New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-10


the school children ofthe state, and that some
features interesting TO them may be made
part OF the exercises. 1t is also hoped.
that SO far as practicable, all commercial
and industrial operations may be suspended
throughout the state on this day.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the state, at the capitol, ST. Paul, this
third day Of April, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, and OF the independence of the United
States the one hundredth and thirteenth.
WILLIAM R. MERRIAM, Governor,
II. MATTsoN, Secretary of State.
Samuel Speer, in jail at Nabasha
awaiting the action Of the grand
jury on a charge OF larceny, escaped
one night and is still at large.
The acting controller of the cur
rency authorized tho National Bank
of Commerce of Duluth, Mimi, to
begin business with a capital of
100000.
Jessie Lindsey OF Vernon Center,
aged sixteen, was arrested for steal
ing $16 worth OF laces from Mrs.
John Root, her employer. She
pleaded guilty and was committed
to jail for thirty days.
Lars Larson, living five miles
north of Cokato, was fatally injured
while leading a horse It suddenly
turned and kicked him in the face,
breaking his jaw and dislocating the
teeth. He is still alive, but there is
no hope OF his recovery.
Charles Kondler and Moses Lam
preux, two farmers from the town
of Sank Center, were arrested at Red
Lake Falls on complaint of Thomas
Daragan, charging them with grand
larceny by stealing, fifty bushels of
seed wheat from the complainant.
The municipal election at Winnie
bago City, resulted in the election of
the entire temperance ticket by ma
joritles Of from sixty to eighty-fve.
John S. Robertson is elected presi-
dent of licensing saloons, and re-
suited in the de.eat Of license by a
majority Of eighty-six.
Last fall Aug Stahl, a young man,
single, aged twenty eight, living in
Star Lake township, disappeared
He left word that he was going to
Fergus Falls. Nothing was heard
Of him until his body was found in
Lake Maria. He was drowned be-
fore the lake froze up last fall.
A sudden and singular death oc-
Cured about fifteen miles southwest
ofsMankato which caused consider
able excitement. Mrs. sKnute Knud-
son was attending the funeral of a
friend, and on opening the church
door fell dead of heart disease. She
was sixty-fye years old and leaves
family.
Frank Osborne was convicted at
Brainerd Of grand larceny in the first
degree. This means Imprisonment
for from five to ten years. A motion
for a stay of sentence has been made.
William Bently, who was indicted for
the same offense as Osborne's ac-
complete, plead guilty to grand lar
ceny in the second degree.
The house Of Charley johnson,
bachelor living alone in Wang town
ship, Renville county, was discover
ed by the nelghbors to be on fire,
and before they could reach there it
was entirely enveloped by flames,
and nothing could be saved. John
sons remains were taken from the
ruins charred mass.
The two Minneapolis & Northern
elevators at ST. Cloud were
burned with about 10000 bush
els of wheat, entailihg total
loss Of about $4,000. The fire
caught from q hot box and but
little could be done by the fire de
partment, the elevator being so fir
sdistan. from the hose houses, but
they saved the adjoining railroad
property
A young man living at Gilmore
named Burt Greenman eloped with
Mrs. NJ Richardson of the same vii
#lage. The couple went to Blue
Earth city, and securing a livery
deported, the young man returning
here with the team the same day.
Immediately on his return he was
arrested, charged with adultery and
a second warrant was served upon
him, charging him with passing
counterfeit money. The where
ab0uts of the woman are unknown.