New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-08

granary, situated in Clay county, Mimi, by
fire. There were destroyed 5000 bushels of
wheat 1000 bushels OF oats, 1000 bushels
of barley. 400 tons OF hay, two colts and one
horse: insurance. $4,000. Origin OF the FIRE
notknown
Seven men were arrested for robbery on
the Front street bridge They were held in
$4,000 bonds to the grand jury. They at
tackled two men in broad daylight and se-
cured only $50 and a watch. These robber-
les have become very frequent of late, and
are by harvest hands generally.
The Milwaukee, road sen salt to different
parts of the state to be spread upon fields
the theory being that salt would enable the
soil to retain the moisture longer and with
stand the heat better. The experiment. h as
been demonstrated to be OF no particular
valne.
Representative Hansbrough secured the
passage OF the bill making a customs district
OF North and South Dakota, with Nechc az :
port of entry and Sioux Falls a port of de-
livery. He had quite brush with Mcmillan
OF Tennessee, who wanted to strike out Sioux
Falls, but finally conqured
The county commissioners. regular session
at Forman. decided to submit the question
OF county seat rem oval to vote of the peo-
pie at the Novembe- election. This is the
second county seat fight the people of this
county have fought, and they are in a poor
condition to stand the large tax levy, o!
which it is the direct cause.
Prairie fires are raging in the vicinity OF
Dickinson. Hay, grain and other property
are being destroyed. The fires will be severe
on the stock range. Near Gladstone there
has been great loss. At North Richardson
party was formed to guard the town.
Several farmers lost all their crops The
loss will be hard on small stock men.
The North Dakota railroad commissioners
met here at Fargo to adjust complaints as
to the moving of grain and to meet the de-
mands for cars AS to the Northern Pacific
there was no complaints and strong dispo-
sition on the part of the company to comply
with all reasonable demands was found.
Some seven or eight platforms in addition to
usual facilities on the main line and branches
are being built to accomm odate the farmers.
fatal boiler explosion occurred near Bux-
ton. o. knutson, engineer, and Charles Stein.
fireman, were instantly killed, the body of
the former being thl own nearly Fl ty rods
away and torn into fragments. O.. Ostreim,
| fireman, received injuries which will probably
prove fatal, being badly scalded and having
both legs broken, besides internal injuries.
Some defect in the steam gague is said to
have been the cause of the explosion.
supt. Bell. OF the railway mail SERVICE has
issued the following relative to mail in the
Dakotas: Considera BILE inconvenience to the
employees of tho department. and delay to
mail matter results from the failure of the
public to properly address mail matter in
tended for delivery at Offices in North and
South Dakota. Large quantities of such
matter are simply addressed "Dakota."
Postmasters should avail themselves OF
every opportunity ofimpressing upon the
patrons Of their Offices the necessity for
properly addressing mail for these two states