The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-03
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in tho
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA

Three deaths from diphtheria have occur
red in family named Anderson, near Win
dom. in week.
Work has commenced ut the Stillwaterpcn
itentiary on the proposed twine,making see
tion of the building.
A telegram announces the death of Ell v
Mandy, register of deeds of Douglas county
Mis-, who was assaulted by Duluth mric
Sept !. He was one of Grants famous 500;
The store ofG W. Knapp, ut Clinton Falls
small village near Owatonna, was burglar
lied 0fS15O in cash, 500 in checks and ovcl
$4,000 in notes.
Judge Fitch ofAnoka placed James Lin,
under $500 hontl to appear ut the Fclyunr,
term o:conrt on complaint of his wife. vii,
claims lie assaulted her with an az. cut {;
gnsh in lchcad, and threatened her life.
John Hell, one of the pioneers of Houston
county, committed suicide by taking arsenic
at liokah. or large family only one mar
rie'l daughter survives. To her son he lc,t
S2OO-nll the money he had.
The grand jury at Little Falls has brought
in twenty-seven indictments thus tnr. Ecv.
en- OF these are against parties interested i'll
tile robbery OF the North Dakota elevator
there last spring l,y the use o! forged wheat
checks.
A movement IL on foot in lie Sour count y
to secure the pardon of Thomas O'tunnor
who liz serving life sentence ut Saltwater
FOR killing Larry Vaughan eleven years ago.
Both were drunk when the decd WIS commit.
ted.
The n,ljntant-general's department has
been overwhelmed with applications, both
personal and written, for volumes of "1'lt
History of Minnesota Regiments During til,
War of the Rebellion Every soldier who
enlisted in Minnesota is entitled tc Il copy.
1t is reported that Il man from Sank Rapids,
wl'" had recently sold his drug store there
ami had come to st. Cloud and bc and won
quite heavily on the races. went to he'd IL, Il
hotel will, ajockey and next morning when he
awoke, he WIS minus S1GS. Tho Jockey was
also minus.
Secretary Ligget is authority FOR the state
mcnt that the state fair will come out with
out any financial loss. The fair. besides he
inG the best one ever hcl in TIE state. is til.
first one which has come out without II
loss. The attendance, too, was large. not.
outstanding bad weather and counter ut
fractions.
At Little Falls the jury in the case Of Mrs.
katherine t. Trcbly against Jan, NJ. Brown
handed ina verdict of Sl0,OOO damages
against he Inter for alternating the allcc.
tions of the formers husband The ease il
interesting from the met that ii is the first
of tho kind ever brought in Minnesota. The
defendant will move for Il new trial
William r. Miller the grain and flour mcr.
chant OF Montgomery went Violently insane
the sec"n'l time, while doing business nj Fort
Dodge, Iowa, and was committed to the st.
Peter INSANE asylum. lie WAS taken insane
about II month ngu, and spent II few weeks
in the Rochester asylum, and it was supposed
he had fully recovered.
As n result OF The preliminary examination
in the Cameron barn burning ease, at l.u-
verne Mrs. Willoushby was hound over to
await the action of the grand jury under
$1,000 bonds. Allproccc'lings against Mrs.
Owens have been temporarily dropped. rs
she is i'll an,l partially drmentc,l. Tho pres
ent opinion is that conviction will l,e very
difficult.
Johu Devries. living ten miles north oil
Piprstollc was killed in n peculiar way while
ON hs way TO town. lie had nearly reached
town. when the tenn became frightened an'
ran away. throwing him to the ground. and
q plowsllare he was bringing to lu We sharp
cned struck him in the forehead, killing Him
almost instantly. lie leaves wife and six
children, the oldest only twelve years Of age.
Mrs. Dustel wife ola mason, committee
suicide Mt New Tim by taking poison. BE.
fore dinner she took II tablespoonful o
rough on rats" and in n few minutes tool;
another dose equally m lnrgo. After she
had swallowed them she refused untidotcs,
and died in few hours. TO the physicians
she said she had qunrrclel with her husband
for some time. and thought best to rid him
of further trouble. She was thirty five years
of nSn md leaves four children.
The Sleepy Eye Dispatch tells the follow
ing story: "licrently wcll.known pension
claim agent was called upon by lady who
wanted IL pension. She was asked If hcl
husband was in the army. She replied that
she never had n husband Then on what
grounds doy0n expect to get n pension" liy
the way of reply she handed the agent Il new,
paper clipping containing several takeoH
paragraphs from Puck, among which wa,
the following. upon which she based hel
claim: In the senate the house bill IN,
pensions to old maids who attributed thci
single blesse'ncss to-.rne large number O
ynIng ns men si.n,,ed during the war. wins passed
The woman is one of our well know II mai,lel
ladies, nnd WAS in dead earnest about til
pension. The agent did not undertake tn
case"