Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-07-07
NEWS TN MINNESOTA

Henry Bordewich of Minnesota ha
been nominated as consul at Christiania
The annual state convention of For
esters will be held in Winona Aug. 1
and IL.
A score of farm buildings in the vi
cinity of Princeton were destroyed by ;
tornado.
The supreme court has found some
imperfections in the St. Paul smoke
ordinance.
Judge Otis has made an order permit
ting the reorganization of the Germans
bank of St. Paul.
Major R. M. Allen, Indian agent, and
party, made payments to the Mile Laos
Indians last week.
The school building at Zumbrota was
burned July 5. 1t cost $4,000 and was
insured for $4,000.
Warden Wolfer of the Minnesota pen
itentiary, says the Younger brothers
should be pardoned.
Robby Dobbs of Minneapolis defeated
Jim Fernes of Kansas City in eight
rounds at Hartford, Conn.
Minor changes are likely to be made
in the state capitol specifications at the
next meeting of the commission.
The state supreme court has decided
that the Kandiyohi county claim to the
state capital has no foundation in fact.
The worst storm ever known in that
vicinity visited Duluth Saturday, 1t is
estimated that 100000 damage was
done.
The state fish hatchery has supplied
Minnesota screams and lakes with more
than a million trout and pike fry this
season.
A miniature cyclone at St. Paul de
stroyed the residence of Nicholas
Kirmse and injured four persons, one
seriously.
Architect Cass Gilbert of the Mime
sofa capitol commission is making an
inspection Of the building stone quarries
of the state.
William Banholzer of St. Paul, mem
Der of the board of public works and
proprietor of the North Star brewery, is
dead, aged 46.
The Great Northern announces that
the Twin Cities will be separate divi-
sion of the system, to be known as the
terminals division.
A bill has been introduced in congress
placing Colonel Colville of the First
Minnesota regiment on the retired list,
with the rank of colonel.
The First Minnesota's monument at
Gettysburg was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremony. The entire congress
sional delegation was present.
Judge Willis of the Ramsey county
district court and Mrs. Margaret Whar-
ton Fitzgerald were married at ST.
Luke's Episcopal church, St. Paul.
John Bell, one of st. Paul's promin-
ent pioneer residents, is dead. Heart
failure, induced by an infammatory
rheumatism affiiction, was the cause of |
death.
The June term Of the supreme court |
has closed. 1t will be week yet before |
the court will have everything cleaned |
up so that the justices will be off on
their vacations
Rev. J. G. Hull, in prison on a charge |
of attempting to poison his wife, has
made affidavit that he is innocent, |
charging that his attorney misled him
into pleading guilty.
Cole and Jim Younger, now serving |
the 21st year of a life sentence in the
state prison at Saltwater, will apply TO-
liberty to the state board of pardons at |
it's next meeting, on July IL.
S. Stewards elevator at Morris burned |
Friday. The warehouse attached to tho
elevator also burned with it's contents
of machinery and wire fencing. Tota
loss, $4,000. Insurance, $4,000.
Work on the new $4,000 Indian in
dustrial school, to be established for
White Earth agency, will soon be COM
menced. It is proposed to build it of
brick manufactured on the grounds.
State Auditor Dunn held a sale of
state lands at Aitkin and disposed of
about 1000 acres at prices ranging from
So to 5000 per acre, the latter price
being obtained for pieces near town.
George Allen, son of Colonel Allen,
the well known proprietor of the Mer-
chants hotel, st. Paul, suicided by
shooting. George Allen was quite prom.
inent in Ramsey county Democratic
politics.
Five Indians, including Chief Wee.
'Sug, are dead at Malone's point on Mile
Laos lake and several others are expected |
to die, as the result Of drinking pain
killer, hair oil and other preparations
containing alcohol.
The jury in the case of the state
against Alderman c. E. Dickinson of
Minneapolis. accused of bribery, failed
to agree and was discharged. This is
the second trial of the case, the first
also resulting in disagreement.
The colony at Jacksonville, in Mile
aoc oo11n+r 81 Y1oi1oc south IF Mill |