New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-28
TIE NORTH " Est.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

BILL pe uelu august Ii TO 81. Inclusive
Peter Lundburg of Jordan was drowned
N the Swan river while booming logs.
Seven million feet of logs are hung up on
Rum river. 1t will require copious rains to
bring them down.
Jams Knutson, farmer of Salem, was
. killed by being thro wn from his wagon by a
runaway team.
The corner stone of the administration
+ building of the state reform school was laid
at Red Wing.
There are seven y-one state banks doing
business with total resources of $27, 1885,
1922
Arrangements have been completed for the
building of a Touring mill at Adrian this
summer
At a Demorest medal contest at Morris the
: medal was awarded to Lizzie Dekay, a TO-
year-old miss. II.
Fled Douglas, the convict who escaped
rom the Saltwater penitentiary. was cap
6ured.
The Omaha Railroad company is build
ing an extra round-house at St. James, to
contain twenty-sx stalls.
Martin johnson was killed at Madelia by
being thrown from a wagon. the wheels pass
ing over his chest
The branch alliances of Mobiles county will
meet at Rushmore June for the purpose of
organizing comfy alliance.
The religious assembly on Garrard Island,
near Red Wing, under the management of
John 6. Wooley, will be held in August.
At Marion the barn of Martha Kiefer was
burned, together with farm machinery, grain,
etc. Loss 81, 800; insur ance. $500.
An unknown tramp fell from the fast mail
train near Reads Landing and was fatally
injured. He was stealing ride.
stock company with a capital Oslo, 900
has been formed at Worthington to put in a
cigar factory plant. The factory will furnish
employment to about thirty men.
The new state insane asylum at Fergus
Falls will be opened about July l. Sixty pa
TENTS will be transferred from the other asy-
iums to the new institution at the outset
William Barnard, son Of a wealthy citizen
of st. Paul, died in the police station from a
fracture of the skull received in fall while
drunk.
Albert E. Gaylord, an old resident of Lake
City, was thrown from road cart, his head
striking against tree and killing him in
stantly.
The body of Mrs. Sweenson, a Danish WON.
an 70 years old, was found in Fountain lake,
near Albert Lea. It is thought she accident
ally fell into the lake and was drowned
Work on the convent for the Ursuline sis
tiers IN Goodhue county, is progressing pid-
~, and it is thought that at end of the sea-
son the building will be nearly completed
E. j. Lynch, late of the Grand Forks
Plaindealer, has purchase the plant of the
ST. James Journal of the widow of the late
W A. Chapman.
large number of entri have been made
for the cold stake races to be trotted at the
southern Minnesota fair at Rochester next
fall.
Henry Otto, aged rs. committed suicide at
st. Paul by taking dose of rat poison in a
glass of beer. Poverty drove him to end his
life
The three-year son of Frank Campbell
died at Princeton from the effects of dose
of carbolc acid taken. The little fellow
found the bottle in a bureau drawer and sup
posed it was cough medicine he had been in
the habit of taking.
At Winona the jury in the case of B. II.
Ehmicke against the L. c. Porter Milling
company brought in verdict for the plain
tiff for $4,000 damages. The Jury gave
Ehmlcke So, 200 on the first trial and So.
500 on the second. The case Will be appeal.
ed.
John Thoreson has VIII at is supposed to be
an immense meteor that fell ten years ago
near Albert Lea, but he has not di sclosed it's
whereabouts nor brought it to the city. The
huge piece of mineral will weigh about 400
pounds, and a piece has been sent to Prot
Winchell, of the state university. for exam
ination.
Gov. Merriam has issued a warrant for the
execution of William Brooker, the condemn.
ed murderer fixing the date at June 81, at
some place in Pine county, where the crime
was committed. On the oath of Decem Der
last Brooker shot and killed Mrs. Lillian
Combs and her husband, William Combs. He
was tried at Pine City January % and SEN
tence to death on day to be set by the gov
ernor.
The grand jury whichjust adjourned found
two indictments for extortion against N. T.
Davies, q collection agent of Albert Lee Free
born county and he is under bonds of $500
in each case to appear for trial in July He
practices in justices court and is known as
Uue COlltCtOF. lie prOSecutlQ
witness is w. c. Abbott, a farmer of Shell
Rock, who claims he was forced to pay $40
to release horse from seizure under chat
tel mortgage.
At OwatonnaY four cattle belonging to C..
Herrion of Geneva were reported to the state
board of health by the health officers of that
city. They have been under treatment BY
veterinary surgeon, being in very bad condi.
ton, the effect of a venerial (well DEVELOPED
syphilitic) disease. A suit will be brought by
owner against the vendor of one of the ami
mails, claiming it to have been affected when
purchased
NORTH DAKOTA.
ANorwegan newspaper is soon to be start
ed at Devils Lake,
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