Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-05-23

the newspapers and manufacturers OF
the northwest.
Appointed.
Gov. Clough appointed the commits
sion that will select the site for the new
insane hospital provided for by the last
legislature. The commission is made
up of one member from each of the
seven congressional districts, and is as
follows:
First District-C. E. Bondy, Eyota.
Second District. Fl. Block, St.
Peter.
Third District-A. ]. Carlson, East
Union.
Fifth District %. c. Merrlman, Min
neapolis.
Sixth District-Alvah Eastman, St.
Cloud
Seventh District-Henry Hooper,
Stephen.
1t is expected that meeting Of the
commission will be called soon, when
it will organize and prepare to receive
and consider propositions for sites,
News IN Brief.
Mrs. Mary E. Cameron, of Detroit,
tried to commit suicide at Duluth by
taking poison, and failing in this she
jumped into the bay, but was rescued
and will recover.
A lumberman stealing ride to Du-
lnth on a freight train fell between the
cars at Elk River and was killed.
The elevator at Mcdonald station, be-
tween Crookston and East Grand
Forks, was burned. There was but lit
tie grain.
j. ]. Hill offers to donate three
fourths Of section 10 to the state uni-
versity for an experimental farm. The
land lies near Crookston.
The third annual meeting of the Co.
lumbar Interstate Firemen's associa-
ton was held at Worthington. Pipe
stones delegation made a lid of $4OO in
cash prizes for the next tournament,
which will be held on July ga. There
being no other proposition for the plum
Pipestone's offer was accepted.
Amel Jacob, of Shelby, took strych-
nine with suicidal intent and died few
hours after.
Hung Stole, of Luck Coon mine,
passed through Tower with the first
gold brick from the mine. The brick
contained 200 ounces valued at $4,000,
the result of 26 days run of Is tons of
quartz daily. The quartz runs $40 to
the ton, exclusive of Concentrates.
John Swanson, while en-route east
from his lumber camp in the pineries.
was robbed of his watch and $50 in
cash while spending the night in Foss-
ton.
The state university class in sociology
made tour of the prison for the pur.
pose of getting illustrations in study.
charge of DR.. S. q. Smith. Before re-
turning home they took dinner at the
prison.
A postoffice has been established al
Flom, Norman county, Henry Vehle,
postmaster.
Postmasters have been commissioned
as follows: William Rossbach, Albin;
Edward NJ. Nelson, Edwards; Lizzie A.
Hunter, Maple Bay.
Cloquet has cycle club numbering
twenty.
Harry Harmon, of San Francisco,
made the jump of seventy-ive feet from
the Hastings high bridge successfully.
Three cows belonging to M. Hurley,
Ellsworth, were killed by lightning.
Northfeld has curfew ordinance.
it goes into effect the 10Th inst. After
the ringing Of the bell at o'clock in
the evening it will be unlawful for any
boy or girl to be 70 und lettering upon
the Streets.
At Dodge Center the home dramatic
company is giving a play, the proceeds
of which are to be used to buy hearse.
This is perhaps the most novel use to
which home dramatics were ever put.
The people of Little Falls are talk
ing about putting up an athletic park.
The park will cost about $4,000. II
will be made after the most modern
style, with racing and bicycle tracks,
base ball diamond and gymnasium.
Winona's free library contains now
II, 100 volumes; 2, 4l3 persons, 96l males
and 1,452 females, have borrowed books
from it during the year. The free read.
ing room has had 20, 400 visitors during
tho year and 51,417 volumes have been
drawn.
IS It is reported that a state bank is to
be started at Cold Spring. Marcus
Manrin, of that town, is said to be in
terested in the new undertaking.
John Lewis, Of Mankato, has received
the appointment of naval cadetship.
A postofice has been esta blished at
Poland, st. Louis county, with Martin
Miller as postmaster.
A number of st. Cloud people are
considering the advisability Of organ
izing second electric light. company.
They propose to furnish light at re.
duced cost. The company has not yet
been organized.
Forged checks were presented to
three business men, Of Mankota, pay.
able to August Anderson, and signed
by COCOON McKeaf. The cheeks were
drawn on the Mankato National Bank,
but only one merchant accepted, and
paid the sharper the differences.
Leopold Schooling. OF ST Paul. while
visiting son at Winona, committed
suicide by wading into the river.