New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-14
THE NORTH W EST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events Of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Winter wheat in various portions Of the
state is reported in fine condition.
A flour mill of 5000 barrels capacity is
soon to be built at Oneota.
The treasurer of Brown county paid out
$ll5 for wolf scalps last week
Fourteen tramps were driven out of
Sleepy Eye with base ball bats the other day.
Bion's brewery, at Owatonna, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 6,$OOO; insurance. $3,-
900.
stock company is being organized at
Hastings for the purpose of establishing
fax mill.
An Indian named Big Fire was run over
and killed by Milwaukee train between
Minnesota City and Minnesota.
The 4-year-old son of Charles Adler, living
near Rochester, was killed by being run over
by wagon.
A dock laborer named Ering was knocked
from railroad bridge at Duluth by pas
senger train and fatally injured.
The 11-year-old son of Ole Sandberry, of
Fergus Falls, died from eating wild parsnips.
The father was badly poisoned.
Farmers in the vicinity of Alexandria have
suffered considerable damage from prairie
fires the past Few days.
Large quantities of potatoes are being
shipped from Mankatoeto the Pacific coast.
Prices range from 81 to 20 cents a bushel.
The steeple of the Methodist church at Red
Wing was struck by lightning and rent
about rs feet long and 1 foot wide made
horse was attacked with hydrophobia at
Elgn as the result Of being bitten by a mad
dog, and had to be killed. Several other
animals in the neighbour God were bitten.
Michael McCarty, young man employed
in the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
yards at Austin, was fatally injured by being
caught in a cablo used to move engines.
The new Winona school board elected
Alvin Bradley superintendent of schools at
salary Of !, 500 over V. G. Curtis, who has
held the position the past three years at
a SALARY of$2,500
Theodore Becker. st. Paul newsboy, was
arrested at Hastings and fined SIS and costs
for selling on the streets St. Paul Sunday
newspaper not being recognized as up to the
proper standard of morality
A horse was killed, buggy smashed to
pieces and Mrs. Martin Kosanda probably
fatally injured by being struck by passen-
gomery.
Henry Strict, late arrival from Switzer-
land. is under arrest at Kasson, charged with
robbing an old man of a pocketbook con tain
ing 5000. Over SITS OF the money was re-
covered.
j. W. Baer, who was recently appoint ted
general secretary of the United S ocieties OF
Christian Endeavor OF the world, departed
from his home in Rochester for Boston to
assume the duties of his position
John Gaueh, a farmer living near Troy,
Wabasha county. committed suicide by TAX
ing strychnine. He was in debt and feared
that he would lose his farm drove him to
desperation. He leaves d wife and two chill
dren.
Early last winter William Cheshire disap-
peared from Mankato and last week his body
was found i'll the river near that place in
decomposed condition. He had evidently
broken through the ice and was swept under
by the current,
Mrs. John Planter berg aged 81. mo Their
eight children, was adjudged insane at st.
Cloud, and committed to ST. Peter asylum.
The death OF the eldest daughter recently
has been weighing heavily upon her mi nd,
and probably caused her insanity.
Bill Nye was booked for an exhibition at
st. Cloud last Sunday evening" but the min.
listers of the city preached sermons in the
morning on the sinfulness of Sunday pre-
formances, which had such an effect on
William that he cancelled the engagement.
Gov. Merriam has appointed Rev. L. G.
Powers and Geo. D. Holt, of Minneapolis,
and John W. Willie and J. P. Wright, of St.
Paul. Delegates to represent the state at the
seventeenth annual conference Of the Society
of Charities and Corrections, to be held in
Baltimore May Is to 25.
The cultivation of the sugar beet for ex-
perimental purposes will be engaged in on a
large scale by Goodhue county farmers this
year. The making OF beet sugar from the
beets will also be experimental with at Red
\ Wing. II both prove successful the cultiva-
y ton of this vegetable will develop into a
prominent industry next year.
Walter Lively, aged fourteen, son of A. F.
Lively, well-known citizen of Button Otter
Tail county, started outlook for cattle on
the night Of May and has not since been
seen. 1t is feared he has met with an acct.
dent and is unable to return. He took with
him mare, colt and dog. The colt and dog
have returned. A party OF twelve searchers
from New York Mills and fifteen from the vii
lage OF Button started out to look for him
The election of a new abbot to succeed Alb
bot Edelbrock, resigned, occurred at st.
Johns Abbey, Collegeville, and Father Ber-
nard Tacinlcar was unanimo usy elected
The name of the abbot elect will at once be
forwarded to Rome for approval. The new
~ elected abbot is we'll and favoraby known
throughout the ST. Benedictine order, and
has been connected with Assumption parish,
of St. Paul, for II years.
NORTH DAKOTA.
M W. Greene, prominent lawyer well
known in both Dakotas, died at Fargo
Grand Forks is just now discussing plans
for a new sewerage system.