The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States,
MINNESOTA.

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Duluth has expended over $4,000, 900 in
new buildings this year.
The logging business has not been serious
" affected by the bad weather up to this
time.
The St. Paul chamber of commerce is agi-
tatiug the establishment of a state immigra-
ton bureau.
A railroad employe named Bauhuaun was
run over and killed by the cars near Crooks
town.
A meeting was held in st. Paul for the pur-
pose of organizing state branch of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
Thirty drive wells have been driven for the
water works at Alexandria and the town is
now in good shape for fire protection.
Hon. Horace Wilder, an old resident of
Red Wing, died at that place recently at the
advanced age of 80 years.
Herman Kumarra, of Duluth, purchased a
quart of alcohol and drank the whole amount.
A short time afterward he dropped dead in a
saloon.
The Metropolitan Opera-House company
have purchased a site for a new opera-house
in St. Paul. The price paid for the land was
100000.
St. Paul sold 1915, 900 worth of4 per cent
bonds to Boston firm for 1924, 927.SO, or
$500 per cent, the highest premium ever
paid for securities of western city.
While hunting near Hinckley Patrick Bren-
nan, aged 10, was shot in the back and fatal
" injured by the accidental discharge ola gun
in the hands of a John Brady, aged IL.
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Cannon Falls, by tree falling upon him
which he was cutting down. The deceased
was about sixty years of age.
Ten days stay of proceedings have been
granted in the Carlton county seat contest
The enthusiastic citizens worked till clock
in the morning removing county records and
and safes to the Ju notion. The attorney for
Thompson is demanding the return of these.
In quarrel over girl in St. Paul, Harry
Brand, painter tried to perforate D. s.
Stewart, business man, with a revolver
He fred one shot, which missed, and before
he could fire again, the revolver was taken
away from him. He was lodged in Jail.
A delicate operation was performed On the
little 5-year-old child of Ole P. Rolay. of
Luverne. The child was playing with some
corn and in breathing drew q kernel down into
her wind pipe where it lodged. Drs. Spalding
and Plummer performed the operation, and
the child is doing well.
Peter Gooden was celebrating the advent
of the New Year at an carly hour at North
field by firing a revolver. One shot struck
A. Freling in the back, inficting a serious
wound. Gooden admitted the shooting,
and claimed the wounding of Freling was &C.
cidental. No arrest has been made.
Typhoid fever has been ravaging the town
ship of Clitherall in Otter Tail county, and
there have been many deaths The saddest
case of all was in the death of O father and
two daughters. Their names were J. NJ. Pet
terson, Mrs. Jens p. Larson and Mrs. Ole Han
son. Both the women leave husbands and
families. All three were buried in one grave.
At Faribault fire broke out in the third
story OF Ansel Hills furniture factory. The
fremen worked like tigers but it did them
no good, the heat being so intense that they
could not approach the burning building.
The loss will exceed 5 $1,000, being fully in
sured. The cause OF the fire was spontan-
eous combustion. 1t started in the paint
shop.
Johannes Danielson, aged sixty years, living
one mile from Centre City, committed suicide
by hanging He came to the place in 1877,
and owned one of the best farms in this vicin-
ity. He leaves wife and four children. No
one is able to conjecture the cause of suicide,
as he was about his work all day in the usual
manner. He was prominent member of the
Swedish Luthern church.