The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events Of the Week in tho
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

Tho st. Paul public library now numbers
$4,000 volumes.
Warren defeated Argyle in the county seat
light by over three hundred majority.
The Scandinavian 1.uthcrnas will erect
rev church ediiice at Winona.
The free delivery system will be introduced
n Rochester November ].
Thieves entered st. Paul residence and
lmong other things stole the lamily bible.
The city o: Mankato has let contract
or five years for lighting the streets with
electricity.
j. r. Morrin 4 Co.. o. Albert Lea. have
'hippo'iseventaen carloads o. eggs this year,
zach car containing 100 eases, 144,O 900
1ozcn, or 2,4IS, 900 eggs.
John Anderson. u deaf and dumhman, wat
killed by n Northern Pacific engine while
crossing IL brideeat Henring. Hcwns facing
the train but was looking at Ills feet.
The loss to farmers in Law renee township,
Grant county. from the recent pru irie fire is
Estimated ut between $40 900 and $4,000.
The fire started from cinde,s dumped on the
roadway hy IL farm engine.
The police of Hastings are prosecuting n
vigorous war against dealers who In We been
selling tobacco to minors under sixteen years
of agr. -Four arrests have been made SO AR
and all the offenders fined.
$. Hess, OF Motley, was accidentally shot
by his son willie hunting near Moose Lake
Eight bnckshot entered his thigh AMI bo,ly
at short range. He was taken to the hospi
tai ut Braimcrd, where he now lies in IL crit
cul condition.
A special election held at Montgomery has
voted $4,000 or IL system al wn,rvworks and
steam fire engine. Work will begin i,nme-
liately on II deep well, pumphousc aud large
reservoir with water mains amd hydlants
through the streets.
Tho grand jurors of Waterman county
plncel tivein'lirtmcnts gnin,t N.s .lollanson,
u saloonkceper of Mn,lcla. three ui them Tor
selling tominors and two for selling on sun
lay. The sheriff took him in Charge The
same jury indicted N. T. Pratt, for selling
liquor on Sunday.
In his history Of his famous trip to the
northwest in 1928, when he attempted To
lind the north pole, Sir John Franklin
makes reference I % the birth oI Il son OF one
Of his rcscuers. Tic inant was b orn in the
basin of he Mackenzie river, and the far
I hest north of any ciI,l then born in Ga nl.
tln. The in'ant 80 referred To il Mt present
visiting in st. Paul. anl his name is j. L.
MrNicar. lie is G:i years ui aye.
Thomas O'tomnor. who has served wclyr
wears OF II lie sentence in the urnitcnriary at
saltwater, has been par,ionr,l on condition
That he leaves the state forever He w;is
sentenced tor the murlrl of his nephew, Lar.
\ I
Iurntly rr.arrc>trd for Violating his parnl
He had returned to his old homr, aud lie WAS
believed to have had designs upon the lives
of one or more of his nci.hbnrs, us he was
heavily armed when taken into custody.
Ayoung man named John Springer. who
teaches school sixteen miles south o ii asst
inss failed to nppnrat the school house, and
Oh scarcl, Icing instituted his dinner pail
was found turned up by the roadside. Tie
dirt was torn up ;s iithrrr hal been II srulIe
nnd in II muddy spot near 10y were found
foot prints nnd II revolver tramp",l into ti,c
mud. He had trouble witt, Il stranger some
time ago, who Threatened to kill him. and il
il thought he has been murdered and hi.
body concealed.
Benedict Lipp, asection sam on tho NORTH,
eth aflM, UNIV HIN UFiIHs DUl, III llS room
ut Little Falls, with u gun loaded with buck
shot. The whole top o. his heal from his
nosenp was blown off, his brains sroope.l
out and scattered over thu hunr. bed, wall,
nnd ceiling o the room, sclrrrly cavim. Il
spot three inches long which wa. not h.spat-
tered with blood AMI brains A, :, o'cork
in the morning the section boss, who w;,>
his room mate, came in. rr:,wl.,i over til,
dead body ol Limp and wei, To sleep, moi
noticing anything wrong.