New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-13
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF.

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A large number of forged checks
for small amounts have been in cir
culation at Duluth lately.
Efforts are being made to hold a
musical festival at Red Wing in the
near future.
There were but two marriage
licenses issued in Washington county
during February.
President Bushnell, has made ar
rangements for holding a Fat Stock
exhibit in st. Paul during fair week.
The Pipestone County Agricultural
association has decided to hold a
fair this fall in connection with the
corn palace.
A West End man has brought a
suit against the city OF Duluth to re-
cover $4,000 for injuries received
OH account of a detective sidewalk.
The ladies aid society atAdrian is
making arrangements to hold
grand fair and baby show on the
evening of March 20.
The outlook for an enlargement OF
the manufac turing Industries at Red
Wing is said to be most encourage
ing.
The Republic says that jackson
enjoyed the spectacle of a lot of boys
from II to 16 years old drunk one
night recently.
II. G. Jackson of Mount Pleasant
received a telegram that his mother,
Mrs. John A. Jackson, was dying at
her home near Tracy.
More deaths occurred at Sank
Centre recently than ever before in
the same period. During the first
three days of the week there were
five deaths.
Owing to the great increase in the
receipts Of corn at Duluth the board
of trade has appointed committee
to draft a set of rules. governing the
trade in that product.
James Morrison, who was con-
victed of purloining bells from har-
nesses on the streets of Sank Centre
has been sentenced to jail in default
of pawn ent of his fine.
The Beobachter, a German paper
published at Mankato, for the last
seventeen years by j.. NJ. Broomer,
has been sold to Ehrler & Co., who
have taken possession.
John Casserly, living east of Mar
shall, lost his barn by fire, including
six horses, nine cattle and hogs and
seven Or eight hundred bushels Of
grain. Loss, $1,000; insurance.
$500.
There is great excitement over the
coal find in the southwestern part Of
Jackson county and steps are being
taken to organize a company with
capital Of $50, 900 for the purpose
of developing the find.
The First National bank, recently
organized in Pipestone opened with
the following officers: Charles Myins.
president; c. j. Galley, vice PRESIDENT
Henry Briggs, cashier. III
People of Marshall raised a cash
bonus Of 50, 900 for the location al
that place of a hundred barrel steam
FIGURING mill This offer is open to
all until accepted. A ST. Peter syn.
dictate is considering it's acceptance
John Holler, who burned his five
children and killed his wife at Dick.
enson, Oak, was once a resident Of
Albany, Stearns county, and burned
his house there. His first wife was
killed in a row there
Arthur A. Walker, the young clerk
of the register department. of the
Minneapolis postoffice who was ar
rested for robbery, is still in the
county jail. His uncle will soon
arrive from Redwood Falls, MINI,
and will probably furnish bail.
Sheriff Molison of Austin has Just
received from a friend visiting at
Gettysburg, Pa, cane cut from the
spot near Little Round Top, where
the First Minnesota regiment lost
3O7 men in a single engagement.
Sheriff Mollison was in Company G,
of the old First. Out of about 700
men, only forty survived.
The committee sent by the city
council OF Fergus Falls to Washing
ton to secure a suspension of the
presidents order abolishing the
United States land office returned
without having accomplished the OBJ