The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-08
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Montgomery will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
A successful farmers institute was
held at st. Paul Park last week.
Physicians of Winona. Mimi, have
organized hospital association.
The monthly repo TT of the state treas
urer shows 81, 799, 1880 cash on hand.
The South St. Paul distllery last
week increased its capacity 1000 gallons
per day.
The Crown elevator at Browns
Valley burned Friday with 1000 bush
els of wheat.
Congressman Kiefer has introduced a
bill appropriating $1,000 for a rifle range
at Fort Smelling.
An unknown Frenchman suicided at
st. Paul by throwing himself in front
Of an Omaha switch engine.
John Otterson, postmaster at Harde-
wick. has been arrested for sell
ing liquor without license.
w. H. Schofield, prominent geolo-
gist and business man, died at his home
at Cannon Falls. of bronchitis.
F. H. Welcome and his associates have
been authorized to organize the First
National bank of Granite Falls.
The funeral of Major Strait occurred
at Shakopee Monday. A special train
was run from st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The postoffice authorities came out
victorious in the matter of the holding
of the mail of the Tontine Savings asso-
citation of Minneapolis.
Miss Gertrude Gilman, daughter of
ex-Lieutenant Governor Gilm n Of
Minnesota, was married at st. Cloud to
w. T. Meig of Tacoma.
The body of halfbreed named Sher-
man was found near Pine City,
1t is supposed he Loot his way Saturday
night and froze to death.
w. A. Gates and w. S. Taylor have
been appointed by the governor to take
testimony in the matter of the charges
against County Auditor Burns of st.
Paul.
The town treasurer of Corliss, Otter
Tail county, Michael U.z, has disap-
peared, taking $2OO of town funds and
leaving creditors to the amount of
$4,000.
Policeman Thomas F. Cullen of St.
Paul was absent from his beat for 20
minutes on the night of Feb. 10. He
has been fined $40 by Acting NJ ,yor
Hickman.
Governor Nelson has appointed J. P.
Nygaard of Fosston, Gordon Allen of
Moose and Frank E. Dudley of Red
Lake, as county commissioners of Bel
trami county.
"Old Chapp," an Indian who lives
near st. Clair, was shot by two I'M
known toughs last week. The Indian is
over 80 Years old and was perfectly
harmless. No motive is known.
Joseph Joredan, an Indian from the
White Earth reservation, is in Jail at
St. Paul charged with stealing watch
and diamond ring belonging to Major
Schiller, agent at the reservation in 1892.
President o. M. Hall of the State
Bank of Duluth, thought check pre-.
sented by Clarah Bentah was forgery.
She was arrested and has just secured a
verdict of $500 for false imprisonment.
It is reported that President Hill has
completed arrangements in London fo1
the construction of the Fosston branch
of the Great Northern to Duluth, there.
by giving direct line from Duluth to
the Pacific coast.
The betrothal is announced of Miss
Nellie Lowry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lowry of Minneapolis, and
Percy Hagerman of Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Hagerman was in Minneapolis last
summer as leader Of the Cornell college
crew.
The state educational department has
announced that the apportionment fol
this year, instead of being less than that
of last year, as was expected, will lie
more. There are $3.50, 900 in the fund,
which allows $1.15 per pupil, 10 cents
more than was allowed last year.
A decision from the general land com.
missioner unfolding the ruling of the
local land office regarding the Rainy
Lake gold lands has been received al
the local land Office at Duluth. The
lands, under the present laws, are open
to agricultural entry, according to the
commissioners ruling, though he adds
that there is bill pending before con.
gress authorizing the withdrawal of the
lands in question.
Permission has been asked to photo
graph for the State Historical society of
Minnesota all of the oil paintings of
Minnesota scenery and Minnesota In
dians contained in the famou, Catlin
collection housed at the Smithsonian
institute. Catlin was celebrated artist
of the last generation, and was commits
stoned in 1885 to visit the frontier terri
tories to depict the scenery and natives
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