Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-07-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Pipestone tow mills have
started up.
Tracey will have new school build.
ing, to GPst $4,000.
The State Historical society has en-
dorsed the goldenrod as the state flower.
Charley johnson whipped Billy
Hawkins at Minneapolis in six rounds.
The Mapleton bank is to increase its
stock and reorganize on the national
plan.
st. Paul plasters will strike July l
unless they get $3.50 per eight hours
work.
Bishop Gilbert of the Episcopal
church has gone to Europe for his
health.
At Chaska John Wonyohu was shot
and killed by the Rodmaker boys, who
mistook him for wolf or bear.
The soldiers sent to Leech Lake at the
time of the shooting of an Indian by DR..
Walker, have returned to Fort Shell
ing.
The Twin City Athletic club, at Min
neapolis, has given up the ghost The
Johnson-Hawkins fasco was the last
straw.
Charges of corrupt conduct and NAL
feasance have been brought against
Chief Runge of the Minneapolis fire
department.
The collection of customs duties at
st. Paul for June amounted 10 $14, 1000.
The internal revenue taxes collected
were $2l5, 5,O21.s2.
The plans for the Duluth elevator
have been approved by the governor,
and proposals for the erection will be
advertised for at once.
The report Of the state treasurer for
June shows credit balance of $2,017,-
SO9.99 to the various funds. The re-
funding tax fund has been overdrawn
So, ,689.54.
The supreme court has pronounced
the law passed last winter to allow
Minneapolis to issue additional court
house bonds unconstitutional. It was
held to be special legislation.
The judges of the respective districts
of the state are meeting at the state
capitol. The object is to secure uni
formity of practice throughout the
state, according to the law of 1878.
Jacob Martin, farmer living near
Morgan, shot five times at John Ditt-
burner near Dittburner's residence. The
cause of the shooting was divorce
granted to Martin from Dittburner's
daughter.
The survey Of the Mesaba range ex-
tension of the Duluth and Iron Range,
leaving the main line three miles west
of Two Harbors, is about completed.
The construction will probably be de-
ferred until finances are easier.
Register Nichols has prepared a sum-
mary of the unsold government lands
in the Duluth district. There are in
Aitkin county 26,880 acres; Carlton,
1860; Cook, 469, $50: Itasca, 1857, 300;
Lake, 1877, $50; st. Louis, 1907, 800
On account of the worlds fair AMI
the breaking down Of the auditorium
there will be no Waseca Chautauqua
this year. A new auditorium will be
built at cost of $5, 900 and next year
the assembly will be in full swing.
In the diocesan convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church at Fari-
bault it was voted to hold the next |
council in st. Paul. A committee of |
five was appointed to canvass concern
ing the endowment of new diocese to
report next year.
1t is likely that suits will soon be
brought i'll the courts of Kandiyohi
county to compel the stockholders in
the defunct Scandinavian Elevator
company to pay the debts of the con-
cern as the assignee George H. White,
has been unable to find any assets.
The Pine County bank, Hinckley,
closed its doors recently, and another
branch of the Pine County bank at
Sandstone has closed also. The banks
were owned by W. H. Grant & Son. 1t
IS said that the deposits in the Pine
County bank amounted to $58,0OO
The Newport mad dog scare is still
On. A fine pair of Jersey twin calves
are both showing symptoms of the dis
ease. The mother of these calves died
/ week ago of the disease which is
affecting so many of the animals here,
and which is supposed to be rabies.
Every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
In the United States court at st. Paul
Saturday, Ole o. Ostrum was found
guilty of sending an obscene letter
through the mails to Elsie Paulson,
girl in her teens, residing at Elbow
Lake. Nah-gon-e-bi-nance was con-
'icted Of furnishing liquor to fellow
indian. Charles Cadotte and John Cam
ron pleaded guilty of selling liquor to
indians.
A meeting OF the state high school
,oard, consisting of Governor Nelson,
President Northrup and Superintendent
xiehle, was held at the state university
building Thursday. The principal mat.
er accomplished was the election of an
ficer to be known as high school in-
pector. His work will be to visit
very school under direction of the
Ugh school board at least once every
ear, and to report to the board. Pro-
essor George 3. Alton is the first in