Morris tribune., 1892-01-27
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

erected in Crookston in the spring.
The supreme court has decided that
the smoke" aot 10 unconstitutional.
The Norwegian Lutheran church will
sfecs y ladies' seminary at Red Wing.
6. Northern Pacific conductors met In
nG faui last week and formed an organ.
a pressed brick manufactory Ii to be
established IN st. Paul by . ST. Louis
| A large addition Is being built to the
state school for the deaf and dumb as
Faribault.
stevens county citizens have contrib
uted car load of 100 barrels Of -four for
the starving Russians.
A movement il on foot toward the
erection OF soldiers monument to be
placed In Lincoln park ct Mankato.
Burglars entered two stores at Daw.
son and took 500 worth of jswelry and
$oOo In overcoats. There Is no clue.
The Pabst Brewing company, Of NIL
YANKEE, have decided to build large
packing house and offices at MoorheaA
next spring. -
The Northwestern Miller Is arranging
an excursion OF millers Of the North
west 10 Cuba, to be gone from Feb. 70
Two county commissioners Of Meeker
county died during the past week. They
were both prosperous farmers and old
residents of the county.
Andrew Thompson, Of st. Olaf, fell
dead at Fergus Falls Thursday, while
talking with his attorney about his
Land, over which there Is . contest.
The governor, auditor and treasurer
| OF Minnesota have burned $1,17A,0OO OF
the old railroad adjustment bonds which
have been replaced by the new 3i-psx
cents recently foated. 49,. ~. -.
| The saw mill recently purchased by .
syndicate of. farmers in the southern
part ct Pine county has commenced
operations. The mill has capacity Of
$4,000 feet day.
A tramp was discovered locked in .
refrigerator car at Minneapolis Friday
in dying condition. He had been con-
hned for several days, having taken
lodging therein at sou1e point in the
West. 4-1
Some Mormon elders are at work
prosecuting on the southern edge Of
9oodhue county. Residents there have
became incensed at their work. and
threaten to drive them out of the
country. ss..
W. G. Wilson, convicted Of grand
larceny in the first degree at Litchfeld, 4.
has been sentenced by Judge Powers to
serve a term OF five years ut hard labor
In tho state prison. Wilson is about IS
years old.
Mrs. Nancy Sparks McReynolds, wife
Of the first Methodist minister who
preached in Freeborn county, having
come In 1897, died last week at Albert
Lea. She died of the grip and was "a
years old.
Among the unfortunate victims of the
Indianapolis fire were Frank and Kate
Burns, of Newport, suburb of st.
Paul, who went to the surgical insti-
tute few months ago to undergo med
ical treatment. ,.- ..
The main line of the Northern Pa
CHIC road between the terminals at Du.
luth and Bralnerd is to be entirely re-
laid with sixty hve pound steel rails at
once: Many grades are to be cut down
to allow heavier trains to be handled.
Between fifty and sixty female fur
sewers and fnishers In the employ Of
McKibbin & Co., of st. Paul, struck
on account of q reduction in wages.
The girls claim they were only making
from s. to IS week before the reduc-
ton.
An express company has been or
gained to operate in connection with
the Great Northern railway line. The
capital stock is placed at $50, 900, and J..
Edward Sawyer and w. J. Footner are
the incorporators.
The Gran berry Lumber company, Of
Duluth has 5000, 900 feet of logs already
cut and hauled to its logging railway.
It will cut 40,0o0,oOO feet during the
year. The weather, but for the grip,
has been all that lumbermen could desire
and the best ever known.
The twenty-ffth annual meeting of
the State Editorial association will con-
vene in st. Paul Feb. 10, and will con-
tinue in session two days. It being the
quarter century anniversary of the or
ganization, it is proposed to make the
meeting something in the nature Of
celebration.
The Minnesota State Horticultural
society and the Beekeepers association
held their annual conventions at Owa-
tonna last week. The horticulturalists
passed q resolution favoring the reser-
walton of at least 2, 000, 900 acres of tim
Der in Northern Minnesota az forest |
reserve. Many interesting and valua-
BILE papers were read during the meet.
ings of the conventions. .-..,-.. ....
The state board of corrections and
charities has taken its eighth ssmi-an-
nual prison census. The total num-
Der of prisoners in the State Of |
Minnesota Dec. 81, 1891, was 982, Of |
whom S3S were serving sentence and |
ia were awaiting trial. The number |
awaiting trial is so less than the num-
Der Dec 81, 1890, and is the smallest |
number ever reported. OF the 03S pris. |
oners serving sentence <87 are state con- |
victs and 81 are petty convicts serving |
sentences in jails and workhouses.