The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwestern
States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.


wing, died after long illness.
Robert Stickland postmaster at Flood
wood shot and fatally wounded John e.
Darby, during alteration in the postotfice.
The last will and statement of the late
secretary of the treasury, William Window,
was flled in probate court at Winona
Mrs. Patrick Burns Sr., of Erintown, died
of the advanced age of tifty-nine years.
She, together with her husband. settled in
Rice county in the early days.
Secretary of State f. P. Brown filed his
official oath of office in his own depart
ment, having previously been sworn by the
CLERK ofthe supreme court.
The Massachusetts, investment company
win erect three large stores and tenement
fats at Duluth to cost $500, 600 Work will
begin in the spring.
Ed. Mahan, contractor, was caught in the
machinery of the roller mill at Little Falls
and seriously injured. He was making
some repairs at the time.
&C. Keepers, engineer of the Clinton
Iron and Bridge company, addressed the
Winona council relative to the preparation
of plans for the new high bridge.
John Youngstown, an old resident of
Litchfield and quite wealthy committed
suicide by shooting himself with shot
gun. The cause is not known.
Mrs. GorInan wife of ex-receiver P. B.
German of the st. Cloud land office dieu
recently. She leaves five children, the eld-
est twelve years old and the youngest an in
FAINT a week old.
Charles Engdal, who was W. king for c.
Of Fol
team, was kicked in the stomach by one of
the horses and internally injured. He was
taken to Taylors Falls for treatment.
The funeral of Alfred Anderson, an EN-
ploye of the Red Wing manufacturing COM
pany, who died suddenly was held the
other day. Mr.. Anderson was 25 years of
age and had resided there about year.
Harry Hackett, for six years manager of
the R. G. Dun & Co.'S commercial agency
in Winona, has accepted a position in the
service of the company, with headquarters
at st. Paul.
A large two-story frame building, with
contents, was destroyed by fire at Norris
town. The building was owned by Edgar
Denny and was occupied by him with a
grocery store. The loss is estimated at
about $1,000, with no insurance.
The senate and house committee on nor
NAL schools were in st. Cloud inspecting
the Normal and finding out its needs for the
coming year. They were banquetted at til e
West hotel by President Director w. B.
Mitchell.
The anti-horse thief society, of Waseca
| county held its twenty-seventh annual
| meeting at Waseca. The report of the year
showed the fund on hand to be $455O2.
Not member of the society has had a
horse stolen this year.
Parties were at Albert Lea from Owa-
| tOnna and Austin to endeavor to secure
this city for the Southern Minnesota trot-
| ting circuit, composed of%the two towns
above mentioned with Winona, Rochester
and Mankato.
The old settlers held their annual reunion
and celebration at Northfield. Over 200
old-timers were present and filled up with
the good things of the earth. Among those
| who spoke in the afternoon was Prof. Maria
| Sanford, of the state university.
| A bold robbery took place at Hastings,
the stores of Michael Graus and Patrick Grit
fin and the saloon of Christ Otto being en-
| tered by prying open the rear windows.
The burglars only obtained asmall amount
! of money and goods.
The question has been raised whether or
not the commissioners of Goodhue county
can issue bonds to build new poor house
without vote of the people. The county
attorney and attorney general decide that
they can.
John McHale, Bernard Schmaller and
Henry Howe were arrested in St. Cloud up
on warrant sworn out by Edward Bo-
gart of Forest City. Bogart claims these
men robbed him while he was under the
influence of liquor.