Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-06-06
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Minneapolis grocers have sugar wal
on hand.
Burglars got "a from the Milwaukee
depot atPreston.
The Mankato normal school graduate
a class of rs on Thursday.
A thousand tons of coal was shipped
East from Duluth Monday.
From 10000 to $4,000 Twin City peo.
pie visited Como Park, Sunday.
Captain Harries has assumed his du-
ties as internal revenue collector.
The annual camp meeting at Anna
dale will be held fom June 20 to n.
Herman Dickman of st. Paul, accused
of incest, has received a 1O-year SEN
tence.
The monthly report Of the state treas
urer shows cash balance of s., $50,
$3.50.
The Catholic Order of Foresters is
holding its eleventh annual grand con-
vention at St. Peul.
The wife of Judge Collins of the state
supreme court died at st. Cloud Thurs
day, aged ~ years.
Two soldiers from Fort Smelling were
injured in street car accident at ST.
Paul on Memorial day.
Two lrothors named Donath lost
their lives in we'll near Paynesville,
being overcome by natural gas.
Farmers and dairymen met at Thief
River Falls Saturday to provide means
for the establishment of a creamery.
The bridge across the st. Croix river
on the Grantsburg branch of the Du-
luth road was badly damaged by fire.
The manufacturing plant of R. R.
Howells & Co. at Minneapolis was
burned Saturday night. Loss $50, 900.
For the assistance Of worthy students
loan fund has been raised at Winona,
to be administered by the authorities
of the normal school.
At Mapleton, the 12-year-old daugh-
ter Of George Hamm was seriously in
jured by falling through a window
glass, cutting her arm and severing an
artery.
Plans have been submitted to the
state board Of corrections and charities
for new lock ups at Wabasha, Barnum
and Stewartsville and for county jail
in Big Stone county.
The Duluth, Messabi and Northern
railway has filed map with the secre-
tary of state, showing the route Of the
extension to the Adams mining camp.
This line is designated the Adams
branch.
The body of Ferdinand Louck was
found in haystack near Adrian, where
it had lain since last December. He
was evidently murdered, his skull hay
ing been crushed. Robbery was un-
doubtedly the motive.
The supreme court, Judge Canty
writing the opinion, has finally decided
the celebrated Pine county case, origi-
nally brought to compel limited trains
on the st. Paul and Duluth to stop at
Pine City, holding the statute valid.
Before adjourning court at Grand
Rapids Judge Holland sentenced the
following prisoners: Courtmache, rob-
berry, five years; VIM. Stone, assault,
two yearsS VIM. Middlemist, robbery,
one year; John Preston, robbery, four
years.
The Populist convention of the
Seventh district has been called at Moor
head, July l. The basis of representa-
ton is one at large for each county, and
one for each 15U votes for Donnelly in
1892, making the convention a little |
over 100 delegates.
Rev. DR.. Smith, pastor of the Peo-
ple's church, st. Paul, has been appoint
od by the governor as the official repre-
sentative of the state to visit the prisons |
and penal associations Of Europe. Mr.. |
Smith will travel in his capacity of a
member Of the state board of corrections
and charities. He started on the trip
Friday night.
Twenty-Five of the employees OF the
state grain inspection department have
Deen temporarily dismissed in conse-
luence of the reduced amount of busi-
ness in the department and the abnor-
nally light receipts and shipments.
All of the employees laid off are expert
'nced men, and will be re-employed as
soon as the business of the department
will warrant,
The state capitol commission, after
Ieveral days hard work has prepared a
Iet of instructions in the form of a pros,
oectus to guide architects in the prepar-
alton of plans for the proposed new cap
tol building. The prospectus will be i
advertised, and the chance to furnish
olans will be open to the architects of
he whole country. The plans will be
opened Sept. Is.
The farm Of N. Altman, in West
Newton, five miles north of New UIm.
vas the scene of the largest wedding
celebration ever held in Southern Min
lesota. The occasion was the mar
iage of Joseph Altman to Mary Rein
TART. Over 1000 people were invited
nd nearly all were present. The fes-
iyities lasted all one day and were
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