Warren sheaf., 1892-04-21
Tie News Briefly Stated.

.Ihe farmers elevator III Fergus Falls
was badly damaged by fire.
The hotel owned by Jake Beiswinge1
near the Twin City stock yards, known
as the Brighton hotel, was burned. .
The Northern Pacific passenger sta,
ton at Fergus Falls was totally de.
stroyed by fire. The tickets were saved,
but all the records were burned.
The expense list of the Fergus Falls
asylum for March shows current ex-
penses of S2,67S.92, extra expense S574-
"a, and building expense $33, GLASS.
+. The st. Paul White Lead and Oil
Company's works at West St. Paul were
burned, causing a loss of $1O5, 900; in
surance, $50, ,OOO
, Some of the Lincoln county farmers
have determined to secure the enforce.
ment of the law providing for the de-
struction of wild mustard.
The merchants of Granite Falls in
creased their business so per cent. the
past year by advertising in the local
papers. Judicious advertising in news.
papers pays always, .">.
The current expenses of the Roches-
ter asylum for March were $12,66431.
The state supreme court has decided
that city corporations cannot grant ex-
elusive franchises. ...
E. e. Hill, of Little Falls, banked
10000 cords of spruce wood for the Hen
nepin Paper Company the past winter.
Freddie Mosher, s years of age, was
instantly killed by the cars in St. Paul.
His father, Edward Mosher, died two
weeks ago
The Northwestern Lumber Company
of Minneapolis will soon open a large
lumber establishment in Faribault.
Fire in the grocery store of A. Bry-
son, at Owatcnna damaged the stock to
the extent of 81, 800.
The Carnegie Iron Company, capital
81, 100000, has been organized at Du-
lnth with Robert Fitzgerald, of that
city, as president: 49,. g..
Farm lands in the town of Wheatland
are being sold at from $40 to S43 per
acre, This is one of the best wheat sec
.tions in Minnesota. . ..:-- g,
g; The Welter house at Fairfax was
damaged by an incendiary fire to the
extent of 81, 500. .,...
~. The secretary of state has received
TIE printed report of the geological nat
nral history survey of Minnesota for
1890, prepared by A. B. Winchell, of
the State university. .....,..
a. Croolzston jeWeler has a watch
made in Scotland 200 years ago. The
works are in good condition, and the
turnip is good for. another century if
handled with care. - - ~
a.. Thomas Wilson and other prominent
business men in Winona signed an
agreement for the erection of building
four stories high, to be used as boot
and shoe. manufactory by E. A. Will
iams. -. -. ,...~...' -..... -:
Secretary Reebe's report of the con-
dition Of the finances of the soldiers
home shows $10,s32.2s balance to the
credit of the home support fund, $39, ,97O
in soldiers relief fund, $52,5O0 building
fund, $1sS.57 home repair fund. ......
The Minneapolis mills are, turning
out on an average 10000 barrels of flour
persday.
Farmers in the Red River vale, are
SCACA dAly OOuUlluS 'Cllc dIct VI ClCli
farms by purchase. :..s.
The Broadway house at Rochester
was burned. The loss is So, 1000; insur-
ance, $1,000. The building was one OF
the Oldest in the city, having been:
erected in 1858.
6. The Duluth stock exchange, organ
lied a few weeks ago, has commenced
business with about a dozen companies,
with an aggregate capitalization of
$4,000, 900 listed. ~. 81
A fire burned the batteries in Du:.
luth's central telephone exchange and
temporarily ruined the system. +; ):
A police officer found a:babe about q
months old in a lonely spot in St. Paul.
The little one was nearly dead. fro49 *
posule. 4 q a
j. V. L. Wyatt. uph6lstefefr and ain
dertaker at Grookston, made an assigni
ment to John Gronb. His: liabia aities
were So, 2,465. 35 and, assets $S,72a.50: =
It is announced THAT the; sEster1y:
Harvester Company will move from
Whitewater, Wis, September to Min:
neapolis, where 100000 bonus has
been ofAred the concern.