New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-24
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF.

Burglars entered the cellar of Ly-
man Tuttle' S residence at Faribault
and helped themselves to provisions,
carrying off about $50 worth.
The increasing number of boys and
girls in Duluth keeps the board o.
education on the anxious seats in re
gard to school accommod cations.
The business men OF Fergus Falls
are considering a proposition for the
location of large factory in that
city.
The borers for natural gas at Min
neopa have struck vein of salt wa
ter in addition to the fresh water
that has been flowing for some time.
Charles Mcdonald, young
man, while getting; out of boat at
Spring lake, received charge OF
shotin his right arm, caused by the
accidental discharge Of his gun.
A prairie fire destroy ed the houses
of Thomas Waite, Charles Sherman
and E. w Gid dens of Brandup. A
large quantity of hay and grain was
also burned.
The board of health at Brainerd
has declared that there is no cause
for alarm on account of diphtheria
in that town, as the cases are mostly
OF a mild form.
The editor of the Worthington Ad-
vance makes a standing joke of the
fact that whenever he leaves town
there is q burglary or an outbreak OF
some kind.
Z. A. Hildreth, for several years
the secretary of the 7. M. G. A., at
Winona, has been appointed general
state secretary OF the Y. NJ. G. A. for
Minnesota, the appointment to take
effect November /.
An old Norwegian woman aged
about eighty, went in to a pasture in
Eagle Lake township Otter Tail
county to attend the sheep, when a
vicious buck butted her so badly that
she died from the injuries received.
A fine horse and saddle were stolen
from John W. Smith a few days ago
by a man named Clark who was work
ing for Mr.. Smith. Clark mounted
the horse androde away while he was
thought to be at work
Miss Bosshardt, daughter of Jacob
Bosshardt Of Fariba ult, was thrown
from wagon by runaway team
and had her shoulder dislocated, be-
sides suffering a number of bruises
more or less serious.
Two small boys threw stones at
the No. 2 passenger train just before
it reached the station at Lake City.
One of the stones shattered window
of a coach and somewhat injured a
lady. The boys run off and have not
been identified.
A special meeting of the chamber
of commerce of ST. Cloud, are
to meet Messrs. Davis & Rankin of
Chicago, who will submit a propo-
sition for locating there a canning
factory Of from 10000 to $4,000
cans daily capacity.
The trial OF L. Ii. Parker for
shooting W. G. White is progressing
at Beaver Falls. Assistant At
torney General Child and G.. G..
Christianson are prosecuting and w,
W. Erwin, Mr.. McLulland and S. R.
Miller defending. Tt will take several
days to finish the case,
DR.. Hewitt spoke in the chamber &C
Duluth and talked most intelligent
" on the causes of the presence of
typhoid fever in Duluth. He believed
that the germs were communicated
from patients to healthy persons by
the water which they obtained from
wells and also by the sewerage.
Mr.. z. +. Kindred; being about to
cave Brainerd and Minnesota to go
to his new field of labor with the
Reading railroad, was banqueted at
Brainerd. While the banquet was in
progress the city council passed a
resolution preliminary to a purchase
of Mr.. Kindred's electric light and
power company franchise and plant,
and there are further pending nego-
tiations for the purchase by the city
of the water works and the dam.
The German Catholic benevolent
societies of Minnesota held their an
nual convention at Chaska. There
were 5000 visitors and delegates
from the different societies in the
state. Archbishop Ireland addressed
the societies dwelling mainly on the
great Importance of a thorough En-
glish education for all German Catho-
lie children. A parade took place in
the afternoon.