Morris tribune., 1892-05-18
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
George Washburn, postmaster al
Pelican Rapids, died Thursday last.

George Washburn, postmaster q,
Pelican Rapids, died Thursday last.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Kenyon
have organised creamery company.
Louis b. Maxfield, prominent young
business man of St Paul, died in that
city Wednesday Of last week.
p. A. Svendsen, Of Albert Lea, is al
work perfecting bicycle TO be run BY
electricity by means Of storage bat
terry.
The Crystal House at Lake Crystal,
owned by Delos c. Wood, was entered
by burglars the other night and $l35
stolen.
The workmen in McDonough s. Co. q
Mantoryilie quarry have struck for
higher wages, asking an increase from
$3.50 to $l.75 per day.
The Duluth Transfer Railway COM
pany has increased it's capital stock
from $500, 900 to g., ,Oeo, 900 by permis-
sion of the railroad commissioners.
Charles M Cnshnan. of the West
end, one OF the oldest residents of Du-
luth, died at st. Maxy's hospital Thurs
in runaway accident.
The Duluth Manufacturing company
has made contract with the Duluth,
Mesaba and Northern road for its sup
ply Of ore, box and fiat cars and cab.
oosss. an order amounting to at least
$500, 600.
Rev. E. G. Bill, d. D., dean of the
Southern convocat;on of the Episcopal
diocese of Minnesota and professor OF
Liturgics and Homiletics at Seabury
Divinity school, Faribanlt, died in that
city Wednesday Of last week.
Cope 7. Snapp, who embezzled about
sc. 900 fronfthe Northern Pacific at st.
Paul. pleaded guilty to the two indict-
ments of grand larceny in the second
degree and forgery in the second degree.
He was given ten years in the state
prison.
It is stated in postofice circles at st.
Paul that great many ssgreen goods"
circulars are going through the mails.
They come from the East and generally
from New York. The circulars are fre-
quently sent to leading business men in
st. Paul and Minneapolis
The trouble between the Root river
water power owners at Hokah against
Cargill Bros, of La Crosse. has reached
point where 1t is probable that the
mills will be compelled to shut down.
Two suits aggregating nearly $50, 600
in controversy have been pending for
over year.
The worlds wheat hsndling record has
been beaten at Duluth by elevator
D, of the Lake Superior colnpany's sys-
tenn. 1t loaded on vessels 325, 200
bushels in ten hours. Eighty-fire thou
sand bushels were weighed and loaded
in 100 minutes, record which has
never been beaten but once, and that at
the same elevator.
Carver county will dedicate a soldiers
on June II at Wacouia. The
is of white bronze, twenty
Eve feet in height and cost 5000. On
The same day reunion of the ex-
Soldiers society of Carver county takes
place, and very large gathering is ex-
pected. Prominent speakers will ad-
1ress the multitude.
The announcement is anofficially
made that the state convention Of the
Peoples party for the nomination of a
state and electoral ticket will be held In
st. Paul on July Is. A private letter
rom State Chairman Meighen is the
authority given for this announcement
and the call will be prepared immedi-
ately after the meeting of the two con-
ference committees.
Tommy and Tony Emret, two small
boys, have been working sleek steal
IN st. Paul stores. They had q dog
which accompanied them into business
iouses, where he would seize some
srticle and rush off with it in his mouth
the boys running after him to stop
him, but seemingly never oyertaking
him. The boys were arrested, but on
account Of their tender years were dis
charged.