The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-24
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.
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Staples is to b we 75-barrel Touring
mill.
Ruth & Vanbank. lambe.. dealers at
Jordan, have failed.
The Mississippi river is nearing the
danger line at st. Paul.
Ovid Macarthur died at White Earth
Friday. He came to Minnesota in 1886.
st. Paul paid $1l.s65 for election
judges and clerks tor the spring cleo
tions.
Fire destroyed the coal sheds of the
Northern Pacific at Detroit. Loss
small.
The Adrian city council has let
contract for electric light and water
works.
Attorney W. w. Erwin, the St. Paul
criminal lawyer, will go to New York
to reside.
Jared Benson, one of the pioneer res
idents Of the state, is dead. He was 70
years of age.
w. II. Harries will assume his duties
as internal revenue collect or tor Mime
sofa, May 81.
The edict has gone forth that nickel
in-the-slot machines will have to ego
in Minneapolis.
Careless driving by st. Paul team
ster resulted in the death of 5-year-old
George Gauthier.
The Seventh district Republican con-
gressional convention will be held at
Fergus Falls Sept. IL.
Earnings of the state grain inspection
department for the month of April
amounted to SCI, 620.12.
Lakefeld citizens dedicated their vii
lage hall with free supper, of which
over 1000 persons partook.
Governor Nelson has appointed AL
bert Headly, of Two Harbors, judge of
the probate court of Lake county.
The next national convention of la
Dor bureau officials will be held in Min
neapolis in 1895, at date to be hereafter
decided.
Mortimer B. Rollins, alderman from
the Twelfth ward, Minneapolis, was
convicted of criminal libel upon Mayor
w. 81. Eustis.
Orators from the Minnesota state
university were awarded the victory in
debate with the Iowa university stu
dents at Iowa City.
Commander Lyons has issued the
order for the Park Region Grand
Army encampment to be held at Vern-
dale July 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The gopher bounty is costing Swift
county large amount of money. The
little animals are hunted by organized
clubs and by individuals.
The Populist central committee of the
Seventh district will meet at Moorhead
May 20 to decide On date and place
for their congressional convention.
The state auditor will hold land
sales at Lake Benton, Lincoln county,
June 10, Winona, June II, Detroit,
Becker county, June IL, and Norman
county June -.
Battleson, the Otter Tail county
rapist, was captured Thursday, plead
guilty Friday, was sentenced to 30
years Saturday and reached the peni-
Tertiary the same day.
All the tugs at Duluth are gathering
up logs from the lake shores. There is
probably 100000 feet of timler be-
tween Cranberry river and the entry at
Duluth, which went astray during the
gale.
Superintendent Myers of the St. Cloud
reformatory has resigned, and Speaker
Lee of the last state legislature, has
been appointed to succeed him. Ill
health was the cause of Mr.. Myers res
ignation.
State Superintendent of Public In
structions Pendergast is at present en-
gagged in the preparation of a school
manual for the guidance of high school
teachers and educational boards. It
will be completed in about six weeks.
G. H. Salpaugh, proprietor of the
Salpaugh hotel at Mankato, mas been
sued for breach of promise by Mrs.
Alice Stein of Chicago, who values the
damage to her affections at $5O, 900.
Mr.. Salpaugh married Miss Roma Al
len at Minneapolis few months since.
A series of summer farmers insti-
tutes will be held in Minnesota beginning
at Winthrop, Sibley county, May 70.
and closing at Fostow, Polk county,
June 20. The places to be visited are
Morton, Wood Lake, Madison, Apple
ton, Ortonville, Herman, Campbell,
Starbuck, Evansville. New London,
Staples, Brainerd, Aitkin, Henning,
Lake Park and Warren.
Governor Nelson has dismissed the
charges against Auditor J. II. Burns of
Ramsey county, on the ground that the
evidence was too contradictory to war
rant conviction on the grounds of
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