Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
MINNESOTA NEWS,

A teamster named Cobb was frozen
to death at Cloquet Wednesday of last
week.
The town of Redwood Falls is rejoic-
ing over the establishment of foundry
at that place.
E. e. Nansolen, brakeman on the
Eastern Minnesota, was killed at Mora
while coupling cars.
The jewelry store of A. Truax at
Alexandria was robbed of 81, 900 worth
of goods Friday night.
The buildings of the Indian industrial
school at Clontarf were totally de-
stroyed by fire Friday morning.
George P. Butler, Mankato sewing
machine agent, was thrown from his
wagon in runaway and Instantly
killed.
Scarlet fever is at present raging to
an alarming extent in New Ulm. There
are not less than fifty cases. Many are
dying.
Charles Rynda was instantly killed at
Montgomery by the bursting of wood
saw, a piece of which was driven
through his brain.
Superintendent Hunt, OF the Minna-
sofa worlds fair board, reports that the
special fund of $100, ITO be contributed
by the various counties, has nearly all
been raised.
While skating on the Vermillion
near Eggleston, George Tramor, tele,
graph opel ator for the Milwaukee road
at Red Wing, broke through the ice aHd
was drowned.
Torgel Simonson, farmer Of Bel
grade, managed to raise $6lO on forged
okeok on the Paynesyille bank and is
now in the Stearns county jail awaiting
trial for his crime. 1t is believed he is
insane.
The regular report of the Soldiers
home shows 225 inmates, of whom 81
are absent on leave. During the past
ten days seven new inmates have been
admitted and four old members dis
charged.
Miss Mary Washburn, eldest daugh-
ter of Senator Washburn, was married
on Wednesday evening to Z. f. Bald
win, connected editorially with a New
York newspaper. There We're 5000 in
vitations out.
The business men of st. Paul are ar
ranging to recognize the approaching
completion of the Great Northern rail
way to the Pacific coast by giving a
grand banquet in honor Of the company's
president, J. J. Hill.
The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor societies included in the North
western district of the state, comprising
some twenty odd counties, will hold a
district convention in Crookston, Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 16 and II.
A logging camp east of Pine City
burned Friday, consuming the whole
outfit and burning to death Frank
Thompson, a son of the owner, who had
been left in charge. It is supposed the
young man was first sutfocated.
Freight train No. 9 on the Chic
ago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way, was wrecked four miles south of
Mazeppa Saturday. The engine, ten
der and several cars were piled up in
less than 150 feet of space. The cars
were all smashed up.
State Superintendent Kiehle, of Min
nesota, in his seventh biennial report,
calls attention to the fact that the Mer-
rill text book contract with the state
has expired. He recommends the in
troduntion of the plan Of free text books
in the schools of the state, and will SO
report to the legislature.
W. W. Rich, state food inspector, last
week made q careful inspection of
seventy-fve samples of milk taken from
the freight depots of the Milwaukee and
Kansas City railway at Minneapolis,
most of it being shipped from the south
ern part of the state. Every sample
was found to contain the necessary 3.5
per cent. of fat, showing that the milk
was not adulterated.
The somewhat celebrated "dream
case' at ST. Paul, involving the theft of
81, 900 bill from Mrs. Phillips, of Ia
coma, has ended in the conviction of the
servant girl, Emma Colby, and her SEN
tence to five years in the penitentiary.
She took the bill and gave it to ''lover,"
who squandered it, and she then at
tempted to fasten the crime upon her
employer, Mrs. Alone, sister of Mrs.
Phillips.