New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-12-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Judge Sherman Page, will on
January LIST, resume the practice Of
law in Austin.
The penitentiary at Saltwater was
mysteriously set on fire on the night
of the 21st but the flames were soon
put under contol.
The husband of Mrs. Maggie Jor.
dan of Butternut Valley complained
that she was insane. The medical
board of Mankato decided she was
not and she was discharged.
Litchfield Independent: While
digging a we'll on the farm Of Sam.
uel Johnson, residing three miles
east Of Kingston, some days ago,
vein of Coal was struck at depth of
eight feet from the surface.
The body of Mrs. Catharine Ere.
derrick, aged 63, and the wife of J.
Il. Frederick, an old settler of Min.
neapolis, was found in Bassett's
Greek on Tuesday afternoon, where
she had thrown herself on Monday
night during fit of insanity.
A woman went into a saloon in
Rochester on Thursday night where
her husband was playing cards and
drinking, and took him by the COL
lar and dragged him out of doors.
1t was done so quickly that his COM
panions hardly knew what had &C.
Cured. 49, ......s5. e-... w.. ~
w. J. Edwards, known as slap
Edwards, - while going to his home
in Fairfield, Swift county, tell from
his wagon, receiving injuries that
resulted in his death. Mrs. Edwards
has been advised to prosecute the
saloon keeper who sold liquor to her
husband. FL
The county board in Murray Co.
accepted an offer to take the 100
acre farm of an aged couple, which
farm is to be decided to the county
and the county is to support the pair
hereafter. The Currie Pioneer thinks
that Murray county can soon own
about all the land around there on
the same terms.
On Friday last, during the alb.
sence of their parents, the children
of Herman Bittman, of ST. Angus.
ia, began playing with a loaded
gun. The weapon fell down and
was discharged, the load taking ef-
feet in the head Of little son of
Mr.. BIS, tearing the top of his
skull off and producing almost in.
slant death. I'LL,
The annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association
at Saltwater last week was but
SHINY attended, delegates having
been present but from eight places in
the State. There are only thirteen
associations now in existence, and
several of them are reported weak.
Steps were taken with view to re.
v;ving the work in Minnesota.
On Wednesday last week the barn
of Mr.. Cal. Perkins, brother of S.
A. Perkins, of Lakeville, near Pres.
ton Lake, Renville county, was to.
tally destroyed by fire, together
with two horses, harnesses,
two cows, several head of young
cattle, poultry, and all his wheat; al
so span of horses, harnesses, buff
falo robes, blankets, etc., belonging
to c. J. Newcomb, who was stop
ping thereiat the time. . -
A remarkable mound containing a
vast number of human bones and
Indian relics was uncovered about
three miles east Of Lanesboro about
a week ago. Mr.. Newell was pillow.
ing on his farm and turned up a
skull, which he took to town and
exhibited to DIR. D. F. Powell. The
doctor went out the following day,
accompanied by others, who assisted
in the excavations, and as result
Of their labors several wagon loads
of bones were found, indicating that
the mound had been the burial place
of fully six hundred human beings.
The bones were all of full grown
men, there being no remains OF
women and children, indicating
clearly that these were corpses Of
men killed in battle. A copper
spear head, harder than steel
of modern times, handsome pipe,
and other articles were secured by
the editor of the Lanesboro Journal.
also many stone knives and stone
maui, of harder material than ex.
lists in that vicinity, was found. "Big
Fire." grand medicine man of the
Winnebagos, says great battle oc-
Cured at this place some thirty gen.
erations ago between the Chippewas
and Sioux, the former coming out
victorious and nearly annihilating
their enemies. After the battle a
trench was dug and some six hum
dred warriors were piled therein. Big
Fires version of the matter looks
very reasonable.