The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Fire at Excelsior destroyed block of
business buildings, doing $780, 900 dam
age.
Bishop Marty of Sioux Falls has been
transferred to the bishopric of st.
Cloud.
Fifteen hundred pounds of filed
cheese were sez ID ty state authorities
At Minneapolis.
Shroeder's st. Paul livery stable
burned Monday morning. All the
horses were rescued.
Application has been made by Moor
head parties for an electric light fran
chise at Fergus Falls
The schoolhouse and teachers resi-
dence at Union Hill, near New Prague,
were destroyed by fire.
Minnesota naval veterans met at St.
Paul and elected officers. Indident-
ally they had good time.
The assessed valuation of Anoka
county is 50, ia, O62 for 1895, decrease
OF 1885, $50 over last year.
Edward A. Campbell, the Minneapo.
lis attorney and brother of United
States Marshal Campbell, is dead.
At Montevideo, Wal ter Faur, a 10.
year-old boy, poured gasoline in cook
stove to start fire. He may recover.
Congressman McCleary says he will
accept the United States senatorship if
the Minnesota legislature should de.
sire it,
The elegant house built by the no.
torious A. J. Whiteman at Duluth.
was partially burned. Loss SEA, 1000.
Insured.
Among the Improvements at Hutch
inson the past year are $40, 1000 opera
house, $4,000 waterworks and several
brick blocks.
Andrew Bromstad and Miss Louise
Lyders have been married at Sacred
Heart. Mr.. Bromstad is editor and
proprietor Of The Blade
The next state camp of Modern
Woodmen will be held at Winona w.
D. Smith of Winnebago was elected
state consul at the meeting at St. Paul.
Victoria Stein will ask new trial of
the breach of promise case against
Clarence Salpaugh Of Mankato. She
thinks 81 not sufficient for healing her
wounded affections.
City Marshal Idle of Madison Lake.
Blue Earth county, was nearly beaten
to death by Torrance and Pat Magraw
brothers, who run saloon at Madison
Lake. Complaint was filed against the
men for selling liquor to minors. Ide
will die.
Edward Phillips, young lumber
man from Neillsville or Eau Claire,
Wis, and who has been working for
Jason Marston, north of Aitkin, was
committed to the insane asylum at
Fergus Falls. His delusion is in some
way connected with the income tax.
Secretary Smith has rendered final
decision in the celebrated Moosedung
lease for mill site on Thief river, in
Minnesota. He states that after the
full investigation he is satisfied that
the interior department has authority
to approve the lease of this property to
Ray w. Jones.
General Passenger Agent Whitney
of the Great Northern has offered sew
eral valuable prizes for essays by school
children on Minnesota, it's history, re-
sources, etc. Also upon the origin and
settlement of the Northwest boundary
dispute and upon the five most i'm
portant events in Mime sofa history.
The state canvassing board has COM
pleted its work. The official vote for
governor was, Nelson, 147, 943; Becker,
81, 5S4; Owen, $3.50; Hilleboe, $3.50.
Associate Justice Collins received the
largest vote (l62,7O1) and the largest
majority. (49,682). The only PROPOSE
ton for creation of new counties car
ried was that of Rosseau, eastern part
of Kittson.
State Treasurer Bobleter has issued
the advance sheets of his biennial re-
port to the legislature, in which he
says: 1.-The state treasury is in a very
healthy condition. The general reve-
nue. fund has grown to such proper
tons that a reduction of two-tenths of
mill in the tax levy can safely be
made and still maintain the liberal ap-
preparations for state institutions and
public improvements and buildings.
The Minneapolis board of trade has
again taken up the scheme of forming
Northwestern board of trade. Letters
of invitation are now being sent out to
commercial organizations in Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Northern Iowa, Western
Wisconsin and Montana. asking them
to send delegates to convention to be
held in Minneapolis Jan. Is at 1880
a. m. The object of the association
will be to advance the common inter.
ests of all Northwestern cities.