Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-08-08
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.


in the vicinity of Hills.
The cash balance in the state treasury
Aug. was $3,095, ,924.95.
A contract for waterworks at st.
James has been let for $21, 900.
A general crusade is to be inaugurated
against firebugs at Minneapolis.
Three prairie chickens cost a Staples
man $50 besides the costs of prosecution.
Joseph A. Eckstein of New Ulm was
arrested on charge of misuse of the
mails.
Company q, Second regiment, M. N.
e., was mustered in at Hastings Sat
urday.
Slight frosts occurred in various por-
tions of the state Thursday and Friday
nights.
st. Paul hay dealers prophesy fam
inc of that article in that city before
spring.
Nearly 1000 pupils have been regis
tered at the summer school of the
University.
The customs receipts at ST. Paul for
July were $4,000, and of the internal
revenue office, $345, 900.
Forty thousand bushels of wheat
damaged by fire at Mankato sold for 8
cents bushel at auction.
H. S. Walker, editor of the Stewart
vile Star, was married to Miss Murphy,
daughter of Judge Murphy.
A decision by the United States courts
at st. Paul says sawdust must not be
dumped in navigable streams.
A gold brick Weighing 1913 ounces and
valued at $26, 900 has just been turned
out Of the Rainy Lake stamp mill.
Rev. J. NJ. Cleary of Minneapolis
was elected president of the Catholic
Total Abstinence union at ST. Paul.
E. J. Darrah of St. Paul was nom
mated for congress by Fourth district
Democrats in convention at Lindstrom
ST. Paul and Minneapolis Street Rail-
way company paid 100000 damages
the past year on account of accident
claims
Foley Bros. G. Guthrie have secured
the contract to build about Is miles ad-
ditional track for the Brainerd and
Northern Minnesota railroad
An attempt was maio By two tramps
to murder Mrs. John Ellsworth, near
Comrorant They shot at her through
window. No cause is known.
Senator Washburn's bill granting
right of way through several Indian
reservations to the Northern Mississippi |
railway has been favorably reported.
The body of Charles F. Dana, chief
deputy sheriff of Ramsey county, who |
was drowned near Isle Royale in Lake
Superior recently, has been recovered.
Mrs. Sample, wife of the Rev. g. W
Sample, has sued for divorce on the |
ground Of cruel and inhunan treat I
ment, her husband making no legal de-
fense.
Caledonia Waterworks are completed
and turned over to the village. The
$S, 900 bonds issued for their construc-
tion were bought by Houston county
farmers.
Joseph Payne, whose residence is
given as All University avenue, st Paul,
is in quod for the alleged theft Of about
500 yards of bolting cloth from the John
& Noye company of Minneapolis, the
same being worth about 81 900.
F. M. Cutcheon and P. J. Smalley,
chairman and secretary of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, have re-
signed on account of the refusal of the
to pass a aresolution endorsing
Cleveland and the house position on the
tariff.
The new Winona city directory indi-
Gates population Of 22,750. The di-
rectory contains 8, 100 names, and to OBJ
tain this result the multiple ~ is used.
The 1892 directory indicated a popula-
ton of 10000, while the census of 1890
showed population of 18,209
A horrible accident occurred near
Fosston. J. K. Melland, a farmer living
just outside the village, put his son,
Only s years of age, to cut hay. The
oxen became unmanageable. and the
title fellow was flung under the ma
chine and terribly mangled He died
soon after.
For some time past the st. Paul police
nave been regularly raiding the gambling
'esort Of w. II. Griffin, while a similar
'esort across the street has been run
without interruption. The supposition
las been that Griffin was not paying for
police protection, and he now appears
Is complainant in case against his
ivals.
State Treasurer Bobleter has returned
rom New York, where he completed
he investment of the surplus of the
permanent school fund of the state. He
,rought with him $558,000 worth of
Tennessee and Alabama state bonds,
making $908, 900 of the securities of these
tates now in the vault i'll the treasur-
rs office at the capitol, all of which are
ne property of the state school fund.