The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-10-06

Two more victims of the Thompson fire
die, making five deaths in all.
A maniac at Bismarck sets fire to his bed
and burns to death.
A laborer named R. L. Westfull shot
himself dead at the Chilson house; Tower
City. Sickness influenced the act.
The police raided George Miller's gambl-
ing house at Fargo, OH complaint of Bill
Butcher, who lost all his money. Ten men
were arrested and fined $5 each. Miller es
capped to Moorhead.
Louis Mateieck a Bohemian farmer,
while intoxicated. was run over and led
at Grand Forks by Great Northern relght
train, his body was Gghtfnlly mangled.
Deceased was twenty-three years of age.
Sam Currie OF Thomas and John Ellis of
Brussels, Ont, after hours of terrible suffer-
ing, died of injuries received in the gam
bling house fire recently. This makes to-
tai offive lives lost besides several others
who WE'RE severely burned. No further
deaths are expected.
Fire at the Park arm at Ayr destroyed
two large barns, machinery shed. wind
mill, four stacks, 1000 bushels of oats,
eight horses and 120 hogs. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Loss. $4,000, with
very little insurance.
Two tramps broke into Williams jewelry
store, at Mandan, while the clerk was at
dinner and carried off 40 watches. An aft
ernoon's chase succeeded in landing one of
the burglars and recovered all the proper
ty, some on the prisoners person and the
remainder in an old satchel where he had
dropped it.
At Robinson's camp, on the 500 railroad,
near Darlington, Mike Bartlett, a tough
character, assaulted John Anderson, q
quiet Norwegian laborer, and beat him in
horrible manner. Not content with this,
Bartlett deliberately bit off Anderson's
right ear. Bartlett will be arrested.
Director Hodge, of the state university
musical conservatory, resigned to accept
the secretarYship of the educational de-
partment efthe National NJ. c. A, just
organized. His headquarters will be in
Brooklyn. He will devote year to tudy-
ing the status of educational institutions
before completing the organization of his
department.
An interesting land case occupied the
Devils Lake land office recently involving
80 acres adjoining the city on the north
and formerly covered by Sioux half: breed
scrip Cancelled in February, 1889. The pres
ent litigants are George Juergens and
George H. Locke. The hearing was ON the
seeretary's decision requiring Juergens to
show cause why his entry should not be
cancelled and tocke's application allowed.
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and her brother and then commits suicide.
A brakeman named Eastbrook started
out on the river in a skitf at Dubuque, re-
Gently and has not been seen since. 1t is
believed that he was drowned.
The corner stone of the new court house
Ottumwa was lad with appropriate cere-
monies under the auspices Of the Masonic
fraternity.
A small wreck occurred on the Hurlng-
ton, Cedar Rapids, 6 Northern near Wau-
coma. Twelve cars were wrecked and q
brakeman was bruised
As John Dowd, an old resident of New
Hampton was returning to his home on
his farm, he was thrown from his wagon
and instantly killed. His team was run
ming away.
The town OF Runnels on the Wabash rail-
road was almost wiped out by fire. Loss
about $3.50, 900. About eighteen buildings
were consumed; insured for about $l00-
900.
Work on the government survey of the
Missouri river between Sioux City and Ft.
Benton which has been in progress for
two years will be completed this fall The
survey includes soundings of the river.
Frank Hubbard, years old, was burned
to death at Des Moines. He was playing
with matches near gasoline stove when
the gas caught fire and exploded. His
clothing was instantly mass of flames and
as he was alone his body was burned to a
crisp.
A regular fast freight and extra con-
struction train collided near fairfield on
the Rock Island road. Both engines and
dozen cars were totally wrecked Fire
man Ed. Duffield, of the construction
train, was instantly killed, and Fireman
II. Shermerhorn was ba1ly crushed and
will probably die. The conductor of the
regular freight was severely injured in
jumping.
Two women were fatally burned at Sioux
City. One of them Mrs. B. Stolh, attempt
ed to fill lighted gasoline stove and an
explosion followed. She was burned
about the head and chest inhaling the
flames. Thersa Hallet at the same hour
in the City Hotel, was cleaning beds with
gasoline and the gas was fired and she was
fatally burned before aid reached her.
Both women are nearing death.