New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19
THE NORTH " EST.
4 Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

home for babies, orphaned and aban-
doned, has been established in St. Panl
During the year 1889 in the state there
we're 8, 9ol marriages and 492 divorces
The number of inmates in the Saltwater
penitentiary at the present time is 344
Arthur. Carroll, postmaster at Plain
view and a prominent memb Der OF the Masonic
fraternity, died of consum ption.
Capitalists are making arrangements for
the Development of valuable iron mine at
Grand Rapids, Itasca county.
Martin Ely, an old settler and a promi-
nent G. A. r. man, died at his home in
Pipestoae on the 7th of influenza
The Minnesota house at st. Charles was
entered by burglars recently and large
amount ofcigars aud other articles taken.
starch factory has been established at
Lake Cltyand the farmers in that vicinity
are preparing to plant potatoes on an ex
tensiFe scale the coming season.
While telling trees in the Mission Creek
lumber camp Erick Nelson was hit by a limb,
causing fracture of the skull. His recovery
is doubtful.
Three carloads of seed grain have been
shipped from Kenyon this winter for the use
of the needy in North Dakota who suffered
the loss of their crop last year.
Oliver Watkins. a Minneapolis policeman.
skipped from that city with dress maker,
leaving wife and family in Strengthened cir
Cumstances. He also left numerous creditors.
Martin Schmaudt and two workmen were
terribly injured near Hutchinson by the
bursting of the boiler of threshing engine
which they were using to run u saw mill.
Schmaudt may die.
Miss Groh, of St Paul, died the other day
from blood poisoning. resulting from rubbing
a Eimple on her face with her gloved fingers.
This poison is said to have been in the dye
Of the kid glove.
At Mankato William LEM was convicted
of murder in the first degree for the killing OF
John Schwartz at Pleasant Mound last July.
The verdict was genuine surprise, as a YER
dict of acquittal was looked for.
John B. Gregoire of Mazeppa was riding on
the spring seat of lumber wagon and in
turning a corner rapidly was thrown to the
ground. His shoulder was broken and dis
located
Three drunken Indians at Appleton engag-
ed in a fight with knives aud tomhawks and
two of them were seriously injured, one per
haps fatally. The person who sold the whisky
will receive the attention OF the authorities.
James Lawther, of Red Wing, who is now
absent in Europe. has brought snit against
his brother Samuel for Encouragement OF
his property during his absence-the com
plant referring specifically to certain leased
real estate in Minneapolis involving some
$4,000.
Mr.. Hemingway, Il patient in the hospital
at Rochester from Dodge county, had his leg
amputated above the knee. Three or four
weeks ago he accidentally pricked his knee
with the tine of a pitehfork, producing g
slight wound. It became sore and finally
blood poisoning set in, with the result as stat
ed
The little village of Maple Lake Mimi, was
nearly swept away by the fire fend- The
blaze originated in George Desmond's smoke
house. and owing TO the high wind, spread
very rapidly. The buildings burned are
Rohrenbach's store, building aud contents
Welton Bros dry goods store, kohler s
Taylor's drug store, George Desmond 8 butch
CT shop and the Manson house.
Charles Larson, Ole Olson and Magness
Falk, section men, were run over and killed
by Northern Pacific passenger train two
miles from Clear Lake. The Manitoba anc
Northern Pacific tracks run side by side a
The point where the accident occurred and thu
men stepped off the Manitoba track to let
freight go by just in time to be caught blythe
Northern Pacific train.
Letters from London state that Dr. G. N
Hewitt, secretary of the Minnesota board o
health, who is at present in that eountr,
STUDYING and inspecting sanitary method
there employed, is being received with tn
highest respect everywhere and accorded
every aid in his work The doctor will sool
30 to Paris to spend some time with Pasteur
and thence to Berlin to visit Dr. Koch.