New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-21
THE NORIHWEST
4 Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

NUI I'LL WCSUGIu DU1 Uto.
MINNESOTA.
Goodhue county farmers will experiment in
the culture of sugar beets this year
The coming encampment of the Second and
Third regiments, M. N. G.. will be held at
Lake City.
Domestic tyouble caused Mrs. Matthew
Rhinehardt, of Jefferson, to commit suicide
by taking strychnine.
Cannon Falls has four saloons, but pool
and billiards are not allowed to be played in
them by order of thescity council.
Merkle, the murderer, who was to have been
tried at Worthington, has been adjugded in
sane and will be sent to the asylum.
A tramp, name unknown, who was stealing
q ride, fell from the steps of the fast mail at
Reads Landing, and wasnearly killed.
By the fall OF a scaffold at ST. Paul four
carpenters were thrown to the ground, dis
lance OF thirty feet, and E. K Van Hoben
had several ribs broken and may die.
The report that the patients in the insane
asylum at Rochester had been poisoned by
eating camel meats is denied by Superinten-.
dent Phelps.
Walter Lively, a boy who was lost near
Button, was found in a creek dead. His
horse had fallen on top Of him and DO th died
together.
Martin W, johnson OF Mudelia, formerly
of st. Paul, was killed by being thrown out
of a wagon, and one wheel passing over his
chest.
+ new pulp and paper mill, giving employ
ment to 800 laborers, will be erected at Little
Falls Immediately by the Hennepin Paper
company.
Mrs. Swenson, Danish lady seventy three
years old, was found dead in Fountain lake
near Albert Lea. It is thought that she &C.
cidently fell in the lake and drowned.
A new barn belonging to Martin Kiefer of
Marion, burned together with farm machine
~, 300 bushels Of grain, etc. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $500. -
George Buchan, who mortally wounded
man named Anderson at Minneapolis while
walking on the street with the latter's wife,
has been admitted to bail in the sum of$1O,-
OOO
Knut Kjorlei living near Kenyon, died of
la grippe. The disease was contracted early
last winter, and from it he became blind and
deal and has been helpless since he was first
taken sick.
The farmers of Cottonwood county have
petitioned the governor to have an investi-
cation made by the experimental station to
discover the causes leading to the injury Of
the fax crop in that county year after year.
Samuel Squire, fifteen years old, the son of
Thomas Squire was killed by light engine
in the Detroit yards He was cut in two and
one hand torn off. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict OF accidental death.
The state board ofhealth is attending to
large number OF cases of CHAMBERS among
horses in Kittson county. Doubtful cases
are being guarantned, and in confirmed
eases the animals are being slaughtered and
burned
Walter Lively, aged IA, has been missn g
fromshis home near Fergus Falls since May
5. He started out to look for cattle with a
horse and dog, and, as the animals returned
without him. it is feared he has met with an
accident.
An investigation of the Schae'er tragedy
at Mazeppa revealed the fact that Schaefer
had killed his wife and child with hammer,
their heads being pounded out of recogni-
ton. He then took his own life by cutting
his throat with q razor.
Ole Larsen, wealthy Norwegian far mer
living between Good Thunder and Mankato
was instantly killed by being thrown from
his wagon the wheel striking his neck and
breaking it. He was about seYenty-fve
years old.
At the meeting of the Mankato presbytery
recently the following resolution was intro
duced and will be considered at the fall m eet.
ing: Whereas, Believing that the license
system is the rock upon which the saloon
rests, we therefore resolve that we will not
support any organization that lega Lies the
saloon''
The Southern Minnesota Fair association
has commenced active prepare tions for the
coming fair in September next at Rochester.
Premiums and purses to the sum of $4,000
have been offered, and already the outlook
for the fastest string of horses is very pro M
ising. New buildings are to be erected and
the grounds materially improved.
While the steamer Silver Crescent was lying
at Lake City for repairs two of her crew got
intoa quarrel. One of the men was cut three
times across the body just below the ribs,
and if it had not been for the thick under
clothing he had on the kni' e would have en-
tered the stomach and death would have re.
suited. A physician was summoned and
dressed the worst wound The assailant
fled.
A row in the courts is likely to occur over
the meteor which fell near Forest City, To-
Prof Winchel, of Albert Lea, went to the
place where the aerolite was found and pur-s
chased it, but later it was replevied by 9TH
I er parties, and he returned to Albert Lea and
secured bonds and an attorney and will N axe
an effort to secure the prize by legal means.
1t is thought other meteor fell near Albert
Lea, and students of the college are in search
oft.
NORTH DAKOTA.
"a big broom factory has been established
at Grand Forks.
Oliver Dalrymple, the North Dako ia ..bo-
ANA farmer, is seeding wheat field that
covers an area of 13 600 acres