Morris tribune., 1892-12-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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George Peters, the murderer of Edito
Seward, OF Saltwater, has been declared
insane.
During the past eighteen months IL
money order offices have been estab
lished in Minnesota.
Winslow & Kellogg, general mer
chants of New York Mills, Otter Tai
county, have failed for $4,000.
The miscellaneous earnings of tn,
Minnesota state prison for the month Of
November amounted to 81, 4,6555O. @
The Minnesota Iron company vii
build q railway from Lake Superior Il
the heart Of the Mesaba iron district.
Mrs. Joseph Bolcom, aged 81 years
died last week at Winona. She hac
been resident of that city for nearly
forty years.
The East Grand Forks schools, which
have been closed several weeks owine
to the prevalence of diphtheria, have
been reopened.
John Reiserwell, a we'll known young
man of Dexter, committed suicide by
hanging. Disappointment in love is sup
posed to be the cause.
The first of the damage suits against
the City Of st. Paul growing out of the
West Side flood OF Aug. 8 last, has beer
decided against the city.
The Nonotuck Silk company and
Schwab Bros notion house, two st.
Paul jobbing concerns, were damaged
by fire last week to the extent OF
100000.
Seven hundred and sixty-two saddles
OF venison were shipped from Park
Rapids station during this season. Be.
tween five and six hundred of these
were Indian killed.
Mrs. Annie Murphy, who recently
worked two st. Cloud banks for $500
and 500 respectively, has been arrested
at Huntsville, Ala. She is a graduate
of the st. Cloud normal school.
Herman Pohlman, who was SEN
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
at Saltwater for killing a man named
Tang at Center City, little more than
year ago, has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Merriam.
The prospect is not very encouraging
for the work Of surveys in the northern
part of the state, owing, according to
the reports of the surveyor generals
department, to the insufficiency Of ap-
preparations.
Colonel B. F. Smith and A. F.
Thompson, two prominent citizens of
Blue Earth county, died last week at
Mankato. Both had been identified
with the interests of the county for
over thirty years.
Duluth elevators contain much more
wheat than ever at this season of the
year, and if receipts continue liberal for
few weeks more they will be full to
the brim. Their total capacity is about
10000, 900 bushels.
Seymour Gilbert, of Lanesboro, Fill
more county, has made with his own
hands over two hundred paper knives of
as many varieties of wood, which he
desires to exhibit in Minnesota's collec-
ton at the worlds fair.
T. B. Walker is erecting saw mills at
Grow Wing Lake, in the midst of the
immense pine region bordering Crow
Wing and Leech lakes. The mills will
cost 100000 and are expected to be
ready for operation in the early spring.
State Auditor Bierman has compiled
his annual report. The estimates for
the years 1898, 1894 and 1895 are: Re-
ceipts-lo93. $2,321, ,O7S. 50; 1894, 81, ,7sa,-
1887; 1895, $2,S81, i38.O7. Disburse-
ments-1893, $2,761 $40 46; 1854, 50, 1885,
900; 1895, $2,347,OOO.
At a meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Minnesota Irion company,
in Chicago, it was resolved to build
line of road from a point between
Duluth and Two Harbors in q north
westerly direction straight into the
heart of the Mesaba iron district.
Mrs. Anna M. Smith, the colored
woman charged with the murder of
August Hoppe in suburb of St. Paul,
while he was trespassing on ground be-
longing to man for whom she was
acting as housekeeper, was convicted of
lnanslaughte- in the third degree.
A Kentucky distilling company has
obtained thirty days option on the
plant of the South Minneapolis Distillery
company, and negotiations are on for
the purchase of the plant with the pur-
pose of starting it up again. It was
built about four years ago, but year or
80 ago it was closed and the company
went into insolvency.
The November reports of the state
prison and reformatory, which were
submitted to the state board of correc-
tions and charities, show that there are
now 447 adult convicts in the state.
This shows remarkably small increase
in crime for this state during the past
three years. In 1889 there were 443
convicts of this class; in 1898, 446, and
in 1891, 445.
About five weeks ago negotiations
were entered into between the officers of
the Phoenix Manufacturing company
and those of the Great Western Electric
and Supply company, of Chicago, for
the removal to Duluth of the latters
electrical machinery and supply manu-
featuring plant, and the adaptation of
the old Iron Bay plant to the, needs of
the new industry. The new company
will be capitalized at $1,000, ,O9U, and it
will be the most important industry at
the head of the lakes. The company
now employs 400 men. and will increase
the number to over 800 as soon as the
scene of activity is transferred to Du-
luth.
Wholesale removals have been made
N the railroad department of the Cana
dian government
Kentucky laborers fought with knives
and razors Two of the combatants
were killed and two fatally wounded
The funeral of Captain John G Nor.
rilJ late dnorkpepar of tha JJpitad