The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-28
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

A farmers institute was held at Car
yer last week.
The postoffice at Merritt, st. Louis
county, has been discontinued.
j. J. Meiggs, the second of the St.
Paul bank robbers. was found guilty.
The Mason block and contents at Du-
luth was damaged 100000 by fire last
week.
Fire destroyed the New England House
and large store building adjoining at
Red Lake Falls.
The earnings of the state grain inspec-
ton for November are SIG, O16.65, as re-
ported by Inspector Clausssn.
E. L. Sparly of Watson was found
dead in his room, apparently from suf-
location, caused by lamp stove.
Legal action has been begun against
the Twin City Railway company to
compel it to vestibule its street cars.
Wolf & King of Duluth have secured
contract from the Empire Coal COM
pany to build railroad Is miles long in
Kentucky.
Sergeant Gustafson of the Minneapolis
police force, was stabbed by Walter
Fewer, whom he was arresting, and was
dangerously wounded.
A 3.year-old daughter of William
Gaeen of Caledonia fell into kettle Of
boiling water, from the effects of which
she died in few hours.
Justice Buck of the supreme court de-
cided in the coal combine case that men,
bers of the legislature are not exempt
from service of summons.
David L. How, for 25 years past cash
Ter of the First National bank of Shake
I Lee, CT mmitted suicide by shooting him
self through the head. Financial
troubles the cause.
Public Examiner Kenyon has sent out
call for statement of the condition of
banks, Dec. 10, and the call to national
banks for similar statement is being
made by the controller of the currency.
The president has signed the joint res
olution for the protection of those par
ties who have heretofore been allowed
to make entries for lands within the
former Mile Laos Indian reservation in
Minnesota.
Pasquale Ferraro, an Italian living on
the upper flats near the Smith avenue
bridge, st. Paul, was murdered shortly
after midnight Wednesday by Gelsi-
mino Magliono, another Italian. Mag
liono escaped but was captured later in
tee night.
Governor Nelson has sent instructions
to the fish and game commission to keep
very strict watch of people who are kill.
ing big game in violation of the law.
The governor makes an exception Of poor
people who depend largely ON fish for
their winter subsistence. The especial
complaint is against the killing Of moose,
which are growing very scarce.
Because of an error in the advance
! notice to stockholders the annual meet
ing of the Duluth and Winnipeg road,
held here Dec. Is, at which full board
clared illegal and void. A new call has
been issued for a meeting Jan. IL, 1894
1t is likely the same directors will be
chosen as were selected at the recent
meeting.
The syth quarterly statement of the
finances of the state correctional and
charitable institutions was received from
the printer by Mr.. Hart. The table
showing the pauper population of the
st tie shows 5,444 for the present year,
against 1850 in 1892 and 5,439 in 1891.
This statement, however, has practically
no tearing on the financial stringency,
as >" f& ures were all taken in June,
the conditions had become gen.
eral.
Fall River Dividends.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 25.-The list
| of yearly dividends of the Fall River