Morris tribune., 1894-09-26
NEWS In MINNESOTA

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/ ]. N. Rickersan, editor Of the Anna
dale Post, is dead.
The st. Paul Commercial club viii
banquet Mrs. john A. Logan.
| Minneapolis Democrats have nomin
| ated Louis r. Than for mayor.
/ Governor Nelson will speak in Grand
Forks Oct. 10 and at Fargo Oct. 18.
/ ID. w. Lawler has resigned from the
Democratic state central committee.
| The cornerstone of the new Lutheran
church in West st. Paul was laid Sun,
day.
| A contract has been let for the glass
work in the Minneapolis court house
for see, 900.
Prohibitionists of the Second district
will hold a congressional convention at
Mankato Friday.
The hax acreage of the state has in
creased considerably this year, but the
yield has decreased.
A Minneapolis jury has decided that
nickel-in- -the-slot cigar machines are
gambling devices.
A. J. Presley, Mankato grocery yman,
accuses his son of stealing between 5000
and 500 from his safe.
At Duluth James Rowe was sentenced
to life Imprisonment for rape committed
upon an 8-year-old child.
S. H. Wright & Co.'s handle factory
and Hanson's plow factory at Pelican
Rapids were burned on Saturday.
Leonidas Merritt, of Duluth, was
awarded $12, $50 in his suit against the
Mesaba road for services rendered.
Olivia citizens have raised $1,000 for
the purpose of defending the county
seat contest cases resulting from re-
cent election.
It is stated that the Great Northern
will not appeal from the decision of the
Minnesota railway commission reduc-
ing wheat rates
-Four cases against Father E. Con-
molly, who assaulted Nellie Harmon at
Two Harbors, Mimi, have been for
mally dismissed.
The remains of two men employed in
Keene's camp at Tamarack, victims of
forest fires, have been found. Wolves
had torn them to pieces.
Members of the Ramsey county bar
have united in joint petition to the
county political conventions to nomin-
ate Judges Kelly and Brill.
Peter Terean, who has already served
one term for forgery, has been arrested
at st. Paul, charged with having paid
his board with bogus check.
Near Tyler, Frank Cooley and John
Hansen were overcome by gas in a
well. Cooley is dead, but Hansen was
hauled up before death ensued.
Bjornstad & Omdahl's wood working
plant at St. Paul burned Sunday, cans
ing loss Of $4,000. Fifty men are
thrown out of employment. The fac
tory will not be rebuilt.
The opening gun of the Democratic
state campbign was fred at North Side
Turner Hall, Minneapolis, with address
ses py General George A. Becker, nom
inee for governor and local Office seek
ers.
Professors Of the state university
unite in the assertion that gymnasium
with provisions for an armory and drill
hall, is a necessity at that institution,
and the legislature will be asked for an
appropriation to erect it.
Superintendent w. E. Lee of the re-
formatory, and. Director Cooper have
returned from trip through Wiscon-
sin, Illinois and Ohio, to investigate
the proper employment for convicts.
They will make their report at the next
meeting of the board and recommend
as a eew industry the manufacture Of
woodenware.
At meeting of the Democratic state
central committee held at Saturday, T.
J. McDermott of st. Paul was elected
chairman, Colonel J. j. Thornton of
st. James, vice chairman; Thomas J.
Mullane of St.Paul, secretary, and Dan
iel Aberle of St. Paul, treasurer. The
following executive committee was Sc
lected: Chairman McDermott, F. G.
Winston, Titus Mareck and Lars M.
Rand, Minneapolis; J. f. Franzen, L.
E. Read of st. Paul and John G.. Brown
of Duluth.