New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-12-09
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 a
Nutshell, d.
MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA
c. NJ. Taylor a furniture dealer at
Buffalo, assigned with liabilities of 50, 500.
Martin Cooney, brakeman on the
t Omaha Road, was killed by the cars at St.
Paul. -
John Roe, wiper at the North Western
machine shops at Winona, was crushed to
death under an engine r.
Jacob Steinbauer, boot and shoe mer-
chant of Winona, failed, with liabilities of
Sc, 900 and assets ST. 900. ....t. Il
The safe in the hardware store of C. A.
Bernhard, at St. Paul, was cracked and
$75 taken.
John Linquist Norwegian farmer Lying
at Home City, committed suicide IN fit
of dependency.
Congressman Hall and family of Red
Wing have left for Washington, to remain
during the session of congress.
Andrew G.. Ellestad living northwest of
Mabel poisoned himself He was aged
about CO.
The Howe Lumber Company, of Tower,
has bought the mill, stock and stump
age Of the John Owens Company for $780,
900.
VIM. Bolton has bought the Shaw House
at Hubbard, and will run it in connection
with the Hubbard & Menahga BUS
Line.
On and after December 1, the Dull nth &
Winnipeg Railway will run trains from
Duluth to Deer River, making the latter
point the terminus.
n ke Sueur special says: Thershers who
have returned from Grand Forks county
and Devils Lake report the grain there as
only half threshed.
The case of J. Whitney, charged with be-
ing all accessory to the murder of Shields,
some two years ago was dismissed at Little
Falls.
Commissioner Lamphere, Of the state
worlds fair board, completed raising Clay
.countys quota of the extra 100000 to be
raised. Clay county's quota was 5000.
A. ]. Arlinger, postmaster and banker of
Arlington, has been found to be short in
his accounts Sc, OOO He is in Jail at Hen
derson, awaiting the action Of the grand
jury.
At a meeting Of the Prairie Lodge of Odd
Fellows, at Winona, NJ. L. Mertes a blind
man was presented with purse of 1885, 10,
contributed by lodges throughout the state
The grand jury of Mankato brought in
an indi ctme nt against Albert Annis, charg-
ing him with committing an outrage on the
person Of Mrs. Ida Gilmore on the night Of
Sept. 4.
Ludwig's Hotel,Aa well-knoWn resort in
Winona has changed hands, the pro prietor,
eX-Mayor John Ludwig, leasing it for five
years to John StellWagen, who takes pos
session immediately Mr.. Ludwig Will re-
main in Winona for The present.
The body Of James Edward, a lumber
man, was brought to Grand Forks. He was
found dead near the camp of the Clark
claim, in whose employ he'was, and is sup
posed to have chilled to death while intox-
icated.
An inventory Of the stock of Jacob
Steen bauer, the boot and shoe dealer of
Wirona who assigned recently shows the
assets to be Sc, 1870 and the liabilities to
be 6, 293. Sc. All creditors will be paid in
full.
Schuyler Drew, an old resident of Mime
sofa City, was instantly killed the other
evening, He was over sixty years old, and
had gone to the barn to put hay down for
stock. He fell through the hay hole and
was instantly killed.
y war OF determination against the wolves
in the western part Of Mortified has Re-
Gently been waged by some hunters for
sport and others for sterner reasons and
there are but few of the animals LETT to
ravage the farmers focl1s of sheep this
winter.
There is great activity in farm lands in
Freedom County now and the price was
never so good John G.. Cody has sold
sixtyfve acres from lis farm, three miles
from Albert Lea, for $35 per acre. There
are no buildings on the land and this is
considered good price.
A dwelling on the Rochester road, two
miles irc,m Lake City, which belonged to
Hon. George c. Stout of this city, and was
occupied by Frank Hayhurst and family,
was DIES froyed by fire recently in conse
quence bfa defective fue The contents
were saw ted. Loss, $500; insured for $500.
A youln ing man named Jack CALVIN, who
has been working among the different
farmersi at Delhi, eight miles from Redwood
Falls elopcd with Nora Steele, the seven
teen-yeiar-old daughter of Robert Steele.
The girls relatives gave chase, but when
oyertalken the couple had already been
made 1;nan and wife.
The German-American National bank
was Opened for business at Little Falls
with H. Thorsen as president, J. D..
Anderson cashier and S. A. Siverts as
teller The new bank succeeds the Nor
rison County bank and occupies the same
building Among the stockholders and
directors are several of the leading business
men Of the city.
SOUTH DAKOTA 5,~
DR.. w. E. Adams has been appointed
nensIOn examiner at Hot Springs ~.