Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-02-14
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.


new daily paper at Hills.
The Northwestern Chronicle has beel
sold to John ID. O'Brien.
A postofiice has been established a
Holyoke Carlton county.
Major w. w. Smith of Sleepy Eye j
candidate for the state treasurership
! Farmers in the vicinity of Alden
are talking of cooperative FIGURING
mill.
The Waterous engine works at Soutl
st. Paul started up on full time Mon
day.
The Minnesota Editors and Publish
ers association meets at Minneapolis this
week.
st. Cloud granite will be used fol
curbing and catch basins at Minneapolis
hereafter.
George Wallslugher, brakeman, had
both legs crushed at Kasota. He will
probably die.
At the farmers institute at Madelia,
the crowd was so great that two
halls were necessary.
The Tontine Savings institution of
Minneapolis is being investigated by the
postoffice department..
Republicans elected their entire ticket
at Duluth, by majority of 3,267. The
total vote was 10, 005.
The gross earnings tax of the Mil
waukee road this year in Minnesota
amounts to $l98,006.60.
Governor Nelson has offered a reward
of $500 for the murderer of Martin P.
Erickson at st. Paul last week.
Plans for the Belt line bridge across
the Mississippi at st. Paul Park, have
been approved by the secretary of war.
A grand lodge of the Degree of Honor
the newly organized auxiliary of the A.
o. U. W., was organized at st. Paul
last week
At meeting of the st. Paul trades
to admit delegates from any political
organization.
Fire at Henning, destroyed Gross
Bros store, the Bank of Hen
ming, Mrs. Anderson's house and D. Nc
Millan's building. 1t was close call
for the town.
A laborer in the employ Of Mitchell e.
Mcclure of West Duluth, while cross
ing Cokegema bay, fell through the ice
and was drowned. His horses were
also drowned.
The Minnesota dairy commissioner
reports that during the last four months
of 1893 there were los, 900 pounds less of
of oleomargarine sold in the state in the
corresponding months of 1892.
Judge Collins of the supreme court
has decided that the City Of ST. Paul
may take water from Lake Vadnais.
The st. Anthony Water Power COM
pany tried to restrain the city.
Parties interested in developing the
granite quarries at Monticello,
are making an effort to have the base of
Camp Release monument of that stone.
The color is more red than that Of the
Ortonville stone.
A contract has been let for the erec-
ton of wholesale business block to
cost $3.50, 900, on the corner of Third
street and Broadway, st. Paul, where
Mast, Buford & Burwell's warehouse
now stands. Farwell, Ozmun & Kirk
will occupy the building.
Lumbermen in the Duluth district
are beginning to make large sales for
water delivery in the East this spring
and at prices at least 81 better than last
fall Sales this week here have been
about 4, 900, 900 feet, and there are now
on the docks here, sold for early May
delivery, over 10000, 600 feet. Lumber
trade has improved
greatly in the past 80 days.
The committee of the State Agricul-
tural society appointed to revise the
premium list has completed the list
to submitting it to the ex-
ecutive committee. The premiums will
be reduced by So, 1000, distributed as fol-
lows: On cattle, $500; sheep, $125; third
class premiums, horses, thrown out,
thereby effecting saving of $525. The
$3.50 is distributed among
agricultural products.