New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-19
MIN ESOTA Gu NGS.
The News Of the; Week Throughout
! the Entire State.

The News Of the Week Throughout
the Entire State.
Charles Clifton, of Luverne. was
kicked by colt and instantly killed.
The new iron bridge across the
Sank river at Melrose will be COM
pleted August 1.
The police and fire, departments
and city officials salaries for, May
cost st. Paul $39, OOO.
Little Falls school directors have
increased the salary of their teachers
80 per month.
The Douglas County Fair associa-
ton will erect permanent building
at Alexandria.
Mat Graitan, old resident of Owa-
tonna, committed suicide by drown
ing in the Straight river recently.
Duluth people are rejoiced over the
prospect of the park and boulevard
system Of Duluth as, planned hecom-
ing realities.
+ Perry Y, May plaaded guilty to
the charged Larceny IN the second
degree at Mankato and was SEN
fenced to two years in Saltwater.
At st. Cloud. julius Seifert was
sentenced to the, REFORM school for
breaking into a car at Sank Center,
and John Morgan to the penitentiary
for two years for grand larceny.
Accompany has been formed, with
headquarters, at st. CLOUD, composed
ofsettlers Of the Northen Pacific in
demnity lands, for the purpose Of
prosecuting their claims.
The. necessary apparatus for killing
dogs, by electricity was secured at
| Red Wing and a trial made. Two
dogs were killed, both dying instant
| ~. The experiment was in every way
"a success.
Andrew johnson and Charles
Tumquist, Scandinavians, quarreled
at their clearinghouse in Mime
apolis. Tumquist received an ugly
cut in the breast, from the effects Of
which he will die.
| Work on an extensive scale is now
progressing in the new gas fields Of
Riceland Engines will be put in
operation, the power being furnished
from the gas from the wells. The
excitement is great and Albert Lea is
swarmed with strangers.
"A Swede employed in the Breen
quarry, near ST. Cloud was nearly
killed by a blast. He was standing
upon a shed almost over the blast.
Fragments of stone crashed through
the roof of the shed and took the
whole side of the mans face away.
He may not recover.
Mike Simmons was arrested at
Tower for carrying concealed weap-
ons. He is reported to have made
threats against certain parties and
will have a hearing before Judge
| Scott. He is a brother of Jack SIM
mons, now in Duluth Jail awaiting
trial for shooting David Cook.
At Albert Lea it was decided to
take steps at once toward piping
natural gassfrom the Riceland wells
to that city for street lighting. Com
mittees were appointed and w. A..
MORN and DR.. Blacker left for ST.
Paul to secure the necessary fixtures.
An increased flow at the well still
continues.
The residence ofO. G. Clark burned
at ST. Cloud with all it's contents.
Clark was aroused from sleep by
neighbors, who saw the flames. When
he aWoke the fire was directly over
the bed of.his two children. He took
one and his wife the other and rush
ed out and returned and saved but
an armful of furniture. The loss is
dOOuU fpOOO, Will III Ills VI duCe. sE.ge
A young man, about 10 years old,
came to St. Peter two months ago
and registered at the Nicollet Hotel
as John likes. He claimed to be a
millionaire's son, and during his stay
has been well respected. The other
day he hired livery rig for an hour
and has not been seen since in this
locality. He had not paid a $45
board bill.
The house OF John Drexel of Fergus
Falls was burned. The parents went
out to work, leaving a three-year-
old child in the house. It is supposed
that the child got hold Of some
matches. When Mrs. Drexel reached
the house it was all ablaze, and it.
was with greatiperil that she saved
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