The Redwood gazette., 1895-01-24
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

IN r. VO LIN M LIN UkCV i ~
st. Paul printers have organized a
Childs- Drexel club.
The Masonic grand lodge reelected G.
L. Brown Of Morris grand master.
Minnesota sheriffs met at st. Paul. J.
II. Block was elected president of the
association.
P. X. Kierce of Minneapolis claims to
own the sword worn by Napoleon on his
retreat from Moscow.
Title to $4,000 worth of mineral
lands near Duluth was set aside by the
district court on account of fraud.
Salaries of Minneapolis city employees
will be cut to the extent of al, 900. The
reduction will average to Is per cent.
Clinton Zimmerman. q St. Paul and
Duluth brakeman, while coupling cars,
had his head crushed by projecting logs.
The glove contest which took place at
Franklin between John Blake Of that
place and John Meehan of Fairfax, for
gate receipts, was won by the latter in
two rounds.
Colonel John L. Merriam's will dis
posed of 81, ,OO0, 900, all except two small
annuities and $11 900, which went to
charitable institutions, going to his wife
and children.
Joseph Sherett, half breed, living at
Fond du Lac, died at the age of ITO
years. He leaves three children, the
Oldest Of whom is son of 81, and the
youngest daughter of 81.
At Powers & Dwyer's camp, near
Grand Rapids, a sleigh load of logs
weighing 80 tons passed over the legs of
Frank Rivard, teamster employed at
the camp, crushing them to pulp.
P. H. O'Hara, merchant of Grace
vile, hs been sued for 5000 libel by
the Big Stone County State bank,
against which, it is alleged, he has been
circulating bad reports among deposi-
tors.
Police officers from various portions Of
the state met at St. Paul Saturday and
organized the state department. of police
organizations. Among other things
they favor civil service reform in the
ranks.
P. H. O'Hara, general merchant of
Graceville, has been sued for 5000 libel
by the Big Stone County State bank,
against which, it it alleged, he has been
circulating bad reports among deposit
ors, without just cause.
The annual report of Chief jackson of
the St. Paul fire department., shows a
net increase of III in the number of
alarms over 1898, while the amount of
loss shows the remarkable decrease of
$329, ,556.57, the losses in 1894 having ag-
gregated but 1884, ,327.98, as against
$513, ,8S3.55 for 1898.
The saloonkeepers at Mapleton are
indignant over the late action of the
council in raising the license and are ad-
vertising liquors at a big discount, with
a view of going out of business. They
all declare that they will vote the Pro-
hibition ticket at the coming spring
election or town officials.
T. B. Whitney, wife and daughter,
living near Fairmont, were murdered
by Sam Hoteling, the daughters hus-
band. An alarm was given by sister,
who escaped. Heavily armed, the brute
secreted himself upstairs, and, when an
effort was made to capture him, he fired
on the crowd. After all efforts to get
him alive had failed, volley was fired
into the house, killing him instantly.
The county commissioners of Roseau
county met in session in Jadis and per-
fected the organization of the new
county by electing the following Off
GERS: Auditor, ex-Deputy Collector of
Customs G. A. Moody; treasurer, A.
Luken; register Of deeds, T. s. Nome
land; sheriff, J. w. Durham; county at
torney, R. J. Bell; judge of probate, O.
B. Eckman; surveyor, w. H. Book;
coroner, Israel Sjoberg; superintendent
of schools. L. P. DahlUuist,