Morris tribune., 1897-03-17
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Diphtheria has appeared at Mapleton
Red Lake Falls has voted to incorpor
ate as city.
Sorlie & Lee, hardware dealers, a
Hartland, have assigned.
Pine City has let a contract for girls
mill and an electric light plant.
Winthrop has voted to have electric
lights and to extend waterworks.
Fire at Walnut Grove destroyed the
postoffice, a confectionery store and {
saloon.
William Engle was arrested at Stew.
artville, charged with passing counter.
felt dollars.
Professor Reynolds of.the state agri-
cultural experiment station, has issued
bulletin on Bovine tuberculosis. .
Rev George H, Wells, formerly of
Minneapolis, was killed by the cars at
Milwaukee It is considered case of
suicide.
One hundred and twenty DEGREES of
divorce have been granted in Ramsey
county since Jan. /, 1896, and 80 cases
are pending
The trustees of the Winona General
Hospital association have decided to
take immediate steps towards erection
of a new building.
The jury in the case of Alderman
Drew. on trial at Minneapolis for ac-
cepting a bride, disagreed. The case
was reset for April IL. u>...
Frank Johnson, farmer living near
Mora, prominent church member and
married man, was treated to coat of
tar and feathers by his neighbors.
~ The National Association of Amer
ican Agricultural Colleges and Expert
mental Stations will hold its annual
meeting at the state university July 10,
IL and Is.
Rev. James D. Morrison, the new
Episcopal bishop of the Duluth diocese,
last week made his first visitations to
the Leech Lake, Red Lake and other
Indian agency missions.
The case against ex. City Clerk Haney
of Minneapolis has been dismissed and
the court ordered the arrest of Alder.
man Drew on the charge of perjury or
larceny. Haney will hereafter reside
in Mexico
s The next term of the state supreme
court will begin April 8. Attorneys
are therefore notified that all returns in
cases to be tried during the April term
must be transmitted to the clerk of the
court before the end of March
Health Commissioner Stone of St.
Paul is making vigorous remonstrance
against the reinforcement of the dog
ordinance He says that despite vigi-
lance of health officials there is very
nearly an epidemic of rabies among the
dogs of the city.
Ex-State Auditor Braden died at Los
Angeles, Cal, Thursday. Mr.. Braden
went to California three and one-half
years ago for the benefit of his health.
He suffered from asthma. His death
was not unexpected among the imme-
diate friends of the family.
William Dawson and William Daw-
son, Jr., at one time considered among
the richest men in St. Paul, have filed
deeds Of assignment to A. B. Stlckney
and Thomas L. Blood. The assign
ments covered all the personal estate
of the two gentlemen and were made
necessary through the failure of the
Bank of Minnesota, with which they
rxra,.o both ooDpooto1 a,od Of x,b;ob
stock they were heavy holders.
Records of the United States weather
bureau at Moorhead show that from
Oct. / to the present date there has
this there is at present on the ground
feet 215 inches. The depth of snow is
s8 inches, but the entire feet 20
inches is crowded into this % inches,
none having melted. Observer Grasse
states that this means about inches of
water to be carried away in the spring.
A new Gatling gun, of the latest pat
tern, has arrived at St. Paul from
Washington, and was formally turned
over by Adjutant General Muehlberg
to Major Libbey, commander of the
First artillery. Major Libbey has not
yet decided to which battery it will be
assigned, but, inasmuch as Battery B
of Minneapolis received similar gun
last year, it is fair to presume that this
one will be assigned to Battery A of
ST. Paul
State Superintendent Pendergast has
issued the programme for the coming
series of teachers Institutes in the
state. Except in Carlton and Hubbard
counties, the Institutes will continue
one week. The excepted counties get
two weeks. Dates and places are as
follows: Aitkin, July 80; Carlton,
Aug. 80; Moorhead, Sept. 20; Preston,
Aug. %; Albert Lea, Sept. 20; Elbow
Lake, Sept. s. Park Rapids, July 10;
Grand Rapids, March 30; Willmar,
Sept. 81; Fairmont, March 80; Litch-
field, Aug. %; Ada, June IA: Roch-
ESTER, March 20; Glenwood, March 80;
LuTerne, April 8; Roseau, July IL;
Plainview, March 49,