New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-25
THE [ NORTHWEST
a summary of the Important Events
OF the Week in the Northwestern
States.
minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

VI the county.
5: Miller, Pole, was killed near Perham
while hauling ice~ In going down hill the
sled gave way and cake fell on him.
An Invitation has been extended to the
Minnesota Methodist Episcopal conference
70 mold Its next annual meeting in Red
Wing.
w. A. Bucholtz, druggist at Winona,
made an assignment to C. A. Morev for the
benefit of his creditors. Liabilities, $1,000:
assets, 81, 3OO
William Brown, wealthy farmer, living
near Osseo, Hennepin county, committed
suicide by hanging himself in the woods
near his home few days ago. Ill-health
was the cause.
The building committee of the board of
county commissioners of Wabasha county
decided to adopt the plans designed by Al
bert f. Schocke, of st. Paul, for the new
court house. The new building will cost
$4,000, including steam heat plant.
Adams Hoffman, proprietor of the Chap
man hotel at Heron Lake, and one of the
pioneer residents of the town was found
dead in his bed. An inquest was held,
which resulted in finding that death oc-
Cured from natural causes.
Hon. J. N. Murdoch, leading attorney
OF the state and one of the oldest members
of the Minnesota bar, slipped and broke
his leg at Wabasha, while going from his
house to his barn. The fracture is bad
one and fears are entertained that it may
result seriously.
On the recommendation Of the attorney
general, Gov Merriam granted the warrant
for the extradition of Forest Murphy, who
is wanted in Kansas on the charge of en-
bezzlement. Murphy was given over to Of
hcer Peterson of Kansas, and was taken
back.
The following volumes have been re-
eeived by the state librarian: Reports 1922
New York, and 33 Pennsylvania, and the
journals of the house and senate of Tennes-
See for the extra session of 1890, and the Of
fetal and political manual for the same
state and session.
The members Of the reform school COM
committees Of the two houses Of the legis-
lature, the board Of managers and few
other invited guests went to Red Wing to
visit the new reform school grounds there.
They were banqueted by citizens at the St.
James hotel.
Joseph B. Tall, the real estate shark who
was sentenced to Saltwater for seven years,
will be brought to St. Paul for a few days
to testify in the case of Stees VS. KEENAN,.
Sheriff Bean went to Saltwater armed with
writ of babeas corpus to secure his wit
ness.
Attorney J. P. Gleason, of Winona, is
made defendant in a $4,000 libel suit.
Gleason claims that John Moonan, of Vase
ca, collected money for him and did not
remit. He, it is alleged, wrote letter to
the Waseca bank, in which he alluded to
MoOnan as thief. The latter will go at
him in court
The Daily Tribune, of Duluth, instituted
lockout, throwing seventeen union print
ers out of employment. Six rat printers
from Chicago have been substituted. The
Tribune management wanted to run plate
matter in the paper, but the typographical
union refused to accede to the proposition.
Hence the lockout.
The bids for erecting the new court
house at Owatonna have been opened The
lowest bid, $4,000 was made by Leet and
McCloud of that place. The lowest bid
made by the Winona contractors was made
by John keenan,, being SAG, 900 Munck &
Lohse and Fred Kratz of Winona also
made bids.
L
Rapids, was at Park Rapids hireing men
road in the early spring. William Hills,
the bridge builder, is now with his crew at
Straight river, three miles south of US, driv-
ing the piling for the last bridge between
here and Wadena,
Nov. 20, 1890, the safe in the station at
Clitherall on the Northern Pacific line,
was robbed Of 5000 belonging to the North
ern Pacific express company. The station
was temporarily in charge of ayoung man
named Nichols, one-armed operator, who
disappeared simultaneously with the
money. Word has just been received that
he has been caught in Lincoln, Neb.
Sheriff J. H. Hyland, of Hastings, arrest
ed Herman Darsov, of Mendoza, on the
charge of assault in the first degree upon
his nephew, William Darsov, Jr. The
prisoner had repeated quarrels with his
brother, William Darsov, and On the 14th
inst, fired through the latter's residence,
the charge of shot taking effect in the faces
of the wife and son Of William Darsov. 49,
The stock of fancy goods and notions
owned by Mrs. W. s. Elkins at Rochester,
and known as the New York Bazaar was al
most totally destroyed by fire. The fire is
OSIiCfSo W nave lIOIll I'LL eA plO-
sion of the stove in the store. What goods
escaped the fire We're badly damaged by
water and smoke. No material damage
was done to the building. The loss was
pretty well covered by insurance
The annual meeting of the Goodhue
County Bible society was held at Bed Wing
in the parlors of the Methodist church.
The report of the treasurer showed that the
sales for the year amounted to $172,44 and
a balance on hand of S19s. The following
officers were chosen: President Rev, G.
Rast; vice president, G. E. Gates; secretary,
Rev. c. B. Lindtwed; treasurer, A. w.
Pratt; executive committee, M. B. Lewis,
C. A. Erickson, E. H. Druse, Rev. E. III.
Clark.
There is considerable excitement at Wheat
on, and ether towns adjoining the Sisseton
Indian reservation over the news from
Washington that the bill opening the rich
lands of this reservation to settlement has
been attached to and allowed to remain on