The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-12
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

stated.
Rnsh City has granted an electric
light franchise.
The national convention of the Hoo
Hoo order beuan at Minneapolis Mon
day.
The Mississippi Valley Medical asso-
citation has decided to meet in St. Paul
next year.
A flow of water has been secured in
the artesian well at Winona, at depth
of 1853 feet.
Folks directory gives Duluth popu-
lation of 81, 764, as against 1896 by the
state census.
Cokato Swedish Lutherans celebrated
the 25th anniversary of the organization
of their church at that place.
Duluth did great business in export
wheat last week. In four days over
1900, 600 bushels was sold for export.
William Enseth, "a Minnesota school
teacher, has been sentenced to three
years in San Quentin prison for forgery.
Attorney General Childs holds that
the law authorizing the establishment
OF government section corners is valid.
Receipts by Winona grain dealers for
the year just closed were 8, 452, 900 bush
els, against 1855, 600 the preceding year.
The legality of reducing salaries of
city officials is before the courts at St.
Paul.
The state synod of the Presbyterian
church will be held in Winona from
Thursday evening, Oct. 10, to Oct. 10,
inclusive.
Sheriff Mark of Mile Laos county has
been awarded 5000 reward for the cap
ture of Miss Fannie Hogan, the female
horse thief.
Thomas Volk, Sandstone saloon
keeper, killed John Linehan with club.
The quarrel started over 6O-cent debt
claimed by Volk.
Two Great Northern men who took
part in the railroad strike last year have
been convicted in Minneapolis of OBJ
structing the mails.
The Minnesota Mutual Farm Insur-
ance company of Benson has been grant
ed permit to do business in this state
by the insurance commissioner.
Minneapolis will soon have school
for the deaf in connection with her pub
lie school system. The school was prac-
tically established at the last meeting of
the board of education.
The council committee appointed
some time ago to see if there was any
gambling in St. Paul, has reported.
They found plenty of joints running
wide open, and recommended that they
be closed.
Westminster Presbyterian church,
Minneapolis. was badly damaged by a
mysterious fire which broke out at 2:2O
a. m. The fire started i'm the tower.
The church was built Is years ago at a
cost of $4,000.
State Auditor Dunn has arranged adj
ditional land sales in Anoka, Sherburne,
Stearns, Benton, Morrison, Crow Wing,
Wadena, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Isanti,
Kanabec and Wright counties. The
dates have not yet been announced.
State Auditor Dunn's statement to the
treasurer of receipts from the sale of hay
stumpage this year shows revenue of
$2,47O.3l from that source, as compared
with 81 ,406. IL for last year It is thought
that the new plan Of making the sales
through county auditors has increased
sales
Governor Clough has filled the va
cancy on the capitol commission which
has existed since the death of Hon.
James McHench Of Fairmont, who rep
resented the second congressional dis.
trict On the commission by the appoints
ment of Hon. Daniel Shell of Worth
ingtOn.
Alphonse Ouellette and Zepherin Pa
quette, indicted by the United States
grand jury in connection with the illicit
still found at Ouellette' house in Mime
apolis. plead guilty to the charges
against them, and were fined. They
claimed ignorance of the law in that
they thought they could manufacture
liquor for their own use.
John J. O'Leary & Sons, the Oldest
and most extensive meat packing firm
in the Northwest, have made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors. to
John F. Broderick, manager of the Ryan
Drug company. DIV. Lawler, brother
in-law of the brothers, said that the as
signment was the result of the general
decline of the markets.
The Red river drainage commission
held meeting at the capitol. Mr.. Val
entine presiding, made a report in re-
gard to the work contemplated to be
finished this fall, the Middle river ditch.
FELTON, canal and Whisky creek, and the
board decided to advertise for bids for
the construction of the above named
bitches, which are to be situated in Mar.
shall, Clay and Wilkin counties.
TO BURN THE BUILDINGS.