Morris tribune., 1893-09-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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! John Tobin, Minneapolis linens i
was electrocuted while at work.
Winona has just finished putin
down $11S,00O worth of brick paving.
While boring well at Stephen
strong flow of natural gas was struck
| Burglars secured large quantity o
cutlery from G. E, Bondy's hardware
stare at Eyota.
The farmers cooperative elevator a
Lewiston is shipping its grain to 81.
Louis this year.
Minneapolis mills ground 241, 700 bar
rels of -four last week, the largest
amount in their history.
The next quadrennial national con-
vention of the Sons of Hermann will be
held at New Ulm in 1897.
The Fair Haven creamery, built three
years ago by a corporation at cost OF
$1,000, burned last week.
A flowing well, with mineral proper
ties, said to be of great medicinal value,
has been struck at Buffalo
w. Fl. Adams of Minneapolis has
been elected supreme commander of the
Select Knights, A. 0. q. W.
The Bethel boat at the foot of Sibley
street, St. Paul, which was destroyed
by fire some weeks since, has been re-
built.
Joseph Hoy and Dick Kennedy quar-
relied at Minneapolis saloon. Ken
nedy shot Hoy twice, inficting fatal
injuries
The postofice at Oak Grove, Anoka
county, has been discontinued It's
patrons will hereafter get their mail at
St. Francis
A sneak thief stole the trousers of
James Quinlivan, st. Cloud restau-
rant and hotel man. They contained
roll amounting to 81, 17U.
The board of regents has let the con-
tract for building the new state univer-
sity library building and assembly hall
to Pike g Cook for $13S. 701.
Governor Nelson has appointed Rob-
ert Jamison of Minneapolis judge of
the Hennepin county district court, in
place of Judge Hooker, deceased.
The state auditor will hold sales Of
state lands at Aitkin, Aitkin county,
Wednesday, Nov. 10, and at Mora,
Kennabec county, Saturday, Nov. IL.
Jennie Mehl, daughter of Eugene
Mehl, until lately proprietor of the
Ryan hotel at ST. Paul, has married
negro elevator attendant named Robin
son.
Fred Campbell, junior member of the
firm of Boyd, Byone & Campbell, Mon
treal, has committed suicide He was
charged with smuggling goods into the
United States.
The Red river drainage commission
has awarded the contract for opening
Sand Hill and Tamarac rivers, thrown
up last week by Mr.. Webb, to A. G.
Rhinehart of Crookston.
The Hennepin county grand jury has
returned an indictm ent against Vice
President Streeter of the Guarantee
Loan company from grand larceny. It
is said other officers of the company
will be indicted later.
j. Fl. Burwell, formerly president of
the State Agricultural society and
manager of the firm of Mast, Buford
& Burwel1 of ST. Paul, recently as
signed, has been sued for an overdraft
of his accounts with the firm to the
amount of $500
Two robbers held up w. T. Barker,
deputy sheriff, IN charge Of the Carlton
County bank at Carlton, while the
cashier was at dinner, securing about
$50 in silver. They held pursuers at
bay with revolvers until they reached
the woods.
Cunningham, the man who swindled
express agents in the southern part Of
the state by representing himself as
travelling auditor, was caught at Lyle,
where he tried to work the same game.
AT that place he had secured a partner
who was going to check up the freight
business.
Judge Dickinson of the state supreme
court mas resigned to take effect Oct. /.
His successor, Judge Buck, will be ap-
pointed to serve out the unexpired
time. This is done that there may be
no break in the term, which begins
Oct. and continues until after Judge
Dickinson's term would expire by law.
Last week man whose name is sup
posed to be M. NJ. Shepard, and whose
profession was probably that of crook,
while being pursued by a mob near
Perham, shot himself through the head.
The coroner's inquest revealed the fact
that he had been shot in the leg by one
Of his pursuers, Henry Holdt, Jr., and
would likely have died from this wound
had he not killed himself.
The st. Paul and Duluth Railway
has filed its answer in the
suit to reduce coal rates with the rail-
way and warehouse commission. The
company admits that $1.5O is charged
FOR hauling ton of anthracite coal
from Duluth to st. Paul or sMinneapo-
lis, but alleges that any reduction of
the tariff would prevent the railroad
from earning substantial income.