New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
OF the Week in the Northwest
.ern States. .'s.~
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

WINDOW Baptists dedicated a S., 900 |
house of worship.
DR.. G. I. Smart has been appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Wells.
\ 6-months old babe was frightfully
crushed by a team at Winnebago City.
Park Rapids new $4,000 hotel, the Great
Northern has been opened, J. H. O'Neil is
proprietor.
William Boness, of the town of Ashley
was killed by trying to stop a runaway
team. |
August Jones, an old resident of Walls,
was thrown from his wagon sustaining IA
tai injuries
The body of George w. Richards, who
disappeared from Alexandria, was found in
Lake Anka.
The Duluth & Winnipeg Railway has
made arrangements to enter Duluth on the
st. Paul & Duluth tracks.
George D. Labar was elected city treasur-
er of Brainerd by the city council to fill all
dered his resignation.
Mary Dusel. German 12-year-old girl
employed in Merril's laundry at St.
Paul. was caught between the mangling
rollers and seriously injured.
Robert Westbury, aged nineteen, was
drowned by the overturning of boat at
Waterville His companion, Fred Har-
low narrowly escaped,
The First Swedish Baptist Church, of
Minneapolis has called Prof. E. Sandell of
the Morgan Park Theological Seminary to
succeed Rev. Frank Peterson.
While Mr.. and Mrs. John Horton were
driving in St. Paul, Mrs. Horton was
thrown from the carriage, sustaining con-
cussion ofthe brain, and is dangerously i'll.
While driving at St. Cloud, Mrs. Walter
Arnold's horse became frightened, throw
ing Mrs. Arnold out and demolishing the
carriage. Mrs. Arnold was seriously hurt.
j. B. Forgan. cashier ofthe North western
National Bank Of Minneapolis, has accept
ed the vice-presidency of the First National
Bank of Chicago, and will remove to
that city
Burglars made partially successful at
tempt to enter the North St. Paul Bank,
and from there went to Cen te7ville, a small
town near St. Paul and robbed Joseph
Irodeau's grocery store obtaining $3.50.
A clerk named Johnson, in Albenberg's
clothing store at Saltwater, confessed to
having embezzled his employers funds.
His confession duplicates several other
clerks in the store.
Ole Davidson, believed to be the oldest
man living in this part of the state has
just been admitted to the county poor farm
at Redwing. He is LOG years old and hale
and hearty.
James Scott, who is charged with having
stabbed Thomas Brown at Lakeville, dur
ing an alteration, had his hearing and
no, 1,orr
ings.
The mills at Dundas after having been
shut down for over two months: have again
begun operations. They have a capacity
of 500 barrels per day, and everything
points to prosperous winter.
Baldwin & Stephens elevator was burned
at Detroit. Loss $3,O 900 on building; insur-
ance 81 OOOin the Etna and 81, OOO in the
Continental. Two thousand bushels of
grain burned; no insurance.
\ farmer living in New Market the
father of w. l. Olson, prominent mer-
chant in Duluth, was badly gored by bull
recently, breaking three ribs and otherwise
injuring him. He is quite an old gentle
man.
Two freight trains on the Great Northern
collided near Melby. The head brakeman
was badly shaken up and sprained his
wrist. Both engines and Is cars of whe at
-four and coal were totally wrecked. The
afternoon train was three hours late.
At Dundas Emil Sheen slipped off
wagon and underneath the wheels. TIL,
horse ran away dragging the young mar
some distance. His leg was broken il
several places and he was otherwise injur
ed, but he will recover.
The village of Pine City has been sued
by the estate Of the late Gordon E. Cole
for services as attorney in the famous cas-
OF the village Of Pine City vs. Anna Munch
which involved the ownership ofthe Caeng
watona dam.
Fragments ola skull of mastodon wer
found by workmen digging sewer Of
Jackson street, MankatO. One Of the teet
is almost entire and measures 10 inche
long, inches wide and s! inches from tn
point of the longest prong to the top.
Judge Crobsy has sustained the demurre
of the petition Of Maltby Smith & Thong
son in relation to the Minneapolis bridge
and an appeal has been taken to the ST
preme court. Consequently there will b
no bridge tax levied this year at least.
The adopted daughter Of H. Lanpso1
living eight miles of Fairbault, was ace
dentally shot. Her condition is critica
The hired man was handling a revolver an
didn't know it was loaded The girl we
visiting relatives on an errand.
Three boys were drowned in Solomo
lal1e:at Willmar while trying to secure
goose they had shot. They were Rant
and Mannus Olson and Richard Skai The
ages were seven, nine and seventeen re
spectively.
At Deertield Ed Smith shot 4Abbie Whee
er in the breast with a revolver the ba
passing through the lung. The location
the ball has not been determined. She
about seven years old. 1t was another ca!
of"'didnt know it was loaded" The do
tors think she may possibly live
Nick SclilENg Of the toGwn of Luxen
burg was arrested by the sheriff. charge
with having SOLD liquor without a lieens
lie was brought before Justice Martin