Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-01-17
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

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Pelican Rapids has new newspaper
The Sentinel.
Lumbermen met at Winona to discus
uniformity of grades.
The Hutchison city council is agitat
ing the question of waterworks.
Congressman Hall denies that he il
anxious to be minister to Sweden.
The Winona grand jury will investi
gate the nickel-in-the-slot machine.
Minnesota horticulturists held foul
days session at Minneapolis last week.
J. B. Foreman & Co., general mer
chants of Olivia, have assigned. Liabili
ties heavy.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Lacy of Pelican
Rapids celebrated their golden wedding
last week.
The state board of health reelected
DR.. Staples president and DIR. Hewitt
secretary.
The Syndicate block, Minneapolis.
was damaged by fire to the extent Of
100000 Sunday.
In Minneapolis last year 6,376 arrests
were made and fines to the amount Of
$48, ,546.07 collected.
Jim Slim, wanted in Minneapolis for
the murder of j. r. Harris, has been
brought back from ST. Louis.
The silver anniversary of the Father
Matthew Temperance society was cele-
brated at st. Paul last week.
The annual chicken show of the Min
nesota Poultry association will be held
at Minneapolis Jan. II to %.
Ed Kennedy, convicted at Duluth of
highway robbery and sentenced to the
reformatory, escaped from Jail.
Governor Nelson has issued requisi-
ton papers for fourth suspect in the
Harris murder, arrested in Chicago.
The City of Duluth has offered work
to married men out of employment, and
has devoted $4,000 for this purpose.
Miss Annabel Harries, aged 30,
daughter of ex-Congressman Harries,
died of quick consumption at Caledonia,
Luxembourgers of the United States
will hold national congress in ST. Paul
beginning April 30 and continuing four
days.
L. P. Saule & Sons will build /, ,000,-
600 bushel elevator in Duluth, near the
Imperial mill. Work will commence at
once.
The second annual meeting of the
Minnesota conference of charities and
corrections was held at Minneapolis last
week.
Three saloons at Sacred Heart have
closed because most Of the old timers"
swore off and new customers were
scarce.
The valuable government herbarium
on exhibition at the worlds fair has been
secured for@the state normal school in
Winona.
Miss Mary N. Mason, daughter of
Colonel Mason, and Lieutenant J. T.
Moore, of the Third Infantry, were mar
ried at Fort Smelling last week.
The adjutant general has ordered that
commandants in the militia give bond
of 81, QUO for the care and safekeeping of
the state property in sheir charge.
Department Commander John Day
Smith of the G.. A. R. has issued an or
der for the department encampment to
be held Feb. 18 and in Minneapolis.
Governor Nelson has reappointed Rob-
ert A. Smith of st. Paul and T. H.
Titus of Rochester as members of the
board of TRUSTEES Of Minnesota hospitals
for the insane.
The New Normanden is the name of a
Norwegian newspaper just established
at Moorhead. II. A. Foss, formerly
manager Of the Grand Forks Norman
den, is the editor.
The Child -Hinrichs Grain company
has incorporated and commenced busi-
ness, with elevators at Glencoe and
Brownton. They expect to erect eleva-
tors at other points this year.
Donald Grant of st. Paul has resigned
the presidency of the Y. P. S. G. E. Of
Minnesota, and G. N. Hunt of Minneap-
oils has been named as his successor.
Mr.. Grant leaves the state to finish his
ministerial studies.
At the annual meeting of the state ag-
ricultural society at st. Paul last week
Colonel John s. Stephens was elected
president, Ed Weaver of Mankato first
vice president, and A. P. Hendrickson
of st. Paul second vice president.
Uland e Holt, attorneys for G. A.
Smith & Co., Minneapolis, state that the
litigation in the famous pine land case
will not be appealed, the decision of
Judges Searle and Baxter being accepted
and the end of the case recognized.
At the annual meeting of the state
agricultural society at the state capitol,
Colonel John S. Stephens was elected
president for the ensuing year; Ed
Weaver of Mankato first vice president,
and A. P. Hendrickson of st. Paul sec
ond vice president.
The grand lodge A. F. and A. M. of
Minnesota in session at st. Paul last week
elected the following officers: Grand
master, G. L. Brown Of Morris; deputy
grand master, 9. L. West of Austin;
senior grand warden, J. F. Law .ess of
ST. Paul; junior grand warden, A. T.
Stebbins of Rochester; grand treasurer,
J. H. Thompson of Minneapolis; grand
secretary. Thomas MONTGOMERY of ST.
Paul.
Duluth Gets 1t.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The Eastern com.
mittee of the Western Passenger asso-