Morris tribune., 1892-03-23
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
The state teachers institute opened
Monday at Winona.

! M. Nelson, carriage trimmer, was
killed by fast freight ON the Burling-
ton at st. Paul Saturday.
The residence and barn of Sheriff
Hammel at st. Cloud was burned Sat-
urday. Loss about 5000.
The contract for putting in a water
works plant at Redwood Falls has been
awarded to ST. Paul man.
William Chambers, resident of
Washington county for nearly half a
century. died suddenly Monday of last
week.
w. ID. Benjamin, weighmaster at the
st. Panl stock yards, was killed by the
Kansas City train last week while walk
! along the track.
! Four men were arrested ut st. Paul
Sunday, charged with being members
! of an organized band of robbers operat-
ing In the Twin Cities.
! The Great Northern has put o large
night force of men at work upon the
new bridge at Crookston, and the work
IS being rushed to the utmost.
John Bresette, formerly captain of
police in st. Paul, dropped dead on the
street while in Minneapolis Thursday
last. Apoplexy was the cause.
G. H. Merlicke, a farmer. was in
stantly killed at Winona by a Milwau-
kee train. Mr.. Merlicke was thrown
fifty feet and struck on his head.
Judge D. A. Secombe, O pioneer resi-
dent of Minneapolis, and the oldest
member IN continuous practice at the
Hennepin county bar, died in that city
Friday.
Samuel D: Bergquist, a farmer of
Parker's Prairie, has been arrested and
held to the grand jury on charge of
attempting to pass forged note on the
Fergus Falls national bank.
John Smith, colored waiter at the
metropolitan hotel, St. Paul, was killed
by Dennis Pickens, also colored. in the
course OF quarrel over trivial mat
ter. The murderer is at large.
A new town has been laid out at the
northern end of the Duluth, Mesabs
and Northern road. 1t has been named
Grant, after the well known railroad
contractor, Donald Grant, of Faribault.
Fire destroyed considerable of the
business portion of North Branch Sat-
urday morning. Eight stores were
burned before the fire was extinguished. |
The loss is about $50, 900; partly insured.
Nels H. Hveem, of Red Wing, over 60
years of age, who was indicted by the
grand jury for incest, pleaded guilty
and has been sentenced by the judge to
three years imprisonment at hard labor
at Saltwater.
Patrick Casey, IA years of age, was
instantly killed at Red Wing, Friday,
by being thrown from wagon against |
stone curbing. A boy named Lane,
seriously injured.
A large gang of carpenters are at
work on the new Northern Pacific |
bridge at Fergus Falls. The bridge is
being constructed right in the path of
the old one, and trains at present run
over bridge partly new and partly old.
Clarke Chambers, who was recently
selected by the joint prison and re-
formatory boards for the purpose of
securing work for discharged inmates
of those two reformatories, states that |
he has already secured employment for
half dozen young men.
Lindsay Porter, wealthy farmer
living near Plainview, was married |
Saturday to Miss Eva Daniels, of
Oneida county, New York. The groom
is 70 years of age and the bride %. |
Porter has been married before, and
has children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren living.
Mayor John a. Willard, of Mankato,
and his brother, M. G., have purchased |
the outfit of knitting mill now at Ma
zamanie, Wis, and Will remove the
machinery to M&nkato. 1t will be one
of the largest mills of its kind in the
United States, and, when under full
headway, will employ several hundred
hands.
Major Mckenzie and Captain w. A.
Thompson, inspectors of Mississippi |
river improvements, have paid Winona
an official visit and state that an appro-
priation is needed for the improvement
of the waterway at that place. The
riprapping is badly washed away, and
in many places the main channel drifted
SO full as to be almost impossible.
Municipal Judge Powell of Duluth
has decided that the city ordinance
regulating the licensing of saloons, is
illegal and void, and 80 far as it is con-
cerned liquor sellers can keep open seven
days week, twenty-four hours every
day. The decision is the outcome Of a
ruling recently made by the supreme
court of the state regarding the Or
dinance.
An extensive cave has been discovered
in Clifford township, near Lake City.
Six rooms have been visited. In one of |
these there is a rift several feet wide,
extending downward to an unknown
depth. A stone dropped therein cannot
be heard to strike bottom. Some in
teresting mineralogical specimens can
be found in the cave. It will be ex-
plored as thoroughly as possible some
time this spring.
The trustees of the Minnesota hos
pitfalls for the insane held special |
meeting at the Merchants hotel, st. Paul,
for the purpose of opening bids and |
awarding the contract for the erection |
of the southeast wing of the Fergus |
Falls asylum for which the last legisla-
ture appropriated $50, 600. There were
eight bids submitted, but as all were
over the appropriation, the bids were re-
jected. It was decided to strike out |
from the plans and specifications several
of the fnishings proposed and advertise
for new bids. It is expected that the
amended plans will enable bidders to
come within the original appropriation
of 100000.
Colonel NLapleson Paralyzed.
LoNpcN, March 20'-Colonel Maple |
son, the well known operate manager,
has been stricken by paralysis, and is in
a dangerous condition.
The Indiana, laden with food for Rus
,;.,, f,-,,;,,o CT, Garors baS arrival at her |