and will
probably decide to erect plant here
which will employ 200 men.
John Welch, aged 90, living near
Henderson. accidentally killed himself
while hunting. He climbed fence and
was pulling his gun through after him,
when it was discharged, the shot enter
ing his side and killing him instantly.
John Horvie, living near Bird Island,
lost thirteen stacks of wheat, 500 bushels
Of oats. so tons of hay and his granary
bv prairie fire. The fire was started by
children playing with matches during
their parents absence, Loss about 81, 500.
The system of free text books is COM
ing into general use in Goodhue county.
About twenty districts have adopted it,
some furnishing not only books, but
everything necessary in school work,
and more are falling into line contin-
ually.
Strong & Miller, owners Of large mills
and elevators on the Hastings and Da-
kota branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway, will build in Du-
luth this fall the largest -four mill in
the world. 1t will have a capacity of
$4,000 barrels per day.
An ordinance has beeu introd,1o I'd at
Duluth grating franchise to another
gas company, which will furnish the il
Illuminating article for $3.50 per 1000
feet and fuel gas at 81 per 1000 feet.
The prices now paid by consumers is
$195 for illuminating and $3.50 for fuel.
A threshing machine belonging to
Frank Kane, of Rosemount, blew up at
Lakeyille, instantly killing the fireman,
John johnson, and seriously scalding
and injuring the tank man, William
Melser Several teams near the machine
ran away, breaking wagons and destroy
ing mnch property.
Thomas Glowp has laid claim to
large part of the city of Mankato, in
Guiding all the stone quarries, the Fow-
ler & Pays lime kilns and the ground on
which the Tourtellotte hospital stands.
Two weeks ago suit of ejectment from
his home was decided against him, and
his household goods We're set upon the
street. Mr.. Glowp went to Washington
and returned with the claim that he had
secured title not only to his home but to
200 acres of city land besides.
Suicided tn a Hotel.
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