New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04
MINNESOTA s. EMS.

John j. Bitz of Utica committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
Ason Of John Bonstrom of Rockford,
while hunting, was accidentally and fatally
shot by a companion.
Jarvis Howard of Wadena secured a
pension for Margaret Small OF 81, 800, but
retained for his own services $l,4O0 and
has been bound over by the United States
commissioner.
Miss Mary Collett of Eureka sank into
an unconscious state a, few days ago,
and has remained SO ever since.
James Baker, nine years old. SON Of w.
A. Baker, a farmer of Glyndon, is dying
from the effects IF being dragged by a
frightened COW, to which the boy had at
tached himself by rope around his waist.
The house OF George Duffy, in the town
OF Oakland, was burned, with much Of it's
contents. Mr.. Duffy is town clerk, but
fortunately the records OF the town were
saved.
The Winona Elevator company have
their new elevator completed and are plac.
ing the machinery with view to commence
ing operations Nov. /.
Rev. David r. Breed who has been called
from the House of Hope Church, st. Paul,
to the passionate OF the Presby terrain Church
VI oHS WV VII 1JHls$Ceu SUIctU,
near Orchard, Chicago, has been duly in
stalled in his new position
E Work upon the Burlington & Northern is
progressing rapidly. Upward of 200 men
have arrived at Winona to do grading
work on the new road. From Trempealeau
bluffs to Eastmoor, opposite Winona, an
air line embankment thirteen feet high and
seven miles in length will be built and rip
raped in the most thorough manner, the
material for rip-rapping having already
been purchased on the Minnesota side OF
the river.
The Mani toba company's proposed Du.
luth extension, as far as surveyed from
Crookston. runs direct to Maple lake,
thence IT, Poplar river, which is crossed on
section Is, town 14S, range Al. Theroute
follows the river to Poplar lake, In section
Ii, town Al, range 80, thense southeastern.
~ to the north side OF upper Wild Rice
lake, in section and z, in town 145, range
SO. From this point the general direction
to Leech lake will be southeast.
The But ter Cheese and Dairymen's AS
sociation will be held at Red Wing, Dec. L.
and 16.
Peter Jordan OF Luverne county, was ar.
rested for refusing to kill glandered horses.
Mr.. Jordan refused to give bail and was
ton to await the action OF the grand jury,
which meets some time next February.
The Farmers Alliance OF Meeker county
has decided to build fiat warehouse, ca.
pable OF holding about 10000 bushels oil
wheat. 1t is understood that farmers can,
by shipping their own grain, make from $40
to $50 per CAR load, and this is to be an
experiment to test the matter.
Hon. Bruce Florer died OF consumption
after lingering illne aged thirty years.
at Wabasha. He had been mayor OF the
city, and was county auditor at the time
OF his death.
DR.. w. s. Morrison OF Fremont has
bought the Albert Eaton farm, situated
81 mile and a half east OF Fremont corners
-1S5 acres-for $4,000 cash, and will
proceed Immediately to erect suitable build
ings and make IL beginning as the proprie-
tor OF a model stock farm.
There are at present confined in the Blue
Earth county jail ten prisoners. Five are
IRON Watonwan county, four from Blue
Earth and one, from Cottonwood county,
awaiting the action OF the grand jury. The
four from Blue Earth county are Chamber
lain, attempted murder; Erickson, larceny
Douglas, burglary, and Hoppe, attempted
outrage.
singularcase is being heard before Court
Commissioner E. T.. Corliss at Fergus Falls
Jarvis Howard OF Wadena is accused OF
overcharging for services in securing a pen
sion OF $1.SOO for an Indian woman and
retaining $1,4OO for his share OF the
transaction.
State Fish Commissioner Sweeny will
have fifteen hundred goldfish for tlistribu
tion for propagating purposes.
TIo psJ<1o11 D., IL ~ - 4
St. Paul is not yet over. The two breth
rem who were reinstated after RiddelI left
are still under q; cloud for contumacy O.
some sort.
A great Parnell meeting was held at Mar
ket Hall, st. Paul. r. r. L. Hardenburl
presided and speeches were made by Bishol
Ireland and others. The secretary read a
dispatch from P. H. Kelly, NJ. Doran
and Dennis Ryan, dated at Washing
ton, i'll which, after expressing theil
regrets at not being present at the meeting
NJ. Doran announced that he would give as
much as the most liberal contributor al
the meeting, while Kelly and Ryan eacl
contributed $3.50. The total of contribu
tions will reach about $4,000.
At the late term of the District Court II
st. Paul about dozen persons were sen
fenced to State Prison.
A Massachusetts, Association has beer
formed at Minneapolis with several hun
dred members.
The Chicago firm that took the Brainerc
school bonds offers to take the city bonds
to be issued to take up the floating indebt
edness, amounting to $4,000, at pei
cent per annum.
Parties at Brainerd are talking OF build
ing machine shop to cost S., 900.
At Moorhead Erick Wallack was arrest
ed charged with stealing s73.15 from
Charles Johnson at the Moorhead house
He pleaded guilty and was committed tt
Jail to await the action OF the district court
Henry w. Dexter, for many years a mer
chant tailor in Freeport, ILL.,, has beer
found insane and sent to the asylum at St
Peter. He has been in business tn,
past year at Mankato. His trouble is sait
to have resulted from financial difficulties
Everett Hughes Of Mankato was thrown
from q buggy and killed.
No speaker who ever visited Luverne wal
ever accorded q more flattering reception
than that rendered to Bishop Ireland b,
the citizens of Luverne and Rock county
By far the largest buildingin Southern Min
nesota could not hold the crowd that gath
cred to hear him. His subject was Stem
perance." s9
Ducks and brants are more numerous OF
Big Stone lake this fall than haa been th,