The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-08-31
MINNESOTA NEWS.

LIE 6lWaDlK mines nave res lnis.3 !
operations.
Mapkato banks recently susiien .el
will probao y reopen next wees.
Two more Of the ST. Paul b.,nl. rob
bers We're arrested in New YORK last
week.
Mankato is borrowing money for
current expenses on account OF bank
failures.
Colonel E. A. McNair, pioneer and
prominent citizen of Duluth, died sud
denly Friday.
A factory for the manufacture Of
linen. yarns apd cordage is to be estab-
lished at Janesboro.
George Slads, deputy sheriff of Mobiles
county, was fined $40 and costs for kill
ing prairie chicken last week.
About 800 licenses have been granted
the railroad an steamboat ticket agents
OF the state under the anti.scalper law.
The ST. Paul city authorities have
decided to stop glove contests. They
had become too much like full fledged
prize tights.
The Twin City Street Railway COM
pany is at work vestibuling all its cars
to comply with the law passed by the
last legislature.
St. Paul and Minneapolis printers, by
large majorities, voted not to accept
the reduction proposed by the news
paper publishers
Prince Yoharito, heir apparent to the
Japanese thrown spent Friday in st.
Paul. He is making tour of the world
to complete his education.
Dick Moore and George Kess'er
fought at Minneapolis for prize Of
$1,000 Friday night. The fight was
awarded to Moore on foul.
A brood mare valued at $3.50 was shot
and killed at lumber camp on Leech
lake by near sighted hunter who mis-
took the animal for moose.
There will b sale of all public lands
of the State of Minnesota located in
Freedom county, held under the man
agement of the state auditor on Oct. IA.
The American Express company's
Office at GracevifIe was robbed for tia
third time Friday night. Only dollar
in money was secured, besides some
packages.
Mrs. Caroline Hall Of Chisago county
is charged with poisoning her mother
in-law. Mrs. Johanna Hall, who died I'M
der Suspicious circumstances about
month ago.
The work on the construction of the
addition to the state normal school in
Winona is progressing very finely, and
it is anticipated that by Jan. the new
part will be ready for occupancy.
Congressman McCreary has secured
promise from Indian Commissioner
Browning that the Sisseton Indians re-
siding near. Granite Falls should be
paid their annuity there instead of at
the agency.
The North St. Paul plow works,
Luger Furniture company and North
st. Paul Table company all start up
this week. The Mccormick Harvester
works will also start up. giving en-
ployment to upwards of 1000 men.
= A reunion of the Van SAINT fanny
took place at the residence of Repre-.
sentative S. r Van SAINT at Winona'
last week. /; is remarkable fact that
not one of large family is dead, and
the parents are close to 80 years Of age.
A rumor was current last week that
owing to many banks in which the
state had funds deposited having sus-
pended, the state treasury was crippled
for resources and salaries were not
being paid Inquiry at the capitol
proved thai the safe has ample funds
in solvent banks.
There is an interesting county seat
war on between Adrian and Worthing-
ton. The county commissioners de-
cided in July to bond the county for
$40, 600 to build Jail and sheriff's resi-
dence; also to levy tax of u. 600 for a
courthouse at Worthington. Adrian
people have been fighting on the county
seat and have secured an injunction
Secretary Hart of the state board of
Corrections and Charities, completed
statement Of the cost OF maintaining
the institutions of the state, together
with an exposition of the population
and the like. 1t shows That there are
3 900 inhabitants of the institutions,
whereas the estimate that had been
made by him several months ago was
that there would be 3,1S1. The cost Of
maintenance has been 1888 143, and the
estimated cost was $76s, So
Judge Williams of the United States
court at St. Paul, has rendered an i'm
portant decision The case is that of
the Northern Pacific against the Great
Northern, and involves 300. 900 acres of
land in the western part Of the state.
where the two lines intersecl. The de-
cision gives the land in dispute, and
orders all moneys received from sale Ct
the lands turned over to the Northern
Pacific The suit has been pending sew
eraI years. Oscar B. Hills is appointed
spec. al master to carry out the terms of