New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Extensive preparations are already
in progress for the assembly, which
will be held in Maplewood park, on
the banks of Clear Lake, near w aseca,
IN July. Eminent speakers, profes-
sors and clergymen have been secured
and no expense has been spared by
the MapleWood Park association to
make this assembly the most inter-
esting, instructive and successful yet
held. 1t is understood that the en-
inent divine, DR. .Talnage, will be IN
attendance aud speak several times
during the assembly, also the great re,
vivalist, Sam Jones.
The jury in the case OF Frank
Campbell, on trial at Mankato for
horse theft, returned a verdict ofnot
guilty.
The liabilities in the failure Of Miller
& Parsons, hardware dealers of Madi-
son, are SIS, 900, assets. Sl2, 900.
The Strong HackeJt Hardware COM
pany OF st. Paul is the principal credi-
tor.
Suit has been begun at Pennington
by G. P. Carpenter against the West.
ern Union Telegraph company for
damages causedby failure to properly
transmit and deliver a mess age while
plaintiff was at Browns Valley in.
June, 1887.
The annex OF the st. Anthony &
Dakota Elevator company at Alexan-
dria, collapsed letting about 10000.
or 35, 600 bushels of wheat on to the
elevator track The grain was shovel
ed into cars as rapidly as possible.
The building is q total wreck. If rain
holds off the loss on grain will not be
50 heavy.
The first accident that has occurred
with electric lights took place at Sank
Center. AS Eddie simontcn, a clerk in
Woods & Sons dry goods store, was
handling a, shutter which had some
iron trimmings, he accidentally touch.
ed the electric wire with it. The cur
rent OF electricity Immediately follow
ed the iron down the shutter and
gave Simonton q severe shock, stun
ming him and knocked him nearly
senseless. Several lights III the vicini-
ty OF the accident were extlnguished,
and a number ofpeople were quite
badly frightened. No damage was
done, and no one was injured except
Simonton.
The annual report Of the Farmers
warehouse at Winnebago City shows
81 total OF SIS, OLA bushels OF grain
bought OF the crop ofl867. The cost
| OF handling all expenses was IA mills
per bushels. A small profit was dis
| closed OF about one-half centa bushel.
lied an average OF two cents a bushel
more for their grain by reason Of this
| warehouse.
Charles Mattson, a farmer, died
very suddenly in Richardson & Co. s
store at Rice Lake. He was on his
| way to Mora, and, in ascending a
steep hill, his horses were stuck III the
mud. In jumping off to extricate his
horses he ruptured blood vessel and
was carried into the store, where he
expired in q few minutes. Mattson
was a Well-to-do farmer in the town of
Stanchfield, Isanti county, and was a
commissioner OF his county.
Frank Kininger, charged with forg-
ing Wendell Hodapp's name to a note
as endorser, was tried at Mankato
| The jury found him guilty, but rec.
commended him to the mercy OF the
| court. The Highest sentence that can
| be imposed upon him is five years in
the penitentlary.
Peter Schenck of Wendall, stearns
county, a seyenteen-year boy,
went out hunting. He dragged his gun
after him in crawling through a fence.
The weapon was discharged, and the
charge lodged in his abdomen with IA
| tai effect.
Bill Boyd, who has served term in
the penitentiary for being implicated
in a shooting in a house of i'll fame,
was arrested at ST. Cloud and bound
over to await the February term OF
! the Sherburne county court for keep
ing a house OF i'll fame.
An interesting suit has been going on
in justice court at Austin, the amount
involved being75 cents. A lady is in
dispute with her dressmaker in regard
| to the amount duefor work and the
latter has retained the dress until the
amount charged is paid.
In the case Of the shooting Of w.
Martinka the grand jury at New Ulm
brought in a verdict OF man slaughter
| in the first degree against Marshal
Wihkleman and Patrolman Leech.
Bail was fixed at So, 500 in each case
by Judge Weber, and they will have
their trial at the fall term of court.
Frank Taylor fell into the Des
Moines river from the bridge at Jack.
son. The water at this point is very
deep, and the current is extremely
swift. Cries for help attracted the at.
tentlon OF Messrs. Owens and Vande,
worker, WAC immediately went to the
rescue. Taylor was found at the edge
OF the stream fully an eighth Of q mile
below his place of immersion. and