The great West., 1889-12-20
IN THE NORTHWEST
A Summary of the Important
Events of thew eek in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The school enrolment of St. Paul increased
1000 over 1883.
Jenny Whalen, of Winona, while in toxicat-
ed was run over by Burlington and North
ern train and cut in two.
The city hall and courthouse at St. Paul
cost owe" 81, 100000.
At St. Cloud Earl Goddard, aged Is,
pleaded guilty of highway robbery.
By the accidental discharge of his shotgun
while hunting Bartholomew Vavry, OF Mont
gomery, was shot through the head and in
stantly killed.
At Pennington, August Smith, while care
lessly handling a revolver, shot William
Butts through the heart, killing him Instant
".
The house of Geo. H. Meyers, at Winona,
was burned. Mrs. Meyers narrowly escaped
with her life and Meyers got his children in
his arms Just as the walls fell. His loss is
$4,000, with 81, 500 insurance.
Considerable comment is excited in Mime
apols at the verdict of the coroner's jury in
the Tribune catastrophe, which failed to find
anyone responsible for the lack of proper
escapes in case of fire.
Emile johnson, twenty-five years of age,
was killed by a tree falling on him while work
ing in the woods for Tozer, Mcclure & Co., on
the upper Snake river. His body was taken
to Saltwater, where he lived.
Bartholomew Vavry of Montgomery was
hunting mink with shotgun, when it was
accidently discharged, killing him instantly
the load passing up under his chin. He was
twenty-on years old and unmarried.
A deaf mute, about twenty two years old,
while walking on the track near Aurora was
struck by a freight train and instantly killed.
He was thrown fifty feet and had his neck
broken.
Ida Stowelis one of the most successful
real estate agents in St. Paul, and recently
sold one lot for 81 100000. She was originally
a school teacher, and made her first purchase
with what she had saved from her meager
salary.
Bert Harrington and Peter Bjornstrom,
two farmers living near Wadena, were run
over by a train while crossing the track at
York Mills in wagon and fatally injured.
There were five men in the wagon altogether,
but the other three escaped injury.
A writ of habeas corpus has been obtained
from Judge Crosby commanding Sheriff
Anderson to bring before him, at Hastings,
Harry Hurl, one of the Salvation Army
soldiers confined in Jail. and show cause, if
any, why said Hurl should not be released.
The little son of Martin Kutzen, a farmer
living near Arcadia, while playing with
matches set fire to the house. All the build
ings on the place were burned, together with
a large quantity OF hay and grain. The loss
is $4,000. The insurance expired two days
before the fire.
Eugene Nichols, a carpenter working in
the building which covers the reservoir of the
water works at Chatfield, fell from scaffold
to the stone floor, distance of twenty feet.
His collar bone was broken, shoulder dislo-
Gated and two ribs broken. He also received
internal injuries. He is not expected to re-
cover.
The Inhabitants of Fair Haven, which is
in Stearns county, find a subject of unlimited
interest in the recent gold discoveries in the
immediate neighborhood. Ever since the
discovery of a few particles of the yellow
stuff by farmer some months ago agricul-
tural matters became of secondary import
ance
Frank Thatcher, prosperous young un-
married farmer of Lake George town, Stearns
county, was found dead in bed by neighbors,
having evidently expired five or six days be-
fore. Heart disease is ascribed as the eau Sc,
there being no evidences of foul play.
Passers-by were first attracted by noises
heard in the stable. and upon investigation
the cattle and horses were found in q starv-
ing condition.
Michael Schieber, a recent arrival from
Bavaria, Germany, was arrested in Mime
apolis on the charge of committing a
double murderi in Bavaria two months ago.
Schieber came to Minnesota about two weeks
ago and hired out as farm hand near that
city. His employer, who is German, read
an account of the murders in German news
paper, which also gave description of the
murderer, and gave information to the po-
lice. Schieber confessed to the crime.
In the Tribune fire investigation before the
coroner in Minneapolis. Frank Hoover, one
of the printers who escaped from the burning
building, testified that the owners OF the
building had been petitioned on several oc-
casions to provide adequate means of es-
cape in case of fire, but had paid no attention
to the petitions, and that the printers had
then resolved in case any of their number
lost their lives in consequence of the negli-
gence of the owners to have "a life for O liGe''
NORTH DAKOTA.
Mandan voted to issue $40 900 bonds for