New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-28

disnant over the wanton slaughter Of water
fowl, and an attempt win be made at the
next session Of the legislature to have
law passed prohibiting the Wholesale de.
struction OF game.
Adolphus Maguhn, German school
teacher at st. Paul, took a dose of creosote
with suicidal intent, and in few short
moments was dead. Maguhn was native
OF Germany, having received fine collegi
ate education in that country.
A. T. Stebbins. OF Rochester, has sold his
Badger Run stock farm to IL. Elwood OF
Illinois, the importer of blooded horses
The sale included the farm machinery and
most OF the thor oughbred stock, involving
consideration OF about $4,000.
Destructive prairie fires have been raging
along the line OF the Watertown branch OF
the Northwestern road, between Tracy,
Minn, and Clark, Oak. These fires have
been especially destructive in the neighbor-
hood OF Altamont, Gray and Tracy.
Much excitement exists here over the
discovery OF Oil on a farm seven miles
north OF Browns Valley. While digging a
well at a depth OF eighty feet water was
found. In a short time the surface of the
| water was covered with oil to the depth OF
| several inches.
Hon. c. Graham OF Red Wing, has cele-
brated his seventy ninth birthday His
children and grandchildren were present,
among whom are Mr.. and Mrs. White, St.
Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Coughlin of Mime
apolis; Mr.. and Mrs. John Maginnis and
children OF Morris.
Herman Greve, a St. Paul millionaire,
died recently. He was native of West.
phalia, Germany, and lived long time in
Wisconsin before coming to st. Paul. He
leaves a wife and four daughters-two I'm.
married and the others Mrs. Ansel Open
helm and Mrs. Arnold Kalman.
A wreck occurred in the Northern Pacific
yards at Perham, which totally demolished
| the engine on No. IA, also two refrigerator
cars OF beef, one car OF silver ore, two cars
| OF barley, one OF wheat and one of oil
| barrels, also Considine' extra west engine
and Pelletere's extra west and No. 13.
Henry Storr, the man who attempted to
pass forged drafts to the amount OF So, 900
on the Merchants National and St. Paul
National banks OF ST. Paul has not been ar
rested, nor has his whereabouts been dis
covered since he left ST. Paul when he made
the attempt to deposit the forged drafts.
Reports from Lake Geneva southwest OF
Owatonna are that the meteor which fell
there on the 18th inst, has been dug up
and blasted, the pieces weighing in all
about 400 pounds. The meteor is OF a
blue-gray color, and very hard. Biologists
and astronomers can secure pieces by writ
to the postmaster at Geneva.
A six-year- old son OF Mrs. ohm Trask of
Anoka. accidentally locked his mother up
stairs and could not unlock the door. AS
there was no other person around Mrs.
Trask was obliged to let herself out of the
window by the aid OF a clothes line, which
was too short to reach the ground, neces-
stating jump OF about four feet, in doing
which Mrs. Trask broke her ankle
ships OF Olmsted county, have had a great
many sheep killed by dogs. Frank Teska
ofOrion lost twenty-five; William Potter OF
Eyota, fifteen, and Harvey Groswell OF
| Eyota had his flock scattered all over the
country recently. The farmers all yard
their sheep at night. but the fences that
keep the sheep in fail to keep the dogs out.
Oct. 10Th was the fiftieth anniversary OF
the marriage OF A. T. c. Pierson, the grand
secretary OF the grand lodge OF Masons, and
wife; and the past and present commanders
OF that order made the occasion a memora-
BILE one at the residence OF Mr.. Person
The house was filled with prominent ma
sons and the presents were numerous.
| About $4,000 was received towards a
house for Mr. Person
Fred Mouldenham, who was supposed to
be one OF Traverse countys most substan-
tial farmers left the community suddenly.
| AS soon as his departure was known per-
sons who held securities against him began
| investiga ting his affairs It was found that
he was a defaulter to the amount Of Sc, 900.
The principal losers are A. A. Ludke, II.
Luckey, j. c. Larkin, w. III. Todd, and an
! unlimited number ofmerchants in Wheaton
and Herman.
Burlington & No rthern graders have been
put at work within the city limits OF ST.
Paul. They started grading by the side OF
Dayton's bluff The work OF shaving the
bluff will probably be the heaviest ever done
in this section OF the country, as nearly all
the bluff is solid rock It will be quite a
long while before this portion OF the line
will be built, as the nature OF the work is
not such as will permit OF very much rush.
ing.
At Luverne, warrant was issued against
Mike Nj ad, and the sheriff went to Mead s
l butcher shop to arrest him for contempt OF
court. Mike warned the sheriff not to APP
proach him, and grabbed a weight of OF
the scales to throw at the sheriff. Sheriff
Gillham, after struggle, finally oyerpow-
cred Mead and he was taken back to court
and fined SIS or two days Imprisonment.
- A%is4'SN w pttS IAiS iAiAS anu "tiS CoIlA
mitted!
the neck with his right arm, and drawing
his knife back with his left hand for MUIR
derous thrust, was just prevented from
plunging the knife into the officer by Black
placing the revolver close to Bills heart
and firing, thus killing him instantly.
Black is believed to have been perfectly JUS
titled in doing as he did, and the citizens all
exonerate him from blame. Smith was
about thirty-three years old, and formerly
lived in La Crosse
Nell Barrett George Adams, William
Adams, and James Rooney were arrested
at Sherburn, twelve miles west OF Fairmont,
Martin County, charged with the burglary
OF Cal ins & Jenkins safe on the night OF
July 20. One OF Pinkerton' S shrewdest de.
tectives, Besome, the one who was identi-
fed with the Swan case in ST. Paul, has
been working the case several weeks, and it
is asserted that the evidence is positive as
to the guilt OF the first two named.
Winona Republican: 1t is said that Dia.
mond Joe Reynolds has been visiting New
York for the purpose OF contracting fol
steel with which to build the first steel pas.
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