New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-28

The republican state executive committee
wilimeet at Fargo on the % and the demo-
cratic executive committee on the 9th inst,
TO decide on dates when the full committees
shall meet.
During his trip up the Missouri to the In
dian agencies Capt. Jack Crawford will de-
liver several lectures on his experiences on
the frontier, the proceeds to be added to the
Mary Washington monument fund.
While using vitirol with a syringe DR.. R. G.
Montgomery of Forest River got some of the
poison in his eyes, and tits believed his sight
is hopelessly destroyed. He was brought to
Grand Forks, for treatment, but physicians
can give him no encouragement
Two judges, Haney, of North Dakota and
Aiken, of South Dakota, have decided that
there is no law in either state to punish adul-
terry, the old territorial statute being re-
pealed by a law OF congress, intended for
Utah polygamy, but applicable to all terri
tories.
The second sale ofNorth Dakota state 4115
per cent. thirty-year rounding bonds took
place on thel5th. The bonds, to the amount
of $4,000, were sold to a Boston firm, who
pay premium of $10,555, or abont 9.34
per cent. This is the highest price yet paid
70 r western securities.
At Wiliston, Frank Newell, aged fifteen.
son of the round house forem an of the Great
Northern railway, and a companion were
out on ranch about six miles from town
looking up cattle during heavy rain and
thund er storm Lightning struck Newell,
\, 4l,ob <,,, J.,
that was standing near killing the three in
stantly and severely shocking Newells COM
panion
Farmers in the neighbour God of F ort A bra
ham Lincoln are alarmed at the PROPOSE
tionto abandon the fort at tho present
time. They say they settled in the coun-
try with the understanding that they were to
be protected against the raids of hostile In
dams, thousands of whom are camped with
in days journey of the fort, and that if the
protection is withdrawn they will be Obliged
to abandon their farms. A petition will be
forwarded to the war department.
The farm residence of F. E. Blaisdell, seven
miles north OF Cassleton, was totally destroy
ed by fire. A 12-year old girl, the daughter
of Bloomquist Blaisdell's foreman, was burn
ed to death. The girl was asleep upstairs,
where it is supposed the fire must have orig
mated from detective chimney. The wind
was blowing hard at the time, making it i'm
possible to save anything The rest OF the
family who were down S tairs, barely escaped
with their lives.
A strange fatality seems to Turk about the
office of physicians at the Devils Lake Indian
reservation. Within the past eighteen
nj he bo oA3 Il,
ferent DOCTORS three of whom are dead and
one totally incapacitated for practice.
month or two ago DR.. W. T. O'Donnell re-
ceived the appointing He had scarcely en-
tered upon his work when he died very sud-
denly. At his death DR.. C. c. Ellis had been
on duty but ten days when he contracted a
severe cold, which was followed by pneu-
monia, resulting in his death.
Secretary Noble decided a land case which
| involves the right OF mortgages in contest
ed cases and is of interest wherever public
lands are taken under the homestead law.
The entryman in this case was James Ross
who filed on land in the Fargo district. His
claim was Cancelled for lack of good faith.
Before this, however, he executed mortgage
to the Colonial and United States Mortgage
company. The company did not notify the
land Office, and SO had no hearing when the
| case was under consideration. It claims it
| has had no day in court. The secret airy rules
that it was entitled to no notice unless it had
notified the local office of it's interest in the
land.
At Lisbon Mrs. Stevens, wife of Hon. R. N
Stevens, of the last legislature. was fatally
shot. In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs Stevens
went for a dri. in the country and took a
shotgun. BY mistake they took the wrong
sized shot, and when they returned laug hing
~ told some friends of their error as they
drove through town Arriving home, they
got the proper shells and returned to the
river, a few rods in the rear oil the house,
where there are generally a few ducks on the
| water. A moment or two after Mr.. Stevens
was heard wildly calling forhelp Some men
rushed up and found Mrs. Stevens lying on
the bank of the river, dead, having been shot
through the head. The charge entered at
the base of the brain just behind the right
ear. After "a careful investigation of five
hours the coroners jury returned a verdict
OF accidental death. Mr. Stevens and family
left with the remains for Petersburg, ILL.,,
where interment will take place.