The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-26
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States
MINNESOTA.

William Morgan Of Nininger had two cows
killed by lightning during heavy rain
storm one morning.
X. Lutt was:dnngerously injured BY com.
ing in contact with n passing train ON the st.
Paul md Duluth near liinckly.
The gas works at st. Cloud were struck by
lightning. Besides the loss OF considerable
gns the damage was slight.
The Swear. old son of Newton rrcer, living
seven miles south OF Huron Lake, was thrown
rom pony which he was riding and inst ant.
~ killed.
Joseph Mnrsh, IN employee Of the Northern
Pnclfic railway Mt Brandon. committed sui
eide by hanging. The deed is thought to
have been the result Of excessive drinking.
The creamery in Hastings has been leased
to G. W. Martin & Co., proprictors of the
Zenith creamery, st. Paul, and has been
started up.
+. II. Rahilly, the alliance candidate for
state auditor, pulls his name off the ticket.
he says that there is altogether too much
internal dissension IN tho organization for
success.
fiye.foot vein Of silver ore was recently
discovered at Lake Marinda, about five
miles from Grand Marais. The lucky finder
is the father Of DR. A. Z. Spaldng, of l.u.
verne
The Adrian Farmers alliance men who 70.
Gently purchased tho Thompson elevator
at that place have incorporated under tho
name OF the Adrian Alliance Mercantile and
Elevator company.
George Blanchard. q farm hand in the en-
ploy OF Albert Fisher. near Wiscoy. com.
mittcd suicide by shooting himself thro ugh
the head with revolver. No cause IL as.
signed for the rash oct.
Mrs Emma Anderson, aged IS years, and
Miss Caroline Blacklin, aged IL years, bot b
died OF consumption ut Albert Lea. The
grippe which prevailed SO universally la st
winter, is believed to have superinduced the
former.
Frank Bohrer, the prominent Washington
county farmer who was injured while ut.
tempting to cross the track, near saltwater
in advance OF n train, died Mt the Commercial
hotel in Hudson. He leaves wife and six
children
Malcolm Mclnnia. of Onsota. aged forty
two, and Ernest o. Misk, OF Duluth, aged
thirty-nine, both single men, were struck by
switch engine and fatally injured. They
stepped from the track to avoid one train,
but got right in front Of another.
man named lIcndrckson, of McGrcgor,
Iowa. lnborer. was found dead on the
track near Glenville Frceborn county. 1t is
supposed that the man fell from Il pnssen.
ger train. An inquest was held. which re-
ve',led the tact that one leg was broken and
his head bndly bruised.
The north and Inbound trains on the
Fargo and Southern railroad collied ut Du.
mont deraing both engines. None were in.
jured, but the locomotives were badly wreck.
ed. Tho accident was caused by the brake.
men being unable to hold the train on &c.
count OF slippery rails.
AZ the employees Of the Northern Pacific
shops ut Brainerd were coming rom work,
one OF them, William Calkins, in attempting
to get on switch engine Tor ride home,
was struck by n switch signal bale an d be.
ing thrown under the engine was instantly
killed. The body WIS horribly mangled.
The light frosts in Houston county did no
damage to growing crops Most OF the corn
Is ripe and fair crop. Late potatoes will
turn out better than was expected three
weeks ago. ThreSlers report wheat to
average about Is bushels to the acre; oats
20 to 40. Plenty of moisture for all pur.
poses.
At Peter Thom's farm, about four miles
north Of Fnribault, u barn. together with q
new threshing machine, engine and fax of
the days tlreshing. two horses and several
farming impiments were destroyed by fire.
which caught from straw stack in some
nnnccountable manner. Tho horses were
hich"d to n thrasher to induce them to leave
the barn, hut u rush Of flame killed them.