The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
THE NORTHWEST.
4 Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States
MINNESOTA


Large numbers of deer are being shot by
pot hunters in thenor,hern part o. the state.
Tho city council of st. Puul is discussing
the subject of compelling telegraph com
panies to put their wires underground.
son of j. H. Adams. OF Beaver Creek.
while cal elessly handlinga revolver accident
ally shot himself through the right leg.
Mra. Anna klutz. an old lady of St. Paul,
was struck ly un electric car in that city and
fatally injured.
A spark from n steam thresher destroyed
four stacks of wheat belonging to Henry
Miller, farmer living near Lake Benton.
Alexander Michaelson, of st. Charles, was
run over by IL locomotive in St. Paui. sus-
tainng injuries from which lie is not likely
to recover.
THE various banks of Goodhue county are
estimated to contain deposits amounting to
500. 900, all to the credit OF the citizens of
the county.
Vim. Halverson, q professional wrestler, is
in jail at East Grand Forks, charged with
robbins Joe Hughes. a representative of the
Minnesota Chief Threslier company.
Albert Muekc. Of Minden. Benton county,
was thrown rom his wagon during n runa.
way, and sustained iniuri.s from which ha
died in n few hours
Mrs j. Crawford, living one mile east OF
Wat"r,own, was nstnntly killed by run.
nwny team Mrs. Craw ord was one of the
oldest settlers in this part o! the country.
Albert Mussl. u farmer residing in Minden,
i'ent"n county. died in st. Cou'l from in.
)uri"s received in runaway. lie was
single man and about thirty years old.
Willie Lee and Henry lielmar,h. two small
boys. were bound over to the criminal court
at st. Cloud Oh u charge of attempted safe
| crncking.
Two boys near Beaver Greek, Rock county
| nnmed Pierce and Weston got into II srufie
over u revolver and the piere MAS accident.
| ully discharged. the ball passing through
another playmate's leg, infictins u serious
wound.
Three lr:shmen ani a Norwegian got into
trouble ut l.uverne recently, which resulted
in the arrest of one of the Irishmpn. Inter
ttey came together again and the Norwegian
gave the lrishnau Il right-hander III the eye
rurturing the "ye,hall. The eye had TO be
removed. The big Sorseman is under arrest.
James q. Richardson. OF Lake City has
entered suit against the Minneapolis liar.
| vester company for s1OO .OoU. damages Th.
plaintiff owned Is pa,en, grain binder which
lie alleges the ieenlunts used un their
machinery with h,ut any right and have re-
fused to pay amy royalty. anl that he la.
lost the above sum through the infringe
| ment.
Alter many weeks of nr,luons labor the
officials of the state auditors department
| finlsiiri the work o assessing reu! and per-
| sonal property as fixed by the state board
| o equalization. The abstract of the u>sess.
| lnents shows that the personal property in
the state is valued mt $lOJ,399 434. while
the r"hl property is returned us being worth
*49I, l?S,23,. Til" peopl. o. Minnesota
thus own real AMI personal property valued
at fGO6.527.729
| Carl Graunke. of Benton, Carver county,
while temporarily insane. caused by tho loss
Of his sixteen -year.old daughter, who died OF
black diphtheria. and the whole family I've.
| ing afflicted with the same disease. left his
home in the night between October 30 and
30. apparently in lis unierclothes, and no
trlre can lie found of him. although the
surrounding country has been carefully
searched by the ncishbors. Ii is feared that
he either killed himself or got mired in some
slough
The ease OF the state against Everett W.
Fish und 4. L. Frain. publishers Of the
Great West, upon charge of criminal libel
brought against them by ] ohm L,throp. e1.
secretary of the Alliance stnte central CON.
initt'v, rnme up for trial in the muniripal
court ut saltwater. Mr.. Fish was the only
one Of the de enlant, tn appear, and he
| stated that rather tlnn go to the exI,ens. oi
Se;., n I,;,,
| of the state he would plenl gully to til.
charge for himself aud also !or Mr.. Fran,
who wns unable TO attend The court i'm.
posei II fine OF $50 aud costs in each case.
Michael Fahcy. who lives at Ellsworth
but vino owns u ..gooi farm seven
miles west of Sioux Falls. was about the
streets o. the latter city oil day Sunday. up
parently in good health. That night lie
went to bed at the Commercial house but
soon after arose uud b,san to smas!, up the
furniture in the rooms Policeman MORSE
uas called, and with the helpof two or three
men Fn!"y was taken from the room in the
hope that tn" fresh mir would restore hi.
mental halunc. Reaching Eighth stree,
Faliey suddenly broke away from hi. al
tendants ani ran like IL deer for the bridge
Mors" started in pursuit and grabbed the
man about tho body just rs he was about to
plunge over the bridge into the river Fab.
| +y was then taken rare OF by friends mud
| subsequently, was taken home.
A peculiar accident occurred at Duluth.
An electric light wire became Displaced and
restt'! on one OF the supporting wires OF the
electric trolly wires OF the street railway.
The supporting wire fused or burnt through
in nn instant. the.nds dropping to the street
pavement A Troy laundry wagon pn-se,!
just at that time and the broken wire be.
came cntangled in the wheel of tho vehicle.
In nm instant it was wound around the axle
and the wagon kept on until the SLACK of
the wire was taken up. when the vehicle was
| stopped so suddenly that the horse broke
his harness and kept on going, dragging he
driver over the dashboard and dem oralizing
the wagon generally. Some hystandrrs. in.
cn'ling Il policeman, saw the accident. which
trnnspired in less than minute. md when
:he wire fell it cracked like u pist oil aud emit
In blue streak OF fire.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Emma Abbott opened the new opera house