New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events Of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

ne state school of agriculture opened
with seventy students in attendance.
saltwater claims q population of Ii, 900,
but the government census gives the city
only ,OOO
The electric street railway system of Du-
luth will be completed and in operation
within a month.
Jacob Searle, hunter and traper near
Duluthwas killed by trapp gun set by him
self.
Pat Kenney, under Indictment at Madi-.
son for manslaughter, broke jail and is still
at large.
Peter Harps one of the Oldest settlers in
Traverse county. was kicked by his horse in
the forehead, at Wheaton, and died instantly
Henry F. Oxnard. the Grand Island sugar
manufacturer, is looking over the state for
proper location for beet sugar factory.
Chris. Langguth, an old citizen of ST. Peter,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart. Financial trouble is the
cause alleged.
Charles Bushee and wife, living in Mime
sofa near East Grand Forks, are under ar
rest at Crookston charged with strangling
their 12-year-old child.
An unknown man was run over and killed
by Milwaukee train between st. Paul and
Minneapolis. A card in his pocket bore the.
name of Lewis Baker.
At Caledonia black diphthera is raging to
such an extent that the public schools have
been cloesd. A number of children have
died from the dread disease.
Murice Hafey, chief of the Duluth fire de-
partment, who assaulted man named
Man.
day, has been dismissed from the depart.
ment in disgrace.
Mike Brennan, alias 'New Orleans Muir
ply" has been convicted of murder in the
first degree by the grand jury at Duluth.
Brennan murdered a boy in that city on the
goth Of July last.
A Duluth real estate company has donated
q plot OF eleven acres as 81 site for the pro-
posed military academy. A bonus of $780,
900 IS asked for the location of the acad-
envy. and $40, 900 Of the amount has already
been subscribed.
Mrs. Otto Walther, Of st. Paul, commit
ted suicide by deliberately jumping into the
Mississippi. The act was witnessed by two
young men, who we're unable to rescue her
in time to save her lie She had been mar
ried but a few weeks.
Harry Estering, d young man Of 20, at
tempted to board a freight train at Aitkin
and lost his hold. He fell beneath the
wheels, which passed over his neck, sevcring
his head from his body. His parents live in
Trout Brook, Mich,
1t is now thought that Herman Davids,
the young bartender whose body was found
in small lake near ST. Paul. was killed
with chloroform by some enemy and thrown
into the lake to create the impression that
he had committed suicide.
The next two weeks will wind up the raft.
ing season at Saltwater The past years
cut amounted to 3,49S, 900 logs, scaling
452, 2S7 900 feet. The mills are still &C.
lively at work with their successful cut.
Great difficulty has been experienced in get
ting cars to deliver the lumber sold
A serious fire occurred in the upper story
OF the Lake house at Starbruck. Two chill
dren OF e. p Byhec, the prophet or, were burn
ed to death and two we're badly burned and
are not expected to live. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The damage to the build
ing is confined to a few rooms
The record Of longevity which Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Hoist, living in Belvidere township
Goodhue county, present, can probably not
be equaled in the state. Mr.. Hoist is eighty
nine years of age and his wife eighty five
years, and they have been m argied sixty
five years. Their eldest son is sixty-four
years of age.
Judge Nelson held the first terms of court
at Mankato under the Lind law. In the dis
trict court nothing came up, but Judge Mel
took occasion to override demurrers IN
the case OF Ed A. Steven, Thaddeus S. Alick-
ey, Ben Aarons and other Minneapolis emu
merators. In the circuit court there were two
cases, but both were continued. ..
Mrs. Nellie K. Green, wife of the late Joseph
c. Green Of St. Paul. committed suicide by
taking three ounces ofcarbolic acid. Joseph
c. Green, who died recently, was
prominent resident of St. Paul for nearly
thirty years. Mrs. Green has been suffering
for the past three years with meancho lia
She had been for year in the insane asylum
at Rochester