The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-01-04
AROUND A GREAT STATE.
INTERESTING EVENTS OF THE
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
Important Occurrences in the North
Star State Day by Day-A General
Resume OF the Weeks DOings Ar
ranged for Rapid Reading.


Saturday, Dec. 23.
A three-year-old daughter Of William
Gagen of Caledonia fell into kettle Of
boiling water, from the effects of which
she died.
place at the Duluth land office Thurs
day, when township 81, range +, was
thrown open for settlement. At one
time 96 applicants were in line.
G. A. Carlson of Red Wing has per-
fected process for burning lime with
gas, upon which he has worked many
years With this process the cost of
lime burning will be greatly reduced.
The hearing of the Hawks and Evans
case took place before the supreme
court at ST. Paul. The legal PROPOSE
tons involved were discussed at length,
and the decision will probably be rem
dered in about a fortnight.
Mrs Elizabeth Partlow, who has been
confined to her bed ten years, died at
her home at Dundas, aged ninety-seven
years. She had been a resident of that
county since 1853, and could read a
newspaper without glasses.
The village of West Duluth brought
suit against the Duluth Street Railway
company for $4,000 damages, claiming
that the railway company failed to live
up to agreements made with it when
the franchise in West Duluth was
granted.
The jury in the two cases of James
A. Petit against the Great Northern
Railway company at Buffalo brought In
q verdict of 81, 700 for the son who
was run over and lost an arm, and
| $500 goes to the father for taking care
! of the boy and for money expended
in medicine and doctors fees.
Henry Puetz, a farmer from North
Dakota, was robbed Of $3.50 in the
| Mascotte saloon at st. Paul by conf.
dence man, who Immediately decamped
| Chief of Police Garvin sent word to
Jimmy Manning, proprietor of the sa.
loon, that he would have to make the
loss good. The request was compiled
with, and Peutz left for Chicago with
the money in his pocket.
Sunday, Dec. "a.
ElOf Holmberg was found guilty OF
perjury at Buffalo by the jury after be
ing out little while. He has not re-
ceived his sentence yet.
Deputy Auditor c. A. Dalager and
| DR.. 9. A. Hegge were found in theiI
| beds at Austin asphyXiated with coal
| gas from a stove Prompt measures
brought them to consciousness, but
| they are in a weak condition. It was
a narrow escape.
Fire broke out in the Mason flats al
Duluth owned by Thomas Mason OF
| New York. The lower floor Of the
| building was occupied by Dixon &
Lowry and by Floren Bros, who are
the principal losers. The upper floors
were divided into apartments and
about fifty people were sleeping in the
: building. All escaped but saved very
little. The total loss is nearly $1OO,0O(
with probably $4,000 Insurance.
AS Mrs. F. Struck Of Lake Crystal
| was doing some work near the sewing
machine upon which was sitting 8
Rochester lamp her little boy came W
! and accidently pulled the lamp over
The oil ran out on the boys head an(
on the floor. The oil Immediately tool
fire upon the child's head, but Mrs
| Struck being there at that moment
threw her apron over his head ant
smothered the fame. The little on,
was not burned in the least. The car
pet and some bed clothing were more
or less burned. It was a narrow es
| cape all around.