Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-05-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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r. P. Herrick, a well known citizen o.
Crookston, died last week in New Yorl
city.
Mankato business men think savings
bank would thrive there and will opel
one soon.
There is very little school land in Muir
ray county. The county auditor recently
sold 9,240 acres.
Congressman Halvorsen has author
| lied the statement that he is not candi
date for reelection.
Congressmen Halvorson hasintroducet
resolution calling for an Investigation
of Minnesota timber frauds.
There is great demand for day-labor
ers at Redwood Falls. Water works
contractors advertise for 100.
S. L. McCarty died in PlainvieW
Wednesday morning, aged S4 years. He
had been a resident forty years.
The st. Paul Business Mems union has
| offered to help Albert Scheffer put the
Commercial bank on sound basis.
The Minneapolis jobbers are going to
entertain 1000 country merchants dur
ing the national Republican convention.
The high wagon bridge across TIE
Mississippi at Winona will be formally
opened June with rip-roaring old
fashioned celebration.
Governor Merriam, Doc Fish, Knute
Nelson, Judge Rea and Moses Clapp will
speak at the G.. A. r. encampment at
Park Rapids, June Is, 16 and II.
John Hoodicheck, an old veteran, fell
from the steps of G. A. R. hall at
Hutchinson, sustaining injuries, from
which he died shortly afterwards.
ii. Smith, of Minneapolis has re-
turned from Mexico bringing with him
car load of relics of the cliff dwellers,
to be exhibited at this years exposition.
David w. Bowen, prominent Lake
Crystal liveryman, a inflicted a probably
fatal wound upon himself. He was in
toxicated at the time, and either fired
the bullets by accident or with suicidal
intent.
The large flour mill of the Albert Lea
Mill and Elevator company was destroy
ed by fire last week. The mill had a
capacity of $50 barrels day and was
crowded with orders. Loss, $50, 900; in
surance about $4,000.
Mayor Smith has vetoed the hack
ordinance which recently passed both
branches of the St. Paul council, ar l
which gave hack driver the power to
haul a passenger to the police station in
case he declined or was unable to pay
his fare.
1t has been decided not to hold any state
encanpment of the national guard at Lake
City this summer. The reason for the
abandonment of the state camp for this
year lies in the fact that sufficient funds !
for the full ten-day stay for each regi-
ment are not available.
Gold-bearing quartz, pronounced by
an expert to be valuable, has been
found about twenty-five miles west of
Tower by some lumberInen, who were
cutting timber purchased on state lands
last fall. Several exploring parties have
left for the new gold fields.
Mrs. Clara H. Palmer, of Glenville,
died a few days ago, of starvation.
Several months ago her husband Fra1.k
W. Palmer, took it into his head not to
eat, and in due course of time died. |
Shortly after his death his wife decided
to quit eating, and could not be coaxed
or cajoled into taking food.
AS St. Paul and Duluth work train
consisting of thirty flat cars was backing
into the yards at Carlton, it struck
cow and the last six cars, on which
were about thirty laborers, left the
track, killing Gus Peterson, of Still
water, and injuring several others. None
of the injured are dangerously hurt.
At the Peoples party congressional
district committee conference at Fergus
Falls last week, it was decided to call
district convention at Moorhead, June 81
to nominate five delegates to the Omaha
national convention, four from the dis
trict and one at large from the state;
also to nominate congressman from the
Seventh district.
Frank Dahl, of North Branch, had the
index finger of the left hand torn off
by Clydesdale stallion that he has
charge of. He was putting on the bride
and had his finger in the horses mouth
trying to fix the bit, when the horse
shut his jaws, threw up his head and
tore the finger off, pulling out the cord
up to the elbow.
At the annual meeting of the Anoka
congregational conference at Glencoe a
resolution was adopted condemning the
liquor saloon as a crime against civiliza-
ton and recommending that total alb
stinence be taught and cultivated in
Sabbath schools and churches as spe-
cial work of the church, and that the
pastors be invited to preach at least once
a year upon the subject, in all it's social,
political and moral aspects.
Minnesota's Exhibit.
CHICAGO, May 23-Of all the states Of
the Union not one is taking more inter-
est in the work of the fair than Mime
sofa. A request has been received by
Chief Skiff from the secretary of the
Minnesota board of managers for 5000
square feet of space in the mine and
mining building. The Horticultural
society of Minnesota has $4,000 to be
spent on an exhibit in the department
over which Chief Samuel presides. The
Minnesota board of lady managers, too,
are very active and will be at the fair