New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-08-20
WISCONSIN.

man named Benson. who passed several
forged checks at Racine, has been arrested at
Chicago.
Oshkosh printers raised purse of $50 FOR
the widow of Joseph Kearns, killed by fall
downstairs.
John McCloud, ayoung man living at Bay
field, was run down by tug while sailing in
Superior Bay, and was drowned.
Lottery swindlers have been working Ra-
cine. local newspaper says that citizens
have been swindled out of 1,0OO
farmer in Walworth county was robbed
the other day of Sc, 900 in gold through the
medium of a gambling deal.
The wife Of Aid. Schomers. of La Crosse,
who was killed injumping off moving train,
is dangerously i'll. She was Frustrated by
the sudden death of her husband,
Oshkosh, it developes, has had an organ.
lied band of boy-robbers for some time The
kid desperadoes average from to - years,
and the way they plotted and executed their
plans would shame dozens af bank-robbers
Charles Dickson, a veteran trapper and
hunter living near Sparta, committed suicide
in unique way. Alter cooking his rifle he
placed the trigger over projecting stub on
tree and grasped the barrel of the piece
with his hands. Then, with his face to the
muzzle, he thrust the trigger against the
twig, receiving the bullet in the lower part
of the forehead.
A tomahawk officer, who was riding to
Merrill with prisoner, had lively adven-
ture. Going into Merrill while the train was
dashing along at thirty mile rate, the
prisoner leaped out and started on run in
to the woods The officer leaped out after
him. Neither was injured, according to the
story, and the latest accounts are that they
are both running yet.
IOWA.
A rattlesnake was killed in front of the
postofice at Woodbine the other day.
7. s. Robinson, the oldest of the three
brothers known as the Iowa giants died at
Knoxville on the 9Th Of heart disease
There are over 5000 notaries public in the
state. No estimate of the amount of swear
ing they do has been made, but it is pro-
digious,
Since entering upon his official duties Gov.
Boies has granted fourteen free pardons,
committed eight sentences and RENTED fines
and suspended sentence in twenty-eight
cases.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of j. M. Dunn, a former Ida county
man, who went to the Pacific coast last
spring. has been cleared up, it being discov-
cred that he was murdered by al Indian.
The soda fountain in the restaurant of
Henry Winter, at Webster City, exploded
the otder day with tremendous force, break
ing Mr.. Winters leg in two places. The re.
port OF tho explosion was heard several
blocks and ratified the glass about town
similar to mild shock of earthquake.
Hans Redburg, Jacob jacobson Sterner
and Walt Stevens, all grown men, are under
arrest at Mason City on charge of indecent
exposure. Sunday while public baptismal
service was being held at the river they as
tonished the crowd by undressing and, in an
entirely nude condition, jumped into the
river.
One hundred ladies handed the original
package vendor at Clarinda petition signed
by 600 ladies asking him to close up and
leave. He was very polite, but-decined
He was then arrested on thirty eight differ
ent charges and released on promise to APP
pear for trial. He was very angry at the
John Werthman, Scott county farmer,
had a little cyclone all to himself the other
day. 1t tore down his fences. rooted up
trees, demolished out buildings and scattered
grain in all directions. Strange to say the
property of his neighbors was not in the
least disturbed. The twister descended
from the clouds on his place, did it's work in
half a minute and disappeared whence it
came
E Miss Minnie Walker, of Parker, had mar
row escape from drowning one evening re-
Gently. In company with Miss Jowett and
Miss Lucy Howard they were boating above
the Milwaukee railroad bridge. and having
no oars were pulling themselves along BY She
willows that skirt tine bank, and, in reach
for a willow branch, Miss Minnie overreached
herself and fell into the water at point
where it was considerable over her head
After going under twice Miss Howard sue
ceeded in catching her and pulled her out nm
harmed.