The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-10
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

NEWS In MINNESOTA.
The Hastings opera hall was burned
Sunday. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
The report Of State Treasurer Bob
Letter shows q balance on hand Of g..
49,, 645. 50.
A movement is said to be on foot to
have "Lexow" investigation for the
Twin Cities.
State Commissioner Powers suggests
legislation against the sweating system
in Minnesota
The State bank Of Mcintosh was or.
ganized with capital of $4,000. E.
w. Drew is president.
According to the St. Paul weather
bureau the past year was a. deg.
warmer than the average.
Permission has been granted D. T.
Macarthur and his associates to organ
ize the First National bank of Tracy.
Fire losses for the past year in Wi.
mona were only $l3,775, on which in
surance to the amount of $l2, 4O2 was
paid.
The board Of Minnesota worlds fair
commissioners has made it's final report
and turned over $769, %, the balance on
hand.
Charles E. Richardson, president of
the Minneapolis Fire Proof Door COM
pany, was killed by piece of machinery
falling on him.
Mayor Eustis' saloon policy is
claimed to have reduced the number of
arrests for drunkenness at Minneapolis
the past year one-third.
A proclamation has been issued by
Governor Nelson giving official recog-
milton of Roseau count, which has been
cut off from Kittson county.
Mr.: George G. Sanborn of St. Paul
has been appointed member of the
dairy commission to succeed MIR. J. M.
Bohrer, whose resignation took effect
Dec. 81.
Governor Nelson has pardoned Tim
Othy ROwles, sentenced from Ramsey
county to serve one year for grand lar.
ceny, on condition that he quits drink
ing liquor.
An unknown man jumped from the
Wabasha street bridge at St. Paul to
the Milwaukee railroad tracks, about
100 feet below. Nearly every bone in
his body was broken.
1t is estimated that the Terry gang
got away with $12. QUO worth of goods
from Minneapolis residences before
they were arrested. Much of the
plumber has been found.
South St. Paul packers paid 81, $780,
600 more for hogs in 1894 than in 1893.
The total number of hogs received was
1876, 663; cattle, 74,074; calves, 3,3l2;
sheep, 95, l42r horses, 354.
At the examination of Bert Joslin
and L. A. Moulton, who were ARRESTED
charged with making the assault on
Mat Newman and wife, at Royalton,
Joslin proved an alibi and was dis.
charged, but Moulton was bound over.
The question of the establishments of
an assay Office at Duluth has been re.
ferred by the director of the mint to
State Geologist Winchell of Minnesota,
and his report will probably decide the
action of the coinage, weights and
measures committee.
The children Of Grand Rapids are at
flicted with q peculiar disease, which
seems to battle the skill of all the ply.
sicians. They break out with running
sores, usually on their faces first, and
the sores refuse to be healed and keep
spreading. Many have been sick for
several weeks.
DIR. H. L. Flint, the celebrated Chi
cago hypnotist, examined Claus A.
Blixt, the murderer OF Catherine Cling
at Minneapolis, Sunday. He is of the
opinion that Blixt was not under hyp-
motto influence, but that he was con-
trolled in his actions by the stronger
will of Harry Hayward. He thinks
Blixt was not morally responsible.
The completion of the statistical work
of Labor Commissioner Powers on the
mortgage subject shows that in &c
counties in Minnesota during the last
IA years the foreclosures have aver
aged /, 100 year. the value of 81, 1OO,-
600, and the acreage 1000. The year
1892 was below the average, but 1893
was above. This was due in part to
the fact that there were some heavy
foreclosures in Anoka and Washington
counties on speculative property. The
facts show that foreclosures are de-
creasing and are very encouraging.
GROWTH nF STATE