New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events>of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

The first soldiers monument ever erected
IN Minnesota was unveiled at Bloomington
cemetery .u
Edward Clay, while fishing in the Misss-
sippi at st. Paul, fell into the river and was
drowned. W.
Alex. Billings, of Hinckley, is held to ap-
pear before the United States court at Wi
mona on a charge ofselling liquor to Indians.
Gov Merriam has named June 81 as the
day upon which Clifton Holden is to hang for
the murder Of his cousin near Redwood Falls.
John PETIT, OF Oronoco, was fatally injured
and Leander Harmon seriously hurt by be-
ing run over by a seed drill on Pett's farm.
Mrs. Mary A. McGindley, of Duluth, has
been admitted to practice in the district
court in that city. She is the first female
lawyer in Minnesota
COW belonging to farmer west of Lu-
verne gave birth to five calves the other day.
The calves were very small, but were all
alive and risky.
While being lowered into q we'll at Marshal,
Thomas Lewis was overcome by fire damp
and fell to the bottom distance of 100 feet,
sustaining fatal injuries.
Peter BOhan, of Duluth, was awarded q
verdict of $4,000 against the st. Paul and
Duluth Railway company for the loss of a
foot.
The Red Wing City council has granted
sixteen applications for saloon licenses for
the coming year and one remains to be act
ed upon. With that one granted the number
OF saloons will be three less than last year
Melvin Peters, while visiting his unce's
arm near Faribault, was gored by bull.
His leg was broken in two places and he was
gored in the side. He is in precarious con-
dition.
j. W. Jayne, Christian scientist, fell from
bicycle at Winona and broke his leg. He
refused the services of a surgeon saying he
relied entirely upon divine intervention to
effect a cure.
The Rocester Separator company is pre-
pairing to established line of creameres
along the line OF the Zumbrota branch of the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad and of
the Red Wing and Southern.
Karl Olson, Scandinavian recently ar
rived in this country, committed suicide by
firing shot gun into his mouth, on the
farm of John Bird near Kalmar, where he
was employed. No cause is known for the
deed
The inquest on the body of John Flamm.
1OuDu uedu Ol 1euOW paukS r1V6r, near Ut
tonyille, found that death was caused by
heart failure. The bruises on the head and
body resulted from falling on the rocks in the
water
The body of James Clough was found in a
lumber yard at Minneapolis with bullet
hole through the head. On one side of the
body was found revolver and on the other
b bottle of whisky. He had evidently com
mitted suicide.
b. S. Taylor, prominent farmer of Medic,
and son Henry, aged twenty-five years, were
instantly killed by lightning. They were
standing in the door OF a large stock barn
when the bolt came down. The barn was to-
tally consumed.
Tall and Thayden, whose trial for forgery
at ST. Paul attracted considera BILE attention,
were sentenced to the Saltwater penitentiary
for eight years each athard labor. Particle
their partner in crime is already serving q
like sentence The trio were engaged in
crooked real estate deals.
The heaviest rain o. the season fell q t Red
Wing. The streets washed out and
hooded, sidewalks carried away an proper
ty damaged much The Milwaukee road was
washed near Eggleston; and some damage
was done to the Duluth, Red Wing & South.
ern road.
James Rose, the father of the murderer
confined in the Brown county jail, has re-
Gently been granted a pension of $40 a
month with back pay of $500, and his wife
has received legacy of $5, 900 from a de-
ceased uncle. They will make up for the
money expended in the defense of their son
and enable them to continue the case before
j the supreme court
The Minnesota & Dakota elevator was
burned at Litchfeld. The fire origin ated in
the cupola from a lantern explosion. BY
hard work the fire was confined to the
burned building, although several others
were at times on fire. The elevator con-
tanned between $500 and 1000 bushels of
wheat. Loss $4,000. The building was one
OF the old land marks of the place, being the
first elevator erected there.
A sad case Of drowning occurred at Fair
bault. Chas. H. Smith, his brother, George
Smith, and young man named Potter.
none of whom could swim, went in bathing
in Cannon river. Chas. H., aged 20 years,
ventured further than his companions and
although the river is very low he got into a
deep hole and was drowned, despite the Ell
forts OF his brother, who nearly lost his life
in trying to save him. The body was soon
recovered, but life was extinct
July 20 and 21 will be the days when Bish-
op Vincent will be present at Maplewood
Park, at Waseca. There mas been some de-
lay in issuing the complete programme Of
the coming assembly, but it is now issued
and copies can be obtained of Rev. H. c.
Jennings, of Red Wing, or William Everett
Waseca. The contract for the spur has been
let to Winonn parties. Last year the Vase
ca assembly stood sixth in the number of
Chautauqua graduates, but the rank will be
higher, as more are prepared to graduate at
Waseca this year than last.
NORTH DAKOTA.
At Bismarck Original packagers'' adver.
tise their goods in the papers.
The Lisbon band has been selected as state
rsgimental band of North Dakota
The Farmers alliance of the two Dakotas
!. e - Mr.