New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS

MINNESOTA SIAlE NUV6
Herman Leasing died at his residence IN
Wabasha, aged 81 years. nc 5e vas
wife and four children. Deceased was
member OF Company K, Ninth MlnneSo.@
volunteers, during the war OF the reoelnoa,
| and the disease which caused his deaCh %
contracted while he was in the service
| John Schwirtz was chosen president o.
| the First National bank at Wabasha, VICE
Michael E. Drury, resigned
The deed to a large tract OF land located
at and near the Mounds Just north ol Luz
| verne, was recorded recently. Inc pun
chase price was 100000 paid by the LII
yerce Granite company to B. B. Richards
| OF dubuque Iowa. and Others. The trans
| fer embraces sections "a, 1O3 and 40.
A strange disease is prevalent amongth
horses in Shakopee vicinity that seems TO
battle the best medical skill. Charles hopp
| of Eagle Creek township has lost three val
liable animals. Many Others have lost one
and two. The young stock especially IS
/ suffering.
] Amvsterious case OF kidnapping has de-
/ welcomed near Winona. Two little boys,
sons of P. D. Walworth, who lives near the
eighty called Johnny Carter place, on the
| Gilmore Valley road, were spirited away
| from home a few evenings ago. Inc
children were playing near the house when
a stranger came along in lumber wagon,
driving gray team. tie asked 1he poSs W
helm him drive a COW which was attached
to the rear of the wagon. Theydid so, and
disappeared down theroad. Ihelr parents
| can find no clue.
The formal announcement that the Mil
waukee & St. Paul and Omaha would put
on fast trains between Minneapolis, 81.
Paul and Chicago was made Monday the
18th inst. The first trains will leave Mon
day, May 2, and will make the run from
st. Paul to Chicago in twelve hours and
twenty minutes. The return trip will be
made in twelve hours and twenty-five min
utes The time between Minneapolis and
Chicago will be twelve hours and tifty-fve
minutes going, and thirteen hours coming.
Work was commenced this morning on
the new roundhouse of the Winona Il ST.
Peter in Winona. 1t is located just south
! OF the present roundhouse IN the FIRST
ward, and will contain twenty-one stalls
Minneapolis cash relief fund foots up
100000.
st. Paul & Northern Pacific company
advance wages in the construction service
by l5 cents day.
Edward Kelly, alias "Bull Dog" Kelly.
whose real nameis Mclaughlin walked out
OF the county Jail at ST. Paul a free man
by order OF Secretary Bayard This action
on the part OF the executive department.
had already been anticipated. There are
some peculiar things connected with this
case, and SO far the only thing which has
been developed tending to throw suspicion
on Kelly is the fact that while in British
Columbia he was not known by his right
name.
The posts OF the Grand Army of the Re.
public in Fillmore county are making eX-
tensive preparations for the reunion and
encampment OF the Union soldiers OF the
late war, which is to take place there the
latter part OF the present June.
The postofficc at Fisher burned recently.
| Nothing was saved.
A strike at the Winona Touring mills is
averted by compromise on wages.
The Wisconsin Central will begin fast
train service between ST. Paul and Chicago
June 10.
At New Ulm, Herp1an Koop and w.
| Irautmller, were indicted for the killing OF
one Martin. The jury in the case of Traut-
miller brought in verdict of manslaughter
in the third degree Judge Weber SEN
fenced him to two years i'll state prison at
hard labor. Herman koop plea ded guilty
to the charge OF nlanslaughter in the second
degree, and was sentenced by the court to
five years at hard labor. Martin was killed
IN december last in row in which koop,
Irautmiler and the victim were partici.
pants.
The chiefs OF the Mile Lacs Indians have
sent IL letter to the president requesting
permission to visit Washington to talk
over plans for bettering their condition.
During a heavy hail and wind Storm at
Atwater DR.. l.. b. Woolson was quite seri--
ously Injured by being dashed into lime
box.
Prairie fires in hurry county DESTROYED
the residences OF Enoch Yates and J ohm
Price IN Moulton township. Nothing was
saved.
Rev. A. Rodell OF Brooklyn, N. Y. has
church at Red Wing.
Mr.. Ferguson of Great Falls, Me-. has a
snake hauled out OF his stomach, and dies.
Indian School Commissioner Jones is ar
rested in Idaho for embezzling Legion OF
Honor funds in Arkansas
Thirty-one saloons are shut up by the
w. e. L. T., in Clinton. Iowa.
In Saltwater Isaac Staples is nominated
Tor mayor by a Joint republican and demo-
cratic convention.
j. III. Mailer OF ST. Paul was given q. re-
ceptlon and banquet recently by the Roch--
ester IN. ~ Temple OF Odd Fellows
Hon. Charles e. Flandrau has sign;fed
ms acceptance OF the invita- ton to address
the Ramsey County Pioneer association
on May II, 1886, the twenty eighth ami
versary OF the states admission. The add
dress is to be historical and reminiscent
| tal.
State Superintendent kiehle announces.
that owing to the cyclone at Sank Rapids
no institute will be held in Benton county
this year. This renders necessary the fol
lowing changes in the schedule Miss.
Sprague will go to Dassel Meeker county
in place OF ". NJ. Pendergast May 10, and
to Candy, Yellow Medicine county. in
place OF Prof. Kirk, May "a Prof. Kirk
viii take Mrs: E. K. jacques place at
Breckenridge May 10.
Two young men at Grey Eagle. Todd
county. were poisoned by eating wild pars
nlps, mistasing them for artichokes. One.
OF them, Patrick Calhoun, is dead and the
other' named Wickwire, is not expected to