New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-17


body it is believed that Lee was murdered
and his body placed near the track to avoid
suspicion.
Senator Pie rec has m ade another move to
secure an appropriation to repair Fort
Abraham Lincoln in this state. He intro
duced a bill which contemplates a much
greater improvement than the one before the
senate at the last session. The amo unit
asked has been increased fro m SIS, 900 to
100000. The need of quarters for troops
in that particular spot just now will help to-
ward favorable action on the bill.
Grand Forks Herald soys Edward Camp
bell, charged with burglarizing Brooks
Bros. elevator at Ojata was acquitted, but
was Immediately re- arrested at the instance
of the American Express company charged
with robbing a safe at Fort Abercrombie
The two men charged with robbing Tharald-
sons store pleaded guilty and were sentenc-
ed by Judge Templeton as follows: Ward,
three years and nine months; Kings berry
three years and nine months.
new chapter in the pardoning Of Billy
Oswald, who W as sentenced to the peniten-
tiary at Bismarck for twelve ears for killing
Pat McWeeney in 1886, was developed III
the district court at DEVILS Lake in the case
of e. E. Dow of Grand Forks vs. Elliott
Elliott who was foreman Of the jury that
convicted Oswald, testified that he received
$50 at the hands of Col. Lounsberry in con-
sideration of which he (Elliott) signed the
petition for a pardon.
Z. B. Groat, general emigration agent Of
the Northern Pacific railroad returned to
st. Paul from a two weeks trip through
| the state. He reports that the out
come OF the crops this years. generally from
fairly good to good, except in the extreme
southern part Of the state and in some com
paratively small districts in the central
counties. The prices OF grains range high,
and farmers are, rule, getting in good
shape financially. 1-....-
For rWO days the attention of the district
court, at Fargo has been occupied with the
Trail county seat case. At the present cleo
ton vote was taken upon the relocation
OF the county seat, and it was largely in
favor Of moving it from caledonia to Hills
boro. Suit has since been brought to pre-
vent the removal on the ground that the
act under which the election was held was
UNCONSTITUTIONAL it being special legislation
which the constitution prohibits The Judge
has reserved his decision. .,r.s
OoOSnDAAooos
cultural College. at Fargo, announces win
ter course of instruction open to all farmers
and young men desiring instruction, begin,
ming January 8, and continuing twelve weeks.
10 distribute the advantages as equally as
possible a scholarship, emitting the holder
to free tuition and free room rent is placed
at the disposal of each member of the legis-
lature, and one for each local grange, alliance
Hr In rrr1o 81 oI,1h Uptf ~ h.
each student can be had at three dollars per
week, and for others an extra charge of from
one to three dollars per week will cover the
expense of rooms. "The course, though con
Quoted on scientific basis, will be made pre-.
eminently practical, the end constantly in
view to impart to students in attendance
such positive practical informant as will
find constant application on the farm, and
enabling it's possessor to conduct his affairs
more Understandings and successfully
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A petition is before the Sioux Falls city
council to have the parade OF the Salvation
army abated. -...
The farm house of Elias Holderman, near
Gettysburg, was recently destroyed by fire,
together with nearly everything it contain
ed. ..-..#E ~ ..r
Deputy Sheriff Kittrell went into saloon
in Hill City to stop row, when h e was set up
on and battered up in bad shape. The whole
outfit was arrested the next day.
John Clodfelter is under arrest at Mitchell
for receiving O bribe. In the Brokaw con-
test case he swore he had received money on
election day by which his vote was Influenced.
Brown county during the last year has fur
nished 1000 tons of free coal to people un-
able to buy it. The prospects are that a
still larger amount will be supplied during
the year to come.
Mrs. c. H. Wood, who recently suicided at
Madison, left ON infant son only few
months old. The child was taken to the
home OF it's fathers parents in Burlington,
Wis, but only survived it's m other week.
There are one or two men trav cling through
the state selling evergreen trees for which
the victim agrees to pay $40 per 1 900, and
the note turns up in some bank to be
500 note.
Fred Clyne, proprietor of the railroad
boarding house at Fantail Gulch, recently
packed his trunk and skipped out leaving
his vie behind. He took along with him all
the ready cash, leaving his wife only the
household effects
John A. Burns, who ran for sheriff on the
independent ticket in Douglas, took his de-
feat to heart and to get even he quietly
packed his goods, got q couple OF his neigh
bors to haul them to belmont, and lett the
country. Some ofhis creditors get onto the
racket, however. and went to belmont and
attached the goods.
Orman Osbon met with painful accident
while in frolic with Anton Larson at the
Howard school grounds recently. Young
LARSON it seems had knife in his hand dur
ing q friendly scufle with Osbon and during
the frolic he unintentionally drew the open
blade across the palm OF Osbon's right hand,
inficting deep and painful flesh wound
that will disable him for some time.
short time ago Sioux Falls family re-
ceived box of clothing from friends in an
other state, and just ten days from the re-
ceipt of that box, two cases of malignant
scarlet fever broke out. 1t has since h.
learned that four years ago there was Il ,.,..
OF scarlet fever in the family Of the sender.
The clothing had been in trunk for four
years and the germs of the disease retained