New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-17

Another batch Of Mormon elders
have arrived at Monticello. They
performed q baptism in the river be-
low the village few days ago, the
victim being poor ignorant Swede
woman, that being the class 10 which
they confine labors. They propose
to add to their programme shortly
the miracle of casting out devils.
In Minnesota, as is shown by the
report of the educational division of
the Census Office, the ratio of people
who cannot read and write is 2. 63 per
1000, while in Maine it is $50; in
Pennsylvania, 3. 81; in Massachusetts,
4.24; in Rhode Island, 6.31; in Ken.
lucky, u.s. SO; in Mississippi, 1879;
and in South Carolina, 32.32.
Bent Anderson, an employee of
one of the lumber yards at Fargo,
while slightly under the influence Of
liquor, fell backward in ascending
the stairs in his boarding house and
broke his neck. The body was
found the next morning at the foot Of
the stairs. A bottle of genuine
old cognac was found in his hip peck.
ct. .
The State board of health have in.
structed DR.. Mayo to go to the town.
ship of Pleasant Grove, Olmsted
county, and collect the waters from
several different parts of the town.
and forward it to Red Wing to be
analysed. Twenty-nine persons
have died in Pleasant Grove from the
"epidemic,'' and the State board
propose to know the cause of it,
The large saw mill of Pillsbury,
Chase & Co., on the Gull river near
Brainerd was completely destroy ed
by fire on Wednesday afternoon.
The mill gave employment to large
number OF men. It was built two
years ago at a cost of $4,000 and
was one of the largest mills in the
State. Insured for $4,000 distrib.
uted among seventeen companies.
John Johnson, aged sixteen, while
playing hide and seek around the de.
pot at Alexandria, hid under freight
car. An engine doing switching in the
yard struck the car with such force
that it smashed the bumpers, throw.
ing the car from the track. The cars
started up so suddenly that Johnson
was unable to get out and the wheels
passed over his legs near the body,
MASKING them to jelly. He survived
only one hour.
| Shot at and robbed by tramps.-
The Freedom Co. Standard state.
that Norwegian farmer named Nor
gan, living in Manchester, while or
his way home from Albert Lea, walk
ing on the railroad track, was follow
ed by two tramps, who fired three
shots at him, one of which woult
have passed into his heart but for hit
ting some gold in his pocket book
They then knocked him down, ant
robbed him of $3.50 and left him in
sensible.
Hastings Union:-A very affec
tionate parting took place at tn
depot the other day, evidently tw'
lovers. The young man Rugged
he actually squeezed the young lad,
until she gasped, and showeret
countless kisses upon her lips unit
the train started, when she jumped
aboard, saying, e'That will do Ar
thur; you :an::send the rest O
those kisses to Red Wing by ex
press.''
Two daughters, aged II and 1
years, of John Larne, a farmer living
near Hatfield, in Pipestone county
we're drowned on the 10th while eros
sing the Rock river in boat on theil
return home from school. Mr.. Larnt
and his wife we're also in the boa
and came near being drowned
Rock river is usually small stream
but the late rains have swollen it ire
mendously. .'
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