New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-09-10

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County Treasurer Schenwelter, of Juneau,
had his left ear torn off by a wire fence. His
horse ran away and scraped up against the
dangerous wire.
The Racine Journal has wild, haggard
sort OF story about chicken being buried
in grain stack for three weeks, and when
it was recovered cackled merriy.
While endeavoring to rescue several small
boys who fell off an excursion steamer near
West SUPERIOR A. NJ. Gordon, divinity
student, was drowned. The boys were res
cued. Gordons home is at Bellaire, o.
Officers at La Crosse found whole kit of
burglars tools near the county jail and
later on the owner, James Dolan, a hard
shell burglar, was landed inside that institu-
ton.
It is said Ed. Osborn, of the Waupaca
Starch Factory, will clear a cool $4,000 on
his potato deal this season. He contracted
for all the potatoes in his vicinity at 10 to
20 cents, and the chances are they will be
worth 81 this fall.
Eugene Crandall was walking along a dark
street to his home in Chippewa Falls when he
received o sudden salutation and an in juno
ton to "throw up his hands," backed up
with big revolver. Crandall of course
readily consented to oblige the footpad who
received $2S.
Nothing ifnot original was the scheme of
James Kelly, jailed at Eau Claire on charge
of getting hold ofother peoples oney with
out legal excuse Kelly went to Chippewa
Falls about ten days before the big circus,
Going to a dozen different butchers he or.
of,, i
circus lions,' and succeeded in working the
butchers for fat commission. Ordering
meals for fifty men at several hotels he also
secured a commission in this way.
Andrew Serns, a farmer in moderate cir
cumstances, in Oakland TOWNSHIP p, was the
victim oflightning-rod swindlers, who per-
suaded him to sign a contract for 200 feet
oflightning rod, that they promised to put
up for a few dollars in consideration ofthere-
by advertising their business. The rods were
| put up next day. The day following their
collector" appeared, claiming 5000, but
finally accepted a note for 500, payable in
three months
IOWA.
A patrol wagon horse died in Des Moines
the other day from hydrophobia The ami
NAL was bitten by mad dog some weeks
| ago.
"Mose' Jacobs, a Des Moincs newsboy, is
reputed to be worth at least 100000. He
put the money that he made selling pa pers
into real estate.
George Warner farmer living near Leb
anon, Van Buren, county, committed suicide
by hanging himselfi in his barn. No cause for
the acti assigned.
Arty Peterson, 9-year-old Burlington
boy, was sent to the reformed school the
other day. Among other Irregularities he
was accused of stealing a horse and buggy.
farmer near Eddyville discovered couple
o young fellows in his mellon patch and fred
! a gun loaded with buckshot al them. One Of
them was seriously injured.
| 12-year-old son of William Clason, liv-
ing near Mason City, has been twice shot
from ambush recently. The shots were fred
on two succeeding days and both arms were
wounded.
The Southeastern Iowa Band association
was formed at Kalona the ther day The
towns of Washington, Kalena, Wellman,
Riverside, Richmond and South Liberty
comprise the association.
| W. Steffer, of Marshalltown, was struck by
freight train between Montour and Mar
shalltown, and was tossed into the air sever
al feet, alighting on the cowcatcher and es-
Gaping with few bruises.
Daniel Collins, a prosperous farmer living
about two miles from Menlo. recently sold
his farm of 800 acres for ST., $50, or an av-
erage of about $38 an acre. Iowa farm
land is becoming more valuable every year
and it is in great demand.
Waterloo is the first city in the state to
avail itselfo the provision of the school
book law enacted by the last general assem-
7 bly,. Contracts have just been let with book
/ publishers for furnishing the books wanted
by the schools of the city for the next five
years, and after paying freight on the books
and allowing the local dealers commission
for handling them the saving to the scholars
over the prices hitherto paid for the same
books is estimated at fully 80 per cent.
A new law is now in force in Iowa which is
bound to create some surprise among petty
I pilferers. Heretofore chronic thief could go
preying upon u community at will SO as he
1 kept within the bounds of petty larceny.
The new law makes second conviction for
petty larceny q felony SO that the THEFT OF
any trifing article will send man to the
'penitentiary the same as though he had
stolen q horse, provided he had been con.
victed previously Of petty larceny
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