New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-07
Minnesota News.

to make votes for him in the North.
Minnesota News.
The LeSueurNe,Vs learns that some
of the good people of Ottawa actually
dug holes in the ground, prepared to
burrow, in anticipation of the big
storm on the 18th, according to Spi.
ritualistlc prophecy.
A little six.year old daughter O
Christoph Meyer, who lives about
three miles from New Prague, Scott
county, was knocked down and
stunned by astroke oflightning, and
lay unconscious for about six hours.
St. Peter Tribune: Ole @. Mort
man of Norseland lost five children
in one week, all of whom died of
Group diphtheria. 1t is peculiarly
sad case, and the parents have the
sympathy Of the community. Chas.
Menk, living in the south part of
New Sweden, has lost seven child
rem from diphtheria. He came to
town last Sunday for a coffin for the
last one.
A number Of young men near At.
water, were enjoying the sport of
teasing an old crazy man named Lar.
son, Sunday, June 9th, when the
old fellow seized a shotgun and fired,
killing one Of the Jokers-Clarl1 by
name. Larson has been crazy for
several years.
That was a consoling letter writ.
ten by All agent in Pembina county
to his principal in Red Wing. He
writes: IF you want me to SOW
your tree claim send up a steam
beat.''
Duluth was the scene of a brutal
murder on Sunday the 9th ult.
During a fight between two parties,
Edward Brennan attempted to part
the contestants, when he was struck
behind the ear with loaded cane by
Herman Opel, Of Duluth and instant.
ly killed. The murderer was arrested
A little six.year old daughter of
Christoph Meyer, who lives about
three miles from New Prague, Scott
county, was knocked down and stunin.
ed by a stroke Of lightning, and lay
unconscious for about six hours.
j. P. Carlson, a Swede, shot a Nor.
wcgian named Sam Lamson through
the arm at Westbrook, Cottonwood
county. Carlson has used his pistol
frequently on other people, without
fatal results, and is believed to be a
monomaniac on the pistol question.
A chap at Princeton attempted to
make way with his mother-in-law. He
took the poor lady to 60 out buggy.
riding for the benefit of her health; he
placed her on the hind seat; when he
came to rough place in the road he
gave the horse a sharp cut with the
whip, dumping his unsuspecting
mother. in.law out Of the vehicle.
lie Sueur Sentinel. A story is told
of a woman on the Sibley county
prairie, illustrative of the female will
1t seems that Christ. Klinkert had
foreclosed mortgage on farm own.
ed by this particular woman, and, as
the time for redemption had nearly
expired, Klinlert thought he would
gain time by putting in large wheat
crop the past spring. A few weeks
ago, when the woman found that she
could not redeem the farm, she con.
cluded upon revenge, and she got it
by blowing burrows throughout the
entire eighty acre wheat field, about
three feet apart, thus saving labor and
at tho same time destroying the crop.
There is considerable excitement
at Albert Lea over the discovery of
meteor, weighing about 600 pound,
which fell and was found on section
81 in the town Of Shell Rock. Mr.
D. G. Parker became the happy pur
chaser, and has 1t on exhibition on
his handsome grounds. It is des-
crlbed as egg shaped in its general
formation, with sharp projections
thrown out here and there, like the
small pinnacles on a tastefully orna-
mented chapel. When stood upon
its large end It has the appearance
Of a pyramid Of cobble stones ce-
mented together BY baptism Of
melted iron. A fragment was found
a few rods from it. It is certainly a
remarkable curiosity.