New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-09-10
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The St. Paul chamber OF commerce is OPP
posed to the eight-hour day.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st, Paul COM
pany is building O. round house at Red Wing.
Gotlieb Barr, an old man of6S, died at
Frazer City from the effects of a fall from
wagon.
There are in Marshall considerable num-
Der of 1celandic Lurherans and they are
taking steps to erect a church building there
st. Peter feels disappointed at the result OF
the census returns. The population is only
2,76O. while the citizens were confident that
it would show up 1000.
While shingling house at Dow City the
staging gave way, precipitating Benjamin
Wilder head first to the ground and killing
him instantly.
The town of Wilton by special election has
decided to issue bonds in the sum of $l4, 900
to put in water-works and an electric light
plant. ...--. .. .'.s. To-
J. Boren, a Lamberton stock dealer, was
run over and killed by the cars at Kasota
Junction while on his way to st. Paul with
20 carload of cattle. 49,. ~
Blue berries have been very plentiful this
been out picking report that thousands of
bushels are going to rot. s.~- #
Ten school districts in Goodhue county
have now adopted the free text book plan.
Of the $50 school districts 100 are now sup
piled with school ibaries.
L. J. Greenwood and Frank Ruback before
Judge Fitch, of Anoka, were fined $11O and
costs for shooting prairie chicken before the
season opened.
The residence of R. 0. Fenton, at Albert
Lea, with some of it's contents, including
5000 in currency, was destroyed by fire.
The fire originated from defective chimney.
William 81. Donahue, of Minneapolis,
has brought suit against the Minneapolis,
Lyndale and Minnetonka railway for So, 900
damages for injuries received in an accident
last July.
Sharpers are travelling through some Sec
tions of the state claiming to have a sure
cure for hog cholera. In one instance one
Of these hog doctors ''inoculated" 212 hogs
in one day at 25 cents for each animal.
During a heavy thunder storm farm er
named Cady, living about three miles west
of Minnesota Lake, together with team of
three horses, was struck by lightning, both
team and man being instantly killed.
Hon. Richard O'Connel prominent farm
er Of Derryname township, LIE sueur coun-
ty, was kicked by ahorse and instantly killed.
He was former member OF the legislature
and also county commissioner, and stood
high in political circles.
Mary Nelson, a patient in the insane
hospital at st. Peter. committed suicide by
deliberately choking herself to death. She
had recently been admitted from Murray
county and was inclined to melancholy, but
had never shown any symptoms Of suicide.
j. Paterson has abandoned the drilngfor
an artesian we'll at Mazeppa on which he
commenced work some weeks since. At the
depth OF 100 feet he reached sand and experts
say that when the drill passes through rock
into sand it is useless to go deeper tor a flow
of water as none will be secured.
John Hanson, a lad about seventeen yea re-
old, fell to the basement from a ladder lead
ing to the second story Of d building at Fer
gus Falls, about twenty-five feet. When
picked up it was found that one leg was
broken, shoulder dislocated, face and body
terribly cut and bruised and, it il feared,
serious internal injuries.
A carrier pigeon sent from Philadelphia
released at Albert Lea the other day.
The bird has IL LOO miles to go before reach.
ing home, and much interest is shown as to
the time it will require. 1t has heretofore
traveiedg75O miles in one trip and the owner
is ANXIOUS to beat the record. When it
started it few in a series OF circles, each time
rising higher, the general direction being
east.
At Winona Mrs. James Corney was killed
while attempting to rescue her baby from
danger. The infant was playing in the mid
die of the street car track when car came
along. She snatched the child away but in
SO doing she ell down, and the front wheels
of the car passed over her head causing in
slant death. The baby in the middle of the
track, was not stepped on by the horse, and
y came to no injury. ..-
Elevator A. of the R. D. abba I'd & Co.
milling plant, in Mankato, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire the other morning, with
about fifty tn ousand bushels of wheat The
loss is estimated at 100000, with an in
surance of $50, 900. The fire started in til e
elevator machinery, and was under full head.
way before the fire companies could get on
the ground. The elevator was substantial
iron-clad structure and externally frepro Of
The company will Immediately rebuilt d.