The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-03-20
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.


at the meeting of the State Farmers Alliance
| at st. Paul
Mrs Daleider, living near New Prague,
while crossing the railroad track was run in
20 by passenger train and seriously, If not
ataly, injured.
The 2-year-old child of Mrs. Amelia John
ion, of New York Mills, fell into Il kettle o
boiling water and was so badly scalded that
be has since died.
The creditors of Joseph Hardebeck, Of
Alexandria, have sold the electric light plant
to the village for Sc, 900. A short time ago
avote was taken whether or not to buy it
rom Hardebeck for $500.
February IA, Mrs Simon Kunitzki, an in
sane woman, escaped from the insane asylum
1T st. Peter and since that time no trace Of
aer has been found. 1t is feared she met
with tou play.
vote is soon to be taken on the removal
Of the county seat of Benton county from
Sank Rapids to Foley station. There is
much feeling over the proposed change and
lively contest is anticipated
L. NJ. Hunt, the energetic president OF the
Minnesota Editorial association, is arrang
ing for an excursion of the members of the
association to the national capital to take
place in June.
Gov, Merriam has issued his warrant to the
sheriff OF Redwood county for the execution
Of VIM. Rose, under sentenced to be hanged
Tor the murder of Moses Lufkin, fixing the
date on Friday, April IL.
John Olson, a lum herman employed in O
Kettle river camp, while telling tree was
struck on the head by limb. He died il
the sleigh while being taken to Hinckley. He
was 80 years of age and single.
Sidney Wright, twenty-six years DID, was
mcrtally injured by log rolling over him al
Snow & Seavey's camp. He died in the hos
pital at Hinckley His folks live at Deer
Park, Wis.
Albert Pikaune, a Fin, living near New
York Mills, was bound over to the grand
! Jury, charge with assault in the second degree
| He came home under the influence OF liquor
had trouble with his wife, and kicked her &C
that she gave premature birth to twins.
During the last month FIVE Farmers ALI
ances have been organized in Goodhue coun
| ty and q number of others are being planned
| AS heret ofore this organization has not ever
been represented in the county, the probable
results following upon the entrance of this
new factor into the political field is q subjec
| of much comment.
| Chief of Police Richards and Constable Ba
con have returned to Hastings, from Austin
with John Ives, who was arraigned upon /
charge of passing bogus check for $50
upon Theodore Schabert Nov. 20, 1889
made payable al the First National bank
and purporting to have been signed by D. W
Stern. The defendant was held to await tn
action of the grand jury in the sum of $500
Mrs. NJ. Manager, residing two miles cas-
| Of Preston, to MI appearances died recently
The funeral was to be held two days alter
wards but the priest refused to perform thu
| ceremony on the ground that the woman
was not dead. The supposed corpse at las
accounts was lying in the church. Physicians
cannot determine whether the woman is dead
or not. She once before lay in a trance {
number of days.
| 4 transfer of thirteen prisoners was made
from the state reformatory at st. Cloud to thu
prison at Saltwater. These are all originally
from Saltwater, and have proven themselves
| incorrigible. Five more will soon follow
these, as the institution is rapidly filling up
| There are others who rightfully belong a
| Saltwater, but the superintendent has doubt
Of his legal right to transfer prisoners sen
fenced to the re:ormatory to the penitentiary
There was a strange case IN the manicipa
court at Saltwater Mrs Clement Mitchell
had her husband arrested for non-support
| He told the court that he had been marie,
! two years to the plaintiff, but the agreemen
made at the time was that his wife, who wa
then widow, agreed to support him, AM
that she wanted his company and to d,
chores, and that during their married Ii e b
had only contributed 1926 to her support
He was discharged on condition tn at
would get away from the woman. He is he
fourth husband.
Bertha Walstad, of Peterson, has brough
suit for $40, 900 damages against the Chicago
| Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway company
She alleges in her complaint that while o
her way from Winona to Peterson yea
ago last December she was obliged to sto
over at Rushford to wait for a train, an
that while alone in the depot station Agen
Walter Green made improper advances an
attempted to assault her. In order to escar
him she fed from the station and wa
obliged to remain outside in tho cold the r.
mainder OF the night. As q consequence st
suffered great mental and physical agony,
and asks for Judgment in the above amour