Morris tribune., 1893-12-06
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Minnesota has $1.s55565t4 cash in
the treasury.
Congressman Boon favors taxing in
comes above SO, 900.
Montgomery has new paper, the lie
Sueur County Record.
Wallblom g. Thorsell, house furnish
ers, st. Paul, have assigned.
r. P. Upton, for 40 years prominent
citizen of Minneapolis, is dead,
Edwin M. Wright, city attorney and
the pioneer citizen of Fergus Falls, is
dead.
Captain Jacob Manner, one of the
pioneers of Minnesota, died at st. Paul
last week.
Five boys skated into an open place on
Lake Crystal, and one, Henry Myers,
was drowned.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Furlong
says that $1,000 of the state appropria-
ton will be left.
Ashby, which suffered so severely
from fire few days since, is already be-
ginning to rebuild.
The Scott County bank of Jordan has
filed its certificate of organization with
the state bank examiner.
Scheig and Floyd, the Minneapolis
bank embezzlers, sailed Saturday from
Southampton in charge of officers.
The Graceville Enterprise, which has
lately been edited by Doc Robertson, has
been sold to Andrew Sammon.
A 2-year-old daughter of Daniel Stokes
of Clearwater, Mimi, met death by fall
ing. head first into pail of boiling water,
Superintendent Porter of the Worth
ington public schools is to be arrested
for whipping child until the blood ran.
Bank Superintendent Kenyon has au-
thorized the Scott County bank of Jor-
dan, with capital stock of $4,000, to
do business.
Secretary Stramberg of the State
Farmers Alliance says the annual con-
vention will probably be held at Mime
apolis, Jan. Z.
Congressman Baldwin will introduce
bill to extend the mining laws to
Minnesota, on account of the Rainy Lake
gold discoveries.
Minneapolis has an abduction mys-
terry. A girl named Westerfeld was
caught, but was released after a short
time, proving to be the wrong girl.
Thirty boys at the Winona normal
school were suspended because they re-
fused to stop parting their hair in the
middle. They were taken back on prom
Using to reform.
Governor Nelson has honored requi,
sition from Governor Altgeld of Illinois
for Robert Hallett, who was arrested at
Minneapolis and is wanted for grand
larceny at Chicago.
Albert R. Kosanke was found dead In
his harness shop at Little Falls. His
month was gagged and his skull crushed.
His watch was taken, the till tapped and
his pockets emptied.
Grain Inspector Clausen has made his
annualireport. There was deficit last
year, owing to the reduction Of inspecz
ton fees. He recommends that the fees
be raised to the former figures.
The Twin City Street Railway COM
pany has announced reduction In the
rate of wages to II cents per hour, with
the proviso that if business picks up the
old schedule of IS and 90 cents will be
restored.
An abstract, nearly complete, of the
letters Of General Sibley to his wife has
been found among the Sibley papers. AS
the letters themselves contained valuable
historical matter, which it would involve
much trouble to arrange, the finding of
this abstract simplifes the work greatly.
The state auditor has issued warrants
in payments for the bounty for tree
planting at the rate of $3.50 per acre.
There are 1854 farmers entitled to war
rants, and the total amount of the pay
ment is SIG, 703.31. The largest amount
paid in one county is $3,684.47, which is .
the share of Renville county.
The st. Paul Globe says sensational
rumor is current that J. Fl. Burke will
sue the Guaranty Lean company for
81 900, 900 on account of books and pa.
pers alleged to have been stolen in Chi
cago and which are said to contain in
criminaGng evidence against men
charged with crookedness in Guaranty
Loan deals.