Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.

GAINESVILLE is to have a new floul
mill.
A steamer has been launched on Lake
Crystal.
Fire destroyed two stores at New
Prague.
The State Medical association was in
session at Minneapolis last week.
DR.. C. E. Mum, Chinese inspector al
Duluth, has been asked to resign.
The state sangerfest was held in st.
Paul Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The yearly meeting OF the Free Will
Baptists of Minnesota was held at Wi
mona last week.
The Order of Royal Clans of the
United States and Canada held its an
nual convention at Duluth last week.
The G. A. r. encampment at Madelia
closed three days entertainment with
a sham battle There were 5000 people
in attendance.
Crack oarsmen from Cornell and
Pennsylvania universities have begun
training at Lake Minnetonka for the
regatta there next month.
Lewis Hallett was convicted of high
way robbery at Buford. He, in COM
pany with one Riggs, robbed an old
man near Monticello last fall.
Brainerd is excited over the finding
of Chinaman'S corpse on the floor of a
rivals laundry. He had been horribly
butchered Three Cinnamon are under
| arrest.
Minnesota postmas ters: p. A. Shaugh-
messy, Assumption. Carver county; E.
A. Thoele, Gaylord, Sibley county;
Gertrude Haverstead, Wangs, Goodhue
county.
Judge Brill of Ramsey county has
decided that the killing of a man by
another does not preclude the recovery
on policy of an accident insurance
company
The robber who went through the
Northern Pacific sleeper between Wa
dena and Perham has been caught at
Frazee. He was taken to Fergus Falls
for hearing.
By the time Minnesota grain is ready
to cut the prison binding twine factory
will have manufactured not less than
1000, 900 pounds, and many orders have
already been filled.
The Minnesota Iron company, operat-
ing the Chandler and Minnesota mines,
near Tower, has laid off 800 men. De.
preston in the iron market and no sales
of ore are the causes.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission have selected a site for the
new state elevator at Duluth. 1t will
be upon Minnesota Point and facing
the elevators already there.
Six sons of respectable and well to do
Minneapolis people have been arrested
for theft. They formed a gang which
has committed many small burglaries.
1t is said that they have confessed.
The Hennepin county grand jury has
been stirring up the Minneapolis fire
department, and its report thereon is
most scathing document and severe
rebuke of the methods of the present
management.
Not long ago dog at Newport, near
st. Paul, terrorized the inhabitants and
bit several COWS and other domestic
animals. Thursday four of these COWS
thus bitten went mad, and the excite
ment has been intensified by this latest
Development
Seth Clear Eyes is dead. He was the
young Sioux Indian on his way from
Philadelphia to his native home in
Montana, who cut his throat at the
Union depot in ST. Paul some months
ago He was taken to St. Joseplls
hospital, where he has been ever since.
He died of consumption, superinduced
by the wound in his throat.
A decision of considerable interest to
sportsmen has been rendered in the
Ramsey county district court. Judge
Otis refused to grant an injunction at
the suit of Uri L. 1amprey against Ed
ward Heimbach and others, who shot
ducks from boats and decoys on the
property of one Arth. Although Mr..
Lamprey owns most of the land about
the lake, the court holds that that does
not give him exclusive privileges in the
game thereabouts, as the waters of the
lake are public property, and others
have privileges therein.
At Mankato Thursday night son of
President Soaring of the Normal school
shot man whom he supposed was a
burglar. It turned out afterward that
he had perforated the cheek of the hired
girls best fellow, who was standing at
one of the windows. II was the girl
herself who told young Soaring that
burglar was below. The victim claims
he had remained until 10 o'clock with
the girl, and being of jealous dispo-
sition, thought some other fellow was
after his sweetheart, and hid in the
bushes near the house to await devel-
opments, and was standing at the win.
dow when the girl up stairs first saw
him.