The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-10
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

A stock company is being organized to
build aSwedish hospital at st. Paul.
Marshall has purchased a new fire engine
and 700 feet OF hose as O cost of So, 500.
+. II. Benedict, Sleepy Eye business man,
has been arrested on the charge of bigamy.
The industrial Union ofst. Paul proposes
to put $1,O0O,O0O into manufacturing en-
terprises.s
A Swede lumberman named Hanson, while
in an intoxicated condition fell down q cellar
way in Brainerd and broke his neck
The master builders of Minneapolis have
consented to the workingmen's 8 demand for
an eight-hour day.
The squatters on the Mile Lacs reservation
are to be removed by order of Secretary No
BILE.
John Doty, aged Il, while gathering chips
on the Northern Pacific track al ST. Paul was
struck by q locomotive and fatally injured.
creamery company has been organized
at Beaver Creek and $4,000 plant will be
put in Immediately.
Rev s. D. Hinman, the Indian missionary,
known throughout the entire northwest, died
at the Sioux agency mission near Redwood
Falls of pneumonia.
The Scandinavian citizens ofLawrence and
vicinity are preparing for a grand celebra-
ton on the 18th of May, the national holi-
day of the ia Sherland.
William Rose, the Lufkin murderer. will be
executed at Redwood Falls April IL on the
gallows used in the execution of the Barrett
boys at Minneapolis year ago last fall.
The Zenith block at Duluth was destroyed
by fire and but tor the timely arrival of the
fremen the inmates would have burned to
death.
Dexton Carlton. an old and respected resi-
dent of Steele county, committed suicide with
q revolver 1t is said his mind had been af.
fected for some time.
Two residences belonging to Sherman
Page, near Austin were destroyed by fire re-
Gently. 1t is supposed the houses we're set
on fire by enemies mads while Mr.. Page was
judge of the district court.
Joseph Haworth, the actor. was shot at
by an unknown woman while entering the
theater at St. Paul. The woman made her
| escape Supposed to be driven insane by
| jealousy.
| The suit of A. Tollefson, q Minneapolis
contractor, against the county commission.
ers of Rock county, for pay for additional
work on the new courthouse, has been with
drawn, TTGll!stson paying the county $50 and
the expenses of the suit
Near Minneapolis, the other day, two men
and two women-the latter arrayed in male
attire-were arrested for stealing chicken s.
When caught they had forty-ive fowls in a
wagon. They had been engaged in the
chicken business for several mont tbs
new bank at Blue Earth City, with S.
Pfeffer, George D. Macarthur. Alex Anderson
and Anthony Anderson as proprietors, has
just been organized. They have purchased a
lot and commenced the erection of fine brick
and stone building. The bank will be ready
| for business June l.
Gi3oyle Bros, the principal saloon men in
I 7e%luth, were arrested charged with keepi ne
their establishment open on Sunday. Tht
arrest'was made under the state law, and, il
is understood. will be made test case. At
the preliminary examination the defendants
pleaded not guilty. There is O great deal o
interest in this case and some sensational
| developments may be brought out.
Searles and Paine were dismissed from Gus
tody at Brafnerd. the court not finding eyi
dence enough to hold them to the grand
| jury. A great shout went up from the 40C
people present when Judge Fleming rendered
his decision, William Paine singled out J.
B. Robinson, photographer OF Brainerd
and who was interested in the case as ar
amateur detective, and exclaimed: There
is the villain who put up the job" Shouts
of Hang him." ETC., followed, and but fol
the timely interference of the sheriff a riot
must have occurred. The decision of the
court was received with satisfaction thro ugh
out the city.