The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-07-28
THE NORTHW EST.
4 Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in q
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

"INN oo As
Rev. Lee r. Thomas, pastor of the Bap-
tist Church of Red Wing has resigned and
gone to Iowa
George Landon, young business man
of Plainview, was terribly burned by the
explosion off gasoline stove.
a. g. McEachrin, Gottieb Herman and
VIM. Dedrick have been arrested for illegal
liquor selling at Buffalo. The men are un-
der $500 bonds to appear for trial.
An19nie Fratochand living on Buffalo
river rnear fleetwood, was shot and instant
ly killed by his uncle while deer hunting,
being mistaken for deer.
The $50 barrel Touring mill and cooper
shop OF Dumas which have been shut
down. all summer. employing 70 men, will
start up next month
There is a constant increase in attend
ancc at the various state summer schools,
and the interest in educational work seems
to be greater than ever be.ore III the his
tory OF the state.
At the meeting of the trustees of St.
Olafs College at Northfield, the following
teachers were elected: DR.. Hans Fossum,
teacher of Greek; DIR. e. Granrud teacher
of Latin, and Carl J. RolIeGson, A. B.
chemistry and physics.
James O'Brien, chief justice of New Mex
leo, who resides at Caledonia, Minn filed
his resignation with President Harrison,
and will stand as q candidate for Judge Of
this district vice J. Q. Farmer, who is q
congressional aspirant.
The articles of incorporation of the
Marfield Elevator Company of Winona
have been fled The capital stock is
$150,000 of which sum $75, O0J
has been paid i'll. The incorporators
Morse.
Emma Lampreoht, daughter of John
amprecht, a grocer of Winona, has mys-
teriously disappeared, and her where
abouts are unknown. About month ago
she disappeared and it was supposed she
had eloped, but she was tcrward found
working as domestic in family here.
A general demand was made recently by
the quarrymen employed in St. Cloud for
an increase of 20 cent per day in their
wages and eight hours work instead of
nine. The demand was acceded to by all
the foremen and the men continued in
their places.
w. Mills, of Mankato, made an assign
mcnt to Lorin Gray Liabilities, SAG, 600; as.
SETS $G9,500 including good deal of real
estate in and around Mankato.' Mr. Mills
was engaged in the butter and egg business
until few months ago and the losses then
account for the failure now.
By order of the state board two gIander-
ed horses were killed at Mapleton. Will
liam Little, who sold them to unsuspccting
1slfsless nrreett -, 8, .-.... = -
the purchase money. The other victim is
taking steps to haye Little arrested.
A:bold attempt to burglarize the dwell
ing of Mrs. Wallace Crany, Jour miles south
of Dover. was made recently. A we'll
dressed youth attacked the woman with O
butcher knife, but decar1red upon her
screaming, aud eluded arrest. The woman
is prostrated.
FrankC Best, q carpenter of Lakefield,
and Henry Rhodes, farmer. living five
miles from here, fell from scaffoldng
while working on new barn, and Best
was fatally injured, dying within two hours.
Rhodes was not seriously hurt. Mr.. Best
leaves wife and six small children.
Charles Dablow, farmer of Morris and
an ex-member of Company D, Fortysecond
Illinois Rebellion, had a musket ball OK
lracted from his head by a local physician.
which he has carried since the battle oil
Cmckamauga, Sept 20, 1865. The ball
entered just above the temple and was
taken out just back of the right ear.
Burglars entered the residence of Mayor
II. A, Young at Lake City and after secur-
ing gold watch and chain, fled, leaving a
| pair of shoes and hat behind. Had they
not aroused the family by their noise they
would probably have secured larger
| booty. They arc at large.
While Agent L;ndwood, of the Great
| Northern Expr ss Company stepped out
% the front door of his office at St. Cloud
two tramps. watching him, entered the
| rear door and stole gold watch and chain
rom his vest. lie saw them as they cut
lie alley.
A serious runaway occurred a few IN les
north Of Echo recently. S. J. Larson, OF
| this place, while returning from Sacred
Heart lost control of his team, which be-
came frightened. They ran quite a dis
tance, bringing rp in a swamp. Mr.. Lrr-
son's leg was severely crushed by heavy
| box falling on it.
| At the annual school meeting of District
| No II, held RECENTLY at Grand Meadow, G
| re olution was triel to be passe voting
| bonds to the amount of $1,000 10 $10, O0(
| Tor new district school house, in a village
OF less than 6O1 inhabitants. A very close
vote decided not to vote the bonds---58 tc
50. 1t was the largest school meeting evei
! held in the district.
Two men attempted to rob Julian Du-
zcnskie, q farmer living pear WolEerton,
! while he was waiting in the Great Northern
depot at breckenridge. He woke before
thoy sue, eeded and gave the alarm when
one o! them struck him in the face, prob
| ably with brass knuo&les and ran. Night,
| watehman Matheson gave chase. After
/ following them about Two blocks he cap.
tured bo:h and lodged them in Jail.
So ar, says Northfield special, the grain
| crop prospects have been very bright, but
now some o" the farmers bring in .aa: :. ).
couraginG reports ne me two recent hard
shoWvrs llavs had the effect of lodging thu
], sratn badly and. the hot weather. 0 tht
! past two days is bad for wheat in somc
locati rs tho winter wheat is reported to
/ have been affected with the blight and but
i one-half crop is predicted. They viii
| probably turn out better than feared.
The verdict of the coroners jury at Du.
luth on the death of Fred II. Gottling, ot
Marquette, who was kille, in the harbol
recently by being thrown from the ferry
/ boat Bruno and getting caughtin the screw,
charges gross negligence on the part ofJohn
Daniels, engineer OF boat and manager o
line, and contributory negligence on the
| part OF Capt. G. II. Camerons Daniels was
ut the wheel at the time of the accident
! Cameron was collecting fares. Cameron
surrendered his license, pending investiga
| ton.