New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-21

John F. Bannan OF Brainerd has been
appointed deputy collector of customs,
with headquarters at ST. Vincent, under
Collector Guernon. The appointment was
dictated by p. II. Kelly. Bannan has
been engaged in the Northern Pacific shops
at Brainerd.
John Anderson was hauled up in Chicago
on the charge OF rObbing Albert Dunke, q
Minnesota farmer, OF $500.
c. C. Wrenshall superintendent of bridges
tracks, ETC., for the Northern Pacific is
preparing plans for the Improvement ofthe
lands recently purchased by the company
at Duluth from the Duluth Improvement
company. The improvements are to con-
sist OF new docks and warehouses. The
docks are to be l, 400 feet long and 300
feet wide. They will be entered by new
slip to be built by the improvement COM
pany.
The Omaha reduced it's lumber rates
from all local and competitive points to
Omaha, three cents per hundred pounds.
This makes the rate from ST. Paul and
Minneapolis IT cents. It was formerly 20
cents. This reduction is in consequence OF
that made by the Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
in it's rates from Chicago, Milwaukee and
Racine to the same point.
It is definitely settled that the burlington
d Northern, the Burlinston& Quincy's new
line to st. Paul, will enter ST. Paul by shay
ing Dayton's Bluff and building between the
bluff and the Milwaukee q st. Paul tracks.
A Northern Pacific train runs into Mani
toba grain train at East St. Cloud, and
there is quite a tumble in No. l hard.
William Moore, u peddler, is wanted at
Owatonna for assaulting the young daugh.
ter OF James Sheldon.
70 p1ooc re Mt
st. Louis, and are much sought after.
The news OF the death OF Col. Clark w.
Thompson will be termed with deep regret
throughout the State of Minnesota. Es-.
pecially will this be the case with the older
residents, the men with whom he has
worked in tie great cause OF Minnesotas
development and progress. It is nearly a
third Of a century since Col. Thompson
settled in Houston county, and during that
time lie has not only seen tic wonderful
growth Of tue state, but he has had the
satisfaction OF knowing that lie himself
had done much to aid that growth.
Albert Dunke, German farmer from
Norman county, on his way to visit his
train near Chicago. One of the robbers
has been arrested and identified.
John Becker, proprietor of a Touring
river, in Goodhue county, while oiling the
machinery, was caught in a shaft and
killed.
Mrs. Kate Leman of Elgin has been
granted a divorce from her husband, FL. e.
Leman, on the ground OF adultery, and
granted alimony to the amount OF 81 800
State Auditor Braden sold twenty thou
sand acres OF state land at Redwood Falls,
on the 18th inst. N. C. Frederickson and
| NJ. w. Prins OF Chicago bought nearly four
teen thousand acres, which they propose
dividing into tracts to suit purchasers.
The father OF Hon. II. NJ Hastings, one
OF the oldest and most esteemed citizens of
Owatowna. is on his deathbed. His son
at Brookings, OAK, has been te]egra phe;.
for.
The family OF ex-senator Window are in
Washington preparing for the removal OF
their household effects to Winona.
About three thousand acres OF land were
sold at Fairmont by Auditor Braden OF
the state land sale, the average price per
| acres were sold year ago at asimilarsale
But few thousand acres remain, and
/ these are in small subdivisions.
/ David w. Humphrey OF Faribault died
! suddenly OF heart disease.
A warrant was issued for George Hubbard
of the town OF McCrea near Warren, on
oath Of Charles F. Egea, a farmer, whose
{ building he had threatened to burn. Vii
/ lage Marshal Lockridge attempted to
to make the arrest but was resisted. Hib-
bard using an ak and gun. Lockridse pull
ed on him with a British bull dog, and shot
him severely. He will recover.
i Fairmont Special: Claims and tree
claim filings are being made upon the ST.
| Paul & Sioux City railroad lands in this
| county by the wholesale. Ii the boom con.
tinues, inside of a fortnight there will NOT
be a quarter section in the county that il
not homesteaded or tree-claimed Settlers
are confident of eventually gaining a clear
title to the lands, which are outside of the
ten mile limit, and, it is claimed were Il
legally selected in advance Of the location
of the road.
Some time since the fact was mentioned
that United States Geologist Leo Les
quereaux was in Red Wing in the interes,
of science, and gathering useful information
OF that paro OF the Union. 1t is now he
lieved that he is a fraud. He has disan
peared as suddenly as he came. He VIC
f timized Prof. Winchell, Of the state nm;
yersity, into whose confidence he inrra
tiated himself and many people Of Redvine
saltwater, etc. s. Mcclure Is another vie
tim to the tune OF half a hundred. Hon r
Nv. Durant also contributed somewhat
In short, the eminent scientist nrnha III,
walked away from SfiI1wa +..v sa,a...l -