Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-12-13
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Minneapolis police are making war on
wine rooms.
st. Paul police are rounding up mirror
professional criminals.
The celebrated Lanesboro wheat case
hes been compromised.
st. Paul underwriters are taking steps
20 organize salvage corps.
Salaries of st. Paul firemen, cut some
months since, have been restored.
A new water company, the Alta
monte, has been incorporated at Duluth.
John Welter of Little Falls has been
formally charged with the murder of
Kosanke.
Senator O'Brien's string of running
horses, 90 in number, are quartered at
Lakeland
The next session of the Minnesota edi-
torial convention will be held at ST. Paul
Feb. 10 and 16.
1t is reported that the First National
and the Citizens bank of Princeton will
consolidate Jan /.
The Indians of Fon du Lac reservation
are dividing $4,000 in good American
pale faced dollars.
Ten thousand pounds of meat were
given to the poor of st. Paul last week
by one packing firm. A like amount
will be donated each week.
Senator Dedon of the pine land ipves-
tigating committee says the work Of re.
assessing Itasca county will be CONF
pleted by the end of this month.
At st. Cloud the jury in the case Of
Mrs. Margaret J. Mitchell against w.
B. and c. s. Mitchell for trespass re-
turned verdict for 1000. 1t will be
appealed.
At Duluth Judge Aver of the probate
court decided the Hulett will case ad.
versely to Hulett's housekeeper, Mrs.
Lucy Pomeroy. An appeal will likely
be taken.
After Is minutes deliberation the jury
in the case of Mrs. Caroline Hall, on
trial at Center City for the murder Of
her mother .in-law, returned verdict of
not guilty.
State Labor Commissioner Powers is
investigating the failure of the Twin
City Railway company to vestibule its
cars, in accordance with the laws passed
last winter.
The St. Paul Trust company will APP
peal to the district court the decision Of
the probate judge in the matter of tho
order directing the payment OF interest
on the Kittson estate funds.
The Fillmore County Farmers ALI
ance has discovered that in this state
trust binding Irvine is sold as low as
that made at the penitentiary, but in
other states it is sold at higher figure.
The North American Accident associa-
ton of Chicago, of which F. A. Merrill,
former superintendent of the Eastern
Minnesota railroad, was insured for
$4,000, has refused to pay the amount.
Citizens of Lamberton are endeavor-
ing to have Redwood county divided
north and south, attaching few town.
ships from Cottonwood county and
forming new county, with Lamberton
as the county seat.
The railroad and warehouse commits
sion has denied the petition of the North
ern Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul, Chicago and Northwestern and
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway company to intervene
in the case of Elias Stevenson VS.. the
Great Northern Railway company.
The Minnesota Chapter of the Sons of
the Revolution has elected the following
officers: President, Charles Phelps
Noyes, st. Paul; vice president, Rt.
Rev. Fl. B. Whipple, Faribault; secre-
tary, Rukard Hurd, St. Paul; treasurer,
George G. Squires, st. Paul. Rev. Ed
ward P. Ingersoll, D. D., st. Paul, was
selected as chaplain.