The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. North
and South Dakota News in q
Nutshell,
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Jacop Mehl, Forest farmer, was killed
by bull.
Geo. G. Stocking a Hutchinson pioneer,
suicided with a gun.
lightning destroyed barn and contents
at Argyle, owned by N. Swift.
John Miller was shot and killed by his
divorced wife at Nicollet.
William Boyd, farmer near Arlington,
was struck by an engine and killed.
Mrs. Kate Cove, who went to Mime
seta in 1884, died at Minneapolis, aged
81.
New Ulm has erected a monument to
the men who lost their lives in the Indian
war of 1862
VIM. Urquhart was caught in the leg by
a canthook at Howard's Mill, Duluth, and
bled to DEATH
Elmer Bennett of Kenneyville was
killed while oiling harvester. A lever
fell on his neck, breaking it.
Willie Young, II years DID, was drowned
at Minneapolis. He was walking on a
bridge and lost his balance.
United States Marshal Bracket arrested
two letter carriers at Duluth, Albert Wiley
and Thomas Nolan, for robbing the mails.
Maria Wellner, who has been in the EN-
ploy of Andrew J. Eckstein and wife at
New Ulm is under arrest, charged with
stealing 5000 The young woman recently
arrived from Germany.
Grace, daughter of John Triton of Roch-
ester, was thrown from horse attached to
reaper and instantly killed. She was
thrown in front of the machine, the bull
wheel passing over her head, crushing it.
A threshing machine belonging to Charlie
Rasch and four stacks Of wheat were burned
near Zumbrota- The loss is $3.50; no insur-
ance. The fire was caused by sparks from
the smoke stack of the engine.
F. Mitchell, of st. Paul who has been
stopping in Northfield for some weeks, was
run over by train while drunk. One foot
was smashed and his head badly cut His
foot was amputated, but recovery is doubt
full
Arrangements have been made for the
conducting at the Trout Brook Sorghum
works at Red Wing of a series of expert
ments with Sorghum canes and sugar beets
to determine their adaptability to success
full cultivation here under conditions such
as we have had this year.
knocked down and robbed by two men at
Northfeld. One of his assailants was
caught and sent to the penitentiary for
seven years. The other escaped and was
arrested recently at Red Wing.
Warrants have been sworn ont at Vino
ma for the arrest of George Fockens and
Martin McGraw, who are supposed to be
the men who criminally assaulted Sophia
Helmer, respectable working girl. Both
men have fled, and the police are at loss
as to their Whereabouts.
A fine silver cup nineteen inches in
height, beautifully embellished has been
subscribed for by the citizens of Red Wing
as "a trophy in the company team match at
the Lakeview encampment. The cup is to
become the property of the company team
winning it twice in succession.
The corner stone of the Franciscan Sis
ters' new convent and hospital at Little
| Falls was laid recently with imposing cere-
monies. The building will cost $75, 900, and
the design is elegant. The spectators do
mated $3.50 on the spot 1t will be an orna-
ment TO our thriving city.
Lars Erickson threw himself under the
engine of the west-bound passenger train
on the Northern Pacific and was mangled
beyond recognition. The train was run
ming twenty-five miles an hour, and was
within four miles of Carleton. Erickson is
single, and has no known relatives in this
country.
The st. Louis hotel Duluth, which was
recently partially destroyed by fire, is
rapidly being rebuilt, The brick walls
between the old and the new parts will be
closed and two hotels will be made out o
one, and each will be run under different
management. The new portion will be en-
larged and magnifcently fitted up,
s. D. Moles, dry goods merchant OF AL
exandria went to Chicago where he is to be
married to Miss Belle Ward, sister of
Messrs. Ward of this place, on Sept. 8.
Col. Meadey, of Mankato. instituted q
lodge of the uniformed rank knights of
| Pythias at Albert Lea with q members
| There was large attendance and an Ella
borate banquet at the Gilbert house in the
evening.
William Ebel, of Northfeld, is Just now
wondering If the claim ofhimselfand broth
ers to valuable land in Chicago can be es-
tablished. The land was owned by Charles
| Ebel, who lived in Chicago frem 1916 to
| 1850. The other heirs are: John Adolph
Ebel and Albert Ebel, st. Paul; Henry
Ebel, Minneapolis, and August Ebel, West
| Superior.
Luverne attorneys claim to hold the
opinion that the chicken law is imperative
this season. 1t prescribes close season
from Nov. to Sept. 1, but having been
passed in April it is claimed that it does
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chickens are concerned, until November.
The county attorney is said to hold this
opinion, and no attempt is being made to
prevent the shooting of chickens, which is
going on every day. If there is game
warden for this section he has not an.
nounced himself