New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-11
IN THE NORTHWEST
A Summary Of the Important
Events of theWeek in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
While hunting near Faribault Peter Bebo
had his left arm shattered by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Z. D. Fisher, a conductor on the Manitoba
road, fell from train at Sank Center strik-
ing on his head and breaking his neck.
Deputy United States Marshal E. L. War
rem is looking after parties at the Mile Laos
reservation who have been supplying the
Chippewa Indians with firewater.
Benz. Soule's residence at Princeton was
burned to the ground recently. The
loss will reach $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The cause OF the fire is unknown.
st. Paul citizens have already subscribed
$4,000 of the $4,000 necessary to carry
on the ice carnival expenses, and site Tor
the palace has been selected,
Mrs. Frank Stepke, of Duluth, shot Joseph
Kratfchick in the abdomen while the latter
was trying to forcibly enter her residence
Th wound is serious and may prove fatal
krafchick was intoxicated.
TIE st. Paul police have unearthed thieves
training school for young boys, run by
fence named BuGdwein and modelled after the
plan of the one described by Dickens in coli
yer Twist"
James Jesse Jones, Sioux Warrior, was
united in marriage to Miss Julia Bonir, a
daughter OF Chief John Hoffman. The cere
mony took place at Hastings and was con-
Quoted by Rev. Edward Moyses They will
reside in Mendoza.
About half the business portion of Beaver
Greek has been wiped out by fire. There was
almost no insurance. +. D. Ressegieu, the
Omaha agent, while at work on the roof of
one Of the buildings, fell to the ground and
broke his leg.
The remains OF A. T. G. Pierson, grand re
corder of the grand commandery of Knights
Templar were buried at ST. Paul with
Masonic honors. Members of the order
from all parts OF the northwest were present
and took part in the ceremonies -
At Redwood Falls William Rose was found
guilty of murder in the first degree and was
sentenced to be hanged at the expiration Of
three months on a date fixed by the COVER
nor. Rose was convicted of killing Martin
Lufkin on the 21st of August, 1888, in the
town of Gales.
John Oldhaber, of Red Wing. mysteriousy
disappeared last summer. The other day
his brother in Montana received an annoy
nous letter informing him that his brother
was dubbed to death, and telling HIM where
the body can be found. He is now in Red
Wing investigating the case.
The members of the Salvation army under
arrest at Red Wing refused to pay their fines,
and four of the men were sent to jail SEN
fences of from seven to ten days. The SEN
fences of the women were suspended. They
violated q city ordinance by marching and
singing on the streets.
Robert L. Johnson and Earl johnson, the
two men who are charged with robbng sew
eral farmers near st. Cloud last summer,
were arraigned in the district court and
plead ed not guilty. Johnson, who is negro,
is trying to play the insanity dodge, and it
took several deputies to bring him into court,
Little 2-year-old Leonard Portfolio was in
a sad fix in ST. Paul. His father was arrest
ed and locked up in the cou nty Jail for COM
hitting q crime and his mot Their is an inmate
of a hospital and not expected to live, leav-
ing him without home. He was finally
taken in hand by the sympathetic sheriff and
home provided for him,
Fred Ortlof, q farmer living near Stewart
has been drinking heavily of late. He is said
to have assaulted his wife with q hammer,
compelling her and the rest of the family to
go to a neighbours for protection, after
which Ortof started fire which burned the
house and barn and several hay stacks He
has been arrested and brought here for trial.
W. II. Yale of Winona, who is now in
Washington, went to the treasury depart
ment to inquire why nothing been done
about the public building for Winona' AL
though the appropriation was made last
session, the plans have not been drawn. The
matter has not been pushed and the officers
have been neglectful. Work on the plans
will be commenced at once.
There is q case Of zone wife and two hus-
bands at Wii.mar. Edward Mllner, aged
Is, became infatuated with Mrs, Shaw, a
boarder at his mothers house, and during
the absence of Mr.. Shaw, who is q railroad
man. the couple were married. When Shaw
came back and found himself superseded he
tried to make two widowers by strangling
Mrs. Shaw-Miner. She called for help and
her angry husband was finally induced to
$50 to law about it," The lady claims that
she was married to Shaw while he was tray
cling under an assumed name and that the
marriage is not binding, and say 8 she married
Mlllner to bring matters to a Climax as she
did not want to live with Shaw any longer.
Shaw will have her arrested for bigamy