The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-03-13
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The Imperial Mill company viii build an
elevator of 800, 600 bushels capacity at Du-
luth.
The Higgins Wildcat company has been
organized at Duluth, for the purpose OF deal
ing in lands.
Citizens meetings are being held in Adrian
to discuss the building oil frst-class -four
ing mill at that place.
The st. Paul chamber of commerce has de-
cided to raise fund of 81 o0, 900 to be used
in securing the location of manufactures.
st. Marks Catholic church at Shakopes
has been presented with an altar costing
81 500. 1t was the gift OF N. Majerus, of
that place.
The Big Stone PIow works at ortonyille
were destroyed by fire, entailing loss of
$1,000, with an insurance of $4,000. The
works will be rebuilt at once.
E. L. Butts, a Minnesota cadet at West
Point, was caught smuggling whisky into
quarters for the embryo warriors to cele-
brate New Years with and is now represent
ing his state in the guard house.
Charles Carroll, aged, 26, while saving
down a tree in lumber camp near Hinckley,
was struck on the head by falling limb and
instantly killed. His parents live in Penn
sylvania.
The citizens of Pipestone have petitioned
/ con gress to establish an Indian school on
the section upon which the famous pipestone
quarries are located and to set aside the Sec
ton for a national park.
An effort is being made by the citizens of
st. Peter toward having a reunion of the old
Minnesota mounted rangers and frontier de-
tenders in the Sioux massacre Of 1862 in that
city on July and 4.
The City hotel at Window, owned by John
Nolan, was destroyed by fire. Loss, fully
covered by insurance, amounting to about
$4,000. This was one of the first buildings
put up in the place, about twenty years ago.
At Worthington the other day John Eby,
workman engaged in loading ice, fell from
plat 'orm to the ground distance of four
teen feet, stricking on his head. His nose
and his collar bone were broken and he re-
ceived other serious injuries.
Deserted by her betrayer. Nora O'Neill,
young Duluth girl, attempted to commit sui
eide by taking poison. She was discovered
in time to save her life. James Moore, the
cause of her trouble, will be dealt with by the
authorities
The state board of health has authorized
DR.. Christian Gronwold, of Norway, to make
ADMINISTRATION as to the extent of leprosy
in the state in the line OF his previous re-
searches and report to the board. He has
made the subj It a special study.
Arrangements have been made for the erec-
! ton of an ice-house on the state militia en-
campment grounds at Lakeview, on Lake
| Pepin, to aceommo date 80, 600 tons of ice.
| The work of packing will commence imme-
| diately and 100 men and large number of
I teams will be employed. -..------
August Groth, of S Saltwater, murdered his
wife, Bertha, and then committed suicide, a
razor being used in each case. Groth left q
! note stating that his wife had confessed to
| being untrue to him in Germany while he
was in this country making home for her.
1t appears that the murder and suicide was
mutually agreed upon. Three children are
made orphans by the tragedy.
Fred Uhlenhut, young man residing near
the town of Dora, came to his death in a
horrible manner. He was alone in the woods
telling trees and in some way was caught by
q falling trunk and pinned to the ground.
He was not killed instantly, as the marks in
the snow indicate that he struggled for a
long time to release himself When found the
body was frozen.
A small sensation in the village of Glyndon
resulted in the enforced resignation of NJ. U.
Squire, principal, and the temporary closing
of the school, The teacher was severely
pounded by the irate father of q girl pupil,
fourteen years old, toward whom Squire had
shown silly and persistent attentions after be-
| naH IN o1 -,
charged.
Rev. A. FL. Kerr died at his home in Roches-
ter after brief illness. Mr. Kerr has been
connected with the hospital for the insane for
some twenty-three years, and has been stewart
OF the Sc cond hospital Tor twelve years, hav-
ing just resigned that position Feb. 1. Mr.
Kerr was native of Pennsylvania. He was
seventy years old and leaves widow and
three children, Walter Kerr of New York city,
Harry Kerr of Chicago and Mrs. Moore of
| Merriam Park.
A farmer named Jacob Swenson, who lives
near Granite Falls, started home somewhat
intoxicated. He was found on the track
three miles from Montevideo next morning
His head and loot were missing and his body
and limbs cut all to pieces. Three trains
passed over him. The frst freight with a
snow-plow, dragging him nearly a mile. The
second, passenger, dragged him several rods
west, tearing off his shoulder and the side of
his face, which was found on the brake beam
The deceased leaves wife and six small
children.
An occurrence which probable illustrates the
causes of various mysterious fires transpired
at the residence of Thomas Ireland at Apple
ton. The family had returned from visit
and had been in the house but few minutes
when they discovered the presence of smoke.
An investigation showed that it was caused
by stereoscope which had been left in such
q position that it concentrated the EaYs al
the sun on ? table spread. IL had burned q
hole in the lining of the fabric, and few min
utes more would have sufficed to set the
/ house on fire.