New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

james Mcmahon, brother of Chief of Po-
lice Mcmahon, of Fergus Falls, employed on
the j. s. Billings farm, got his hand into a
iced cutter and before he could stop the ma
chine the hand was cut off,
A special election was held in Rochester,
to decide the question of issuing $45, 900
bonds to the Roc hester & St. Paul railway,
which resulted as follows: In favor OF the
bonds, 2S4; against, 652.
Representative Comstock was at the in
terror department in Washington looking
alter matters in his district. 1t is expected
that ID. D. Stevens will soon be appointed
dand officer in the Crookston Office.
Four keepers of blind pigs at Montevideo
were fined $50 each and given thirty days
IN Jail. Two Jackson county detectives are
working up liquor cases and the result will
probably be til at license will be voted next
March.
W. o. Tillotson, retail dry goods mer.
chant, assigned at Duluth. to R. H. Harris
The assignment was precipitated by Mar
sh all Field Co.. Chicago, attaching Tilot-
sons Greenville Pa. property for a claim of
So, 100 The liabilities are said to be bout
$4,000 and assets 100000.
Ice boating is now the popular sport on
Lake Pepin. At least twenty of these crafts
are now owned at different points along the
lake, and the enjoyment of this pleasure has
become quite general. Many excellent speed
records are made same averaging as high as
q mile a minute.
John McQuade ofIosco township Freeburn
county, lost a valuable mare, the same hav-
ing been taken from his barn during the
night. The theft is supposed to have been
committed by a hired man, VIII o halls from
Minneapolis. The members of the Waseca
County Anti-Thief society are in pursuit,
and liberal reward is offered Tor the cap
ture of the thief
meeting held at Albert Lea drew out
quite number of citizens interested in the
establishment of beet sugar factory, with
headquar ters there. DR.. W. G. Voght was
appointed to interview the capitalists with
preference to the matter Prof Adolph
Meyer, with the assistance of j. A. Dera gisch
was instructed to frame circular regarding
the new industry, to be printed and cir
culated among all interested.
Several of the state papers have suggested
that there be held a convention of represent
tative business men of the state to take
some action in regard to Minnesota's repre-
This should be done at once. Minnesota is
n state worthy Of first class advertising, and
1T should be represented at the coming
fair that people will be able, at a glance
even, to realize the vast resources of the
state and the advantages offered to settlers.
Sheriff Lenfest at An Okla captured about
$4oO worth OF goo DIS at the bankrupt store
OF Lobel, who recen tly made an assign
yer Stewart Oh a claim of about 81 900 pre-
ierred by one Bend let of Milwaukee through
Snow, Church & Co. Lobel is selling out his
stock himself. The goods in question are
believed to have been shipped just before
The assignment from Anoka to Waseca.
thence to Cannon Falls and returned to
An Okla when they seized.
Acting under the advisement of Attorney
General Clapp, Gov. Merri a N has decided to
declare the adoption OF the constitut ional
amend mert, making the verdict of five xths
ot Il jury in civil actions valid. The attor-
ney general bases his advice upon the SUI
preme court decision of 1876, that "a ma
Jority Of tn ose present and voting; means a
a majority of those voting on the pennng
amendment. 1t is belle we'd. however, that
the decision of SIG was not sound law, and
that cases decided under this jury amend
ment may be upset.
sensation was caused at Lake Benton.
by the arrest of H umilton Dehart, charged
with the murder OF Henry Pretre a bache-
4or. three years ago. One morning in Janu-
AIRY, 1888, Pretres neighbors discovered his
body burned to crisp in the ruins of his
barn. Sig us of foul play were present. The
authorities were appealed to, but took no
action, and the theory that his lantern WIS
overturned by accident and he met his death
while trying to rescue his stock was finally
accepted by the people generally. Charles
-Pretrc, brother OF the dead man, it seems,
did not share the common belief relative to
his brothers death, but suspected foul play
Acting on his suspicious, he has investigated
tthe matter until he thought he had sufficient
evidence to justify complaint.