Mower County transcript., 1896-05-20
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Fire Quilted the Great Northern. depot
at Hutchinson. MINI. .fs:. =.
The Minnesota Sheriff's association
held session at Mankato. -
Several arrests have been made for
unlawful fishing in Lake Shetek.
Iowa university students defeated
Minnesota in the annual joint debate.
Auditor Dunn announces that there
will be no sale of timber on state lands
this year
The Central Christian Endeavor con.
vention convenes at Royalton June 9,
10 and II.
The state grand grove of the Order of
Druids will meet at Minneapolis the
second week in June.
Mayor-elect Doran will appoint NJ. N.
Goss chief of police and Captain
Schweitzer chief of detectives of St..
Paul.
On May % Bishop Cotter will cele-
brate the 25th anniversary of his or
dlnatlon as priest and his coming to
Winona
Garfield post, G. A. R., of St. Paul,
passed resolutions opposing Junge Loeb.
ren's confirmation as Judge Nelson's s
successor.
The First State bank of Thief River
Falls, with $4,000 capital, has filed ar
ticles Of incorporation with the state
bank examiner.
Joe Wolcott and Charley johnson Of
Minneapolis have signed articles to box
20 rounds at the Woburn Athletic club,
Boston, on May 28.
The United Norwegian Lutheran
churches will discuss the question of
secret societies at the annual meeting in
St. Paul, June to 10.
Justice Canty rendered several deci.
sions for the supreme court ,one Of which
declares that the state is preferred
creditor for its deposits in failed banks.
The officials of the Northern Pacific
Railway company have decided to build
an addition to the present general office
building at St. Paul which will more
than double it's capacity.
The Minnesota university field day
sports will be held at Minnehaha park,
May %. The Y. M. @. A. of Minneap.
oils has also entered men in all events
and will try to win some of the honors.
Another railroad is projected from
Duluth. 1t is to be an air line to the
Missouri and will tap rich country in
Northern Minnesota and North Dakota
It is to be called tho Duluth Great
Western.
The Minneapolis Pythian reunion has
risen to the dignity of an Interstate en-
campment, in which the states of Wis.
consin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota will be represented
by uniformed hosts.
The 14-year-old boy of R. @. Work.
man, who resides about five miles south
of Annadale, becoming enraged at his
eldest brother, 10 years of age, threw a
stick of stovewood at him, striking him
on his left temple. The injured young
man will die.
The state fish and game commission
stated that the results Of the work at the
fish hatchery had been most gratifying
this year. More than 900, 900 fish have
been hatched and distributed at White
Bear, Bald Eagle, Forest lakes, Lind.
strom and Minnetonka.
Adjutant General Muehlberg is ready
to let the contract for the removal Of
the Birch Coolie monument from the
Morton fair grounds to the site upon the
battlefield proper, as provided by the
last session of the legislature. Bids
were called for some time since, but no
response was received.
The grand chapter Order of the East.
ern Star elected Mrs. A. N. McGindley
of Duluth, worthy grand matron; T. H.
Warren of Saltwater, worthy grand
patron; Mrs. Florence E. Pattee of
Minneapolis, associate grand matron.
The next meeting Of the grand chapter
will be held at Litchfield.
It has been decided not to build the
nine mile extension of the Itasca Lum.
Der company's logging railway until
next year. The water is so high that
nearly all the timber cut in the Bow
String country last winter can be foated
to market and there is no necessity fo1
rail facilities to move it this season.
Stonecutters belonging to the st..
Cloud branch Of the union quit work,
owing to the refusal of the contractors
to sign new bill Of prices. It provides
for eight hours work at $3.50 per day,
and a semi-monthly pay day. The
change in wages is only fraction Of a
cent, but the producers object to the
semi monthly pay day.
The Minnesota Agricultural society
held special meeting and practically
arranged race programme for the fair.
There will be six pacing races, six trot.
ting races and several running races.
for all Of which purses aggregating $7,.
600 will be hung up. Entries for the
events must be in the hands Of the sec.
retary not later than June /.
The annual meeting Of the Chlldren's 9
Home society Of Minnesota was held at
st. Paul Thursday. The report Of the
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