The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
Saturday, June 3.

Mitchell & McClure's tug Savage was
destroyed by fire at the company's dock
at West Duluth last night. Loss, $1,000.
The barn ard contents of Mrs. He'll
ards brewery at Jordon was consumed
by fire at noon to-day. The loss is esti.
mated at $500 to $500 damages.
G. w. Westerson purchased the Ennis
roller mill and surrounding property at
Hastings, some twenty-four and a half
acres, form J. A. Ennis to-day for
$40, 500.
William Scar, aged twenty-five, a single
man, was found dead in the town of
Milford, near Sleepy Eye, last evening
He went hunting and accidently shot
himself through the head.
Incendiaries fired the granary belonging
to Emil Peterson, three miles east of
Heron Lake, and burned 300 bushels of
grain. Warrants are out for the sus-
pected ps rites. There was no insurance
on the building nor contents.
There is quite a sensation at Pelican
Rapids over the disappearance of Alice
Smith, n foLrteen-year-old child who has
been living with Mrs. NJ. J. Blaisdell for
the last five years. She went to bed Sun
day night and Mrs. Blaisdell found her
gone in the morning. Some one has alb
Quoted her.
1t is reported at Saltwater on good au-
thority that Thomas O'Connor, the life
convict released from prison some weeks
ago, has not given up the intention of
bringing heavy suit against ex-GoV.
Merriam for false Imprisonment, but that
he has secured an attorney and that the
papers are being prepared in Hudson,
Wis, where O'Connor now resides. He
will demand damages in the sum Of
$25,O00.
Sunday, June 4.
A span of large horses, harness, a
light wagon and three blankets were
stolen from Peter Lawson, of Bath town.
ship, near Albert Lea.
Game Warden Farnham brought to
Fergus Falls three Finlanders and thirty
nets to-day The Finlanders, who were
netting in Rush Lake, were held to the
grand jury.
A. Kohner. a barber of Frazee City,
was arrested and brought to Detroit
| charged with indecent assault on the
eighty year-old girl of T. Mahlen. He
gave bonds for his appearance at the
June term of court.
Gus Heintz, laborer, while walking
home after a drunken spree at Rochester,
was run over by the west-bound freight
| at o'clock this morning east of the in
sane hospital. The top of his skull was
| almost cut away. He was forty years
old and unmarried.
Wednesday Hugh O'Donnell, farmer
| living a few miles east of Rushford,
while engaged with his son in dFiying
posts, was accidently struck on the head
| with sledge hammer and suffered a
| fracture of the skull. He is uncon-
scious and Is fatally injured.
Eddie My ers, who six months ago re-
| ceived a sentence of thirty days in the
county Jail at Winona for attempting to
cut the throat of Mrs, J. G, Schneider,
attempted last night to kill Mr.. Schneider,
| using a brick for weapon. He had been
arrested, and being insane, will probably
be sent to Rochester.
A boy fourteen years old, by the name
of Charlie Quist, two miles southeast OF
Cannon Falls, was burning brush on some
new breaking near the road when a
tramp came along and asked the boy S
name, and when told he walked up to the
boy, took hold of him and threw him
head first into the fire. He afterwards
took to the woods The boy ia reported
badly burned and Ia In danger of losing
his life. A posse Of men were organized
here who have started to hunt up the
tramp.
Edward Rooney went to sleep in the
waiting room of the st. Paul & Duluth
depot Carleton while waiting for train,
James Conley, assisted by James Garden
er and William Douprey, went through
him and stole his watch, all his money,
his baggage checks and his keys. The
watch was recovered and the men were
arrested. examined and held to the dis
trict court. Rooney lives at Oakes,
n. d.