The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
THE NORTHWEST.
4 Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States
MINNESOTA.

gas and water companies.
There Ia considerable talk Of establ isling
beet sugar factory ut Mankato.
Blue Earth county elected lady superin-
tsndent Of fschools-Miss Stevens.
Luverns has ladies' brass band that is
capable Of furnishing excellent music.
All Of the saw mills at Saltwater have
closed down. The cut for this season IL the
largest on record.
Aankato Methodists voted In favor of al.
hitting women ns lay delegates to con er.
ences Of the church.
The postofice ut Burnum was entered l,y
burglars and robbed Of $1O5 in stamps and
el2 In money.
Edwin McGowan, the young man who WIS
hurt at Staples few days ago. died in the
hospital at St. Cloud. Ills back was broken.
Frank Wood, horse thief, bndly wanted in
Renville county for trotting away with two
raee horses, has been arrested in st. Paul.
John Lundberg, OF Milbnnk, S. D., while on
visit to friends In Minneapolis, blew out
the gas in his room and in the M orning was
found dead In bed.
s. Joblom AM J. b. Olsen, aged about 12
years, while skating on Leach lake, near
Rush City broke through the ice and we're
drowned
Fred Miller, q horse jockey, confined in the
st. Cloud Jail on q charge of robbery, made
his escape by jumping from an upper story
window and 10 still at large.
]. w. Imerson, Of st. Paul was run
over by an engine In the South st. Paul
stocl.yards md injured 80 badly thut he
died lew hours later.
Two editors In Pipestone county ran for
office at the recent election and wera elected
Two editors ran for Office In Cottonwood
county and got left.
c. A. Nimocks hns sold the Minneapolis
Times to Frank l.. Thresher. representing a
stock company. The new company. will put
e20, 900 into the concern aud will mako the
Times a first-class morning paper.
At ST. Paul, while Joseph Singer was teach.
Ing Ills wife how to use n revolver, the wenp-
on was Incidentally discharged, tho bullet
taking effect in his right brenst and inflicting
dangerous. II not fatul wound.
Nicholas Kill. indicted for the murder of Jn-
cob kohn, in barn nenr Como on the 18th of
September, was convicted Mt st. Paul Kill
Ia q trump and Kohn gu We linn food and
shelter, which kindness lle re pnid by murder
ing his bene'actor.
A mnn named RaIovitz. living in the town
Of krain, stearns county, was found 10y his
daughter suspended from tho limb of a trpe
In his zig pen dead. The decline of the price
Of wheat and the loss Of some land by tho
resurvey Of the town rendered him nsane
and led to hedeed. He wns in good circum
stances.
Upwards Of $50, 900 has been OK pended In
Improvements during the past summer It
the Second Minnesota hospital for insane mt
Rochester. Besides the sewerage improv.
lnents and q large and substantial brick
building to be used FOR storage md M office
for the steward, . slaughter house, poultry
house and soap factory have been erected
on the farm.
TIE supreme court of N innesota Inns hand
ed down decision which settles tho question
OF validity OF a railroad ticket purchased al
ticket broker or scalper nnd the liability oi
roilroad company to accept such ticket
court reverses the decision Of the lower court
that the holder Of such a ticket could not re.
cover, and holds that q round trip ticket
used BY the purchaser IN going to tho
station named on it and then sold and trims.
ferred is valid in the hands Of the holder.
W. Gaumnitz. farmer living mt Rius. was
held up by robber betwaen st. Cloud nnd
sauk Rarids about five o'clock one morning
and rek 1ed Of $50. Gnu mntz was on his
way to It, Cloud where he intended to ma kc
deposit at one OF the banks. He overlook
the rohber, who was walking ulons the rond
The Inter demand ed money, an,l Gnumnitz
who is m old man. did not refuse, n thou gll
the robt.er did not display any weapon
When he had searched the old mans pockets
the robber said good morning md strobe
away into the woods. sum Of money
which the old man had in Ills boots was
missed bv the highwayman.
One o! the most remarkable cases of old
nge in the country is that of Mrs Mnrit
staven. of Ma,lelin, who has just completed
her Tooth birthdny. The day she became
centennarian q lnrge number of friend. and
relatives gathered together and celebrated
the event in royal fashion. Mrs. Staven WINS
born in Leslie Gudbrnndsdnlen, Norway,
aud was married Mt II yenrs of nyc. Her
husband died in 1861, and in 1873 she cmi.
grated to America. The old lady il said to
he in good health. and bids fur to live many
years mort Her chief occupation is ut tho
spinning wheel. with which she is very pro.
fcient. She has had nine children, four of
whcm are living.