Morris tribune., 1891-05-06
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

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East Grand Forks has twenty-seven
saloons.
st. Cloud euarrymen have struck on
account of trouble about wages.
Warren. Minn., is now q city. The
first charter election took place Tues
day.
A. III. Sperry's stock barn at Willmar
and nine horses burned Saturday. Loss
$4,000.
Several Minneapolis policemen are
charged with systematic wholesale
stealing.
It is reported that The Minneapolis
Evening journal is to swallow The
Evening Tribune.
". 3. Dnnnell has been reelected
architect for the state insane hospitals
for the ensuing two years.
The strike of laborers employed on
street improvements at Duluth is
spreading rapidly. Nearly 400 men are
now out.
The Northwestern Consolidated Mill
ing company is TO be the name of the
new COL lbi6e at Minneapolis. Six mills
are in the deal.
An effort Is being made to start
large furniture factory in Mankato,
Minn. The board of trade have taken
the matter in hand.
D. H. Freeman. of st. Cloud, Mimi,
was elected president of the Granite
Producers association of the United
Stafas at fnn (ii1icar0 lnaatiDp
Che seven companies of the national
guard of the Twin cities have each or
ganizei a base ball nine, and series of
matches between them is in prospect.
The Rev. William Mckinley. of HAM
line. has been appointed presiding elder
of the Methodist church in the ST. Paul
district, vice Rev. Dr.. Forbes, resigned.
A baggageman on the st. Paul and
Duluth, named James Melville, had
both legs cut off by train near Fond
du Lac Saturday. His recovery is
doubtful.
Henry NJ. Rice, cashier of the Mime
apoIis Flour Manufacturing company,
died suddenly while attending prayer
meeting at Westminster church Thurs
day night.
The Minnesota Grand lodge, A. 0. y.
w, Is in annual session at Red Wing
this week, Between $50 and 800 dele
gates are present and much important
business is being esEsidered.
P. Vandarhoof. wel1-ta=do farmer of
Gilmanton. Mimi, went out in his field
to work ten days ago and has not been
seen or heard Of since. Temporary in
sanity is fea-e6. He leayes . wife ard
three children.
Syho got into hot water fer stealing from
the mails; thence to the insane asylum,
and thence to the penitentiary, has been
sent to the government insane asylum
at Washington.
1t is said that now the impeachment
proceedings in regard to Judge E. st.
Julien Cox have been expunged from
the records he will endeavor to collect
5000 for the balance of the term for
which be was elected,
Last Friday the body of Nicholas Pc
terson was discovered in his shanty, q
few miles from Sturgeon lake. by Louis
Peterson. He had evidently been mur-
dered and robbed, and suspicion rests on
a young man who was hanging around
Monday, but he has not been seen since.
Governor Merriam has informed the
principal oil companies doing business
in ST. Paul and Minneapolis that no
further oil inspection will be had until
some satisfactory arrangement has been |
made regarding the matter pending the
meeting of the next legislature and the |
passage of law on the subject.
Ga D..Y o..5 T;,,aoroT;u oo,,:4o1;z4n
have been negotiating with the Winni-
4 franchise for an electric street |
railway, but they are not likely to
obtain it. as citizens have petitioned the |
council to refuse all offers and to retain |
the franchise.
The Duluth board of trade voted in |
favor of an amendment to the rules gov !
erning the sale of wheat for future de- |
livery, providing that all contracts for |
the purchase and sale of wheat unless |
otherwise specifed) for delivery after |
September. 1891, shall be for No. 1 north
ern wheat There was only one dis
senting vote.
Acting Secretary Chandler has de-
cided against Kristian Abrahamson and
seventy two other persons for lands in
the Fergus Falls district. and declares
that the lands belong to the Manitoba.
The applications to enter tho lands
were made by the parties in 1885 to
1888, and were rejected by the local
officers. This was affirmed by the
commissioner, and is now affirmed by |
the secretary. All the lands were in the
indemnity limits of the Manitoba. AL
though these men have made improve
snenls on the lands they did not show
settlement before the withdrawal in
1868, when the Manitoba's right became
operative.