Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-14
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MINNESOTA NEWS.

| An unknown man was cut in two by
train at Worthington.
Southern minnesota Baptists held a
three days session at Brownsville last
week.
Michael Costello Of St. Paul was
dangerously stabbed in a fight with
tramps,
The safe in the postofice at Pleasant
Grove was broken open and about 500
taken.
The Allegory of the War will be re-
peated at st. Paul for the benefit Of
Fargo fire sufferers.
While j. Allsup was breaking with
five horses at Elsborough, Murray
county, a bolt Of lightning killed every
| horse.
June 20 has been set as the date for
the national convention Of the Sons and
Daughters Of the Revolution at st.
Paul.
Mankato shippers believe they are
being Disseminated against and have
complained to the railroad commits
| sioners.
A Seattle coroner's jury has decided
that Charles Defel of st. Paul, who
was reported to have been murdered,
shot himself.
At Chatfeld burglars broke into the
postofice and Fairbank e Williams
meat market and secured about SO and
some hams.
A train on the st. Paul and Duluth
ran over an unknown man near Rut-
ledge, who lay asleep on the track. His
body was horribly mangled.
An interstate meet of wheelmen at
Winona on July 3 and 4 has been ar
ranged by the Winona Cycle Track as
ISOLATION. Fifteen gold medals will be
hung up.
Emil Applehagen OF Duluth has re-
ceiYed a commission from President
Samuel Gompers as state organizer for
| the American Federation Of Labor in
Minnesota.
DR.. r. o. Sweeny, superintendent of
the United States fish hatchery at Du-
luth, has been acquitted of the charges
of Encouragement made against him
some time since.
Fire at Maple Lake destroyed the
Osborne g Mcmillan elevator, 81, 900
bushels of wheat, q horse, the Atlantic
Elevator company's fathouse, 1900
bushels Of wheat, and carload of
-four and millstuff.
Mrs. Daniel Young, wife Of Winona
hotelkeeper, was fatally burned Tues
day evening last She was subject to
fainting spells, and is supposed in one
of these to have knocked over lamp
by which she was sewing, She died in
a few hours,
Near Hastings two boys, Elmer Moss
and Eugene Kenney, sought shelter
from the rain under tree, which was
struck by lightning The Moss boy
was instantly killed, and the other boy
was rendered unconscious for few
moments and badly burned on his right
side and arm.
Olga Beier, aged IS, and her brother
Emil, years old. children OF August
Beier, were killed in Maple Grove
township, Hennepin county, during the
storm on Thursday. A brother, named
Henry, IA years of age, was with them,
but he escaped unhurt. the wind had
been blowing hard all day, but its fury
increased suddenly, AMI the children,
who were out on the farm, ran behind
a shed for shelter. They had no sooner
reached the place before q terrible gust
blew the shed down. :
Governor Nelson has appointed dele
gates to represent Minnesota in the in-
ternational congress Of charities, cor
rections and philanthrophy, to convene
in Chicago June IL to IS, inclusive.
The delegates are: Mrs J. P. Gribben,
Mrs. G.. E. Skinner, Mrs. Fl. 7. Drake,
Mrs. C. A. Bigelow, OF st. Paul; George
A. Bracket, Nelson Williams, George
D. Hall and Rev. NJ. Falk Gjertsen, Of
Minneapolis; Rev. Z. P. Ingersoll, Mrs.
Pascal Smith, Rev. S. G. Smith and
Judge Willis, Of st. Paul.
At the last session Of the legislature
$4,000 was appropriated FOR the use of
the state auditor in selecting lands to
fill the state institution grants, in
round numbers about 100000 acres.
These grants have to be filled from the
state swamp lands by selection from
even sections. State Auditor Biermann
has sent two cruisers, p K. Doe of
Duluth and P. H. Kirwan Of Olivia.
The other examiners are Nels Gran
berg, Emil Moody Of st. Paal; Nels
Elofson, Grove City; A. Hardole, Daw-
SOM Walter Gibbons, Rosemont; II.
Tegrous, Duluth, and M. Smidt, Tower.
Work has already begun,