The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
HE NORTHWEST.
Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINI E sofa.

/ atural gas has been discovered on the
Ign OF John c. Christie, three miles east of
v dom.
'ws from the lu m Der camps is very encour-
a 6 on account of the recent fall of snow.
auds discovered in the management Of
I'll Duluth land Office has caused u big SEN
sas'n in that city.
income of the Dututh postoffice was
~ u greater during 1889 than the preced-
in ear
IS Lille Zimmerman, of Madison, s. D.,
ha-4 accepted a position in Luverne public
SC Sols
! ,}hn Devereaux, of st. Paul, died few
dab ago, aged 81. He was born in Ireland
u: scame to st. Paul in 1857.
Inward Harrison, Minneapolis clothing
! n khant, has failed. Liabilities, 10000,
S@ Is, 100000.
he Litchfeld city council lacked but one
yot, OF raising the saloon license from $500
to 800.
Swan Swanson, a pioneer farmer living
near Nasa, vas thrown from a load of corn
stalks recently, striking on his head and re-
ceiving injCries from which he died shortly
afterward.
At Sauk Zen ter recently John Reed, while
crazy drunt, assaulted Henry Woodruff
bitiug off his left ear. Reed was arrested and
bound over in $500 bonds to await the ac-
ton of Il grand jury.
The la or organizations of st. Paul have
nesolvp, o withdraw their patronage from
retail N rchants who refuse to close their
torres 6:3O p. NJ. A large majority of the
merchau have agreed to the early closing
movement.
One boy was killed and two seriously iniur-
ed " a train on the Milwaukee road at Red
Wing lew nights ago. The boys were coast
ing anu ran across the track Just in time to
be caught by train. The boy killed was IA
years old and the main support of widow
ed mother
Jacob Hardegger was found guilty of man.
slaughter in the second degree at Mankato
His counsel gave notice of motion for new
trial and the hearing was set for Jan. %.
William Bormaster and James Mccarthy
were each sentenced to one year in Saltwater
for grand larcency in the second degree.
Wesley Cady, while working on the railr Dad
bridge crossing the Des Moines river about
two miles fTom jackson, fell to the ground,
a distance of thirty feet, striking the scatfold-
ing i'll the descent. He suffered fracture of
the right thigh the right arm, and three ribs
were torn from the sternum, beside internal
injuries. Mr. Cady is one of Jackson county's
most prominent farmers.
The lawyers employed by John T. Blais-
dell in the celebrated Collom- Blaisdell forg-
cry case at Minneapolis have brought suit
tn 60 Al
original bill presented to BIaisdell was only
81, ,011.23, which he refused to pay, the ad
ditional $12, ,36O.2S Is charged for injury to
their feelings by Blaisdell's refusing to fork
over.
y The sd dIepot tn5 tbe SneP win Nearly ali It's
cont lr. Reed, night operator, and Mr..
Fly nicbt Waterman, were in the
oihce O1 lpany at the time of the fire.
Inc hre orig. between the center and
sohth end OF the Hiding and had been burn
Ing some time DeIOlo = was discovered.
The water in the lakes at Rpnyille and also
in the Minnesota river is lower tnuA was
ever known before Wells that have always
furnished an abundance of water are dried
up. and many farmers are digging new wells.
Silas Wilcox, o farmer near Renville, dug
ture connected with it. When the wind is in
the southeast there is an abundance ofwater,
but when the wind is in the northeast there is
scarcely any The Minnesota river is twelve
miles distant, and there is no body of water
of any account within twenty miles. Who
can explain this popularity.
George Windsierh, q clerk, disappeared
from Granite Falls and it is feared has com
mitted suicide. His room mate, Ole Knudt
son, went to bed early one morning,
leaving Widsieth sitting in chair prepared
for bed, but when the former awoke Wind
sicth was gone 1t is certain that he did not
leave on any train. He came from Redwood
Falls last winter. He has sister living in
st. Paul, but her address is not known He
took a revolver with him. searching G
party are out, but no trace OF him can be
found. No cause is known whatever for his
sudden disappearance.