Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-01-18
News In Brief.

Mankato had only Is alarms of fire
last year, with total loss of IS. 900.
j. A. Leonard, editor of the Lake
City Republican, died of pneumonia
after short illness.
A farmers institute, under the direc-
ton of D. c. Gregg and DR.. Curyer, will
be held at New Ulm, Feb IS and IA.
NJ. d. Brown has been appointed post
master at Fairfax, Renville county, and
C. Moore at Northcote, Kittson county.
The commissioners of Pipestone
county offer 5000 reward for the cap
ture and delivery to the officers OF. Pipe
stone county of the murderer of the
man whose body was found in we'll
on farm in Elmer township last
spring. No clue could be found who
the murdered man was or who COM
mitted the crime.
The miscellaneous earnings Of the
penitentiary at Stillwaterfo for the month
of December amounted to SIS, 202.9 3.
The largest item is for the sale and
collections on binding Irvine, amount
ing to S., 235.2s. The board of prison
managers held meeting. and will con-.
fer with representatives of the Farm
ers' alliance relative to binding Irvine.
s Thomas Koran, an ex-city detective,
was arrested in st. Paul, charged with
mayhem. Thos. O'Dowd and Koran got
into fight and Koran bit O'Dowd's ear
nearly of.
The state of Minnesota has finally
succeeded in securing an order of the
court making it a preferred creditor. in
the. insolvency of the Bank Of New
England. Judge Smith heard the APP
plication, and as there was no resist
ance to the order the court ordered $40, :
600 paidsover at once and the balance Of
5000 will be paid on further order of
the court. 81. 49, So. -.
3. Rev. John w. Davids, pastor 81 the
OxfordM E. church Of st. Paul, lost
four children by scarlet fever since
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Lacy, Of Pelican
Rapids, recently cele brated their golden
wedding.
Paroles were granted by the board Of
prison management to S. %. Berquist,
sent from Otter Tail county for forgery;
Carmine Van Dusen, for grand larceny,
Olmstead county, and Geo. b. Gordon,
of Hennepin county, for forgery.
The city council of Duluth has voted
$4,000 for street work to furnish labor
for unemployed. 81.
8 Gov. Nelson reappointed Robt. a..
Smith, of st. Paul, and 4. Isl, Titus, Of
Rochester, as members of the board of
trustees Of Minnesota hospitals for the
insane. = $3.50
( Anton Becker, an old and respected
citizen of Jordan, was found dead in
his bed,
Frank Adney, q farmer living near
Gray Eagle, Morrison county, started
hunting, and when q hundred yards
from the house blew his brains out. He
had been suffering for some time with
the grip. ss 81
Adit. Gen. Nuremberg, has issued
commissions to r. r. 4olmH ergs as cap
tain of company H.. Sd Iregiment, Du-
luth; Lieut.. Robert Winnie as Quarter
master. and Lieut.. Parksrs Pain, as
commissary OF subsistence the Sd
regiment. 20 sss - !, ,s'5s -
United States. Marshall Shelton
brought three United States prisoners
to Saltwater from Mobile; Ala but the.
prison authorities refused to receive
them because the limit of $50 had been
reached. 49,
The expense lists have been filed with
the state auditor for the month Of De-
cember, as follows: State public school,
81, 134. 93; Rochester hospital, ST., S87.43;;
reform school, $500. Is; Winona nor
NAL school, $5,040.79
Gov. Nelson has appointed w. NJ.
Liggctt railroad and warehouse COM
missioner, and reappointed a. J. Wing
tnr the state board 81 equalization.