Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-10-10
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

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The state reform school filed Septem.
ber expense lists with the state auditor
amounting to $2,646.74.
Mayor Smith of st. Paul has issued
an appeal for aid for the sufferers by
cylone at Leroy, recently.
At Montgomery Valentine Hoein q
was suffocated in well by gas. He
leaves wife and three children.
! Milaca is suffering from diphtheria
epidemic. Schools have been closed
and public gatherings prohibited.
The people of Pine City have adopted
q series of resolutions thanking all who
have aided them in their hour of need.
During the past two years only two
deaths have occurred at the Saltwater
prison out of an average population of
AIS.
The Park Rapids local relief commit
tee secured the subscription of two car
loads of lumber for the Hinckley fire
sufferers.
Bank Examiner Kenyon has issued a
call to the national banks of this state
for report of their condition at the
close of business Oct. 2.
Mike Mead was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail at Hills and
5000 costs for maliciously shooting
neighlIor's horse last March.
The monthly report of the Minnesota
board Of corrections and charities shows
10 per cent increase in the number of
inmates OK state institutions.
The first snow of the season fell at
Albert Lea Wednesday. Most late po-
tatoes are yet to be dug there, and
freezeup would greatly injure them.
The September payroll of the state
university proper was $15, ,556. 80, and
that for the school of mines was $445. |
Both were filed with the state auditor.
E. Webster Whipple, LII. D., profes-
sor of Greek and French for many
years at Shattuck Military school,
Faribault, died suddenly of typhoid
fever.
A plan is under consideration by the
for the extension of the
waterworks from St. Cloud to the re-
formatory, distance of two miles. The
estimated cost is about $4,000.
Boring in the artesian well at Mar.
shall has been continued through six
feet of sand rock and the flow is in
creased to an estimate of $500 barrels
in "a hours with about 80 pounds pres
sure.
Joseph Acare, a barber, whose true
name is Joseph Harper, committed sui
eide at Minneapolis by severing his
windpipe with jackknife. The
rash act was the result of dependency
and the end of drunken spree.
N. c. Jensen of Bath keeps from 30
TO 100 hogs and has for several months
fed them upon wheat. He soaks the
grain two days and gives the opinion
hat, at present prices, wheat Is th~
cheapest feed that hogs can hA-
Frank Ropr>----- --
,trnci- ooo, rd1Irodd man, was
.1A and almost instantly killed by
an engine on the Great Western road
1T st. Paul. Rogge was employed as
a coach cleaner, and at the time of
5he accident was at work on q coach
on side track.
The biennial report OF the adjutant
general contains complete record of
5he membership of the Minnesota ma
tional guard, the work of the heregiments
md companies, and speaks very highly
If the organization and the individuals :
it.
The October apportionment of the
state school funds has been made by
State Superintendent Pendergast. The
amount per pupil is $2.75, giving the
'75, ,258 pupils in the state a total of
b756, 959. so, of which the20, ,267 pupils in
Ramsey county receive 500, 734.25, and
he 81 ,301 in Hennepin county receive
S85, ,077.75.
William Presley is in the county Jail
1t Mankato awaiting the convenience
If the prosecution to give him a hearing
or the theft of $765 from his father ON
Sept. 90 While returning from Phil
ips, Wis, where he was taken into GUS
ody, he admitted to Chief Gates that
le took some money, but did not state
he amount.
The city of ST. Paul has fled suit
against Theodore L. Morgan to recover
p, 1879 81 for infringement on patent
or concrete paving. Morgan had a
contract with the city for laying walks
n Central Park, and it is alleged used q
,atent material to which Matthew Tay-
or had the right. Taylor sued the city
md recovered Judgment, and now comes
he city to recover the amount from
Morgan.