New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Two men were drowned by the upset.
ting OF their boat. at Wesly, LIE Sueur
county, on Monday.
Agents have been selling apricot trees
in Rice county. The apricot cannot
live in this climate.
A three-foot vein of coal has been
found on the farm of Mr.. harrington
at Redwood Falls.
Oil has been found in Anoka in a
considerable quantity at a depth of 200
feet, found in boring for we'll.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
postohice at Caledonia and secured
about S3, 900 in notes which were after
ward found in field.
"A free scholarship in the Anoka
business college will be given to the
successful candidate in competitive
examination to be held in each county
in Minnesota.
The body Of NJ. Hartman, of Mazep-
pa, missing since last Sunday afternoon,
was found in the mill pond Yesterday
1t is not known whether it is case OF
suicide or murder.
The starch factory in progress Of
erection at Anoka will be the largest in
the world. The proprietor has con
tracted with the farmers for 100000
bushels OF potatoes.
G. G. Aldrich of Morristown put in
175 stands Of bees last fall, and has Sc,
out LA healthy swarms this spring.
He sold last year so swarms with hives
for $3.50, and about 1900 worth
of honey.
0. R. Mather, of Mankato, has been
awarded the contract for the erection
of both the new hospitals at St. Peter
and Rochester. His bids were $4,000
for St. Peter and for Rochester $38, 438.
Two farmers named Drayton and
Ball, brothers-in.law, got into aquarre]
near Pelican Rapids during which the
latter shot at the former. Fortunately
the shot failed to reach its mark. Bal
has been arrested.
Old settlers of Stearns county say
that a cyclone crossed the Mississippi
above Sank Rapids twenty-nine year;
ago. Its effects, however, were not as
destructive Us in the last one, because
the country was but thinly populated
Scarlet fever is prevalent in DIVA.
tonna. Three children have died and
twenty-five are sick with the disease
The Owatonna Herald and Journa
says the physicians seem to have contro
of the disease and that there is no cause
of alarm.
A man took passage for Europe, from
one of the cities of this State, a few
days ago, with English exchange in bis
pocket worth $4,000, who nine. years
ago arrived in Minnesota without dol
lar. He wasn't Socialist when he
came, and he is not one yet.
Superintendent Steward of the Ro.
chester schools has come off victorious
i'll 4 tat with the father of Girl who
insisted on walking the streets after
school hours, instead of going home
The superintendent suspended her and
the matter was carried before the board
of education, who sustained the official
| Mrs. Paualka, who lives with hel
son in West Chattield, passed her 107tt
birthday recently and is probably the
Oldest living person in Minnesota. The
old lady, says the Democrat, is able tc
be around and can see without glass
es. Eer son With whom she lives il
ucr youngest child and is 81 years old
/ Prank Beruards farm nous,
twelve miles west of jackson, WI,
burned about Friday noon. Nothing wa
1 saved. In the house were three child
zen, aged one, three and five years
All persisted in the flames. The fathe
was carrying the mail, and the mothe
| working on a distant part Of the farm
On seeing the house burning she cam