The Wahpeton times., 1890-11-20
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a Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Mrs. r. Church hos been appointed post.
mistress at Wacouta, Goodhue county,
Large numbers of deer are being shot by
pot hunters in the northern part ofthe state.
The city council of st. Paul is discussing
tho subject of compelling telegraph com.
panies to put their wires underground.
A son Of j. H. Adams, of Beaver Creek.
while carelessly handlinga revolver accident
ally shot himself through the right leg.
Mrs. Anna Klutz, an old lady of St. Paul,
was struck by an electric cur in that city and
fatally injured.
spark from steam thresher destroyed
four stacks of wheat belonging to Henry
Miller, farmer living near Lake Benton.
Alexander Michaelson, of st. Charles, was
run over by locomotive in st. Paul, sus-
tanning injuries from which he is not likely
| to recover.
The various banks of Goodhue county are
estimated to contain deposits amounting 20
500, 900, oil to the credit of tine citizens of
the county.
VIM. Halverson, q professional wrestler is
in Jail at East Grand Forks, charged with
robbing Joe Hughes, a representative of the
Minnesota Chief Thresher company.
Albert Muske, of Minden. Benton county,
was thrown from his wagon during runa-
way. and sustained injuries from which he
died in few hours.
Mrs. J. Crawford, living one mile east Of
Watertown, was instantly killed by u run.
away team. Mrs. Crawford was one of the
| Oldest settlers in this part OF the country.
Albert Muskl farmer residing in Mnden,
Benton county, died in st. Cloud from in.
! Juries received in n runaway. He was O
single man and about thirty years old.
Willie Leo and Henry Hemartll, two small
boys, were bound over to the criminal court
ut ST. Cloud on u charge of attempted sate-
cracking.
Two boys near Beaver Creek, Rock county
named Pierce and Weston got into scuffie
over revolver, and the piece was accident
| ally discharged, the ball passing through
another playmate's leg, inficting serious
wound.
Three lrshmen and Norwegian got into
trouble at Luvernc recently, which resulted
in the arrest of one of the Irishmen Later
they came together again and the Norwegian
gave the Irishman u right-hander IN the eye,
rupturing the eye.ball. The eye had to be
removed. The big Norsemnn is under arrest
james G. Richardson. Of Lake City, has
entered suit against the Minneapolis Har.
vester company for 500, 00o.damages. The
plaintiff owned u patent grain binder which
he alleges tho defendants used on their
machinery without any right and have re.
fused to pay any royalty, and that he has
lost the above sum through the infringe.
| ment.
After many weeks of arduous labor the
officials Of the state auditors department
finished the work of assessing real and per-
sonal property as fixed by the state board
OF ofequnlization. The abstract of the assess.
ments shows that the personal property in
! the state is valued at $1O9, 800, ,434, while
the real property is returned as being worth
$497, 1885, THE people OF Minnesota
thus own real and personal property valued
at $GO6, ,527,729.
Carl Graunke, of Benton, Carver county,
while temporarily insane, caused by the loss
of his sixteen -year-old daughter, who died OF
black diphtheria, and the whole family be-
ing afflicted with the same disease, left his
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80, apparently in Ills untlerclothes and no
trace can be found of him. although the
surrounding country has been carefully
searched by the neighbors. 1t is feared that
he either killed himself or got mired in some
slough.
The case OF the state against Everett w.
Fish and A. X. Frain, publishers Of the
Great West, upon charge Of criminal libel
brought against them by John Lnthrop, ex.
secretary of the Alliance state central com.
| mittee, came up for trial in the municipa |
court ut Saltwater. Mr.. Fish was tho only
one OF the defendants to appear, and he
stated that rather than go to the expense OF
trial and bringing witnesses from oil parts
Of the state he would plead guilty to the
charge for himself and ulso for Mr.. Frain,
who was unable to attend. The court i'm
posed a fine of $50 and costs in each case.
Michael Fahey, who lives Mt Ellsworth,
but who owns eegood farm seven
miles west of Sioux Falls, was about the
streets OF the latter city all day Sunday. up
parentIy in good health That night he
went to bed at the Commercial house, but
soon alter arose and began to smash up the
furniture in the rooms Policeman Morse
was called, and with the help of two or three
men Fahey was taken from the room in the
| hope that the fresh air would restore his
mental balance. Reaching Eighth street
Fahey suddenly broke away from his at
| tendants and ran like u deer for the bridge
Morse started in pursuit and grabbed the
man about the body just rs lie was about to
plunge over the bridge into the river Fab.
ey was then taken cnre OF by friends, and
| subsequently, was taken home.
| A peculiar accident occurred at Duluth.
An electric light wire became displaced and
rested on one OF the supporting wires of the
electric trolly wires of the street railway
The supporting wire fused or burnt through
in an instant, thecnds dropping to the street
pavement. A Troy laundry wagon passed
just ut that time and the broken wire be.
| came entangled in the wheel of the vehicle
In an instant it was wound around the axle
and the wagon kept on until the "slack" of
| the wire was taken up, when the vehicle was
| stopped so suddenly that the horse broke
his harness and kept on going, dragging the
driver over the dashboard and demoralizing
the wagon generally. Some bystanders, in.
| Guiding q policeman, saw the accident, which
| transpired in less than minute, and whom
the wire fell it cracked like pistol and emit.
ed blue streak of fire.
NORTH DAKOTA.