New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-16
HHEsOTA NEWS.

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lost.
The rainfall during the past few
days has been immense, and in some
places was. terrific. This has increas-
ed the volume of water in the Missis-
sipppi SO that.ib is but q fewinches be-
low the record made in 1880. Many
land slides. and washouts are report
ed from different localities. Numer-
Gus small bridges have been swept
away
OF things to steal the average citi-
zen would consider dynamite the last
that would tempt him. And yet
VIM. Katola, of Tower, has been
charged with grand larceny in the
second degree, the accusation in de-
tail alleging the taking OF dynamite
to the value of $40.
Julius A. Ingals, youth of seven.
teen years hailing from Spring Valley,
was arrested at Austin on complaint
OF Julius Heath, his young partner in
the peddling business. The two oc-
cupied the same room at the German
hotel and in the night Heath woke
and found suit OF his clothes, his
watch and 500 in money missing and
ingalls, gone also. Ingalls, was subse-
quently found at the depot with the
missing property in his possession.
lie was bound over to the grand jury
and committed.
Many farmers report damage to
fields sown before the rain. Chinch
bugs have left the fields and gone into
the timbered lands and sheltered
places.
w. Z. Bailey, the prominent Du-
luth lumberman indicted for perjury
last January, was honorably ac-
quilted recently without trial.
| Miss Mabel schmitz OF Winona, was
badly sca!ded by the explosion OF
| Jug OF hot water which she was heat
ing for the feet OF a sick friend. Her
face was badly burned.
The postoffice at Battle Lake was
| broken into and a quantity OF cigars,
| stamps and SIS in cash taken.
Three young men were arrested, but.
were discharged for lack Of evidence.
The bank of Long Prairie and the
Lee bank have consolidated and the
business hereafter is to be conducted
| in the name Of the Bank ofLong Prai.
| RE.
The Goodhue county auditor has
paid bounties on thirty-fve wolves
since Jan. i, the greater portion OF
which were killed in April.
Sebastian Bieble, an old resident Of
West Newton, Nicollet county, drop
ped dead at New Ulm with apoplexy.
The annual shearlng OF the South.
ern Minnesota Sheep Breeders as
| ISOLATION was held at the farm OF
Milo Matteson near Eyota. Four
| premiums were offered for the best
sheep, two for fne-wooled varieties
and two for mutton producers. The
association is in hourishing condi.
| ton this spring.
was held at Heron Lake It was in
session for week under the super
vision of County superintendent
Lammson, with Prof. Hyde and Mrs.
Jacques as instructors. The attend
ance was large and the week a pleas
ant and profitable one to all in at.
tendance. Hon. S. B. Wilson of
Faribault lectured before the institute
on vegetable and animal life. in jana
| lea.
| The city council of Mankato has
passed resolution accepting Gen.
Tourtelotte's proposition to erect
hospltalifth city donates the ground.
There are ten acres on Bunker Hill
owned by that city, but as the plan is
to ask the Sisters OF Charity to take
charge Of the institution, this location
is considered too far away There is a
piece Of ground in the rear of the
Catholic church which is desirable,
and committee was appointed to.
ascertain fit can be bought.
The Sioux Fails correspondent
makes a groandless statement in tel
egraphing that the Wilmar q Sioux
Falls railroad intends to deviatefrom
the original survey, SO as to leave
Pipestone three miles to one side
Plpestone has discharged her obliga.
tions to the company by paying a bo-
nus OF 100000, but refused to paw
S., 900 more for the sake Of being al
lowed to complete a division. No
guarantee could be given. No rail
road or corporation can charge the
city with dishonor or trickery. To
prove that there can be no such re-
ports, the right OF way has been set
tied principally by Vice President
Sherman Of Sioux Falls. and the grad
ing through the city is being pushed
as fast as the weather will permit
The Boerner murder case is theonly
one OF any Importance on the calen-
r