Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-05-11
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

Thief River Falls is to have new
bank.
The City of Little Falls has voted
$25.0O0 bonds for two new schoo
houses.
An elevator at Eyota, owned by Pot
erson Bros, of Chicago, was destroyed
by FIRE Thursday.
The National Association of Insuranc,
Commissioners will meet in st. Paul IL
annual convention June Ia.
The Union Stock Yards journal build
ing at South St. Paul has been do
stroyed by FIRE. Nothing was saved.
The Douglas house. barn. sheds, etc.
at Aiken We're destroyed by an incen'
diary FIRE Thursday. The hotel was un
occupied.
The sale of postage stamps at the st,
Paul Office during April was 81 pei
cent greater than the corresponding
month for last year.
Major George A. Camp, one Of the
best known pioneers IN Minnesota, died
ct his home ut Lake Minnetonks
/ "Wednesday Of last week.
The contract for the Hotel Russell at
Rest Island has been let to II. G. Robin.
son & Co. of Minneapolis, the building
to be finished by June 81.
The Minneapolis Sash and Door com.
pany's plant has been totally destroyed
by fire, causing loss Of about go, 600.
The company employed $50 men.
George E Jones, . weN-known bust.
ness man and old resident of Minneap.
oils, died suddenly whifn taking Turk.
ish bath at the West hotel in that city.
Fire has destroyed all the stock sheds
OF the Winona Fair association at the
fair grounds. There were about 1000
feet Of shed room for the exhibition of
stock.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Moorhead city council the saloon
license was raised from $500 to- $3.50.
There are now thirty-four saloons in
Moorhead.
Charles Eordstrom, while feeding q
machine in the Cloquet Lumber COM
pany's planning mill. ut Goquet, was
struck by . piece Of board which few
back from the saw and instantly killed.
By tho capsizing of boat on Leigh
ton lake, near Grand Rapids, fourteen
Of Backus's driving crew were thrown
into the water. Sandy Mcleod an.
John Murray and an Indian were
drowned.
Michael McGovern, who recently muir
dered Bessie Kelley at lodging house
on Washington avenue, and then at
tempted to take his own life, died of his
.sslf-inficted injuries shortly after 9
o'clock Thursday morning.
The body Of an unknown man was
found in the Minnesota river near Belle
Plaine. 1t has all the appearance of
having been foully dealt with, as the
head is badly bruised and shows a. large
wound as from heavy blow.
The board of trustees of the Mime
sofa insane hospitals has awarded the
tion of the southeast wing of the Fergus
Paul, for 81, 600. It is to be completed
Dec. !.
The recent municipal election in st.
Paul was q sweeping victory for the
Republicans. They elected the mayor,
comptroller and treasurer, the nine
assemblymen and seven out of eleven
aldermen. Mayor Wright, the success
full candidate, is tho first Republican
mayor elected in st. Paul sines 1879.
The Grand Lodge A. o. q. w. met
in st. Paul last week with $50 delegates
in attendance. Reports of officers show
that the net gain in membership for the
year ending April 1 is 2,04s, making the
total mem bership in good standing
9,6S3. The finance committee reported
the finances Of the order to be in good
condition. ~
Crate Beasley and John L. Murphy,
two farmers living eighteen miles from
Montevideo, became involved in quar-
rel and Murphy is said to have drawn .
revolver. Beasley then ran to wagon
and got u shot gun with which he shot
Murphy in the breast, inflicting a fatal
wound. There has beon bad blood be-
tween them for some time. Beasley is
under arrest.
The commission to prepare plans and
specifications for Minnesota's state
building ut the worlds fair has been
awarded to W. Claiming Whitney, q
Minneapolis architect. There were
fourteen competitors from various parts
Of the state, and the award to the sue
ceesful one was the commission as archi-
tect and 5 per cent. Of the cost of tho
building, which cost will be about
$25,0 600.