The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-11
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

A stock company is being organized to
build Swedish hospital at st. Paul.
Marshall has purchased q new fire engine
and 700 feet of hose as a cost of So, 500.
E. d. Benedict, Sleepy Eye business man,
has been arrested on the charge of bigamy.
The industrial Union of St. Paul proposes
to put 81, OOO,O 900 into manufacturing en-
terprises
A Swede lumberman named Hanson, while
in an intoxicated condition fell down a cellar
way in Brainerd and broke his neck.
The master builders Of Minneapolis have
consented to the workingmen's demand for
an eight-hour day.
The squatters on the Mile Laos reservation
are to be removed by order of Secretary No
BILE.
John Doty, aged IA, while gathering chips
on the Northern Pacific track at ST. Paul was
struck by locomotive and fatally injured.
A creamery company has been organized
at Beaver Creek and a $4,000 plant will be
put in Immediately.
Rev. s. D. Human, the Indian missionary,
known throughout the entire northwest, died
at the Sioux agency mission near Redwood
Falls of pneumonia.
The Scandinavian citizens ofLawrence and
vicinity are preparing for a grand celebra-
ton on the 18th of May, the national holi-
day of the ia therland.
William Rose, the Lufkin murderer, will be
executed at Redwood Falls April IL on the
gallows used in the execution of the Barrett
boys at Minneapolis a year ago last fall.
The Zenith block at Duluth was destroyed
by fire and but tor the timely arrival Of the
fremen the inmates would have burned to
death.
Dexton Carlton. an old and respected resi-
dent of Steele county, committed suicide with
q revolver. 1t is said his mind had been af-
fected for some time.
Two residences belonging to Sherman
Page, near Austin were destroyed by fire re-
Gently. 1t is supposed the houses were set
on fire by enemies MAIDS while Mr. Page was
judge of the district court.
Joseph Haworth, the actor. was shot at
by an unknown woman while entering the
theater at ST. Paul The woman made her
escape. Supposed to be driven insane by
jealousy.
The suit of A. Tollafson, Minneapolis
contractor, against the county commission
ers of Rock county, for pay for additional
work on the new courthouse has been with.
drawn Tolefson paying the county $50 and
the expenses of the suit.
Near Minneapolis the other day, two men
and two women-the latter arrayed in male
attire-were arrested for stealing chickens.
When caught they had forty-five fowls in q
wagon. They had been engaged in the
chicken business for several months.
A new bank at Blue Earth City, with S.
Pfeffer, George D. McArthur Alex Anderson
and Anthony Anderson as proprietors, has
just been organized. They have purchased a
lot and commenced the erection of fine brick
and stone building. The bank will be ready
for business June 1.
Boyle Bros, the principal saloon men in
Duluth, were arrested charged with keeping
their establishment open on Sunday. Tue
arrest was made under the state law, and, it
is understood will be made q test case. At
the preliminary examination the defendants
pleaded not guilty. There is great deal OF
interest in this case and some sensational
developments may be brought out
Searles and Paine were dismissed from GUS
tody at Brainerd. the court not finding evil
denoe enough to hold them to the grand
jury. great shout went up from the 400
people present when Judge Fleming rendered
his decision, William Paine singled out J..
B. Robinson, q photographer of Brainerd
and who was interested in the case as an
amateur detective, and exclaimed: "There
is the villain who put up the jobl" Shouts
of Hang him." ETC., followed and but for
the timely interference of the sheriff a riot
must have occurred. The decision of the
court was received with satisfaction thro ugh
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