The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-11
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
A boy named Spaulsbury WIS drowned ut
Redwood Falls while bathing in mill pond.
James Kelly was found dead in his yard ut
Star Luke. Tho coroner investigated and
found he had died ofapoplexy.
Two lurgs new brickyarls have been start.
ed at Littlo Falls, which is fast becoming the
brickmaking metropolis of Minnesota.
The last words of Brookcr, the murderer
hanged Mt Pine City, recently, were: II
thank you."
Alandslide occurred on the Great North
ern, nne miles south of Ma rshall, 256 feet
long and forty feet. wide 1t will take 100
men a week to Iepair the damage.
Burglars entered the jewelry store of Will.
lam Spencer Co., ut Ln Prairie, and made
clean sweep, taking over 81, 900 worth OF
jewelry.
The National Editorial as aociation has
been invited by the St. Paul chamber of
commerce to meet in that city in 1891 and
has accepted the invitation.
james Kelly was found dead in his yard in
Star Lake. As there were some bruises on
his :ace the coroner investigated, but con-
cudcd that lie died of apoplcxy.
Henry Gette', tcn-ycar.old crippled boy,
was run over and killed ut st. Cloud, while
trying to catch II ride on n dray loaded with
cement. The wheels passed over the boys
back and crushed the iic out of him.
Three children named Kuiawas, while
hunting gooseberrics along the banks of
Straight river near Me,lford, attempted to
cross the swoolen stream and were swept
from their feet and drowned
In nall.
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul road ut Wei
come confessed to having embezzled about
5000 belonging to the company. He is held
to await tho action o! the grand jury.
Mrs. j. +. Hcald, OF Ashby. gave birth
to twins. boy and girl, the hoy weighing
2h pounds, the girl Va pounds. The boy
only lived few days. The girl is doing
nicely.
a. T. Dorman, a wellto-o farmer living
near Litcliield. committed suicide by cutting
his throat with II pocket knife. He had been
mentally afflicted for some time He was so
years of ago and leaves n large family.
The Stensgnurd libel suit against the St.
Paul News for $50, 900 ended in Il verdict for
the plaintiff OF 81. The News accused Stems
gaard of fraudulent land transaction in st,
Paul.
John Wech, farmer residing near Enter.
prise, Winona county. was drowned in Rush
Srcek while attempting to cross IL submerged
bridge during the storm. John Hall. who
WIS with Welch, saved himself by cnging to
bus. es
Crops throughout the Red river valley are
reported in n most promising condition.
Ruin has fallen in abundance in every locaIi-
ty aud the weather is Of tho very best, and
farmers in convention there were in the best
OF spirits and huve high hopes of fine crops.
The collector of custo ut San Fran cisco
allowed Wing Chong, st. Paul Chinaman,
who had been on IL visit to his native land,
to land on the ground that he is merchant
engaged in legitimate business in the United
States.
Jacob Flachsenhar, IL aMankato con or,
was nccdently killed while ut work on
building. 4 heavy load of stone, being mov-
cd by n derrick, fell on him, crushing him in
n terrible manner. He leaves wife and
four children.
Joseph II. Smith, Il conductor on the great
Northern, is under arrest ut st. Cloud for at
tempting to shoot IL merchant named II. &.
Wire. Tho assault is attributed to an old
grudgc, and would have resulted fntally but
for the timely interference OF bystnndcrs.
Commissioner Grubler, of st. Cloud hn. re-
ccivei letter from Lutz, the absconding
county treasurer, stating that he would be
back within sixty days and resume tled,ltics
OF his Office. Lutzs letter came too late,
however us the county board had already
appointed his successor.
The high water in the Mississippi and trih-
utaries has greatly fasciltat ed the movement
oflogs from the timber country 1t is cstinl-
atcd that there are still 800, OOO 900 feet in
the upper Mississipp: district, of which 35O,-
900, 900 will probably be gotten out this
season.
=. y. Foster and Robert l.. Lind were
drowned ut Maukato while bathing in the
river. Both men could swim, and no sutis-
factory explanation can be surmise;i. 1t is
probable that they got into deeper water
than they anticipated and that one got into
distress, and upon the others going to his
rescue both were drawn down. Foster was
prominent lawyer in this part of the st ate,
md lately devoted much attention to deal.
ing in land and wood. lie was unmarried,
and his parents reside at Eagle Lake. Lind
was twenty-tour years old and aIso single.
farmer ma med &. A. Turner, living five
miles from Fairbault. was found dead under
peculiar circumstances Turner was Oyears
old. lle arose in the morning as usual
in good health. and went to work. Before
eating he took his team and carried loud
OF milk to the Cannon City creamery, where
he arrived all right, unloaded and started
for home. Some little time afterwards lie
was discovered dead in his wagon half way
home by neighbor named Macks His hat
was fou nd by the roadside near the cream.
cry. His body was hanging over the dash
board of his wagon, his head almost touch
ing the wagon tongue.
Minnesota postmastcrs have had their
salaries changed as follows: Ada, 81 100 to
$1,000; Alexandria, 81. 100 to $1,000 Ano-
kn, s1,70o to 81 600: Austin, 81 ZOO to ST.
500: Detroit City, 81 200 to $1,000; Fair
mont, 81 100, to 81 300 Grnnite Falls, 81, 100
to 81 200 Little Falls, $1,000 to 81, 800;
Montevi'leo, *1,3Oo to 81 400; New Tim. ST.
500 to $1,000; North st. Paul, 81 900 o
fourtll-class; Owatonna, LOO to 81 800;
Preston, 81 900 to 81, 90; Shukopce, 81, 100
to $1,000; Sleepy Eye, s1,10O to 81 200;
Spring Valley, $1,000 to $1,000; T Tower. 81.
400 to 81 300; Warren, 81 100 to. 81 900;
WiunebucO City 81 100 to 81 300