New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-04-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Wadena' S citizens are much excited
over the reported discovery Of gold
in the hills on Hay creek, Is miles
north of the town.
-Four thousand acres Of land were
sold during last week in the southern
part Of Jackson county, mostly to
farmers from Illinois. !.
John Hendrickson of Stockholm is
in the penitentiary at Saltwater to
serve three years for attempted rape
on his daughter, Il years Of age.
The second trial of Wood and Nc
Leod for assaulting Joseph G.. Green,
editor of the lie Sueur Sentinel, re-
suited in a disagreement Of the jury.
A large number Of citizens of
Mower, Blue Earth, Pipe Stone,
Martin and jackson counties have
petitioned Congress against a reduc.
ton in the tariff on flax seed.
The Shaubut Brothers Of Mankato
have sold their fine farm of 500 acres
near that city, with all it's stock and
implements, to parties in Minneapol.
is, for $50, 600, taking in payment a
six.story building in the latter city.
J. S. Herman left Duluth last
Wednesday afternoon to walk to San
Francisco in an attempt to beat the
5 900 mile walk Of Weston in Eng.
land. He made the first % miles Of
his lonS journey in four hours.
T. Sherlock and J. Tooher have
been held to the Nicollet, county
grand jury at St. Peter on charge
Of breaking into a warehouse owned
by John Thomas and stealing some
whisky. The prisoners claim to re-
side i'll St. Paul.
J. HI. Rhoads ofLittle Falls has re-
ceived a verdict against the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, in his
case, the groundwork Of which was
the company's refusal to furnish cars
at his private warehouse for the ship.
ment of his wheat.
The City Council of Northfeld has
fixed the saloon license at 1900 per
year, and requires all saloons to
close at 10 o'clock and on Sunday.
They are further notified not to allow
any card-playing or gambling of any
kind on their premises.
A two and a half year old son Of
George S. Max6eld, living six miles
north Of Benson, while playing with
his sister, fell backward into pail Of
boiling water, which his mother had
just taken from the stove and placed
upon the floor, and was so badly
scalded that he died in few hours.
If energy in making arrangements
go for any thing, the coming Mime.
apolis encampment Of the National
Grand Army of the Republic will be
the most successful yet held. The
citizens are taking hold Of affairs
with that zeal which always charac-
terizes then when they assume the
role of host.
i Daniel Burns Of Tyrone, lie Sueur
county, committed suicide on the 9Th
by hanging himself in the granary.
He left the house some time in the
night, and when his wife looked out
of the window next morning she saw
the body hanging in the granary.
|, He had been dead several hours when
the body was discovered.
. Many citizens Of Dodge county are
constructing cyclone cellars. The
usual plan is an arched vault with en-.
trance from house cellar on the west
side Of the house. Others think a
cyclone cellar entirely detached from
the house preferable, so that the oc.
cupants will not be affected if the
house falls into the cellar, or should
take fire.
Mary Jackson, a domestic employ
ed by John Thill in St. Paul, was
arrested on q charge Of attempting to
burn the house. She is about twenty
years Of age and quite hand some, and
one theory is that the unffo rrtunate girl
must be crazy. The police have an
other theory, which is that she was
instigated to do the work by some
one at present unknown ]