New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-11-20

age makes recovery doubtful.
By the accidental discharge of his gun
while on hunting trip. Frank C. Neill, of
Brookings, received injuries which may re-
suit in the amputation Of his right loot.
Prot. Geo. F. Duck of the Lehigh univer.
sity, at Bethlehem, Pa, has accepted the
position made vacant by the resignation of
Dean Carpenter as dean Of the school of
mines at Rapid City.
Dakota City, the new town in the reserva.
ton. situated on the Box Elder, has a first
class boom on. Cornerlots are being sold in
Chicago and other eastern points. It is ex-
pected the town will be second Guthrie
Frank and August Polzin, aged 10 and Il
years, ran away from their homes in Oak
Lake township, Bookings county, over a
week ago. August, the youngest is deaf
mute. Their parents are very anxious about
them.
Maggie Murphy, of Graud Forks, was met
the other night by a footpad who ordered
her to shell out her money. Maggie refused
and the robber tried to scare her with re-
volyer, but she broke away from him and
made her escape.
John Schneider who is being held to ap-
pear as q witness against man who as
saulted him recently, fell in fit in the Ram
sey county jail. The fit resulted from a
wound in the head received from his assail-
ant He may not recover.
In runaway at Sioux Falls, Frank Shinn
narrowly escaped being thrown over q via
duct across the Milwaukee track. He saved
himself by catching hold of the railing. As
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fine him to his house for some time.
w. D. Olney, of Bowdle, has a bald eagle
which was captured by his dog. The eagle
was in the act of purloinining a chicken when
the dog took a hand in the game and held
the eagle until Mr.. Olney dispatched it with
club. The bird measured six feet four
inches from tip to tip.
Allen Wright, of Appomattox, eloped from
that place with Jennie Brooks, girl under
Is years of age. The girls father traced
them to Redfeld, where Wright was arrested.
He was taken to Gettysburg, where he will
stand trial for seducing, and entlcing the
child away from home.
The Rapid City Republican has on file q
copy of the London Times OF the date OF
June %. 1915, which contains the full report
by the duke of Wellington of the battle OF
Waterloo. When the editor of the Repub-
lican is short of funny items it is said he pur>
loins q jokelet from the ancient Times
w. Braley, a prouinnent politician of Min
nehaha county, disappeared very mysterious
" from his home near Sioux Falls few days
ago and can nowhere be found. He has with
him large sum Of money, and it is believed
he has either skipped the country or has been
foully dealt with He leaves wife and family
atSloux Falls,
John Hauser, who disappeared from Stur-
gis several weeks ago, has not vet turned up.
1t is feared that he has been foully dealt
with. Heleft quite an amount of property,
house, claim. OK train, wagons, etc. He
acted queerly a few days before his disappear
ance, which leads his friends to believe that
he was suffering from some mental trouble.
Sheriff Woody of Lee county Illinois, came
to Sioux Falls with q requistion for prison
'er incarcerated at the latter place. The re-
QUESTION was signed by Gov. Mellette as gov
ernor OF the territory and dated the 4th inst
South Dakota was admitted to statehood on
the I'd, therefore Judge Aiken would notsign
the papers for the prisoners release until the
-
A. Marble found near Rapid City petri-
fed human head, the features being about
perfect. The eye sockets and mouth are
both very good, the latter being tightly
closed except at the right corner, where a
small tooth can be plainly seen. The nose
is distinct, but fat. The contour of the
whole agrees closely with that of tribe oil
savages found in the Mysanga country,
though it is possible that while undergoing
the process. of petrifcation it's shape was
changed.
Thesouth-boundM Milwaukee passenger that
leaves Aberdeen at 7:15 narrowly escaped q
wreck at the culvert between Tulare and
Bonilla which had caught fire from the prairie
during the night and was entirely burned up.
A farmer, noticing the smoke, went to the
track. FindinGthe dangerous condition 81 the
sculyert, he FASTENED north to flag the train.
Engineer Perry was running at great speed
to make up lost time, bnt managed to stop
before reaching the culrert. After some delay
thee ulyert was repaired and the train passed
over in safety,
The man arrestedla Fargo, as A. S. Ma
son, charged with impersonating the banker
OF Hancock, has made q full concession. His
name is A. =, Ferree and he has been q
school teacher at Hancock. G. C. Thorpe Of
Hancock and President Patterson, of the
First National Bank of Wahpeton, arrived,
and when confronted by them he made a clean
breast Of it. Besides numerous checks given
in Wahpeton. Moorhead and Fargo he has
forged school orders and given them to banks
at Wahpeton as collateral security for loans.
His total speculations are said to reach
about $4,000. His people reside at Han
cock. He is in jail and is held to await the
action OF the grand jury.
WISCONSIN,.
The sum of sc, 900 was paid to the indians
ateNecedah in one day. Payments were
made in checks.
j. 3. M. Wigman, of Green Bay, denies a
report that he and ex-Congressman. Hudd
are to open a laW Office in Chicago
Mrs. 81. Chamberlain, Of Schullsburg,
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