Morris tribune., 1893-09-13

MINNESOTA NEWS.


vicinity of Hinckley.
The Lutheran seminary at st. Pau
HAS dedicated Sunday.
The famous ''Faribault plan'' is I
thing of the past at Faribault.
Aitkin county will build a bridge
across the Mississippi at Aitkin.h
The American Waterworks associa
ton will meot in Minneapolis next
year.
The Citizens State bank of Monte
video viii apply for national bank
charter.
Charles White has been indicted fo1
the murder of Harry WalraYen at
Mankato.
Three horses belonging to John
Lundquist were crematod in fire at
Winthrop.
Burglars spoiled the safe in the Mil
waukee depot at Cannon Falls, but got
no money.
William Weyl, sr., an ex-member of
VIC lSStSAdthIS3 O1oO dG GOhSuSuL VI
heart disease.
Daniel j, Collins, agent of the Great
Western at Kenyon, is short $1,000.
He played the horses at ST. Paul.
Judge Williams, formerly state rail-
road commissioner, was married at
Fergus Falls last week to Miss Helen
| A, Westoyer.
Elias c. Wennett of Willmar has
been appointed cadet at the naval
academy in place of Cadet Risbland,
who failed to pass.
Lizzie Marty, daughter of Month
cello blacksmith, was found dead on a
bridge at st. Cloud. She had evidently
suicided by taking poison.
At Princeton Judge Baxter denied
the motion for a change Of venue in the
famous pine case of the state of Mime
sofa VS.. G. A. Smith 6 Co.
Five car loads of seal skins from the
Pacific coast were shipped from st.
Paul Friday, destined for London. The
value Of the cargo is $275, 900.
Fire destroyed $40, 600 worth of farm
property, including several horses and
5000 to 10, 900 bushels of wheat owned
by Putnam & Nickolls at Tintah.
The Red River drainage commission
has let contract for the removal of
800, 900 cubic yards of material from the
Tamarack and Sand Hill rivers.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Mil
ler has sent a special examiner to.
Winona to investigate the matter Of
reinstating the internal revenue district
there.
At Candy Saturday fire destroyed
twenty business houses and six resi-
dences, leaving but one business house
in the town. The total loss was about
5000, 900.
The three suspended national banks
at Mankato resumed Thursday. On
the opening day they received an ex-
cess of deposits over Withdrawals of
100000
Burglars broke open the safe of the
st. Paul chief of police last Sunday
night. It is not known what was
taken. The matter was kept quiet
several days.
The supreme court has decided that
the City of St. Paul is responsible for
damages by the West Side flood little
over year ago, which was the result
of bursting reservoir.
The Minnesota insurance commits
sioner has admitted the Northern City
Fire Insurance company of Duluth. It's
authorized capital is $500, 900, and it's
paid up capital stock 5000, 900.
NJ. J. Bofferding, cashier of the Bank
of Minneapolis, whose paying teller
Phillip NJ Scheig, absconded a few
days ago, committed suicide by shoot
ing. Temporary insanity is alleged.
At shakopee, Mimi, the S-year-old
son of John Jardine got hold of re-
volver, He didn't know it was loaded,
pulled the trigger and shot himself
through the heart, dying instantly.
The wedding of Francois Marie
Arteaud Compte du Forrest Of Paris to
Miss Gertrude Manner, daughter Of
Captain Manner, well known resident
of ST. Paul, is announced to take place
next week.
The Minneapolis railroad discrimina-
tion cases will be heard in the federal
court at Washington Sept. 90. The
point involved is whether the in ter
state commerce commission has power
to compel railroads to obey it's orders.
State superintendent Pendergast re-
ports that the edition of 1900 of free
text book registers is exhausted and he
has given an order for a second edition.
This shows that the schools of the
state are very generally adopting the
free text book plan, as one register is
sufficient for each school.
Judge Lewis of Duluth has made
ruling that the custom of magistrates
accepting waiver of examination and
thereupon holding prisoners to the
grand jury is illegal. He says that to
hold prisoner for indictment the
state must show the prisoner guilty.
This cannot be done when the record
shows only waiver. The point has
never before been raised in Minnesota.
AT LIE Sueur Judge Caldwell rendered
a decision in favor of the holders
of elevator tickets as against the
assignee of the defunct Bank of
LIE Sueur The two elevators were
by E. r. Smith, presi-
dent of the bank. Twenty thousand
bushels of wheat in the elevators were
turned in as assets of the bank, and
there was a shortage of "a, 600 bushels.
The wheat was ordered sold and the
proceeds divided among the ticket hold
srs. An attempt will be made to make
the balance of the shortage preferred
credit.
DuLCTH, sept. 9-That the Lake
Superior consolidated mine is not to
have its own way in the ore trade is