Mower County transcript., 1896-01-15
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA STATE FLAG DREW !
MEDAL At ATLANTA.

q s"@0NI N1 StIAiNBVs
Report OF Commissionsr Williams ON
the csss-Crow Wing Boundary Matter
Rejected-Ex-Governo Marshau Dies
In Califernia.
An Art Students League has been
organized at st. Paul
Fire destroyed the creamery of John
Vanasek at Montgomery.
A ourfew ordinance has been passed
by the st. Cloud city council.
Daniel Chase, aged 90. q resident of
Minneapolis since 1854, il dead
Attorney General Childs authorizes
the statement that he il candidate for
reelection.
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesots
has purchased team Of fast trottsrs as
Versailles, KY.
The fourth annual bonspiel Of the
Northwestern Curling association began
at Duluth Monday.
Congressman Towne has introduced
q bill appropriating S75, 900 for a public
building at st. Cloud
Mr.. Pierce Of Anoka defeated Dr.
Truax and becomes champion checker
player Of the Northwest.
E1-Postmaster Hale Of Minneapolis
has been appointed receiver for the
American Building and Loan associa-
ton of that city.
New Paynesville (Minn- would like
to be the county seat Of q new county
to be formed from Stearns, Meeker and
Kandiyohi counties.
Charles Thompson Of St. Paul, who
was shot through the lung, and whose
recovery was thought impossible, is out
again aftsr only ten days.
Patrick McTighe, a prominent far
mer living near Mankato, was held up
by two footpads while driving home
and was relieved of his cash, SO.
The hearing ON the Injunction pro-
ceedings restraining the commissioners
from locating the fourth insane hospital
at Anoka came up before Judge Kelly
at St. Paul Saturday and was continued
for q week
The statement now being compiled
by the state insurance commissioner
shows that the fire insurance companies
collected from st. Paul during 1895
premiums amounting to $744, ,626.24
The losses were about $500, 900.
State Treasurer Koerner has returned
from New York with $3.50, 900 worth of
bonds, purchased with school money.
There are 1000 Virginias, 1T Alabamas
and % state bonds, the average interest
on the purchase being per cent.
Governor Clough has appointed F. F.
Westbrook, professor of bacteriology at
the state university. to the state board
Of health, to succeed Dr.. Hoegh of
Minneapolis, whose term expired Jan
l, He also reappointed on the same
board Doctors W. T. Mayo of Olmsted
county and Charles F. McComb Of
Duluth
Governor Clough has received Motif
cation from the officials Of the Atlanta
exposition that the state flag won a
silver medal in the flag exhibit at At
lanta- The medal viii be accompanied
by q diploma of excellence. The state
flag is the one made by the woman's
board Of the state and exhibited at the
worlds fair.
Anew town has been created en- the
shores Of Leech lake and it viii soon
have charter to officially recognize its
existence. 1t is called Lawrence, and
the surveyors have just completed the
skeleton Of its anatomy. 1t is situated
On the west shore Of the lake at the
present terminus Of the Brainerd and
Northern railroad
Dairy Commissioner Anderson has
started his inspectors on the work of
investigating the stables of Minnesota
COWS. This is the beginning of work
that is prosecuted each year by the state
dairy and food commission. The in
spection is to be finished previous to the
meeting of the commission in Nav.
when the dairymen are granted their
licenses
Colonel w. W. Williams has reported
to Governor Clough the result of his
investigation Of the number of legal
voters resident in the II townships of
Cass county which the state commits.
sion has been peutioned to annex to
Crow Wing county. BE reported that
there were 40 legal voters in the strip
instead Of 9s- as claimed by the petit
TONERS Therefore, instead of 65 names
being sufficient signers Of the petition,
II signatures would be needed.
The state annexation commission,
composed Of Governor Gough, Auditor
Dunn and Assistant Secretary Of State
L.owen refused to accept the report.
1t is alleged Williams did the work I'M
perfectly.