Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-03-14
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.
Duluth hns a noorhouse scandal.

Saturday, June 80, has been decided
| upon as Derby day.
A business meas union has boon Or
ganizo>l at Fairfax.
A cool roads convention was held at
EspesUn.i last week.
Popu;iats re arranging to publish a
paper il IilEs Be- ton.
Geor5a z. Traach has been appointed
postmaster at Wadena.
The postofice at Climax, Polk county,
has been Te-established.
A successful farmers institute closed
Wednesday at Lake Benton.
Minnesota produces more flour than
any other state in the Union.
Winona is to make handsome park
along the banks of the Mississippi.
The St. Cloud Gun club will try to
enforce the game laws in that vicinity.
st. Paul pool room proprietors will
open up at South st. Paul, Dakota
county.
Congressman Loren Fletcher admits
that he will probably be candidate for
reelection.
A cablogran from Rome is to the
effect that Bishop Zardetti of st. Cloud
is to be succeeded by Bishop Matz of
Denver.
Major Mckinley will only make one
speech in the Northwest. So he says in
a letter declining an invitation to speak
at St. Paul.
Southern Minnesota teachers held a
two days meeting at Mankato Friday
and Saturday.
It is reported that coal has been dis
covered in Lincoln county, between Lake
Benton and Tyler.
The trial of $500" officials for violat-
ing the personal liberty" law has been
set for March 30.
The jury in the Markham bribery
case disagreed. The vote stood Z to 5
in favor of acQuittal.
The Great Northern depot at Thief
River Falls burned last week. All the
papers were destroyed.
DR.. E. R. Thompson has been desig-
mated for appointment on the pension
examining board at Preston.
Minneapolis will make an effort to
have the next Minnesota and Manitoba
regatta rowed on Lake Harriet.
State Inspector Alton pronounces the
Glencoe school the best equipped of any
in the state outside Of the cities.
Two hundred and twenty additions to
Mankato churches have resulted from
revival meetings now in progress.
A. Hamilton and V. Simpson have
sold their interest in the Winona Lum-
Der company to tho Laird Norton COM
pany for $4,000.
The Minnesota capitol commissioners
have virtually decided to submit plans
for new capitol building similar to
the Indiana state house.
A deal has been made by Minneapolis
lumbermen by which 30 townships of
pine in the Leech Lake district is
secured. Some 100000 900 is involved
in the deal.
Il. Rosenbaun, st. Paul commission
dealer, was arrested on charge Of vio-
lating the state game law. He is ac-
cused Of having in his possession %
black bass contrary to law.
Notice of appeal to the supreme court
has been filed in the case of Rev. James
E. Connolly, now serving sentence in
Saltwater for rape. Mrs. Mutually his
sister, held on the charge Of kidnapping,
has been discharged.
John Vain Veech was arrested at
Kenyon, and held for examination,
charged with sending threatening
letters to j. I. Stene, village treasurer,
demanding that 800 be deposited in
specified place on penalty of death.
The sharpshooters of Winona have
decided to erect commodious hall and
range. It will teso arranged that the
sport may be carried on in winter as
well as summer. The building is to cost
$1,000, and will be the finest in the
West