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The trouble with the Indians at Pine
Point over the timber cut has been
satisfactorily settled. The lumber
company has offered to rescale the
logs. The government has a number
of men there watching matters fol-
the Indians.
The Lyon County Leader, a fusion
paper published at Marshall, will be
removed to Balaton.
The new soap factory at Rochester is
ready for business and will start ul
the last of the week.
At meeting of the Faribault city
council Monday evening a resolution
was passed prohibiting the building of
wooden sidewalks inside the city
limits in future Hereafter all walks
must be built of cement, brick or
stone The city has had several dam
age suits of late for personal injury re-
sulting from defective wooden walks,
and has taken this means to guard
against future accidents.
The authorities were notified Satur-
day afternoon of the death of Joseph
Seitz, who resided about 10 miles
south Of Owatonna. Investigation
showed that the man had committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid, and
had been dead perhaps two weeks.
The body was badly decomposed, and
the face and throat were nearly eaten
away by the acid. Seitz was go years
of age, and addicted to the use of
alcohol.
The last case of small pox has been
released from quarantine at Wells.
Since March 18th there have been 81
cases. only one of which was serious
and all have recovered.
The heads of the state institutions
which come under the management of
the state board of control on Aug.
will not place large orders between
now and Aug. for clothing, food and
meats. They desire to have as few
supplies on hand as possible, that the
board may not be handicapped in plac-
ing future orders.
The Jail breakers at st. Cloud, who
were re-captured have been indicted
for assault in the second degree. They
assaulted the jailor.
Washington, Henry and Nicholas
Blair of Minneapolis Saturday had a
hearing before United States Court
Commissioner Spencer on charge of
with Matt Richards in al
legged counterfeiting in Minneapolis
Washington and Henry we're held to
the federal grand jury in 81, 900 and
5000 bonds respectively, and Nicholas
was discharged.
Capt. Walter Childs, captain of Com
pany E, Second regiment at Waseca,
which was mustered out recently, has
applied to Adjt. Gen. Libby to be
placed on the retired list.
Over fifty acres of tobacco plants will
soon be set out near Pine City, with
every prospect of large CROP and the
people who have been skeptical about
raising tobacco successfully in Mime
sofa may be told to 'put that in your
pipe and smoke it,
W S. Melvin has brought suit
against the Albert Lea Electric Co.,
and Evans, Almirall & Co., to recover
81, 900 damages for injuries received
two months ago while at work on the
improvements at the electric light
plants.
The commencement exercises of st.
Cloud normal will take place on June
18th, when the largest class in its his
tory will be graduated. The whole
for the year will reach about
115.
The citizens of Hinckley offer asub-
stantial bonus for the erection of a
-four mill. Within a few years this
will be the best point on the Northern
Pacific snort line for such an industry.
Lake City is talking of furnishing
free water service for Camp Lakeview
during the encampment of the national
guard.
An unknown halfbreed Indian, aged
about 80 years, committed suicide near
Pine City by hanging himself.
: John 81. Rich, the new mayor of
Red Wing, has recommended to the
council that liquor license be raised
from $500 to $3.50, and that the num-
Der of licenses granted be limited to
The city charter provides
that $500 shall be the license fee.
E. B. Ford of Faribault, publisher
Of the Referendum, has settled another
Of his libel suits. Herpleaded guilty
to the charge of criminal libel pre-
ferred by J. R. Parshall, accounting
officer for the state schools, and was