The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
TIE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA
The newfoundinge' home has been opened
In StPaul.
During tho past year there were 1875 births
and ~ deaths in Rock county.
The next state fair will commence Monday,
September 8, 1890, and last six days
Thelcourt has-granted a stay in the Leuz
murder case at, Mankato. until the 11th OF
March.
It b estimated that St. Paul blows in
100000 year on the Louisiana state
LOTTERY.
Over 100 men are steadily employed in
cutting ice ut Worthington, and about sew
enty cars day are being shipped south.
The schoolhouse in. Hunter township,
Jackson county, was destroyed By fire. The
loss i about $3.50; not insured.
DR.. Edward Walther, of St. Paul, is the
posssssos of silver dollar of the coinage of
1904. Only four silver dollars were issued
in that year.
strange woman stopped at . St. Cloud
hotel one night recently and disappeared the
next morning, leaving 5rweeks-old baby
on the hotel man a. hands.
The committee appointed to expend
81 geo among the destitute turner's in Kilt.
son county have not yet been able to find
any who are destitute.
q. L. F. Bsrgstone, of Saltwater, has been
semitic to the insane asylum. He became
impressed with the idea that he had won
several big prizes in the Louisiana lottery
and that turned his mind
4att Guftafson, living near Sandstone,
bought pint bottle Of whisky and after tax.
ing two drinks ont Of the bottle fell dead on
the street. The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that death was caused by the whisky.
The jury in the Tart-Roman breach of
prom ss case at st. Paul gave Miss Tart q
verdi;t for $4,000. The plaintiff promptly
attached the property OF DR.. Roman. and SO
far h IS secured 500 of the amount
Thu building trades of Minneapolis have
expressed themselves as prepared to make q
determined effort to secure the establishment
OF eight hours as days work on May l,
when the eight h our movement will be tested.
bt of tramps took possession of the
school-house at st. Vincent, and after getting
drunk used the school records for making q
fire. 1t took all the town police officials and
q number of citizens to lodge them in Jail.
The contest over the st. Cloud post office
was settled when Representative Comstock
recon mended Capt J. T. West for the place.
Charley Gilman was backing Long, but West
had many influential men with him.
Leonard Garding young man ofAlbany,
Stearns county, while shooting with some
companions at a target with rife, was shot
in the chin. The bullet has not yet been
fonnd and his condition is critical.
Ths Wilder Episcopal school at St. James
has proven success. Last fall the school
opensd with sixty students and now has an
attendance of over 100. The school build
| ings are already inadequate and arrange
ments are being made to make s., 900 worth
OF improvements on the building.
Mn D. w. Wolcott, of the town ofSt. Olaf,
Otter Jail county, thought she was taking a
EDover's powder. but got hold of q bottle OF
! rat poison instead and took large dose.
She had an hour of terrible, excruciating sui.
fering and day OF great danger, but re.
covered, though she is still very weak.
In the beautiful city of Winona there
stands a romantic and picturesque noun
tain called Sugar Loaf, which is an
enormous square rock. One day beautiful
Indian maiden for some reason mounted this
dangerous rock and jumped from the eleva-
ton with the intention ofcommitting suicide.
Her name was Winona, and to her this hand
some city owes its pretty name-Winona;
James Tawney and John Harris OF that
place are now in Washington with bill
appropriating money for the establishment
ofan observatory on Sugar Loaf mountain,
which is the highest point on the Mississippi
river.