Morris tribune., 1891-07-01
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

A party of five are prospecting for
pearls in the Cedar River near Austin.
The Pillsbury syndicate it is reported
will build large mills at Great Falls,
Mon.
Chambers are raging at Slayton. -Four
horses have been shot during the past
week.
The annual W. G. I. U. convention
for the First district was held at Lake
Benton last week.
The First Minnesota volunteers held
their twenty-fourth annual reunion at
Winona Thursday.
One hundred and fifty dollars was
stolen Tuesday night, at Winona, Mimi,
from the saloon of Artz R<Gs.
Application has been ,aade for the es.
tablishment of a new postoffice within
six miles of Deerwood, Crow Wing
county.
Fire consumed the entire Foley row
and other buildings at Aitkin. The
loss Is almost total, but the owners will
rebuild.
The Chippewa naidens of Leech lake,
have presented Governor Merriam with
a nicely woven straw mat, four by eight
feet in size.
At Owatonna, Mimi. the corner stone
of the new Catholic church was laid
with imposing ceremonies. Bishop
Cotter of Winona had charge of the
exercises.
The body of August Jackson, the
missing St. Paul contractor, WAS found
last week in badly decomposed condi-
ton in Bass lake. The indications point
to suicide.
The Salvation Army and the police
had street fight at NorthieId, Mimi,
Thursday. The city has passed an ordi-
rance prohibiting the beating of drums
in the street.
The annual camp meeting of differ
has opened at Cambridge, Mimi, in a
large tent on the base ball grounds, and
will continue four days.
The annual convention of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians' life insurance
fund of Minnesota held a two days ses-
sion at st. Paul last week. Accounts
of the fund 'Saro audited and officers
elected.
The Swedish Lt-theran Augustana
synod, which has been in session at
Center City for some time, has ad-
Journed TO meet at Lindborg, Kan,
June next.
The board Of directors have leased the
state fair grounds to the Twin City
Jockey club for one meeting each year
for fourteen years. The sum paid is
$50, 900, all to be expended in buildings
this year.
A telegram has been received at
Glencoe announcing the death of Lib
erty Hall, which occurred at Denver.
Colo. Deceased was editor and proprie-
tor of the Glencoe Register for twenty
years.
A cyclone swept over the east portion
of Mower county Wednesday, wrecking
several houses, barns, ETC., in it's way.
At Marshall a house was blown to atom
-aszaiad asEzid Mrs + 0rIlanf and her daughter Sc
verely injured.
While driving with her 3-year-old
child near Morris, Mrs. Reagan's buggy
was struck by wagon driven by John
Lenz, who was intoxicated. The child
was thrown out and crushed to death
NY tuG WHcelS.
It is understood that Carlson, of Co
kato, Will soon make arrangements for
the erection of $15, eco Touring mill
and elevator at Buffalo, Mimi, to take
the place of the Heller mill which
burned down q short time ago.
Will Davenport and Joe Johnson,
aged respectively 12 and 13, were
drowned at Mortified last week. The
boys were playing in a canoe, which ac-
cidentally broke loose, and they became
frightened and jumped into the water.
At Window William Grimes has been
arraigned on a charge OF arson IN the
first degree and burglary; Bert Rolph
on three charges of arson and one of
burglary; Frank Nolan, arson; Robert
Nolan, arson and burglary.
Work has been begun with a large
force on the Rainy river extension of
the Duluth and Winnipeg, which is be-
ing built by the Itasca Lumber COM
pany, of Minneapolis. Ten to twenty
miles will be built as soon IS men and
material can do it.
A boy in charge of Sheriff Billings
stock at his farm near Fergus Falls
heard noise in the barn at 2 q. M.
He went to investigate and found three
horse thieves about to mount horses.
They fired two shots and fed, leaving
the horses. One shot went through the
boys hat and the other took effect in his
hand.
A meeting of citizens was held at Du-
luth to discuss the plan of the National
Forestry association to set aside from
hi Ifa1
in st. Louis, Carlton and Lake counties
as q timber reserve. A committee was
| appointed to draw up resolutions pro-
testing against it, to be sent to Wash
ington.
The draw span Of the new railway
bridge at Wintna, Mimi, which has
been under construction by the Winona
Bridge Railway company since Aug. 1,
1890, has been swung into place. The
| new bridge will be used by the Winona
| and Southwestern Railway company,
the Chicago, Burlington and Northern,
and the Green Bay, Winona and st.
Paul.
About 2 o'clock one morning last
week Michael Murphy, a farmer liy-
ing four or five miles east of st. Peter,
was called up to doctor sick horse.
| On opening the door of his residence he
was seized by four masked men, thrown
to the ground and covered with coat
of tar and feathers. The party then
rushed into the house and treated his
housekeeper, who was in bed, to the
same kind of dose.
Hastings &c McMullen, of Minneapo-
| lis, who few months since purchased
large tract of lsnd ia the towns o&
Moscow, Richmond and Tewey, Free
born county, have sown an immense
acreage of flax, intending to use the
| fibre at the Minneapolis linen Rilis. ba-
sides saving tho seed. ~
soWn TO hA- -4Ie acreage
- al rreeborn county is much
larger than ever before, and it looks
very promising.
The japanese steamer Ishizaki Mart
was capsized near Choshi on the nigh
OF the 4th INST, and all hands, number
ing over fifty, are missing.
Chief Special Agent of the Census
Thompson, charged with the collection
of statistics of manufactures in Phila
delphia, has been removed.