The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-05
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Joe Matuska was killed by runaway
at Jackson.
Application has been made for a re.
ceiver for the St. Paul Daily News.
Thomas B. Reed will make a speec.
in Minneapolis the coming summer.
The gold find reported near Fairfax
proves to be pyrites of iron, or fools
gold.'
The assignee of the bank Of Fairfax is
paying a dividend OF IA per cent to
creditors.
Captain George Hayes, we'll k NV
steamboat and river man, died Tuesd y
at st. Paul.
The motorman and several passengers
were seriously injured IN a street car
wreck at St. Paul.
The trial of Benz amin Miller, the
third of the St. Paul bank IL bers s in
progress this week.
Captain Arson Northup, aged S6, and
resident of the Northwest since 1883,
died Tuesday at St. Paul.
The Monarch elevator at Graceville,
Mimi, burned Wednesday. It con-
tanned 10000 bushels of wheat.
Van Heest and Gardner fought Al
rounds at Minneapolis Thursday night.
The fight was declared no contest.
The st. Paul Title Insurance and
Trust company has been appointed re-
ceiver for the st. Paul Daily News.
The monthly report of State Treas
urer Bobleter shows cash in the state
treasury amounting to $l,939, 232.27.
Thomas E. Bowen, formerly state
senator, has been installed as editor of
J. Adam Bede's paper, The Budget, at
Tower.
Ransom Metcalfe has been appointed
postmaster at Biwabik, st. Louis coun-
ty, and Louisa Haefer at Hanover,
Wright county.
The state pine land investigating COM
mittee expects to recover 100000 for
the state from suits already begun for
GA0 AAAO60A SuGGAA& Va pAA0s
Hause Rege, an accomplish of Andrew
Seuswald in the murder of Henry Hol-
stad at Northwood, was caught at Nor
man, Ia, and is now in Jail.
Milton Cutting and John Frost, while
blasting in the latter's pasture near
jackson, discovered what experts pro-
nounce to be rich find Of gold ore.
Senator Washburn has introduced the
Altamont Duluth) Water company bill,
allowing them to dam tho st. Louis
river on the Fond du Lac Indian reser-
walton.
Considerable excitement has been
aroused by the find of pronounced
vein of silver near Virginia City, which
is about so miles from the Rainy Lake
gold fields.
Mayor Eustis of Minneapolis publishes
statistics to show that as result of his
treatment of the saloons, drunkenness
in the city has decreased more than one
half in year.
A fine body of ore containing at least
1900, 900 tons has been shown up by test
pits on the Mesaba range not far from
Evelett. The property is owned by the
McInnis Iron company.
Citizens of Merriam Park and Mid
way, St. Paul suburbs, banquetted the
Twin City Press clubs Tuesday night
Governor Nelson, Mayor Eustis of Min
neapolis and other notables were pres
emit.
The nucleus of an association of the
jewellers of the state met at the Mer-
chants hotel, st. Paul, last week, for
the purpose of forming an organic alton
of the trade in Minnesota, the object of
which shall be to compel the manufac-
turers to confine their sales to legitimate
dealers. Another meeting will be held
April 10 at the same place.
Governor Nelson has received from
Washington the award granted to the
state for it's fisheries exhibit at the
worlds fair. The award consists of
typewriter description of the exhibit
which is described as very complete and
attractive. The Photographic views of
the fish hatcheries are mentioned as
especially worthy Of commentator.
The annual report Of the gross earn
ings of railroads in Minnesota has
been completed by the state rail-
road and warehouse commission.
The report shows falling off Of
g. 900, $50. "a from 1899, which, while it
il large, Is less than that Of many other
states. The earnings for 1898 were $685.
l17.221.67.