Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-11
News In Brief.

John Colbert has been commissioned
postmaster at Assumption.
On October there were 2,814 insane
patients in the state hospitals.
The first municipal election of Mag.
nolia resulted in the election of l.. E..
Wordroff president.
John Irvine has been appointed first
assistant keeper of the light station at
Duluth.
Erick Fruits was arrested at the MN
nesota Transfer, charged with murder
committed near Devils Lake, N. D.
Frederick Dovan, Washington cat
tie dealer, claims he was knocked down
in Minneapolis and robbed Of 50 in sill.
yer. The thieves overlooked $7CO in
bills he had in his inside pocket.
Mrs. Young, a domestic, was arrested
for stealing $1,000 worth of jewelry
from her employer, H. K. Halvorson.
of Minneapolis. She confessed the
crime and the diamonds were recov.
cred.
A reunion of the veterans of the
Sixth Minnesota regiment was held at
the residence of Hon. J. w. Peterson.
near Red Wing.
John McAvey, a printer of Minneap-
oils, was found dead in a laundry wagon
back of the Bijou theater. An exami.
nation revealed the fact that death was
caused by strangulation. A small
piece of food had lodged in the mans
throat.
Frank Rogge, a car cleaner employed
by the Chicago Great Western road, was
instantly killed by being run over by a
Great Western passenger train.
Mike Mead. of Hills. was sentenced
to six months in the county jail and
5000 costs for maliciously shooting a
neighbours horse last March.
Two men held up Paul Zidnle on
freight train near st. Cloud and secured
all the money he had. Both assailants
were captured afterward as they were
about to board an eastbound train.
Frank Koch, while hunting near
White Bear village, accidentally shot
off his left forearm and hand.
The council of Anoka passed unani.
mously resolution closing every cigar
store Sundays.
1t has been discovered that the base
of the Birch Coulee monument, which
8 is in two sections, was placed wrong,
so that there is bad break in the in
scription. The matter has been called
to the attention of the commission and
the money claimed under the contract
is tied up in consequence.
Free. Runderant, private: soldier In
Company d Fort Smelling, swallowed
five grains Of strychnine with suicidal
intent. Had .she taken one grain in
stead sof five he would have accom-
plished his object before medical aid
could be secured. AS it was, large
quantity Of the drug acted as an emetic
and Bunderant may survive.
The postottice at Belyiew and the
central store of g. F. Rain, were bro
ken into. Nothing of value was taken
from the store, but mail matter was
opened and scattered on the floor of
the postoffce. No trace OF; the robber
has been found.
The Russian thistle has made its app
pearance in abundant quantities in
Minneapolis, and already the farmers
of Hennepin county are beginning to
express alarm at the prevalence of the
obnoxious weed within the city con-
fines.
The residence of ]. 6. Lyons, High
Forest. burned; insured for $500.
A stock train ran into q freight train
on the Northern Pacific at Luce, and
the caboose and three other cars were
burned up. An unknown man who is
supposed to have been in the caboose
was instantly killed and burned be-
yond recognition.
The first annual fair of Polk and
Norman counties was held at Fertile
and was a notable success.
Henry Sprain has been appointed
postmaster at Webster, Rice county,
vice Il. Better, deceased.
The Central elevator at Chaska, with
about 1000 bushels Of grain, was
burned. s