Morris tribune., 1894-05-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

The mercury touched 81 at st. Paul
Sunday.
Commonweal organizers worked
Hastings last week.
At Benson, Brakeman Grover P. Fit
ger was killed while coupling cars.
The Populists of Wright county will
hold convention at Buffalo, May 26.
The Northwestern elevator at Roth
say burned with 5000 bushels of wheat.
c. w. Dalton, horsethief, was SEN
fenced at Winona to serve year at
Saltwater.
The nomination of ohm G. Wise to
be postmaster at Mankato, Mimi, was
confirmed Friday.
A number of persons at Dawson have
been called upon to tell what they
know about blind pigs.
Z A hundred Graceville citizens have
sent memorial to Congressman Boen
endorsing the Coxey move,
Joe White, convicted in Minneapolis
of the murder of James r. Harris, was
sentenced to state prison for life.
Commander Wilson's branch of the
Coxey army has arrived in Minneapo-
lis. A recruiting Office has been opened,
Joseph White, convicted of the MUIR
der of James r. Harris Of Minneapolis,
has been sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Judge Wescott Wilkin died at the
Windsor hotel, St. Paul. Saturday. He
served 27 years on the Ramsey county
bench.
James E. Moore Of S.. Paul suicided
by shooting himself in the head. He
was we'll known and respected busi-
ness man.
The Sons of Veterans will hold their
state encampment at Monticello in juno.
Great preparations are being made for
the occasion.
President Monfort of the worlds fair
commission has issued the call for the
final meeting to be held in the governors
office at / / a. m. on May "a.
The Waterous Fire Engine manufac-
tory at South Park, ST. Paul, burned
Friday night. The loss is $40, 900, COW
cred by $32, 900 of insurance.
Postoffices were established last week
at Page, Mile Lacs county, Charles FL.
Page, postmaster, and at st. George,
Nicollet county, Joseph Reinhart, post
master.
Six burglaries occurred in Mankato
IN six days, the thieves getting away
with much plunder. A mass meeting |
was held last week to adopt means of |
them.
A special election held al Winnebago |
City to vote S., 600 bonds for pumping
station and well, and completing the
system, the vote stood 1O4
'or and 47 against.
Joseph IT. Paul, a promin ent young
farmer, died at Pillsbury after an ill.
ness of IA hours, with cholera morbus,
he disease having many characteristics
Of the Asiatic type.
J. T. Heck Of Winona, foreman of
2ranch of the government printing
)fice, has been notified that his success
or has been appointed He has held
lis place since 1870.
The Red river drainage commission
will visit and inspect the work done
Turing the past year the latter part of
his month. They will be accompanied
" Governor Nelson.
President Northrup of the state uni
ersity has been engaged as the COM
nencement speaker for the Fergus Falls
Ugh school, June 81, and for the nor
nal school at Moorhead, June 81.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
ollars of Minnesota school funds will be
invested in Tennessee state bonds. It
vas desired to buy Minnesota bonds,
ut none could be had except at big
remium.
AT Lamberton two children of Her
nan Schmock, boy 3 years old
nd girl of l, were burned to death.
The children were playing with hay
urned in the kitchen stove, and set fire
D the house.
The commissioner of the general land
flee has rejected the claim of Min
esota to 09, $40 acres of land in the st.
loud district, claimed under the swamp
md act of March, 1860. About LOO
ltries are cancelled.
A breach that has existed in the Min
esota order of the Eastern Star was
ealed at the recent meeting in st. Paul
nd the two separate bodies that have
zisted for the past ten years will here
fter To one. Both factions are we'll
leased at the reconciliation.
Assistant State Auditor Giltinan
}ent last week in the counties of An
ka, Sherburn, Stearns and Benton,
state land sales. Sales made
new lind and resales of forfeited
nds amounted to about 1900 acres,
Lr. Giltinan is in the Red River valley
lis week for the same purpose, COM
iencing at Breckenridge Monday.