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1885-12-17, [P ] Qke Him. THE SUN JOB OFFICE Mlished Every Thursday at Musis, Mob. 1b 9npp!Jei with FIRST CLASS JOG PRESSES A3H» S'ttlt. NEW ryPE A_\f> MATIJP.IAL. MURPHY & SANDERS, Plain & Fancy Job Printing Executed and Promptly. PUBLISHKK9 AND PROPRIETORS. Taraii 11.30 Per Aunum In AdfUMti >TA, THURSDAY, DEC.-.MBEli 17, 1886 NUMliER 5. V* LUME 111. ^1 ORRIS, STEVENS COUNTY. MINXES AUkin I- ingnn application for patont and conflicting CO.NUIiESiMNAL DKA'i H OF VAXUERBILT. VASTDEHDII.T'9 UHUOV8. FINE CIGARS General flews Coniensad. with a prior plaoes claim, has been approv­ MINNESOTA STATE NEWS. i;LK£ LIQUORS. BERKS'S ed by the acting secretary of the interior: Bis Two Eldest Sinn Get the Built of His William H. Vanderlillt Drops Dead ol At the Winona hoad of trade meeting it being held that the voluntary dismissal PHttaptly at noon on the 7th; Gen. V- rro|i«rt;-rTh« Other Children G«t HO,* Rtatoval of Louis Badr to Winni­ by the placer claiment of the suit institut­ Paralysis In his Residence in New York. 000,000 Kacli. Hon. 11. Birket was elected president; .M FINE LIQU0US. FINE CIGARS. peg. Cook. secretary of tlu senate, called the William H. Vanderbilt, the richest J. Toiler, tiirst vice president; J. N. Nelson, ed in court, was an abaudonm -nt of the body to or ler and prayer was offered by Ex-Judge Rappallo, followed by Chaun- Winnipeg Special:—Riol's remains were ground in conflict, and a sufficient waiver man in America, if not in the world, cey Depew, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William second vice piesident; 11. II. Luers, secre­ the chaplain. Rev. Mr. lluutlv, after which dropped dead in his own house, tary; S. 1{. Nelson, treasurer. brought to Winnipeg from Rjiinia in n of claim to the entire width applied for by Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution declaring R., Frederick \V., and George Vai derbilt, FINE LIQUORS Fnrar cigar* private c;irin chur^eoftwoCutliulicpriests. the lo.le claimant to authorize the issue of on Tuesday afternuon. He appeared to bo in the order named, entere I the surrogate's Brandenburg, sheriff of Otter Tail John Sherman the president pro tem of the in good health up to the moment of death. A. Gn.-at ditticultv was experienced with Gov. a patent accordingly. The decision is im­ senate. office in New York, and immediately ap­ county, removed Michael Martin and Olaf Dewd tiey ia procuring the body. It was portant, as it establishes a precedent in He had held conferences with vai ions people peared before I'robate Clerk Breckett James to the penitentiary. Both will serve Billiard Mr. Voorhees moved to amend, to strike nnd at the time was discussin-, railroad not known here that the body was such eases. _ out the name of John Sherman a'id insert lor the purpose of filing the will six months, the former for larceuyt the FINE LIQUORS FINE CIGASS coming and there was no one at the matters with Mr. (iarrett, president of of William 11. Vanderbilt. Saturday last latter for attempted burglary. instead the mime of Isliam II iriis. the Baltimore it Ohio railroad. station to meet it. consequently no Criminals and Crimes. The amendment was voted down by a It. is of ureat len^'t i and embraces many Tho annual convention of the county demonstration. A separate engine was Judge Yates of Peoria, 111., was indicted It was while the talk turned upon the details which are oT no public interest. In party vote—yeas 2 9 nays 34, and Sher­ scenes of his childhood and early superintendents of Minnesota will open in FIXE LIQUORS FINE CIGABft hitched to the ear at the station here and by the grand jury for embezzlement in the man was without division declared duly short he leaves $10,000,000 to each of his St. l*i i! D ;e. 2S, in I co.itinie oiu day. it was rnu across the river to St. Boniface, Shert r case. work contrasted with the tie.nendous eight children, and the magnificent palaces »l.*cted president pro tem. achievement of old age, that Mr. It will be followed by the annual meeting where Kiel's brother, Alexander, and a W. D. Morgan, who was arrested in Brit­ Mr. Sherman and Mr. Harris both ab­ in which they now live—to his wife, his of the state teachers, which will last three number of half-breeds were in waiting with Oarrett, sitting on the sofa facing late residence, and its contents, stables, LIQUORS Hall FINE CIGABft. ish Columbia,who is supposed to have kill stained from voting. the millionaire, who leaned forward in his days. All of the ruilroads will return dele­ 7INE sleighs to receive the body. They placed it ed Fred Haining, has been returned tc Upon the request of Secretary McCook horses, pictu es, etc. etc., and S20(),ooo a gates at one fifth the regular fare. on one sleigh aud drove it to his mother's armchair, as was his habit when thorough­ year, in lieu of dowerand to public charities, Butte, Mout., for trial. Mr. Sherman was escorted to the chair by ly interested, that the president of the East-bound passenger rates from St AND home at St. Vital, where all the family Edmunds and Voorhees and the oath of $1,000,000. All tho rest, residue and re­ and relatives were in waiting to re­ The jewelry store of F. N. Marks & Co., Baltimore it Ohio was sud'denly made mainder of all property and estate, real, Paul and Minneapolis have been restored FINE LIQUORS FINE CIGARC Chicago, was recently entered, the vault ottice was administered to him by Ed aware of a -slight indistinctness in Mr. to tariff rates, and the scalpers will here­ ceive it. The grief of the mother and wife luunds. * personal and mixed of any description and knew no boinuls when the body was drilled, the safe broken open, and watches Va:;derbiit's speech that grew into wheresoever situated, he ijave unto his two after be ignored. and diamonds valued at $ti,000 to $10,- Mr. Culloni presented the credentials of an inarticulate sound. As lie leaned carried in. The box was opened, disclosing Mr. Logan's re-election as senator from sons, Cornelius Vanderbilt and William K. The St. Paul presbytery has formally FINE LIQUORS FINE CIGABS the face, somewhat blackened and slightly 000 carried off. over to catch his words Mr. Van­ Vanderbilt, in equal shares, and to tle-ir perferred charges against Rev. Dr. McLain. Illinois, and Mr. Pike presented those of derbilt pitched forward, without a word disfigured. The body was washed and Martin Swayne, of Belleville. 111., was ar­ Mr. Blair from New Hampshire. heirs and assins, for their use forever. The Riotous workmen are obstructing work dressed before b^ing exposed. The old rested at Parkersburg. W. Va., just as lie of warning, and fell heavily on the floor on amount is estimated at about SIOO.OOO,- The credent ials were recei ved, and Messrs. his face. Mr. (iarrett, springing to his feet on the Burlington it Northern, near FINE CIGABS. home was heavily draped i:i black. The was starting on his wedding trip, on a war­ Logan and Blair were at once sworn i:. by 000, which vvillgiveeach S50.000.000. which Winona, uiid the sheriff has been asked for FINE LIQUORS Sample with an exclamation of alarm, seized the body will be brought to St. Bonifaoecathe­ rant sworn out by-Miss Trader, whom he the president. sum isdotihtlescquul or nearly equal to t tie help. had seduced. pillow on the sofa laid it under his friend's holdings of any living individual in the % dral and grand requiem mass celebrated. Noon (12 o'clock) was fixed as the lioui In the K >enans murder case Btankato The bodv will be then interred bv the side head. He then summoned Mrs. Vander­ country. A disposition to perpetuate the at A shooting match occurred near Three of daily meeting unless otherwise ordered. bilt and George, the youngest son. Mes­ the defendants were acquitted FINE LIQUORS FINE CIGARS of his iather in the St. Boniface Catholic Forks, in Jefferson county, MOD., between The secretary was instructed to inform family's supremacy in the business world, cemeter1'. two ranchmen named Van Cleve and Gib- sengers were sent in haste for phy­ however, is seen in the provision in the There are numerous eases of typhoid fe­ the president of the United States and the sicians. One from the neighborhood re sou, who arc mortal enemies. Gibson wai house of representatives that the senate will vvhicti directs that- the railroad stocks ver in Wheeling, Rice county. spouded first, and was followed almost im­ shall be held in bulk, and not dispoted of FINE CIGABS mortally wounded. had chosen John Sherman as president pro mediately by the family doctor, Dr. James An unknown insane man cut his throat FINE LIQUORS Washington Gossip. For some time past watches have myster- tempore. without the consent of every person con­ and jumped under a parsing train at Fort W. McLean. Sucti simple restoratives as cerned. Ripley. Senator Palmer,of Michigan.has bliltttl 10 isly disappeared from the Howard Watch Messrs. Edmunds and Harris were ap­ were at hand hail been applied, but human company's store in New York. Joseph pointed a committee to join such commit­ The bequests for public and charitable Chris Pheiffer, at Duluth. filled up with FINE CIGARS. $SO,OoO house in Washington. nid was in vaui.
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