The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-09
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

Duluth has expended over 100000 in
new buildings this year.
The logging business has not been serious
ly affected by the bad weather up to this
time.
The st. Paul chamber Of commerce is aGi,
tatiug the establishment of Il state immigra-
ton bureau.
A railroad employee named Bauhuaun was
run over and killed by the cars near Crooks,
town.
A meeting was held in st. Paul for the pur
pose of organizing state branch of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
Thirty drive wells have been driven for the
water works at Alexandria and the town is
now in good shape for fire protection.
Hon Horace Wilder, an old resident of
Red Wing died at that place recently at the
advanced age OF So years
Herman kumarra, of Duluth, purchased
quart of alcohol and drank the whole amount.
short time atterward he dropped dead in a
saloon.
The Metropolitan Operations company
have purchased site for new opera house
in st. Paul The price paid for the land was
100000.
St Paul sold $275, 900 worth Ola per cent.
bonds to a Boston firm for $2S4, 927.SO, or
1899 per cent, the highest premium ever
paid for securities of u western city.
While hunting near Hinckley Patrick Bren-
nan, aged 10. was shot in the back and fatal
ly injured by the accidental discharge Ola gun
in tho hands of u John Brady, aged IL.
Hans Uyborg, a farmer, was killed near
Cannon Falls, by a tree falling upon him
which he was cutting down. The deceased
was about sixty years OF u sc.
Ten days stay of proceedings have been
granted in the Carlton county seat contest.
The enthusiastic citizens worked till : o clock
in the morning removing county records and
and safes to the Junctio II. The attorney for
Thompson is demanding the return Of these.
In quarrel over girl in St. Paul Harry
Brand, a painter tried to perforate d.
Stewart, business man, with q revolver.
He fired one shot. which missed, and before
he could fire again, the revolver was taken
away from him. He was lodged in Jail.
delicate operation was performed on the
little 5-year-old child Of Ole P. Rolay, of
Luverne The child was playing with some
corn and in breathing drew a kernel downin
her wind pipe, where it lodged. Drs. Spa]dng
and Plummer performed the operation, and
the child is doing well
/ Peter Gooden was celebrating the advent
OF the New Year at an early hour at North
field by firing q revolver One shot struck
A. Freling in tie back, inficting q serious
wound. Gooden admitted the shooting,
and claimed the wounding of Freling was ac-
cidental No arrest has been made.
Typhoid lever has been ravaging the town
ship of Clitheral. in Otter Tail county, and
there have been many deaths The saddest
case of all was in the death of father and
two daughters. sTheir names were J. NJ. Pet
terson Mrs. Jens T. Larson and Mrs. Ole Han
son. Both the women leave husbands and
families. All three were buried in one grave.
At FaribauIt a fire broke out in the third
story Of Ansel Hills furniture factory. The
fremen worked like tigers but it did them
no good, the heat being so intense that they
could not approach the burning building.
The loss will exceed ) O.00O, being fully in
surpd. The cause OF the fire was spontan-
eous combustion. 1t started in the paint
shop.
Johannes Danielson, aged sixty years living
one mile from Centre City, committed suicide
by hanging. He came to the place in 1877,
and owned one of the best farmsin this vicin-
ity He leaves q wife and four children. No
one is able to conjecture the cause of suicide,
as he was about his work all day in the usual
manner. He was prominent member of the
Swedish Luthern church.