The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-21
IN THE NORTHWEST
A Summary of the Important
Events of theWeek in the
Northwestern States.
MINNIE sofa.

Burglars enteTeu the nafuWaFS SIOFe vi
Fred Klott at Montrose, and stole revolvers,
pocket knives and raEors to the value OF SIS.
Five deaths from natural causes occurred
at Winona, the largest number in one day in
the city's history.
Robert Allen was shot and killed by G. 7.
Gustitus near Little Falls. Gustitus claims
the shooting was accidental. but is held to
await an investigation by the coroner.
Ole Mu:son, aged So. patient in the in
sane hospital at Rochester, committed sui
eide on the bluff in the rear of the hospital
by hanging
The Citizens Bank of Montevideo is
about to be incorporated rs n state bank
with capital of $25, 900. Several citizens
are taking stock.
Will Roth, son OF Rev. A. Roth of ROches-
ter. is charged with stealing horse from K.
s. Ramagc OF Mortified. and forging notes
on u house in St Paul He skipped.
Frank Wood. who was arrested on suspi-
zion of having stolen horses at Hector, was
bound over to appear before the grand jury.
Some twelve or fifteen horses have been stolen
in the county within the last four months.
Rev F. f. Clark of Boston, president of the
United Society o. Christian Endeavor, in at
tendance at the state convention OF the So
cety ut Rochester, was banQueted at the NJ.
f. church in that place.
young man in 'ormed the police authori'
ties at Minneapolis that he had overheard a
conversation between two men in which it
was determined to kill Dr. Ames for his ex-
pressions regarding the Catholic church
Arthur Bergstrom. who accompanied Prof
al n
of Asia Il few years ago in the capacity OF
entomologiSt, and who recently came to
this country, was drowned in Long lake by
the the capsizing of boat.
in Quarrel over a game Of dice in a ST.
Paul saloon Il bartender named +. u. kirseh
struck Patrick Connors on the head with
piece of ax.handle, causing a serious and
probably fatal wound. The sum of 40 cents
was involved
The livery team which was taken away
from Springfield by William Roth of Roches-
ter has been brought back by the owner,
Robert Ramage The rig was captured near
La Crescent by the sheriff of Winona county.
Roth is now in Jail at Farbault.
At Cokato, the stores of Mattson ( Paul
son and Hamburg, the postOtRee and con-
ectionery connected with the same, and
Tx. Novens tailor shop were entered by
thieves and cash and goods to the amount
OF nearly $500 taken. There is no ciew.
Three out of twenty-four white swans were
killed bv parties on the steamer Pepin near
Lake City in TWO discharges Of aEowingp piece
One OF the swans measured six and u hall
feet from tip to tip and weighed twenty
pounds. 1t ives secured by Dr. Estes, who
will have it mounted
Winona county has an applicant for cham
pion mean man. farmers wife died re
Gently He washed and dressed the BODY ia
save expense, put it in rough hox and
drove to town for coffin. On the way back
I've met another man and traded horses, then
continuing his funeral.
The mutilated body found in barrel al
Lake Johanna. near st. Paul with the words
Here Lies q Traitor written on the head o
the barrel, turns out to be practical joke
of party of medical students. The author
itiss don't see the joke, however, and vii
make it warm for the perpetrators.
Hop Gee, q Pipestone Chinaman, went tc
his native laad 10 spend the summer, anC
when he got ready 10 return be found thai
ne was barred out" by the new immigration
Law. He wrote for papers showing that h'
II a property owner in PipestQne which
we're forwarded to him, and ne expects tc
come to ''Mekca' as soon as he receives
them.
The residence of A. E. Cheney of Hastings
was burgarized, q number of articles being
carried of. The occupants had no kRGSledg'
ofthe burglary until next morning. It's
burglar however, was traced by Mr.. Cheney
10 a vacant house about half mile distant
by his footprints in the snow, and turned
over to the chief ofpoiics. In the police court
when arFaigned, he gave his name as Franz
Watson and wniying examination was com
mitted to the district court in default $500
bail
Great excitement prevails at Springfield
over the supposed discovery ofcoal two milo
west of town, While well drillers were boring
for water they passed through a six-foot veil
of seemingly very fine coal. Specimens hav
been aent to scientists for examination.
mass meeting of the citizens was held and
company formed with sufficient capital t.
thoroughly investigate the matter The dis
eovery vas nade on lands in close proximit.
TO what is known as the Minnesota Goa
lands The company will commence 0pe: q
tions towards Investigating the matter i'm
mediately.
Ssws was received at ST. Peter Of the mos
hor1ihls death of an old couple living in tn
town of gAw Sweden, in Nicollet county
Their house w6s discovered in the mornin
= srcoking ruin, having been destroyed b.
fire during the night. The old couple, MI
and Mrs. gyenke Torgson, who were nearl
seventy year Of age. occupied the cottage
ana their charred remains were found b.
meath the smoking embeFs. The origin {
the fire b unknown as was the fire until tn
following morning, when the occupants an
all we're found to be destroyed. 1t has bee
limited that, as q considerable snm OF none
was in the old mans PossessioR, he had bee
robbed AID his house burned ovsT pis heat