The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Natural gas has been discovered on the
farm of John c. Christie three miles east of
Window.
News from the lumber camps is very encour-
aging on account of the recent fall of snow.
Frauds discovered in the management of
the Duluth land Office has caused big SEN
sation in that city.
The income of the Duluth postoffice was
$3,467 greater during 1889 than the preced-
ing year.
Miss Lille Zimmerman, of Madison, s. D.,
has accepted q position in Luverne public
schools.
John Devereaux, of St. Paul, died a few
days ago. aged 90. He was born in Ireland
and came to St. Paul in 1857.
Edward Harrison, Minneapolis clothing
merchant, has failed. Liabilities, $40, 900,
assets, 100000.
The Litchfield city council lacked but one
vote of raising the saloon license from $500
to $500.
Swan Swanson, a pioneer farmer living
near Vasa, was thrown from load of corn
stalks recently, striking on his head and re-
ceiving injuries from which he died shortly
afterward.
At Sank Center recently John Reed, while
crazy drunk, assaulted Henry Woodruff,
bitiug off his left ear. Reed was arrested and
bound over in $500 bonds to await the &C.
ton of the grand jury.
The labor organizations of st. Paul have
resolved to withdraw their patronage from
tai M chop 70 Vubo %o a. fboir
stores at $50 P. NJ. A large majority of the
mercha ants have agreed to the early closing
movement.
One boy was killed and two seriously injur-
ed by train on the Milwaukee road at Red
Wing a few nights ago. The boys were coast
ing and 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 q 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 railroad
bridge crossing the Des Moines river about
two miles from Jackson, fell to the ground,
distance OF thirty feet, striking the scaffold-
ing iii 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 Colom- Blaisdell forg-
cry case at Minneapolis have brought suit
to recover $40, 391. 81 for services. AS the
original bill presented to Blaisdell was only
$7,O11.23, which he refused to pay, the ad-
ditional $12, 36O.2S Is charged for injury to
their feelings by Blasdell's refusing to fork
over.
The depot of the St: Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railway at Morris was totally de-
stroyed by fire together with nearly all it's
contents. Mr.. Reed, night operator, and Mr..
Flynn. village night Waterman, were in the
office of the company at the time of the fire.
The fire originated between the center and
south end of the building and had been burn
ing some time before it was discovered.
The water in the lakes at Renville and also
in the Minnesota river is lower than was
ever known before Wells that have always
furnished an abundance of water are dried
up. and many farmers ore digging new wells.
Sias Wilcox, a farmer near Renville, dug q
we'll recently which has q very peculiar fea-
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 Windserh, q clerk, disapp cared
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
seth 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
party are out, but no trace of him can be
found. No cause is known whatever for his
sudden disappearance.