New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Gentre, were burned. These we're good
buildings, the barn being as large as
any IN the country. The loss will be
heavy.
Fire broke out in the coal sheds of
the Manitoba company at St. Cloud,
and the building was entirely consum-
~. Twenty-Five hundred tons of coal,
which were stored in the shed, caught
Ere.
Thomas Moves, who was a pioneer
settler in Wabasha county, died at
MS nome in Maple Grove, Oak, on the
18th INST, aged eighty-seyen years.
Fergus Falls will make an effort to
secure the Methodist seminary to
be located somewhere in the Red river
valley It is understood the city will
offer $25, 900 in property and cash.
4. E. McGrath's hardware store at
GAINESVILLE was broken into by
cramps, presumably, and about S25
worth of plated ware and revolvers
carried off. A tin box containing
valuable but not negotiable papers
were found near the railroad cattle
yards. the box having been cut open
and abandoned
A loud report was heard and g.
shock felt by parties south of Averil.
1t was at first thought that steam
boiler had exploded but it is now
0hought to have been a meteor. AS
yet searchers have been unable to
Tn y tl,o Il
miles around,
August Kauke, who was robbed at
Verndale, and nearly killed by high
Waymen, is improving. The doctors
feel confident that they will not only
save his life but his arm also. Milo
LavanWay, Owen Kingston and
young man named Rice have been ar
rested on suspicion, and were identi.
tied by the injured man.
Gilbert J. Hopkins, late from Mon
4sevideo, Chippewa county, whose peo-
pie reside in Castle Rock, was adiudg-
ed insane and will be sent to the Roch-
ester asylum. His father was com.
united to Rochester over a year ago.
A Worthino ton man found a pock-
etbook,r recently out on the prairie that
another Worthington man lost while
helping Ito fight fire out there some
seven or eight years ago. There was
something like 500 in the book when
lost, and when found about $50 of it
vas In passable condition, but the
lSOalance was about destroyed by the
Eek posure to the wind and weather.
Over thirty families have settled in
the vicinity OF ST. James this spring,
Fl coming mostly from Illinois.
Frank Collins, American express.
man of ST. Cloud lit a cigar and, find
ling it would not draw, cut it in two
and discovered small cartridge in
the middle with the ball pointed to-
ward the small end.
Charles Greenwood. Of Owatonna,
while springing 81 trap for glass
balls, was shot in the forehead and
left eye by the accidental dis
aaharge Of q gun in the hands OF Fred
Ginger.
The house Of Mrs. Wade, in East
Rochester, was burned. none OF the
contents being saved, but the sewing
machine. Mrs. Wade is a widow with
four children to support, and all her
worldly wealth was in this house. No
insurance.
A recent offer OF G. A. Ballack to
build flax fiber mill at Lake City for
bonus Of 81, 600 is not likely to be
accepted.
Mrs. Mary Ann GrinnelI OF Lake
City has been committed for lunacy
sfso the insane asylum at Rochester.
Hon. Amos Coggswelps nominal
zion as postmaster OF Owatonna has
been confirmed, and he has received
the necessary papers for execution
before taking the office.
James OeNeil, who came to Moor
head from Milwaukee, attempted
suicide by jumping through a. second
story windowlof the Key City hotel.
He had been intoxicated, and it is
supposed attempted to take his life
while suffering with tremens.
Edllk AllGiEJ1lu NILS. L 7. NlCDOldlQS
arrested on the charge OF setting fire
40 the house of Robert Mcdonald,
Mad their examinations at ST. James,
aud were discharged.
Mary tCarron, aged 80, who lived
with her brother. Fred, and her moth
or, on the Keith farm. west OF Mar
shall committed suicide by hanging
herself in the barn. She had been
considered partially insane for
some time. Some few weeks ago
she attempted to commit suicide.
taking poison, and had been ever
since closely watched by the family.
Rev. Louis saazerer, of St. Paeal, "a
German Catholic priest who was being
taken to an insane asylum at Chicago,
Jumped from q car near Beudi Land
y ing and fractured his skull. He died
w. cho