Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-03-07
NEWS IN MINNESOTA,

Montgomery will be lighted by elec-
tricity.
A successful farmers institute was
held at st. Paul Park last week.
Physicians of Winona, Mimi, have
organized a hospital association.
The monthly report of the state treas
urer shows $1,799, ,273.30 cash on hand.
The South St. Paul distillery last
week increased its capacity 1900 gallons
per day.
The Grown elevator at Browns
Valley burned Friday with 1000 bush
els of wheat.
Congressman Kiefer has introduced q
bill appropriating 5000 for rifle range
at Fort Smelling.
An unknown Frenchman suicided at
st. Paul by throwing himself in front
of an Omaha switch engine,
John Otterson, postmaster at Harde-
wick, has been arrested for sell
ing liquor without a license.
w. II. Schofeld, prominent geolo-
gist and business man, died at his home
at Cannon Falls, Of bronchitis.
T. H Welcome and his associates have
been authorized to organize the First
National bank of Granite Falls.
The funeral of Major Strait occurred
at Shakopee Monday. A special train
was run from st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The postofice authorities came out
victorious in the matter Of the holding
of the mail of the Tontine Savings asso-
citation of Minneapolis,
Miss Gertrude Gilman, daughter of
ex-Lieutenant Governor Gilman of
Minnesota, was married at st. Cloud to
w. T. Meig of Tacoma.
The body of halfbreed named Sher-
man was found near Pine City,
It is supposed he lost his way Saturday
night and froze to death.
w. A. Gates and w. S. Taylor have
been appointed by the governor to take
testimony in the matter of the charges
against County Auditor Burns of St.
Paul,
The town treasurer of Corliss, Otter
Tail county, Michael Ulz, has disap-
peared, taking 500 of town fr~a and
leaving CREDITOR 20 the amount of
So mo
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Policeman Thomas F. Cullen of st.
Paul was absent from his beat for 25
minutes on the night of Feb. 10. He
has been fined SIS by Acting Mayor
Hickman.
Governor Nelson has appointed J. P.
Nygaard of Fosston, Gordon Allen of
Moose and Frank E. Dudley of Red
Lake, as county commissioners of Bel
trami county.
"Old Chapp," an Indian who lives
near st. Clair, was shot by two un-
known toughs last week. The Indian is
over 90 years old and was perfectly
harmless. No motive is known.
Joseph Ioredan, an Indian from the
White Earth reservation, is in Jail at
st. Paul charged with stealing a watch
and diamond ring belonging to Major
Schuler, agent at the reservation in 1892.
President O. M. Hall of the State
Bank Of Duluth, thought check pre-
sented by Qarah Bentah was a forgery.
She was arrested and has just secured
verdict of $500 for false imprisonment.
It is reported that President Hill has
arrangements in London for
The construction of the Fosston branch |
Of the Great Northern to Duluth, there
by giving direct line from Duluth to
The Pacific coast.
The betrothal is announced of Miss |
Nellie Lowry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lowry of Minneapolis, and |
Percy Hagerman of Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Hagerman was in Minneapolis last |
summer as leader of the Cornell college !
crew.
The state educational department. has
announced that the apportionment for
his year, instead of being less than that
IF last year, as was expected, will Ie
more. There are $3.50, 600 in the fund,
which allows $1.15 per pupil, 10 cents
more than was allowed last year.
A decision from the general land COM
missioner upholding the ruling of the
ocal land Office regarding the Rainy
lake gold lands has been received at
he local land Office at Duluth. The
ands, under the present laws, are open
o agricultural entry, according to the
commissioners ruling, though he adds
hat there is bill pending before con-
,ress authorizing the withdrawal of the
ands in question,
Permission has been asked to photo
Taph for the State Historical society of
Minnesota all of the oil paintings of
Minnesota scenery and MINES ota In
Iians contained in the famous Catlin
collection housed at the Smithsonian
institute. Catlin was a celebrated artist
# the last generation, and was commits
ioned in 1885 to visit the frontier terri
ories to depict the scenery and natives
f these then remote wildernesses.
The labor commission is preparing
tatements of commodities shipped from
he different counties of the state during
he year ending June 80 1893. These
ables are to be used in the preparation
f map of the state which will show
My the county boundaries and the
mount and kind of goods marketed
rom them. The map is intended to be
of use to farmers as sugges-
ion for the much talked of diversified.
ion of crops.