New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.

way company fled articles OF incorpora-
ton with the secretary OF state to con-
struct a line Of road from Moorhead to
some point on Lake Superior. The head
quarters will be at Moorhead. The capis
tai stock 100000 and the highest
amount OF Indebtedness allowable at any
time viii be $40. 900, 600.
Northern Pacific fast express for Port
land, which left ST. Paul at 4 o clock. and
was due at Brainerd at $40, struck a
| broken rail between Watab and Rice's
| Station, and the whole train went off the
track, but simply plunged into a snow
| bank and remained conveniently right
side up.
| The name OF the Swedish farmer who is
! said to have killed his vile and seven chill
dren in the vicinity Of Princeton is Henry.
| Ostrum. He gives as his reason for
Strengthening his ia mily that he feared they
| would freeze to death.
At Long Prairie, Michael Fisher, a fif-.
| teen-year. old son OF George Fisher, Sr..
WAS kicked in the forehead by horse and
! killed. !,
| Engineer James Allen was killed at Post
vile, Mower Co., by jumping from his en-
/; CINE in front OF an approaching train. !.
Convict ohm McNilly escaped from the
state prison at Saltwater on the 18TH
He was sent here last August under a
| court martial sentence OF seven years, on
| being convicted OF DESERVING from the
| United States army and taking his cavalry
| horse with him when he left the post. He
| was recaptured the same night half way
! to st. Paul, nearly in a frozen condition. !
! Geo. NJ. Jacoby, the Minneap polls liquor
| dealer, failed for 500, 649-assets Sl5,-
| 900. ..-,
The Business Mems Association OF Man
bot 1ol ~ i,,f, mil ,fo RI
| railroad commissioners against the Mil
waukee & ST. Paul, Chicago & Northwest
ern and Omaha roads, charging these
lines with having unequal and unreason-
able rates to and from st. Paul and other
| points, by which Central and Northern
Minnesota are Disseminated against in ia
vor OF Southern Minnesota, Iowa and Da.
kota.
Frank Grauber, one OF the men employ.
| ed on the ST. Paul ice palace, was observ.
ed dancing and acting in an otherwise
| careless manner on the top OF the main
tower. He was warned but he persisted,
| and soon afterward he fell to the ground
| g. distance of about one hundred feet and
was killed.
The clerk OF the court at Henderson, DR..
M. R. Wilcox, died at his home OF jaundice,
aged sixty-cne years. He held the clerk
ship since 1858, and was one Of the oldest
physicians and settlers OF that section.
His son, e. 6. Wilcox has been appointed
clerk.
Maj. Allen proclaims the feasibility of
making the Mississippi navigable from St.
Paul to Minneapolis.
One Of the most elegant weddings OF the
| season in Hebrew society at St. Paul was
that i" Mr., |. Sternberg, a prominent
young business man of Fargo, Dak., and
iIcSk .,t /, IL, No.
and Mrs. Alex Stern berg OF st. Paul.
Miss Louise Clement White OF Philadel-
phia and Charles TarDox OF St. Paul are
married in the former city.
Bishop Ireland has gone East for q
| month, during which time he will visit
Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore and attend
| a meeting OF the directors OF the National
Catholic university at Warrington.
The frozen body OF Hanly, O. country
man, was found ten rods from his
home which is five miles south OF
Alexandria. He served in Company
F. Seventh Minnesota and was a
member al John Reynolds post, G. A. R.
Cannon Falls Special: During the block
ade all the travelling has been done on skis.
County Treasurer Scofield was blockaded
in town collecting taxes. Farmers came
in from all directions on skis to pay their
began visiting schools on skis. Even the
doctors have to visit patients in the same
way.
The Pioneer Press Company OF St. Paul
have bought lots on the corner of Robert
md Fourth streets. on which will be erected
| an eleven story building for their business
purposes.
The board OF managers OF the Minnesota
State Agricultural association met in St.
Paul few days ago. The board com
plimented Secretary Hoard very highly
for the careful manner in which he had
conducted the affairs of the association.
It was decided to hold the next fair from
Sept. 10 to Sept. Is inclusive, in accord
ance with the suggestion of the Western
Fair association. The board then took
an adjournment until Tuesday, Feb. II.
when secretary and treasurer will be
elected
At Clearwater, Fuller & XIX, hard
ware and groceries,, have assigned.
The hundred arce tract OF land Contig-
uous to Lake City, and Lake Pepin which
has been offered to and accepted by the
board OF officers OF the Minnesota Ma ton
al Guard as a permanent location for en-
campment is the property of the Lake City
Improvement and Realty company, organ
ICED to promote the interests of the city in
any practicable way.
At GAINESVILLE, J. Peterson, Jr, proprie
tor of Peterson's book and fruit store
made an assignment to j. Marth Re-
sources about $4,000; liabilities nearly the
same.
DR.. Reid OF Minneapolis saw his son Hal
wearing prison stripes on the 18th for the
first time. On the fathers arrival Hal
was brought from the sash and door shop
to the turkeys room, where he met his
father with considerable emotion and had
an extended conversation with him. The
father brought over handsome carpet
which will adorn Halls CELL
Swede near Princeton, it is rlmored
killed his wife and seven OF his eight chill
dren: Driven insane by suit against him
The Chicago aud Northwestern railroad
contemplate, it is said, removing their
headquarters to Milwaukee.
The earnings of the St.. Paul & Duluth
for the second week in January were SIP
942. and for the first two weeks, $27, $50.
terrible story OF death and suffering
comes from Preston lake. Renviile county,
eight miles west OF Hutchinson. During
one OF the recent billiards. Mr. Lnpke left
his wife holding the team " hile he sea rcted