The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-02-20
THE NORTHWEST.
4 Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

A home for babies orphaned and aoan-
ioned, has been established in st. Pani.
During the year 1889 in the state there
we're 9,901 marriages and 492 divorces.
The number of inmates in the saltwater
penitentiary at the present time is S44.
Arthur ]. Carroll, postmaster at Plain
view and prominent member OF the Masonic
fraternity, died of consumption.
Capitalists are making arrangements Tor
the development of a valuable iron mine at
Grand Rapids, Itasca county.
Martin Ely, an old settler and proml-
aent G. A. R., man, died at his home IN
Pipestone on the 7th of influenza.
The Minnesota house at st. Charles was
uttered by burglars recently and large
amount Of cigars and other articles taken
| A starch factory has been established at
Lake City and the farmers in that vicinity
are preparing to plant potatoes on an eN-
tensive scale the coming season.
/ While telling trees in the Mission Creek
lumber camp Erick Nelson was hit by limb,
causing fracture of the skull. His recovery
doubtful.
Three carloads of seed grain have been
shipped from Kenyon this winter for the use
Of the needy in North Dakota who su tfered
the loss of their crop last year.
Oliver Watkins, Minneapolis policeman.
skipped from that city with a dress-maker,
leaving wife and family in Strengthened cir
eumstances He also left numerous creditors
Martin Schmaudt and two workmen wers
terribly injured near Hutchinson by the
bursting of the boiler of threshing engine
which they were using to run saw m Ill,
Schmaudt may die.
Miss Groh, of st. Paul, died the other day
from blood poisoning. resulting from rubbing
pimple on her face with her gloved fingers
This poison is said to have been in the dye
of the kid glove.
At Mankato William LEM was convicted
of murder in the first degree for the killing o
John Schwartz at Pleasant Mound last July
The verdict was a genuine surprise, as yer
diet of acQuittal was looked for.
John B. Gregoire of Mazeppa was riding or
the spring seat of a lumber wagon and il
turning a corner rapidly was thrown to tn
ground. His shoulder was broken and dis
located.
Three drunken Indians at Appleton engag
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two of them were seriously injured, one per
haps fatally. The person who sold the whisk.
will receive the attention of the authorities
James Lawther, of Red Wing, who is nov
absent in Europe, has brought suit agains
his brother Samuel for mismanagement G
his property during his absence-the com
plant referring specifically to certain lease
real estate in Minneapolis involving som
$4,000.
Mr.. Hemingway, patient in the hospita
at Rochester from Dodge county, had his lei
amputated above the knee. Three or foul
weeks ago he accidentally pricked his kne
with the tine of pitchfork, producing
slight wound 1t became sore and tnall.
blood poisoning set in, with the result as stat
ed.
The little village of Maple Lake Mimi, wa
nearly swept away by the fire fend. TIL
blaze originated in George Desmond's smok
house, and. owing to the high wind, sprea'
very rapidly. The buildings burned ar
Rohrenbach's store, building aud contents
Weton Bros dry goods store, Kohler
Taylor's drug store, George DesmOnds butch
er shop and the Manson house.
Charles Larson, Ole Olson and Magnes
Falk, section men, were RIM over and kille
bv Northern Pa c.nc passenger train tw
miles from C~.l Lake. The Manitoba AZ
NJ, In Pacific tracks run side by side a
the point where the accident occurred and tn
men stepped Of the Manitoba track to Jst,
freight go by just in time to be caught by tt
Northern Pacific train.
Letters from London state that Dr. c. !
Hewitt secretary of the Minnesota board
health, who is at present in that couRtr
studying and inspecting sanitary method
: there employed, is being received with tn
: highest respect everywhere and accorde
:, every aid in his work. The doctor will 500
y go to Paris to spend some time with Pasteu
s and thence to Berlin to visit DR.. Koch