New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A. L. Levi, well known member of the
Hennepin county bar, dies in New York.
The curriers' complete the contest for the
carnival prizes, the first and third going to
Winnipeg, and the second to st. Paul.
An examination by physicians of Sid.
dons, alter his fight with Weir at Duluth
showed that he had sustained a double
fracture.
The Philip Best Brewing Company of
Milwaukee will erect a building at Bridge
square, st. Paul, to cost 100000.
Louisa A. Kohler formerly teacher in
Mankato, commits suicide in ST. Paul by
taking arsenic and blowing out the gas.
The committee who have in charge the
work ofarrangng details for the law school,
10 be established at the university next
fall have secured the services as lecturers
OF United States Senator McNIillen, Judge
Mitchell, OF the supreme court, and the
Hon. Gordon E. Cole OF Faribault. Other
lecturers will be secured in due time.
The election OF Prof. John Dewey
now q professor in the University of
Michigan, to the chair of mental and NOR
al philosophy in the Unworthy OF Mime
sofa. is a highly important step for the in
CerestS OF the state university.
At Marshall, Hawkins & ones carpen-
ter shop, in the midst Of the business CEN
ter OF the town, burned.
H. S. Teton OF Brainerd, retail dealer in
boots and shoes, assigned to Leon e.
Leem.
The report OF State Insurance Commits.
sloner Shandrew, shows that the American
fire insurance companies OF the United
t,r i
the past year have written risks to the
amount of $40, 076,5 and paid losses
1924, 675, while foreign companies have
written policies to the amount OF $50, Ill.,
926, and paid S29O,03O losses.
The only journal in America devoted ex-
clusively to geologry has just been started,
and is now being published at the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Senator Davis resigns his membership
OF the Minnesota Republican national
committee.
Freight rates between Chicago and st.
Paul 60 down still another peg and the
same rates apply at Duluth.
Mrs. Sarah E. Oliver of Minneapolis has
paid to the trustees OF Manchester college
$50, 600, OF which amount S25, 900 is for
the Andrew and Sarah E. Oliver professor
ship and $4,000 for the Sarah E. Oliver
scholarship. The income from the pro-
fessorship is to be applied to the salary
OF the incumbent and the income from the
scholarship is to aid needy and worthy
young men in their preparation for the
ministry. The above amount is exclusive
OF the synod's memorial fund OF 5000, 900
now being raised by the Synod OF Miune-
sofa for Manchester and Albert Lea col
leges.
The Smallest baby in the world,' at
Lynn, Mass, is almost if not quite equaled
in Faribault county. There was born to
Mrs. Fred Miller at Rice lake, seven miles
south OF Wells. q speck OF humanity that
barely tipped the beam at one and half
pounds. It's feet are not over inch in
length, and gentleman's ordinary finger
ring will 60 over the foot and up on the
ankle. A small child's teacup will cover
its head. The father is a large, heavy
man. and the mother very little under the
ordinary size. The child is perfectly for:a-
ed and healthy.
At ST. Cloud, John Ostrender and T. H.
Bly, OF Paynesville have been bound over
for selling liquor without q license. Other
cases will fellow.
The house OF M. H Miller, Wadena. was
burned. Loss $500; insurance $500.
Ira De Graft, well and favorably known
resident OF Winona, and pioneer of Min
nesota, died somewhat suddenly at the
Merchants hotel, St. Paul. Col. De Graft
OF St. Paul was by the bedside ofhis broth
er at the time OF his deaf Mr.. DeGraff
was sixty years OF age, an,. was born at
Richmondville, Schoharie county, n. Y.
Leaving home at an early age he came
West, and for a number OF years was en-
ployed in railroad construction with Col
De Graft. In 1872 he retired from active
life owing TO i'll health and has since occu-
pied his time il looking after his private
interests at Winona and Dayton, Ohio,
where he owned extensive properties
Rev. Frank P. Woodbury. OF Rockford,
H., says he accepts the call to the paste,
rate of Minneapolis. He will commence his
pastoral duties the last Sunday in March.
Probably the most brilliant society re,
ception ever given III Southern Minnesota
was the festival of Ceur de Lion Com
mandery Of Winona No. 3, Knight Tenn
plar.
A jury OF medical experts decide that
Nicholas Kill the alleged murderer OF ST.
Paul, is crazy.
The charge OF bigamy brought against
John Wilkins in ST. Paul is not proven.
and he is discharged from custody.
James Funk, the Wilmar wife murderer,
is convicted.
Nels Hanson committed suicide at De-
trolt, Baker Co. For several weeks be had
been worried about a small law suit pend
ing in the court and had several times
threatened to take his life.
I. e. Fathers OF Pleasant Grove, Ohm
sted Co., while in Minneapolis recently,
contracted the SO called winter cholera, y
came home sick and died Of the mystic.
rious disease.
Claude c. Knapp, recently in business in
Rochester, and one Of the prominent
young men OF the city, died at Sioux City,
Iowa, OF acute typhoid fever contracted
only a few days before.
Papers were served at Rush City in the
case Of L. A. Beach OF ST. Paul against
Lawyer Dent, Justices Clark and Beers and
G. w. Violet OF Rush City, claiming dam
ages in the sum OF $50, 600 each for the ar
rest and Imprisonment Of the plaintiff in
December last on the charge of obtaining
goods under false pretenses.
At Duluth, G. w. Clark, OF the real estate
firm OF Clark, Seleck & Pryor. died from
typhoid fever and a complication of other
diseases.
Though the First Methodist church at ST.