Morris tribune., 1892-04-06
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
Pine Island has new state bank.

Pine Island has new state bank.
The supreme calendar for April con-
tains 265 cases.
The Milwaukee depot at Mapleton was
destroyed by fire last week.
st. Cloud is to have new national
bank with capital of 100000.
The Catholics of Hastings are prepar-
ing to erect new brick church.
Sixteen miles of water pipe is to be
laid in Minneapolis this summer.
The estate of the late M. B. Harrison,
of Duluth, inventoried 81 ,509 900.
The Winthrop flour mill has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss about $4,000.
G. l. Larson has purchased the Lin
coin County Journal, published at Tyler.
An electric street car line is to, be
built between Sauk Centre and ST.
Cloud.
The st. Paul and Duluth will extend
its line into the Mesaba iron range this
spring.
Governor Merriam has purchased the
Richelieu hotel at Chicago, paying there
fer $4,000
The Northern Pacific is contemplating
the erection of a new Office building and
depot at St. Paul.
The citizens of Monticello nave peti-
toned the council to raise the saloon
license from $500 to 81, 900.
Senator Davis, of this state, is men,
toned as the successor of the late JUS
tice Bradley on the supreme bench.
Professor Charles E. Jordan has been
elected superintendent of schools at
Minneapolis, vice Dir. John E. Bradley,
resigned.
Patrick Murphy, ex-city clerk of
Brainerd, plead guilty to nlisappropri-
ating city funds and was sentenced to
one year in state prison.
John NJ. Mattson, well-to- do farmer
residing near Ada, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with razor. No
cause known for the act.
H. o. Peterson, treasurer of Henne-
pin county, has been suspended by Gov
ernor Merriam as result of the inves-
tigation into the business methods Of
his office.
The new binding twine plant at the
Saltwater prison is in operation and has
a capacity of from 1000 to 5000 pounds
daily. There are about 10000 pounds
of twine and 100 tons of raw material
now on hand.
William Hulet has been arrested at
Shakopee by a United States marshal
and taken to Fergus Falls to answer to
the charge of using the United States
mail for conveying obscene literature
several years ago.
Anthony Kelly, wholesale grocer,
Of Minneapolis, was arrested at by State
Food Commissioner Rich for violating
the food law. He had been selling bak-
ing powder that contained alum, though
he stated he had no idea Of It's presence
in the powder sold. He was fined S25.
While removing the debris On TIE site
of the new government building at ST.
Paul, formerly occupied by the Central
police station, a workman discovered a
roll of bills which contained at least
thousand dollars. The money is in such
decayed condition as to be practically
worthless.
Mrs. Kate Davis, on trial last week at
St. Paul for the murder of Samuel
Blackstone, has been acquitted. Black
stone went to the woman's house pre-
sumably to see his employer, who
roomed there. The woman, however,
testified that he forced his way into her
room and she shot him in defense of her
honor.
Jonasa Lavalle, an 8-year-old boy re-
siding near Centerville station, met
death in a horrible manner. While
watching steam saving machine the
balance wheel burst into several frag-
ments, one of which struck him in the
stomach, carrying him sixty feet, where
he was found wholly disemboweled.
The segment, after killing the boy, was
found on the other side of Egg lake,
over mile and a half from where it
started on it's mission of death.
In compliance with the resolution
adopted at the last meeting of the Min
nesota Editors and Publishers associa-
tion, that a committee of five, one from
each congressional district, be appointed
to look after the Minnesota exhibit at
the worlds fair, the following commit
tee has been appointed: Ed A. Paradis,
of Merriam Park, chairman, Fourth
district; Joseph Leicht, Of Winona,
First district; E. G. Huntington, Win
dom, Second district; General S. P.
Jennison, Red Wing, Third district;
W. B. Mitchell, St. Cloud, Fifth dis