The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-11-12
THE NORTHW EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of tho Week in the Northwest
erI States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. North
and South Dakota News in O
Nutshell,


EliZabeth, WIS burned to death.
Moose Lake has new Presbyterian
Church with eighteen members.
L. Il. Dickinson was seriously injured by
falling from ear he was unloading at Ex-
celsior
The B. b. Richards Lumber Company at
Duluth was incorporated, with capital
stock of 100000.
George A, Black and Susie j. Hanson
eloped from st. Cloud and were married at
Sank Rapids.
The Morrison County bank, at Little
Falls, was sold by John ID. Maxwell to
Harold Thorsons OF Elbow Lake.
Charles Beardsley, a motor man, was
thrown under the wheels of his car at
Minneapolis ard killed A wife and an
s-year-old daughtes ARE left.
The finance committee of the Brainerd
City Council charge ex-City Clerk Murphy
with shortage of 81, 419, and A. ]. DEM
uels. city treasurer, with defaleation of
5000.
The Farmers Trust Company of Man.
chester, England, has established branch
agency at Duluth, with w. B. Chaplin
agent, to inyestin mortgages and securities.
Leslie McCleary, son of Prof ]. T. Nc
Clcary, state institute conductor suffered
broken leg while wrestling with boys on
the normal school grounds at Mankato.
The Great Northern had a wreck about
half mile west of Ashby. Two freight
trains ran into one anorher. One engine
and caboose were badly damaged.
J.J. Fuchs of Hampton died after brief
illness, aged seventy-two years. He was
prominent farmer of Dakota county. He
leaves wife and family.
The residence of the late Maj. Dixie of
Faribault was destroyed by fire. Loss be-
tween $1,000 and S. 600; insured. The fire
was caused by an incendiary.
George Richards, prominent hardware
merchant of Alexandria who was hunting
alone on Lake Christina is missing. His
boat was found capsized near the shore.
While John Stoltz and family were
returning from church at Caledonia, the
horses ran away. Mrs. Stoltz had an arm
broken and Miss Mary Frielinger received
internal injuries.
The cultivation of vaccine virus at the
farm of the state board of health at Red
Wing has been resumed. The best OF
results are being obtained, and the plan is
being universally commended.
Moses Judd living near Morris, had four
stacks of wheat, two stacks of hay, three
hogs, barn and stable burned by sparks,
from straw which also burned his thresher
and all the wheat he had.
J. R. Lowe, of Huron, s. D., is establish
ing cooperative stores at all principal
points on the Southern Minnesota and
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be conducted by the Farmers Alliance.
Mortified parties are negotiating for the
putting in of an electric plant in Cannon
Falls. Considerable interest is manifested
in the subject by Cannon Falls people, and
it is probable that the plant will be put in
before long.
Frances Slocuni, twenty years old,
daughter of Norris Slocum, proprietor of a
restaurant at West D~luth, shot herself
twice with revolver. Both balls were
fired into the left breast and passed through
the body, killing her almost instantly.
Andrew Sauer. aged seventy-four years,
living three miles from Hokah, died in
stantly from paralysis of the heart He
was retiring for the night when he received
the stroke, and fell over, expiring instant
~. ne WAS Olie VI 11OuStOu Couuty OIu-
est settlers.
The seventeenth anniversary of the
founding of st. Olaf college, was celebrate
ed at Mortified, committee arranged q
programme for the day. Prof. Lind of
Augsburg seminary, made an address in
1.-The evening, and other people also
spoke.
1t is thought thatsthe fire bugs are MAX.
ing raid in Austin as two fires involving
quite loss have taken place there. Both
buildings, which were barns, We're located
in obscure parts of the city, where the fire
would not likely occur only through trick
cry. The police have vigilant eye out.
The fall term of the district court con-
gened at Worthington, Judge Brown pre-
siding. The grand jury brought in a true
bill ofindictinent against Thos. Convey,
alias Thos. Lynch. and VIM. Brown, pick
pockets. The case of James O'Brien, who
stabbed Brakeman Dunn, will come up at
this term.
Tremendous excitement was caused at
Hutchinson by the striking of an artesian
we'll which rivals In power and volume the
famous we'll at Woonsocket, s. d. 1t will
be used to run the Hutchinson roller MILL
the river having run dry. The well is l76
feet deep and flows 1900 gallons per min
ute. The river below the mill will now
float good-sized row boat.
The 1865 which Carlton county was asked
to raise in the interest of the worlds fair
can be secured without doubt by private
subscription. The county commissioners
have refrained from taking any action,
thinking that the money would be raised.
George s. Shaw, president of the Cloquet
Lumber company, has offered to be one of
three or, if necessary, one of two to make
up the amount.
The United States circuit and district
court at Manlxato adjourned sine die. When
the testimony for the defense was In In the
case of Jacob Kahlhouse VS.. The Sleepy
Eye Roller Mill Company, the only case
tried, motion to dismiss was granted
Kahlhouse sued. for $1,000 for injuries re-
ceived by falling from ladder in the MILL
The prosecution failed to prove the ladder