New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-12-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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cupied, leaving SO vacant.
At Mankato, brakeman named
Chase was caught between the cars
and severely injured.
About 80 students are in atten.
dapce at the Swedish college at St..
Peter. The boys are still maintain.
ing fine silver cornet band among
themselves.
Deputy sheriff Smith, of Blue
Earth county, saw a large timber
wolf few days ago near the village
Of Lake Crystal.
The gambling houses Of St. Paul
were closed last week by order of
Mayor Dawson.
J. D. Duane, Of the Lake Crystal
Public Spirit, is about to remove to
Mankato where he will start anoth-
er newspaper office, to be part of
the Public Spirit concern.
On Thursday morning last the
mercury stood at 81 degrees below
zero at Alexandra, Douglas county.
Miss Kate Grant, Of Winona, who
has been teacher in the Argentine
Republic, s. A., has been made
vice director Of the Mendoza nor.
NAL school.
Gen. S. p. Jennison, of Red
Wing, is a prominent candidate for
Chief Clerk of the House at the COM
ing session of the Legislature.
The building owned by Math.
Donahue at Henderson was burned
on the 9Th inst.
The Mankato Review learns that
J. B. Hubbell, formerly Of that city
has been elected a member Of the
territorial council Of Montana.
It is reported that Hon. M. j.
Severance, Of Mankato, will soon
remove to St. Paul, to become the
attorney for a certain railroad com.
pany.
The Carver Free Press says Judg-
es Mcdonald and Cox are gaining
the repution of being the most thor
ough and practical dispensers fjus.
tice that we have in the State.
A couple was married in Rice
county a few days ago, the bride.
groom being seventy. eight years old
and the bride sixty-fve. The man
was a widower but the lady had
never before been married.
Terrible suffering is reported
among the Connemara colonists in
Big Stone county. The people
have only board shanties, are bare
footed and thinly clad, and but very
little food. Temporary relief will
be sent at once, and some IF the
helpless will be brought to St. Paul
Immediately.
Orth Hendrickson of Todd coun.
ty this State, was brutally murdered
in the woods by some unknown par.
ty, on Sunday before last. His bo-
dy was found with three rifle balls,
and he was also stabbed in several
places
The schoolhouse at Shakopee was
destroyed by fire last week: The
loss was about $4,000, and the bull
ding was insured for $4,000. When
the building was burning down one
little fellow said he was glad she
was burnt as he didn't have his
''gogfhrey lesson
The Wlnona Guards elected the
following officers last week: Presi.
dent, 0. B Gould: Secretary, J
A. Tawney; Treasurer, VIM. H.
Garlock. Commissioned officers
Captain, Alfred Brooks; First Lieu.
tenant, J. J. Kendall; Second Lieu.
tenant, M. F. Hackly. Besides
these officers the company has five
sergeants, one color sergeant, and
eight corporals. After having paid
all debts the company have 1890
left for the purchase Of uniforms.
Near Alkali Lake, Sibley county,
John TEEN, boy Of about IS years
Of age, froze to death during The
storm of the 5th inst. He and his
father left home on that day to Wis.
it distant neighbor, but after tray
cling for some TIME they lost their
way. The young man became SO
benumbed with cold that he was
unable to walk, whereupon his ia.
Their burrowed him in a snow drift
and then proceeded in search Of
help. The old man came to a
house in the evening, but as it was
late and the storm still continued
it was impossible to search for the
son until morning. The missin G
one was found in the morning
about fifty steps from his home,
frozen to death.
The State Normal school board
had session at st. Paul on Wed
nesday of last week. All the mem.
bers Of the board, together with the
principals Of the three normal
schools were present. Director
Simpson, of Winona, was unani-
mously reelected president Of the
board. Resolutions were passed
for establishing kindergarten al
Winona, as a part Of the model
school, and that the tuition fees Of
the same should not exceed $40 pc,
annum; also that Mrs. Sarah c.
Eccleston be the teacher Of that de
partment in the model school, and
that she be employed for normal
work as critic teacher, at salary
of $500 per annum. It was report
ed that the treasurer at Mankatt
had received from all sources, tn