New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-08-27
THE NORTHWEST.
a Summary of the Important
Events Of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA.
The whisky distillery at St. Paul will re-
sumo operations in short time
A man named Shanks, aged "a, eloped
with a Faribault girl of only 16 years.
steel company, with capital of 81, O0O,-
900, is building steel works at Duluth
More than 100 Crooks are held in the
Ramsey county jail awaiting trial.
The barn ofJames Crosby, four miles
south OF Currie. was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with all it's contents. Loss $500.
Secretary Hart, of the state board of
charities, says the Houston county poor
house is disgrace to the state.
E. H. Rood, of St. Paul, stumbled and fell
against moving buzz saw saving b is head
open. He cannot recover.
Michael Igo, of Morris, was kicked in the
chest by All Infatuated Percheron stallion
and his recovery is doubtful. >
Thomas Barrett and wife, of Stanton,
were pois oned by eating canned beef, and for
time their lives were dispaired of.
Henry Zimmerman, farmer living near
Elizabeth, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. He leaves a wife and several
children.
The coonist sleeper on the west-bound
Great Northern train was burned at Ada
The passengers lost everything and barely
escaped with their lives.
Charles Fohnsby, aged Is, of Minnesota,
tell from tina deck of the steamer Nina into
the Mississippi near that place and was
drowned.
tits the intention of the board of managers
o1the state reform scho ol to rem owe the school
TO Red Wing next year if possible.
Wensel Hummer, German laborer, was
instantly killed at Mankato by falling der
rick. He leaves widow and several chill
dren
The barn OLA. E. Soliah in the town of Aas-
6ad near terg US Falls, was struck by light
nlng and burned. with all it's contents, en-
failing loss of So, 900; small Insurance.
Martin Halter, 12-year- old Duluth boy,
was killed by being thrown from his horse
. and trampled upon by another horse which
was ridden by a boy at a rapid pace benin
him.
Marshall Hall. an employe of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway, was taken with
cramps while bathing in the Mississippi at
Wlnona and drowned before assistance
The body of Mrs. Horton, who, with her
child was supposed to have been drowned by
her husband while boat-riding near st. Paul,
has been recovered. The child is still missing.
Horton is in Jail awaiting examination.
The body of Charles Laundrie, q half-breed
: painter living at La Prairie, was found in the
Mississippi river near the mouth of the
Prairie river. Laundrie was evidently muir
dered, as his neck was broken and his face
mashed in.
While herding cattle near Jackson the 9TH
or day 12-year. old boy was attacked by
wolf and badly bitten about the face and
neck. His dog, hearing his cries, came to his
assistance and ucceeded in driving the wolf
away.
cattle thieves put in an appearance &C the
farm OF Charles l.. Gibbs, two mil es and a.
hall below Anoka, and butchered all OK in his
pasture near the house. They next visited
the pasture Off. +. Hanson of Coon Creek.
and killed another animal, but we're fright
sned of before the job was finished Suspi~
clon rests On certain Auoka gang
About ten days ago P. G Ayers, living near
GAINESVILLE, ran barbed wire spike into the
neshy part Of his knee, producing slight
wound He did it in going through a barbed
wire fence while heading off several CATTLE
Inc wound at the time did not amount to
much but now it has become swollen to such
an extent that amputation may be necessary
Darias Macy was adjudged insane at St.
Paul the other day. His examination de-
veloped the fact that he was political
{ crank. He believes that he is nominee for
,f tbo 1p;4
President Harrison had offered him So, OOO,.
ooo to withdraw from the contest he imag-
ines is in progress. He thought he would
= accept the offer and not longer be candi-
date for election. He will be sent to the asy.
lum.
While searchers were dragging the river at
{. Vsinona for the body Of Polish boy, named
a'frank Kilmowcs, who was drowned while
bathing, when the body of an aged man that
had been in the water but few hours was
discovered. The remains were identified as
those OF John Green, d market gardener,
WHO lived few miles west of the city. He
had been suffering from mental depression
tor some months, and had committed suicide
while not in his right mind
Labor Commissioner Lamb has addressed
letter to State Superintendent of Educa.
ton hiehle suggesting that the school teach
ers throughout the state compile the total
number of scholars enrolled from the begin.
ming OF the scholastic year, without reference
to the length of time they have attended
SCHOOL The object is to obtain a complete
s&urn OF every scholar attending school,
though he or she may attend but for por-
ton Of the year. .'