New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-09

Z #5 80
Among the property Of Jay Cooke, seized
at the time of his failure in 1873, is a large
tract of land in North Dakota which will be
sold without reserve next month.
Maj. Hamilton, of Grand Forks, formerly
secretary of the board OF university regents,
has assumed editorial charge of the Plain
dealer
The state board of agriculture of North
Dakota has decided not to attempt to hold
any state fair this year on account of the
legislature failing to provide any appropria-
tion.
At Dickinson, Fred Wimpfheimer, aged
about %, a section laborer in the Northern
Pacific yards. was knocked down by switch
engine and killed. His relatives live in st.
Thomas.
The state board of agriculture met in
Grand Forks, and after a lengthy discussion
decided not to attempt to hold any state
fair this year on account of the legislature
failing to provide any appropriation.
A Fargo man. driven insane by the warm
weather. created great excitement few days
ago by appearing on the streets in a buffalo
overcoat, fur cap and artic overshoes. He
will make his next appearance before the
commissioners of insanity.
Henry Fenner, wanted at Cooperstown, for
grand larceny, was captured at Cha m barlain
and consented to return to North Dakota
without putting the officers to the trouble
of procuring requisition papers. Heis charg-
ed with stealing wheat from neighbour.
John G. Elmslie, aged IS, was drowned
while bathing in the Red River at Grand
Forks, recently. He could not swim and
| was carried hey ond his depth by the cur
| rent. A companion named Stewart narrow
~ escaped the same fate in an effort to save
him.
The post Office changes are nearly all in the
shape of reduction. They are as follows:
Casselton, $1.4O0 to $1,000; Dew
IFS Lake, $1,4oo to $1,000; Glendale,
$1,000 to $1.1OO; Hillsboro, $1,000 to
$1,000; jamestown, 81, 500 to 81, 700; Park
River. $1,000 to ST, 100; Valley City, 81, 400
to $1,000,
The wheat crop within radius of 100
miles of Grand Forks is in excelen condition
generally. Reports have been current that
the exceeding hot weather of the past week
had the effect of scorching wheat in certain
localities, but this is denied automatically by
those in a position to know. Hail has Wis
tied certain localities, Church's Ferry, New
Rockford, etc, but wheat is not far enough
advanced to be affected in the least Some
fields of wheat, notably along the Red river,
are about heading out and with continu-
ance of present weather will be headed in a
week or less The prospects are good for an
average crop throughout the circuit describ-
| ed. The oat crop has suffered some from the
| effects of heat, but no serious dearth of that
cereal is anticipated
| tragedy was enacted at Standing Rock
agency the other day which may result in the
death of one OF the most widely known
| Sioux braves in the west, second only to old
Sitting Bull. 1t appears that Chief Rain-in-
the-Face, and his squaw, a. handsome young
woman, quarreled about another woman to
whom the chief was paying undue attention
to the neglect of his lawful wife, The chief
left his tent and withdrew to another part of
the camp. That night his wife entered his
tent while he lay asleep and plunged a knife
into his chest and side, making several ter
rible wounds. She then gave herself up, say
ing she was sorry she had not killed him.
She is now kept under strong guard, await
ing the outcome of her husbands's wounds,
and great excitement prevails at the agency.
Rain.jn the Face is the Indian who boasts
that it was by his hand Custer met his
death.