Morris tribune., 1894-09-05
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The Big Stone Democratic convention
at Ortonville would not instruct fol
Owen.
The dining hall of the Agriculture
college of the state university is beine
enlarged, to meet the growing needs oi
the school.
Part of the material for the electric
light plant at Blue Earth City has ar
rived, and the work Of constructing the
same has been commenced.
The work Of manufacturing brick al
the yard at Spring Grove has been sus
pended for this season. The output will
be about 100000 brick of a high grade.
At the LIE Sueur Democratic county
convention a resolution to oindorse Owen
for governor was offered, but met with
so much opposition that it was with.
drawn.
The agricultural papers of the state
are warning farmers against tree ped.
dlers, who are selling model orchards
and taking farmers notes in payment,
then selling the notes.
State Auditor Biermann has issued
warrants to 70 high schools of the state
for $400 each, under the law passed in
1881 for the encouragement Of higher
education. There are still eight or ten
schools which have not yet reported
In the remembrance of the Oldest in
habitant of Monteyideo, the water in
Lac qui Parle river was never known
to be so low before. It long since
ceased to run, and at the present there
is water only in the deepest pond holes
The large mill of the st. Croix Lum-
Der company at South Saltwater will
start up again next Tuesday, arrange
ments having been made whereby
enough logs can be had to keep the mill
running.
During the storm last week at Lu-
verne lightning played havoc among
the stock. Four colts, two belonging
to Mr.. Gaufeld and two to Richard Bar
nett, standing within few feet of each
other, were killed apparently at the
same time.
Arrangements have been made by a
committee Of the state school of agri-
culture for the holding of meeting at
the state fair grounds during the evening
session of the farmers institute on
Thursday, Sept. 13.
A great many bear have been killed
along the line between st. Cloud and
Hinckley. A black bear weighing 200
pounds was shipped from Parent, and
at Forreston it was reported that two
large bears had been killed, one weigh
ing 600 pounds.
Strikes are becoming numerous among
threshing machine employees in the
southern part of Goodhue county.
Crews are objecting to work more than
10 hours day, where formerly to work
from sunrise to sunset was considered
about the proper day.
The delegates to the Democratic con-
gressional convention at Shakopee favor
o. NJ Hail. Resolutions instructing
for him were voted down, but a resolu-
ton commencing him and the president
and condemning the state committee
was unanimously adopted.
i The cool weather of the past few
days in the vicinity of Perham has
helped the corn along wonderfully, and
the prospects are good now for q one
third-crop. Potatoes will not yield a
half crop-being mostly so small that
they will not be fit for table use.
: Grain is beginning to come into Fair
mont, though as yet in small quantities.
The quality generally is reported excel
lent, while the yield seems to be above
the average. Prices are good, too, on
everything except wheat, which is way
down, with small prospect Of improve
ment.
Charles Rice of Minneapolis, former
Of Mazeppa, Mimi, died at
that place of intestinal tuberculosis.
During the past few years Mr.. Rice
has been in the employ of the G. Ault-
man company, and he has large circle
Of friends throughout the state. He
leaves widow.
The Minnesota Logging company has
decided to cut about 100, 100000 feet OF
logs during the winter. Most of the |
country between the Brainerd and |
Northern Minnesota and the Cross
Lake logging road has been burnt over,
but only a small part of the timber has
been badly injured.
There has been good deal of excite |
ment at Carver over a large find of |
pearls in clam shells in the Minnesota |
river. Charles Johnson of Carver found |
20 pearls, several of which were as large |
IS peas. He was offered $25 for one of
5hem, but refused it, intending to take
-ln,,n 70 G. po,1l n1nd h haun khar11 an |