Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-02-06
News in Brief.

Eric Stronghu has been made post
master at Engluna.
There were 543 births and 25S deaths
in Goodhue county during the last year
The Winona banks have made an
agreement to cut down the rate of in
terest paid on certificates of deposit
from to per cent, beginning with
the first of February.
Col W. A. Pickert, who has been
operating lottery at Duluth under the
name. of the Merchants Tea Company,
has f1edsto escape arrest on charges of
running "a gambling game. It is es-
timated that he has gathered in $4,000
during his two months stay there,
His victims have been mainly poor
people.
Clarke Clay, prominent unberman
of Grand Rapids, is under arrest for
cutting timber on the Indian reserva-
ton.
Fl. M. s. 'Pullen, captain of Company
B. of shattuck military school, Fair
ibault, died of pneumonia. He is a
son of Rev. &c. M. Pullen of Austin.
Lathy Stanley, of Maine Prairie,
aged 10, shot and almost killed his
little 6-year-old brother Clyde. The
two were playing with revolver,
when Clyde said, ''Lathy, your gun is
no good" Lathy answered, cpl show
you," and pulling the trigger, fred
bullet through the little chaps left side
just above the heart.
Statistics for 1894 show 6O4 births
and 251 deathsfor Blue Earth county.
In Mankato occurred 255 of the births
and 121 deaths. The death roll is con-
sidered very low for city of 1000
people.
Judge L.. C. Brown of the 10th judi
cial district will join the Knights Temp
lar excursion to the Holy Land.
The city council of Crookston has
called special election for the purpose
of voting on city bonds to the amount
of $40, 600. The election will be held
Feb. 10.
Virginia is moving ITO have mining
school established ant that point.
Waterville will surrender its village
charter and incorporate as city.
The United States land office at
Crookston has done a business amount
ing to about $780, 900 acres, nearly all of
which was in homesteads, final and
entries. The cash transactions of the
year were quite small
A postoffice has been established at
Limo, ADoka county, Mimi. and Yer
mum B. Marks commissioned.
General Manager Jordan, of the
Northern Steamship Company, denies
the rumors of his resignation, published
in St. Paul.
Fred A. BOndurant, Company D,
Third infantry, now at Fort Smelling,
Mimi. is dishonorably discharged, he
having enlisted under false pretenses.
While out slcighing, Miss Mckinney,
one of the st. Cloud normal teachers,
was thrown out and severely injured.
Over 800 Scotchmen and their friends
had Bobby Burns banquet at Duluth,
at which Congressman-electT owne was
POSTMASTER.
J. ID. Smith, prominent farmer near
Cottonwood, sold seventeen 3-year-old
fat steers, averaging 1850 pounds,
bringing 500. This is the result of an
experiment of fattening on wheat,
which, according to his statement,
brought him IS cents per bushel.
Halvor Halvorson had his left hand
terribly mangled by a saw at Sauls !
Center.
Arthur Hintz, while hunting rabbits
on the Minnesota bottoms few miles |
from Minneapolis, was killed. He was
in the act of standing a shotgun up
against his sleigh when the fowling
piece was accidentally discharged,
blowing off the top of his head.