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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
Saturday, May 20.

A Jury at Saltwater convicted Joseph
Probst of assault in the second degree,
being out two hours, and Charles Schan-
lin, indicted for assault, will go to the
asylum for imbeciles.
A. o. Burggren of Zumbrota is build
ing a residence at Cannon Falls, and
when completed will move here with his
family A. A. Hankins has the founda-
ton all ready and is to build residence.
II. IL Van Cumbra and James Edder
will each build home this summer.
A bank at Boyd has just opened it's
doors. 1t is run under the name of lver-
son & Hobe. The former is an old-time
resident of this village, while the latter is
a resident of st. Paul. The bank will
not be incorporated.
A. l.. Cramb, who resigned the Office of
clerk of court at st. Cloud and disap-
peared so mysteriously some months ago,
is now located in Southern California.
Intimate friends now say that i'll health
affected his nervous system point al
most reaching insanity. 1t is hoped in
time that he may return.
The suit of w. w and S. ID. Cargill,
plaintiffs against Edward Thompson and
A. d. Sprague, defendants, at Caledonia,
for $4,000 and lasting seven days, ter
minated last night, the jury giving YER
diet, for the plaintiffs for $500. De-
PENDANTS viii appeal.
The high school at Window will have
as teachers for the ensuing year the fol-
lowing: Principal, A. NJ. Farmer, form
erly of Spring Valley; assistant principal,
w. II. Allen, Wykoff, Mimi; grammar
room, Miss Jennie A. Slider, Northfeld;
intermediate, Miss Jennie Kinney; second
primary, Miss Nora Schofeld; first pri-
mary, Miss Conway, Lake City.
James Herges, a farmer at st. Martin,
and son William, were arrested for in
cest, the victims being Barbara and
Mary, aged twenty and eighteen, daugt-
ters of the old man. The Herges family
lived at Pleasant Lake, near st. Cloud.
The mother died about six years ago.
For several years the father has been ha-
bitually cohabiting with his daughters,
and his son, aged twenty-five, with his
sisters. Mary had two children by her
father and is now encierte. They live
back i'll the woods and are poor. The
mother was well connected in ST. Cloud
and. the matter was kept quiet until ths
neighbors complained to the authorities.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
KILLED WITHOUT CAUSE.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER NEAR
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D.
An lnoffensIve Man Shot Dead In
HE Tracks--A German Farm
Hand Arrested for the
Crime Declares His
innoCense.
Murdered In taIs pooryard.

Muruered IN us Dooryard.
chamberlain, s. ID, Special, May 3D.
Word has reached here of the most
cold blooded murder ever committed in
the state. Saturday evening a settler
named Mattson, while employed in the
front part of the house on the west side
OF the Missouri river, about thirty miles
south of here, was approached by an
unknown person who fired at him, the
bullet entering the forehead and death
resulting instantly. A sister of Mattson,
who was in the house, pluckily snatched
up a shot gun and fired several shots
at the fleeing form of the murderer, none
of them taking effect. Dragging the dead
body of her brother into the house, she
held the fort until assistance arrived from
neighborS, who We're attracted by the
shooting. The young lady claims that a
German working on a neighboring ranch
is the guilty party, and he was promptly
placed under arrest and lodged in jail
here. He, however, claims that he is
innocent, and the full facts in the case
will not be known until his preliminary
examination, which will take place within
the next few days. At the coroner's in
quest to-day the young lady stated posi-
lively that the German was guilty, but
he as positively proclaims his innocence.
1t is remarkable case, as the young
lady says that some time ago the Ger
man attempted to poison her and her
brother by stealthily entering the house
and putting strychnine into their jar of
sugar. The case is all the more remark
able when it is considered that the muir
dered man was a very inoffensive indi-
vidual The whole neighborhood in the
vicinity of the crime is aroused. 1t is
probable that the whole matter may be
brought to light at the preliminary ex-
animation, and if not then, at the next
term of court, which conyenes in about
two weeks.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25

Boston, May 23.-With forward tor
pedo tubes buried deep in the sea and
the water pushed almost as high as her
forecastle, the armored cruiser New
York steamed across the line to-day
breaking the worlds record and winning
for the Cramps, her builders, the largest
premium ever paid in any country-$2O0,-
600. When tweLty-one knots were pre-
dicted as the speed for the new cruiser
many hoped, but few believed, that her
engines would ever be able to drive
such an immense mass of steel through
the water at this rate. When she
crossed the line to-day, however, with a
speed of 21.0g knots through the water,
and some corrections yet to be added for
tide, the enthusiasm on board was in
tense
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
Thursd0y, May IS.

After being out twenty minutes the jury
returned a verdict of guilty as charged
against John Mayhem. indicted for Grim
inally assaulting Mrs. Wilhelmina RathS-
loft at Saltwater. He will receive a
heavy sentence.
A Northern Pacific brakema had his
foot badly crushed while making a switch
at Sank Rapids. He was sent to the hos
pital at Minneapolis.
While freight train was passing the
depot OF Aitkin Pat Hopkins, about forty,
and Sim Borden, about forty-fve years of
age, walked out of the depot, both being
very drunk. They staggered and fell I'M
The divorce case of DR.. Philo Jones VS..
Mrs. Mary e. Jones, the parties being
from Red Wing, which has been on trial
in the district court at Hastings for some
days past, ended this evening, the case
having been argued and submitted.
Mike Glynn, stock dealer of Glare
City, committed suicide at the Central
hotel at Willmar by taking laudanum.
The deceased was about twenty-eight
years old, and the cause of his act was
financial difficulties, it having been report
ed that he had forged check for about
$500 on banker at Clare City.
The malpractice suit of Josephine Bates
against Doctors Richardson and Har-
wood of Tower was given to. the jury by
Judge Nelson. The principal question for
the jury to determine was whether or
not the chloroform that caused the death
of plaintiffs husband was carelessly adj
ministered. The amount asked for was
$1,000. After being out half an hour the
jury found for the defendants
der the moving train. Borden's left arm
was cut off close to the shoulder, his
right hand smashed very badly, and lie
has a slight cut about the head and face.
His injuries are probably fatal. Hop
kins received quite painful bruises about
the head, face and body, but is not seri-
ously injured. Borden was removed to
the hospital Mt Brainerd for treatment.
The mother and relatives of Borden re-
side at Fairport, N. Y. Both men are
single.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25

miles below St Cloud, in the Mississippi.
A Lake Benton special says: Excep-
tionally fine weather Is bringing crops out
in fine shape. Seeding is practically fin
ished except for fax. Early sown grain
is in fine condition.
The bonds of the village of Lake Ben
ton, amounting to $4,000, for putting in
system of water works, are offered for
sale and sealed bids advertised for until
June 10.
A log carriage in Thayer Neil's saw
mill at Sauk Rapids ran away this morn
ing and crushed through the bulk head,
severely injuring Hugh Jones and Dan
Murray.
While N. e. Glason of Spring Grove
and all the family, exceptin a six-year-
old boy, We're away, tramp walked into
the house in the outskirts of the village,
and breaking open writing desk secured
5000 in $50 gold pieces. The boy saw
the tramp, bat was frightened and hid
away in the woodshed. The sheriff and
several citizens are searching the country
for the sneak thief. 1t is supposed he
started for the Iowa line.
A dead man was found on the street
at Alexandria by the police. He proved
to he Martin johnson, of the town of
UrEess. He has been suffering from con-
sumption and came in to consult his ply
sician and afterward wandered away.
He was taken with hemorrhage from
the lungs and died alone. An inquest
was held, but no autopsy was necessary.
His friends were notified and are expect
ed to take the body this afternoon.
As G. X. Quill, wife, boy and daughter
were driving into Sauk Center, recently
with load of wheat from Lake George,
and as they were crossing the Great
Northern track, the freight due here at
about p. m. backed into the wagon,
breaking it all to pieces, throwing the
women out on one side and the man and
boy on the other side of the track. No
one was hurt The team ran away with
ont injury to either horse. John Howard,
claim agent of the railroad company, paid
$40 to settle the matter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
lumbian celebration could not agree upon

lumbian celebration could not agree upon
verdict and were discharged.
Mrs. Michael Biergo, wife of wealthy
farmer, residing near Barnard, north of
st. Joseph, Mo-, suddenly became insane,
sprang from her bed, seized razor and
nearly severed the head of her FIVE
months-old babe, killing it instantly, She
then cut her own throat, dying almost
instantly.
A big seizure of "green goods has been
made at Bridgeport, Conn. There We're
24,000 circulars, three in each envelope,
addressed to 5000 individuals all over
the country, Besides the circulars the
seizure included the entry books, "steer-
ing" books, and what is perhaps most in
teresting, complete list of the victims
who have been swindled by the gang.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
Friday, May 10.

J. III. Baker. who was arrested at Bar
trum on the charge of abduction, is being
tried before Justice Sibley. The warrant
was sworn out by his wife.
The barn at the residence of Thomas
Johnsrud at Montevideo was burned
down this afternoon loss about $50;
insured.
The contract for erecting the new
school building in Northfeld has been
awarded to Leech & Mcleod of Ntinne-
upolis. The bid was $G,957, including
everything but heating apparatus.
The body of an unknown man was
found by Ed Stevens Mt his farm, five
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
Found Dend I'm He'd.

Pipestone, Mimi, Special, May 23.-Mrs.
Maria Ozmun, wife of the late Abram o.
mum and stepmother of Aaron Ozmun, of
Farwell, Ozmun & Kirk Of st. Paul, was
city this morning. The cause Is attributed
to fright caused by the terrific storm Of
perament. She was seventy-two years of
age, and leaves three children-Edward and
Charles, who are married and reside in st.
Paul. and Ella, who lives at Colorado
Springs, ''".'
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
An Insane Mother,s Trenxy.

sc. Joseph, Mo-, May 20.-Last night Mrs.
Michael Biergo, wife Of a wealthy farmer re-
siding near Bernard, north Of this city, sud-
denly became Insane, sprang from her bed,
seized u razor and nearly severed the head
of her five-months-old babe, killing 1t in
stantly. She then cut her own throat, dying
almost instantly
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
siam I. Renresented.

Washington, May 23.-The list of foreign
nations represented at Washington has been
increased by the establishment Of Siamese
legation. Phra Suriva, the secretary of the
Siamese legation at London, has been deslg-
mated by his government to act as charge
d'affaires ad nterim. He is in the city and
will represent Siam until q minister Is ap-
DOiYltad
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
WISCONSIN w. c. #. U,

Eau Claire, Wis, Special, May 23.-Del-
egates are arriving tonight for the state
convention of the Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance union, which meets tomorrow.
dent. arrived to-day, and the executive COM
mittee met tonight.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
Rotation I'm the Navy.

Washington, May 23.-Secretary Herbert
has announced that the policy of the navy
department in future will be to relieve the
officers who have held feet commands for
over three years and give the other officers
an opportunity to see the admirals' pennants
over their own SuuadronS.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
GherardI I'm Command.

Washington, May 20. = 1t has been
practically determined that Rear Ad-
miral Gherardi will be assigned to COM
mand of the New York navy yard, re-
lieying Commodore Erhen, who will be
sion aud be sent to the European station.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
FIamea at winnIpen.

Winnipeg, May 23.-The Buckle company
printing establishment was burned to-day.
Loss, $4,000. The block in which 1t was
located on Princess street was damaged to
the extent of 5000, and other firms lose In
the aggregate by water and smoke $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-25
A Reconstructed Cabinet.

Rome, May q. - Signor GIolitti has
agreed to reconstruct the cabinet, with
Senator Gagliardo as minister of finance,
and Senator Canonico as minister of
justice, Signor Grimaldi will remain
minister of the treasury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04
BASE BALL.

1t is announced that the Hoyokes and
Northamptons will cross bats here next
Thursday.
O'Connor, the Dartmouth twirler. has
joined the Philadelphia. In his first game
yesterday he filled the bases in the first
inning and was then taken out of the box.
The Northamptons have won three out
of four games in the Holyoke series.
O'Neill, Norton, Bowers, Ranney. Fitz-
maurice and Hickey were with the Holy
okes in one game but the Northamptons
won.
Larry Twitchell of Macon, Ca, has
broken the worlds record on a long throw.
He threw 1875 yards, feet and inches.
Hatfield, his only competitor, threw 1873
yards.
Henry Burrell has been released by
Wilkesbare. Burrell is evidently in poor
form this season. Last year he was one
of the star twrlers of the Western league,
the second strongest organization in the
country.
Collopy has batting average of PA. a
fielding average of $40, and has stolen 81
bases. He is one of the 20 heavy hitters
of the California league, and ranks eighth
in base running.
ne sporting news observes tnat "PrOf.
Abbey of Macon will have to 90 to Chica-
go. He will be sadly missed i'm the Macon
team. Abbey is first-class pitcher. He
and George Cross of Charleston are hard
to punish
Bannon has been released by ST. Louis.
His hitting and base running were of the
phenomenal order, but he sustained an in
jury that would incapacitate him for some
time and Won der Abe told him that he
could 60. Bannon will have no difficulty
in securing an engagement
The Sporting News of St. Louis saws:
Tommy Dowd is to he given a much
needed rest. He injured his shoulder in
the recent Cincinnati game and is all out
of whack. By the way, Tommy is playing
great ball this season, and is fast coming
to the front as one of the best outfielders
of the league
The value of Ranney as ball player is
determined by the fact that he has been
sought for by several of the leading national
league teams and offered the limit in salary.
says the HolyOke Transcript. But he has
steadily refused the offers. He has a
standing engagement to play one game
week on Saturdays, for Caremont, n. H.,
and for which he receives $50 game. Be
sides all this, Archie Ranney is gentleman
on and OFF the field.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

The grounds and buildings of Vermont
Academy are under the hands of workmen
for needed repairs. DIR, Williams is at the
Worlds Fair.
Mr. j, T. Howard and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank w. Willard of Newton
Centre, Mass, are spending their vacation
at John Gravess.
After an absence of several years, Mr..
Edwin Foster is at home with his daugh-
ter, sister, and mother. Miss Edith Fos-
ter has a handsome gold watch as one
beautiful evidence of her fathers visit.
Messrs. Tower, Simonds and Pierce re-
turned on Saturday from their two weeks
camping on the coast of Maine, near
Georgetown. They found good fishing and
bathing, and had a fine time generally.
Rev. William Randall, now of California
and formerly the pastor of the Baptist
church of this village, has been for a few
days visiting his former people. His son
William will enter Brown university this
fall.
After thirteen years of faithful service
Mrs. NJ. j. Clark resigns her position as
teacher of the primary school. Mrs. Clark
has endeared herself to the whole com
munity in these years of loving labor for
the children For several months Mrs.
Clark has been with her mother at Athens.
On Tuesday her mother, Mrs Lucy Clark,
passed away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04
A Fair Haven Sensation.
Did Miss Eva Shaw Die from the Effects
OF MRlpractIcel---Tvvo Arrests Made.

The people of Fair Haven are very much
excited over the death of Miss Eva II
shaw and the subsequent Developments.
MISS SHAW came TO Fair Haven from San
Francisco about year ago to visit rela-
yves. She was % years old, a Young
woman OF remarkable beauty and of win
nlng manners, and soon became a favorite
III falr Haven society. Her engagement
10 H. II. Pitkin, young business man of
the town, was announced some time AGO
ana Their marriage was set for August !.
Miss Shaw suddenly left Fair Haven July
~, ana soon sensational reports We're cir
culated regarding the cause of her depart-
ure, She died Sunday, July %, at the
house OF Mrs Lorraine Gould, Baxter street
Rutland DR.. Hanrahan was called 10 see
her short time before she died, Health
Officer Stearns issued burial permit Mon
day, giving the cause of her death as chol-
era morbus and heart disease The body
was taken 10 Fair Haven Tuesday night TO
her relatives there. There was. however.
an autopsy Tuesday morning by Drs.
Stearns and Thomson.
Ugly rumorS soon spread about the case
and last week Thursday States ATTORNEY
Jones began an investigation. He went
10 Fair Haven with DR.. Senton and found
the body at the home of Geo. Manchester.
There DR.. Senton and Dr. Manchester of
Pawlet made another autopsy and removed
parts of the body.
On the strength of the autopsy Mrs.
Gould was arrested Saturday charged with
malpractice which resulted in the death of
Miss Shaw. Mrs Gould pleaded not guilty
and was placed under $500 bonds to await
examination today. Young Mr.. Pitkin of
Fair Haven was also arrested, charged with
procuring and counseling malpractice.
de pleaded not guilty and was put under
S2oOO bonds for examination August II.
Mrs. Gould is a widow about 6S wears
old. She has lived in Rutland about 20
years and has borne a bad reputation
among her neighbors.
The maximum penalty for malpractice
resulting in death is 20 years imprison-
ment and the minimum five years. The
same penalty is provided for procuring or
counseling such an operation.
The Albany journal, which has devoted
much space to the case, states that when
Miss Shaw left Fair Haven she said she
was going to western New York; that
when in Rutland she telegraphed the Young
man For Gods sake come to me-" that
the body was brought from Rutland to
Fair Haven in an ordinary conveyance, aud
that the team was 36 hours in going the
10 miles; that Miss Shaws father has re-
Gently lost his fortune, etc.
The result of the investigations will be
watched with great interest by the people
of Fair Haven and vicinity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

General orders No. IA, referred to in The
Phoenix last week, give the following list
of members of the local companies who
have resigned during the year:
Estey Guard-Sergeant, Henry Knight :
corporals, j. d. Perry, Louis Henkel, Thos.
McNeigh; privates, 4. L. Webster, Geo
F. Roberts, Geo. II. Hughes, F. V. Clark,
L. +. Barber, w. j. Cam, Linn d. Tay-
lor, Charles Colt, c. A. Taylor, F. j. Nor
rill w. A. Davenport, E. f. Barber, |. NJ
Nealy, Geo. Spafford, Harry A. Webster
Fuller Battery-Sergeant, Geo. O. Fall ;
privates, Thomas Ferriter, c. II. Moran,
NJ. \. Merrifield, F. II. Scott, Charles
Brockington, l.. d. LOOMS, T. O. Parkes,
A. d. Benson, w. F. Brockway, F. 5.
Ellis, Geo. +. Allen, John Cain, J. r.
Perry, w. II. Farmer, Frank Stoddard,
Geo. p. Aher, Geo. II. Piper, W. A.
Aherns, /. p. c. Bickford, +. G. Clark,
c. II. Clyfton, AXel johnson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04
STATIONS RIVER.

Sidney E. Bailey is at home for his
yearly visit.
Lieut.. Gatchel and son are visiting at
Pawtucket, r. l.
Several men are at work upon the foun-
dations of the new Frost block.
Mrs. McCullom and Miss Mabel are at
home from their trip to Arlington, this
state
Miss Katie Phelps of Northampton,
Mass, is visiting her aunts, the Misses
Cobb.
Mrs. Harry Anderson of New York city
came home on Tuesday for a visit of some
weeks.
The frequent showers of late lend won
drous freshness and beauty to all the land
scape.
Walter Glynn and family returned this
week from several days vacation al Proc
torsville.
Mr., and Mrs. John Alexander are away
on a trip of two weeks to Northern Yer
mont and Canada.
Colin Lake has bought Mrs. Shows
place. Mrs. Snow will move to one of
Scofield's tenements.
A few days since a son came TO gladden.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Austin.
Congratulations are in order.
Mrs. Frost and Phebe, Mrs. Ella Walker
and Hattie went Thursday to visit the
Butterfelds on Lake Memphremagog.
Mrs. Carrie b. Neil and daughter Eliza
beth from Buffalo, n. Y, came Monday
for two months stay at Maple Grove.
Wednesday afternoon party of children,
with merry sports and ample refreshments,
celebrated the birthday of Harry and Nellie
Wright.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-04

Science has disproved the rural belief
that thunder sours milk. 1t is now known
that the sluring results from fungus
growth, and that this fungus is peculiarly
fatal to nursing children. The oldtime ru-
raj belief was that the conclusion from
thunder acted mechanically upon the milk.
and first soured and then solidihed it. The
theory is a plausible one, easily derived
from observing one set of facts without
knowing about the existence of others
more important to the situation. 1t hap
pens that milk does sour during or lust
after thunder storms, because the atmOs-
pheric conditions then prevailing are usu-
ally of a kind favorable to the rapid de-
velopment of the fungus growth that sours
milk.
A witty writer has said that life would
be endurable if it were not for the month
of August Romance provides the best
possible means for making one forget the
discomforts of the dog-day season, its Au-
gust issue being model Midsummer
number A feature is made Of the re-
markable tales of Polish and Hungarian
writers.