New Ulm weekly review., 1883-05-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The saloon of Thomas Blackin at
Albert Lea was burglarized Thurs
day night to the extent Of $1,000.
At Granite Falls man runs
drug store and keeps cofins for sale
in the same building. This man is
sensible. The two should run to-.
gether.
Robert Miller Of Window has sue.
ceeded in making a very palatable
syrup from the sap Of box elders. It
is lighter than maple syrup, Of fine
flavor, and it makes a very pure white
sugar.
The passengers on the Northern
Pacific road the other night all fled
from the cars on the report that Gaze
of smallpox was ON the train. The
car and sick man were switched off at
Brainard,. but the doctors pronounce
it false alarm.
Three hundred pauper emigrants
from Connemara. Ireland, arrived at
Montreal on Monday, destitute and
hungry. They are on the way to
Minnesota, it is said, and will be fol-
lowed by large numbers of like con-
dition, shipped for the sake Of
riddance by the English authori-
ties.
Chatfela has been greatly excited
within the past few days over an out
rage Of the most fendish character,
perpetrated by an old man sixty-five
years Of age, on the person Of his lit.
tie step daughter nine years old. He
is under arrest and lynching was free.
ly discussed.
The Interstate oratorical contest
at Minneapolis last Wednesday ev-
ening resulted in the first prize being
awarded to Mr.. Ross of Illinois
and the second prize to Mr.. Kellogg
of Wisconsin. Much surprise was
manifested by the audience as Mr.,
Charles Kirchbaum was the favo
rite.
Mrs. Jeffry, aged ninety.sever
years, who died at Winona last week,
was the daughter of an English mis-
sionary who married an Indiar
squaw, direct descendant of liking
Pharoah, Of the Montauk tribe O
Long Island, Mrs. Jeffrey being the
only issue of the match. She dis
tinctly remembered attending the
funeral of George Washington.
! We learn from the Martin county
Sentinel that party of home seeker
visited that locality last week ant
purchased $4,000 acres Of land !,
Martin county. The buyers ART
Germans, Danes and Swedes-th'
former predominating. The Semtine
figures that this will add 800. bon'
fide settlers with their families to tn
population of Martin county.
A detective sent to Henderson tt
work the recent fire at that place
played new role. He made love t
a young lady named Jennie O'Neil
who was suspected of being the in
cendiary and promised to marry her
and after Jennie got thoroughly i,
love with the fellow he got her t
confess to setting fire to the hote
which recently burned. He then
instead of marrying her, put her il
jail. This should be a warning t.
young ladies everywhere not to fal
in love with strangers Mankot
Revie,0.
Window Reporter.-Ole Olesol
Mirah, Of Christiana, was burned tt
death Saturday. His son, Elling
had set a prairie fire for fire break
and in some way it communicated
with the stable in which was som,
stock. Mr.. Mirah went inside to le
the cattle out, and perished. From
the position in which the remain
were found it is supposed he got nea
the door before exhaustion overcam,
him. His arms, head and other por
tions of the body were entirely mis-
sing, and what few pieces we're foun>
were buried soon after the fire. 4
COW and two yearlings also perished
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