The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
A home for babies. orphaned and aban-
,doned, has been established in st. Panl.
During the year 1889 in the state there
~ere 9,9O1 marriages and 492 divorces.
The number of inmates in the Saltwater
Qenitentiary at the present time is 344.
Arthur J. Carroll, postmaster at Plain
view and prominent member of the Masonic
fraternity, died of consumption.
Capitalists are making arrangements for
ehe development of valuable iron mine at
Grand Rapids, Itasca county.
Martin Ely, an old settler and a promi-
nent G. A. R., man, died at his home in
Pfpestone on the 7th of influenza.
The Minnesota house at St. Charles was
-entered by burglars recently and large
amount Of cigars aud other articles taken.
Astarch factory has been established at
Lake Citya tho farmers in that vicinity
are preparing to plant potatoes on an ex-
teasive scale the coming season.
While telling trees in the Mission Creek
lamber camp Erick Nelson was hit by a limb,
eausing a fracture Of tho skull. His recovery
d doubtful.
Three carloads of seed grain have been
shipped from Kenyon this winter for the use
Of the needy in North Dakota who suffered
the loss of their crop last year.
Oliver Watkins. q Minneapolis policeman.
skipped from that city with a dress-maker,
leaving wife and family in strengthened cir
sumstances. He also left numerous creditors.
Martin Schmaudt and two workmen were
terribly injured near Hutchinson by the
&ursting of the boiler Of a threshing engine
which they were using to run q saw mill.
Hehmaudt may die.
Miss Groh, of St. Paul, died the other day
from blood poisoning. resulting from rubbing
u pimple on her face with her gloved fingers.
Nhn poison is said to have been in the dye
of the kid glove.
At Mankato William LEM was convicted
Of murder in the first degree for the killing of
John Schwartz at Pleasant Mound last July.
The verdict was genuine surprise, as ver-
dict Of acquittal was looked for.
John B. Gregoire of Mazeppa was riding on
the apring seat of lumber wagon and in
farming a corner rapidly was thrown to the
ground. His shoulder was broken and dis
located.
Three drunken Indians at Appleton engag-
ed in q fight with knives and tomhawks and
two of them were seriously injured, one per-
alaps fatally. The person who sold the whisky
Gill receive the attention OF the authorities.
James Lawther, of Red Wing, who is now
absent in Europe, has brought suit against
his brother Samuel for Encouragement of
his property during his absence-the COM
xaaint referring specifically to certain leased
real estate in Minneapolis involving some
5000.
Mr.. Hemingway, n patient in the hospital
at Rochester from Dodge count v, had his leg
amputated above the knee. Three or four
weeks ago he accidentally pricked his knee
with the tine Of n pitchfork, producing q
Haight wound 1t became sore and finally
blood poisoning set in, with the result as stat
ed.
The little village of Maple Lake Mimi, was
nearly swept away by the fire fiend. The
blaze originated in George Desmond's smoke
house, and. owing to the high wind, spread
very rapidly. The buildings burned are
tRohrenbach's store, building aud contents,
a'Welton Bros dry goods store, Kohler &
Taylor drug store, George Desmond 8 butch
er shop and the Manson house.
Charles Larson, Ole Olson and Magness
sFalk, section men, were run over and killed
by Northern Pacific passenger train two
miles from Clear Lake. The Manitoba and
Northern Pacific tracks run side by side at
the point where the accident occurred and the
men stepped off the Manitoba track to let a
freight go by just in time to be caught by the
Northern Pacific train.
Letters from London state that Dr. C. N
Hewitt, secretary of the Minnesota board of
) health who is at present in that country
. studying and inspecting sanitary methods
vthere employed, is being received with the
highest respect everywhere and accorded
every aid in his work. The doctor will soon
go to Paris to spend some time with Pastcur,
and thence to Berlin to visit Dr. Koch.