Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-07-18
NEWS TN MINNESOTA.

George r. Monfort of tho Windso
Hotel, st. Paul, is dead.
Attorney General Clapp will build
handsome residence in st. Paul
Ex-senator March dropped dead o,
heart disease at his home in Nortl
Minneapolis.
Chinch bugs are reported to be doinf
considerable damage in the neighbor
hood of Montrose.
Rabbi Marks has resigned the pastor
ate of the Adeath Jeshrum Jewish
church, Minneapolis.
The senate has confirmed the nomina
ton of Theodore Bruener to Lee register
OF the land Office at st. Cloud.
The cornerstone of the new Cathedral
OF the Sacred Hhart at Duluth was laid
sunday by Bishop McGolrich.
Minnesota Populists organize state
grain growers association. It purposes
to get control of a terminal elevator or
two.
James Bender and John WEIGH were
arrested at Minneapolis on charge of
compelling 15-year-old boy to beg for
them.
The American Loan and Trust com.
pany of Duluth has assigned. 1t has
been in voluntary liquidation for some
time.
Minnesota's supreme court decided in
favor of the Republicans in the contest
of st. Paul.
big Dick Lennox, notorious bank
swlndler, wanted in st. Paul, Mime
apolls and Duluth, is under arrest at
Newark, N. j.
Ed and John Quinn, the two toughs
who assaulted Officer Nels Nelson at
Minneapolis, were sentenced to state
prison for 10 years.
Triplets were born Thursday to the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Neeb. of
Lewiston, two girls and boy. Aggre-
gate weight, Is pounds.
The board of county commissioners
decided to build a $4,000 county Jail
at Plpestone and levied two mill tax
to assist in paying for it.
The state Democratic central com
mlttee has issued its formal call for the
state convention, to be held in st. Paul
on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The conven-
ton Will lie composed of 78t delegates.
Alonzo j. Whiteman, formerly of
Duluth, and member of the state
senate, was arrested in Detroit, Mich.
he Is SAID to be the head of gang of
forgers whose operations are extensive.
Secretary H. II. Hart, of the board
OF charities and corrections, has lust
completed his semi annual census of
the county poorhouses of Minnesota.
For the year ending June 80 the total
increase in the number of paupers is
almost entirely in the large cities.
Colonel Keller has succeeded in So
curing a favorable report from the COM
mittee on claims on his bill reimbursinp
The state of Minnesota So, 1S9. 12. This
IS the amount expended out of a state
appropriation by Judge Flandrau in
the rescue of two women captured bv |
The Ink-pa-du-tah land of Sioux in |
1858.
At st. Paul, Charles e. Leonard. a |
clerk of the Omaha road, shot and |
killed Charles j. Luth. a
Great Northern switchmen. The |
tragedy was the direct result of Luth's
attempted interference with Leonard's
with Mrs. Hansen. the
proprietor of the hotel, to furnish
board for some new railroad men.
R. H. Anderson. of Ireland. Mr..
stevenson Of England, and Mr.. Gill
'hrist, of Scotland three gentlemen
rom the United Kingdom, representa-
i've farmers in each of their res pectiye
who are committee sent to
his country to investigate Minnesota
IS farming state, and take back a
eport to their homes, are at present
ooking over the state. A favorable re-
ort from them will bring in many
settlers