New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-01-22
THE NORTHWEST.
"A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

A manual training school is to be opened
in st. Paul.
Thenew courthouse at Winona cost 81 81
IT'S.
The Fergus Falls city council has ordered
fire escapes to be put on all buildings ofthree
ar more stories.
~ George Dosey, aged s. of Pine City, died
of hydrophobia. He was bitten a short
time ago by rabid dog.
Capitalists are looking over Saltwater
with the object of locating wooden mill
employing 26O hands in that city.
George Shaw, n well-kuoWn Northern Pa
cifc engineer, Of Brainerd, died at Winnipeg
Junction of la grippe.
August Anderson, a Norwegian laborer of
St. Paul, has become violently insane as the
result of severe attack of the influenza.
The Odd Fellows of Kasson dedicated their
new hall in that city recently. 1t is one OF
the finest structures in southern Minnesota.
\ Mrs. H. E. Hennessy, of Red Lake Falls,
y slipped on the ice while drawing pail of wa
ter from we'll and fell in and was drowned.
james N. Ellins. st. Paul cashle. and
bookkeeper committed suicide by blowing
his brains out with a revolver. Domestic
trouble the cause.
The county commissioners of Clay county
have raised the liquor licenses in unincor
porated towns and villages in the county to
$500.
The Minnesota Eight Hour league has
made arrangements to have public demon.
strations in every city in the state on Febru-
airy %.
The 16-yearold daughter of William Pen
dergast, of Brainerd, eloped with Chris Will
liams, bartender of that place. The couple
are believed to be in ST. Paul.
The citizens of Winona thro ugh the city
council, will petition congress to build an
iron drawbridge across the Mississippi at
that point.
Halvor Lying an old and we'll known farm
er, living near Fergus Falls, was tipped over
IN embankment while driving home and
received injuries that may prove fatal.
There are upwards OF 100 cases OLA grippe
reported in Farbault. None have proven
fatal as yet. Some of the patients are quite
sick, but not dangerously so.
Judge Crosby sentenced Mrs Ellen Holiness
found guilty of manslaughters in the second
degree to one year in the state prison at
hard labor
The liabilities OF J. ". Colmann & Co.,
dry goods house in FaribauIt, which was
closed by creditors, amount to about
$50, 600. The asserts are not known yet,
but probably will loot up in the neigh or
hood of $4,000.
Mr.. Fortier, IN old resident OF Cookston
died very suddenly at Gentily, where he had
gone to Wis it his parent. His family were in
Butte and were summoned by wire in time for
the funeral. Rev, FIR. Fayolle, of st. Annes
church. conducted the services
Silas Wilcox, living ne ar Renville recently
dug we'll which has turned out to be rather
eccentric. When the wind is in the southeast
there is an abundance of water, but when the
wind is in the northeast scarcely drop can
be had. The Minnesota river, twelve miles
away, is the nearest body of water
The parents of young Sam Martin of St.
Cloud who had been student at the normal
school, are anxious to learn OF his where
abouts. He was expelled from the school for
some misdemeanOr, and was then refused adj
mittance to the city school He disappear red
the next day, and no word has been received
since.
Christian Tanberg, of Mansion, Wilkin
county, committed suicide by taking poison
in alcohol punch. He was very well known
around Fergus Falls, having owned the town
site Of Rothsuy and the town Of Tanberg be-
ing named after him. He has drank 4 good
deal Of late and rather lost his grip, which, it
is supposed, lead him to commit the act.
G. ". Thomas, one Of Lake City's Oldest
business men, has made an assignment to A.
j. Greer for the benefit of his creditors. Liza
bilities, $4,000; assets, $4,000 Mr.. Thomas
was in the dry goods and grocery business
and had u strictly cash trade, and his as
signment entirely unexpected. F. H.
Stanff, druggist, also made an assignment,
Liabilities, $1,000, which his assets will
nearly cover.
Otis II. Brown, aged IS years, IL resident
of the town OF Osseo, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the heart.
He was a very eccentric old man, and
among other things LETT diary con tanning
an account OF his condition before his DEATH
He also left a funeral sermo 10 be preached
over his grave. and being carpenter made
a coffin in which to be buried. He was
spiritualist in religion.