The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Ole o. Bakken, Norwegian farmer of KEN
ball township. was stabbed by his neighbor,
Vim. R. Race, and will probably die They
quarreled about cattle trespasses.
Mr.. Oscar Ma'mros, formerly judge Of the
municipal court in St Paul, and adjatant gen.
United States consul at Novia Scotia, is in St.
Paul renewing old acquaintances.
A dispatch has been received from J. A.
Ieonard of Rochester from Queens
town, saying he was eight days on the
water from New York to Queenstown. He is
appointed U. 8. consul at Lieth. Scotland.
Miss Mary Huntington, of Winnebago City,
committed suicide lat week by taking carbolic
acid. She left letter which shows the act had
been contemplated since last winter. Her
parents live in Minneapolis Her age was
twenty-six years.
The particulars of the Red Wing murder are
these: Tho murdered man, . German farmer
named 1ipke, drunk himself, tried to ''clean
out' drunken crowd in q roadside saloon. He
attacked two brothers named Van Helm, one of
whom in the!scuffie cut him with knife.
Sheriff Sheehan Of Freebora county, re
ceived telegram from detective in Oxford,
Neb., Saturday, stating that the thief who stole
four horses, buggy and harness from Mr.:
Miller in Freeborn county about three weeks
since, is there in custody, together with the
property. The sheriff left on Sunday evenia
10 1oenu1y tne properly.
The new congregational church lately erected
at Wayzata, Lake Minnetonkaa, was dedicated
last Sunday. Among those who took part were
fev. NJ. W. Montgomery, Rev. DR.. Beatty, Min
neapolis; Rev. DR.. Dana, St. Paul; Rev. Chas.
Sheldon, Excelsior; Rev. J. F. Dudley, Eau
Claire, Wis. The music for the occasien was
furnished by the choir of Plymouth church Of
st. Paul
Mat-ias Fleishecker, of the town Of Zion,
Barnes, of St Cloud, on Complaint Of John
Schlick, charging him with committing rape
upon thirteen year old daughter of the latter,
September 8. Although the charge OF rape
was not sustained by the evidence, there was
sufficient proof of criminality, and the prisoner
was bound over in $500 to await the action of
the grand jury at the December term of the
district court
"A decision vas fled by Judge Vanderburg at
Minneapolis in the case of George G. Richmond,
administrator Of the estate of Charles H. Rich
mond, against Edward N. Johneon, ad,ninietra-
tor OF the estate of Eva r. Richmond, implead-
ed with the Ancient Order United Workmen.
The decision settles the dispute as to who has
the right to the So, 600 insurance policy which
Richmond had on Ills life at the time Of bis
DEATH Charles H. Richmond, it will be re-
membered, murdered his wife, Eva r. Rich
mond, and then committed suicide in Minne-
apolis about year ago. At the time of his
death he was member in good standing in the
A: Q. U. W. and held an insurance policy paya-
hle to his wife for So, 900. His wife died from
her wounds several hours before her murderer,
and when it came to settlement CT the estate
tue father of Eva Richmond and the mother of
Charles Richmond both claimed the amonnt of
insurance. The bylaws of the order make the
policy payable to the wife OF the member in
case of his death, and the decision holds that ss
in this case the wife dying first, and leaving no
ifeue, the right of the her heirs to the money
is lost