The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.

Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.
The Gopher Exterminating company is
the name of q concern recently organized at
Winona.
Four hundred delegates were in attendance
at the meeting of the State Farmers Alliance
at St Paul.
Mrs. Daleider, living near New Prague,
while crossing the railroad track was run in
to by passenger train and seriously, if not
fatally, injured.
The 2-year-old child of Mrs. Amelia John
son, of New York Mills. fell into kettle of
boiling water and was 90 badly scalded that
be has since died.
The creditors Of Joseph Hardebeck, OF
Alexandria, have sold the electric light plant
to the village for $4,000. A short time ago
vote was taken whether or not to buy it
from Hardebeck for $500.
February IA, Mrs. Simon Kunitzki, an in
sane woman, escaped from the insane asylum
atSt Peter and since that time no trace of
her has been found. 1t is feared she met
with foul play.
vote is soon to be taken on the removal
OF the county seat of Benton county from
Sank Rapids to Foley station. There is
much feeling over the proposed change and
a lively contest is anticipated.
L. M. Hunt, the energetic president Of the
Minnesota Editorial association, is arrang-
ing for all excursion OF the members of the
association to the national capital to take
place in June.
Gov. Merriam has issued his warrant to the
sheriff Of Redwood county for the execution
of VIM. Rose, under sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of Moses Lufkin, fixing the
date ON Friday, April IL.
John Olson, q lumberman employed in q
Kettle river camp, while telling tree was
struck on the head by limb. He died in
the sleigh while being taken to Hinckley. He
was 80 years of age and single.
Sidney Wright, twenty-six years old, was
mcrtally injured by a log rolling over him at
Snow & Seavcy's camp. He died in the hos
pital at Hinckley. His folks live at Deer
Park, Wis.
Albert Pikaune, q Fin, living near New
York Mills, was bound over to the grand
jury, charge with assault in the second degree.
He came home under the influence of liquor,
had trouble with his wife, and kicked her SO
that she gave premature birth to twins.
During the last month five Far mers' ALI
ances have been organizedin Goodhue coun-
ty and a number OF others are being planned.
AS heretofore this organization has not even
boon represented in the county, tho probable
results following upon the entrance of this
new factor into the political field is q subject
| of much comment
| Chief of Police Richards and Constable b.
con have returned to Hastings, from Austin
with John Ives, who was arraigned upon a
charge of passing bogus check for $40
upon Theodore Schubert Nov. 20, 1889,
made pay able at the First National bank,
and purporting to have been signed by D. W.
Stern. The defendant was held to await the
action of he grand jury in the sum of $500
Mrs. NJ. Manager, residing two miles east
Of Preston, to all appearances died recently.
The funeral was to be held two days after
wards but the priest refused to perform tho
ceremony on the ground that the woman
was not dead. The supposed corpse at last
accounts was lying in the church. Physicians
cannot determine whether the woman is dead
or not. She once before lay in a trance q
number of days.
A transfer OF thirteen prisoners was made
from the state reformatory at St. Cloud to the
prison at Saltwater. These are al! originally
from Saltwater, and have proven themselves
incorrigible. Five more will soon follow
these, as the institution is rapidly filing up
There are Others who rightfuly belong at
Saltwater, but the superintendent has doubts
OF his legal right to transfer prisoners SEN
fenced to the re!ormatory to the penitentiary.
Bertha Walstad, of Peterson, has brought
suit for $40, 900 damages against the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company.
She alleges in her complaint that while on
her way from Winona to Petersona year
ago last December she was obliged to stop
over at Rushford to wait for train, and
that while alone in the depot station Agent
Walter Green made improper advances and
attempted to assault her. In order to escape
him she fed from the station and was
obliged to remain outside in tho cold the re-
mainder Of the night. As consequence she
suffered great mental and physical agony"
and asks for judgment in the above amount.
NORTH DAKOTA.
John Keenan,, a Giby hotelkeeper fell
from Northern Pacific passenger train at
Grand Forks and was seriously injured He
narrowly escaped death.
Sioux Falls Brewing company has offered
to furnish 1000 b ushels of seed barley to
destitute farmers and take their individual
unsecured notes therefor.
North Dakota has four United States court