New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-27
MINNESOTA In BRIEF,

A $4,000 creamery is to be in OPP
GRAFTON at Rock Creek by April 1.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Plain
view have formed a mutual fire in
surance company.
Mrs. Bridget Milan, resident OF
Marshan for 80 years, died of para
lysis OF the heart aged SO years.
| A movement is on foot to organize
an old settlers association in Vino.
na county.
Joseph Richardson, one fthe early
settlers of Faribault, died recently.
aged Is years.
A temperance league has been Or
gained at ST. Cloud with a member.
ship of over 100.
Joseph Strobinger, of Morris, now
has hairless head as the result of
an explosion Of gunpowder with
which he was playing.
Some rascal helped himself to
horse on the street at Rochester, I'M
hitching and embarrassing the an
imal from q team that was standing
tied on a business street.
The old settlers ofWabasha county
were at Plainview en- masse it being
their annual reunion. A very inter
estlng programme was carried out
followed in the evening bya banquet.
An unknown man was killed at Red
Lake Falls by snow pillow on the
Northern Pacific The snow blinded
the engineer and he did not know of
the accident until the day after.
Mrs. Turner, wife of DR.. A. Turner,
pastor ofthe Methodist church in Red
Wing, fell upon the sidewalk recently,
receiving injuries from which she is
now lying in a very critical condition.
G. F. Meyers, of Featherstone
township, Goodhue county, has COM
menced suit against the Red Wing
and Duluth railroad to recover S. 200
damages caused by trespass on his
property
Peter Theis of Vermillion was
Knocked off the Milwaukee track at
Etter by a passenger train. He es-
capped with a broken arm and a few
bruises
TIE public schools of Wabasha,
which have been closed during the
past three weeks on account OF diph-
liberia, have been reopened, the crisis
in the spreading of the disease hav-
ing, it is thought, been passed.
G. W. Wright of Minnesota is
candidate for the position of civil
service com missioner. He comes
from Congressman Dunnell's district,
and is clerk in the treasury depart
ment.
The case of the state VS.. Mile Bun
nell was called at Duluth before Judge
Jacques. Defendant waived examin-
alton, and was held in both cases to
appear before the grand jury. Bail
was increased to $4,000.
the Northwestern depot at Man
kato Junction, four miles north of
Mankato, burned. Agent Banks lived
in it and lost most of his household
effects. Total loss, 81 900; fully in
sured. The depot will be rebuilt.
The grounds have been selected for
the Lutheran college at Albert Lea,
and the directors are now engaged in
lookingup plans and specifications
for the main building, which will be
erected this year. About $1S, 900
will be expended on the main part of
the building.
The Nickerson House was burned
to the ground at Owatonna. The
fire caught in the office and it was
impossible tosave the building. The
building was owned by Charles E.
Nickerson. Loss $4,000, insured for
$4,000.
The Mortified city council having
revoked the liquor license of F. A.
Brockhoff & Co., proprietors of the
California wine house, for selling on
Sundays and to habitual drunkards,
the mayor has been notified to ap-
pear at Faribault to show cause why
temporary injunction should not
be served on the council.
The United States mail route be-
tween Sank Center and Grove Lake
has been discontinued. A petition is
now being circulated, and receiving
hundreds of signatures, asking of the
United States government that the
line be re-estalbished. It's thought
that the line will be established
again soon.
Chairman Setback, of Goodhue