Morris tribune., 1895-04-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.


NUMBER or inquiries as TO the date ioi
the next sale of agriculture lands
which is usually held in the spring, anc
is unable to reply definitely as to these
inquiries, as nothing can be done until
the outcome of the measures now pend
ing in the legislature relating to the
state lands shall have been determined
Consequently no announcements OF sales
will be made until the Legislature
adjourns. If neither of the pine lane
bills goes through. the usual six weeks
notice required under the present law
will be given. Under the terms of the
Staples measure, if it shonld become q
law there would be no sale this year.
News IN Brief
Earl Cross, who escaped from the st.
Cloud reformatory in 1892, has been
found in the Iowa penitentiary.
A quartet of Wisconsin and Michigan
men, who talk of starting saw mill &C
Red Lake Falls, have been there some
days and are now in the pine country
east of Red Lake. They will probably
locate at Red Lake Falls.
The Faribault boot and shoe factory
was purchased by Donald and ID. w.
Grant for SIS, 500.
John C. Haumesser has been COM
missioned postmaster at Lime Creek,
and William K. Thomas at Woodland,
MINI.
The new high bridge at Red Wing
will be opened for travel May l. The
event will he celahratad
Odd Fellows block at Chaska was
partly destroyed by fire. Loss is esti-
mated atS17,3OO. P. Riedele. dry goods
and clothing, lost Sc, 700, his insurance
being SIS, 500.
Mayor Boyd, of st. Cloud, orders sa-
looms closed at IL p. M, furthermore,
anyone selling to minors will lose his
license. The mayor also says that if
anyone in ST. Cloud loses dollar at a
place were gambling is permitted, if he
will inform the police, the administra-
ton will see that the dollar is refunded,
or know the reason why.
The pastors of the Baptist and Pres
oyterian churches of Lake Crystal had
their boat upset while on the lake and
narrowly escaped drowning. They
clung to the overturned boat with their
hands about half an hour, when they
were discovered and rescued,
Mary Beeson has been appointed
postmistress at Centerville.
Fifteen pairs of twins were born in
Goodhue county during the years 1892
and 1898. according to the vital statis-
tics report of the state which has just
been issued. OF the whole number of
of births 619 were males and 557 fe-
males.
Eden Valley employees a man for
street commissioner, village marshal,
custodian of the fire apparatus and
general factotum for the sum of 1926
per year Or S19.5S per month.
A new Catholic church is to be built
at the White Earth reservation about
two miles south of Rice river.
The house of Charles Reinhardt. in
Georgetown, was demolished by light
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhardt were
knocked down and two cats were killed
Mankato has inaugurated a stone
pile for tramps.
All the young men OF the Second con-
gressional district, Is to 20 years of age,
with good morals and sound bodies, are
eligible for competitive examination to
be held at Mankato May for the An
napolis naval academy cadetship.
Michael Moritz of Crookston, a young
German farmer, sent money for his
best girl, Bonhora Gleisner, to come
over from the fatherland to marry him.
The young woman arrived at Baltimore
and was stopped there under the pau
per immigration act until Michael should |
send his affidavit that he would marry
the girl and support her.
The Red Wing Swedish Lutheran
congregation will build a SIS, 900 church.
Company E. M. N. G., has been mus
tered in at Merriam Park.
The supervising architect is not sat-
isfed with Contractor Corrolis' bid for
the addition to the Mankato public
building. He thinks it is too high. He
will be asked to reduce his estimate be-
fore the contract will be awarded him.
This will result in more or less delay in
the completion of the building.
There were fourteen births and three
deaths at Hastings during March.
The St. Paul Foundry company is
the lowest bidder for story columns and
three story beams for the st. Paul pub
Tic building, at $4,000. The bid of the
Gillette Herzog Manufacturing COM
pany, of Minneapolis, is but sos higher.
At meeting of the Watonwan coun-
ty commissioners the $50, 600 court house
bonds were purchased by the Farmers
and Mechanics bank, of Minneapolis,
at a premium of $1,2O6, bonds to run
five, ten and fifteen years.
Saginaw parties have chartered the
steamer Maine.and the schooners Hat
tie and Pendell to carry lumber from
Duluth to Saginaw at $l.75, including
delivery at Saginaw. They will carry
about IS, 600. 600 feet during the season.
Paroles have been granted by the
board of prison managers to Leslie I
st. Louis county; Jacob P.
Johnson, Mower county; Frank Sa,ter,
Otter Tail county, and Geo. S. France,
Ramsey.
The residence of Harvey Gillette, at ,
Hastings, was burned, the fire starting
rom the Kitchen Sfovo A norton ~