New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-03
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

Thayer & Neils saw mill started up al
'sauk Rapids with crew of 80 men. They
expect to run the entire season.
Memorial day will be observed
by sam Louden Post, G.. A. R., and
zen. ololey camp, Sons of Veterans.
A severe frost occurred at Belle Plaine the
other night, severely injuring beans and
other tender vegetation.
Judge Mills opened court at Crookston.
A number of criminal cases are on the
docket.
Inc rear Of the first drive has cleared the
rapids at Sank Rapids with so, 600 600 feet
4 crew OF IS men is in charge.
A tramp who was stealing a ride on
freight trainnear Northern Pacific Junction
was pushed out of the car by the conduct
or and his leg was broken
Patrick Mcknight of Prescott was shot
N the hand by a burglar. Two of them
entered his residence, and several shots
were exchanged.
Henry Troost, an old resident of Winona
dled at the advanced age IF ninety years.
The remains We're sent to Chicago for in
ter1nent.
The grand jury at St. Cloud indicted E.
'. Milton for attempting to kill Chief of
Police Quinlivan. The case VIII be de-
Tended by W. W. Erwin, of St. Paul.
Alta special election at Winnebago on the
question of issuing $4,000 bonds for water
works III votes were polled for and 80
against.
The Red Wing board of education met
and reelected Prot: Vaughn principal OF
the high school. Miss Jennie Short sue
ceeds Miss Anna G. Allen, resigned.
An eightecn-months-ol baby of John
Ambrose was playing on the railroad track
east Of the station at Jackson and had both
legs cut off by a passenger train.
Charles A. McGraw, Of Augusta, Me-, and
Thomas Barey, Of Chippewa Falls, Wis
were drowned in the river at Sa ndstone
while out boating.
Trains between Mankato and Wells have
been INSTRUCTED part Of the way by the
great number of caterpillars that gathered
on the tracks.
While Thomas J. Conlin and Henry
Pierce, Jr., were out driving at Mortified,
their horses ran away. Both were thrown
out and seriously injured.
A Duluth police officer discovered float
er in the lake. The drowned man was
about 50 years old with long bushy black
beard with few gray hairs. The back of
either hand bore powder marks.
A. J. Lano and wife, Of South Heaven
were badly burned in fire that started
in their store. His skull was badly
crushed by one of the wheels. He died
Instantly.
A disgraceful fight between two young
farmers by name Of Hans Johnson Esse and
Peter Solberg took place in a saloon at
kasson, in which the latter had about
Fthreefourths of his left ear bitten Off
An unknown man was killed by the cars
between Staples and Little Falls. He was
seen by the engineer to throw himself in
front of the engine. Death was instantan-
eous and the body was terribly mangled
Two and one-half million wall-eyed
pike have been placed in the Minnesota
river at this point, and ten million
between Fl. Smelling and this city, by
the state fish hatchery.
An unknown man threw himself under a
train at Randall, on the Northern Pacific,
and had his body cut completely in twain.
He was about thirty years of age, and said
to be from St. Louis.
Albert NJ. Webster, of St. Paul, a gradu-
ate from the classical course at the state
university this year. has been engaged as
principal of the Mapleton high school for
the coming year.
Clara Bente, who has been confined in
the county Jail at St. Cloud for several
months upon the charge ofinfanticide has
been released, the grand jury finding no in
dictment
Suit for $4,000 for NAL practice has been
brought against DR.. Frank ". Phelan,
ofDuluth whose alleged carelessness, in
setting the broken limb Of John Prof, Jr,
results in the patients death.
Daniel Kennedy, Of Anoka county, was
fatally injured at Princeton, by falling
tree, while at work on logs on Rum river
10 miles above here. He was brought to
this place for treatment, and died.
Judges Baxter and Searle have decided
the case of Maurin Bros. and the German
American bank of st. Paul, VS.. the Fergus
Falls national bank, to set aside Judgment
Of $4,000 secured against the Page mill
company.
Geo. Booth, marshal Of Hinckly, while
attempting to board a freight near Miller
station, missed his footing and fell under
the wheels, Ii cars passing over his body.
limited.
The demand asked for by the packers
and nailers at the Gardner rolling mills at
Hastings has been given them, and the old
employees resumed work again. The wages
now paid are s2.25 and s1.75. Heretofore
81 and Sl.50 were paid.
The case of Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
against the city of Litchfeld to recover the
81 600 that was lost in Stevens & Co.. bank,
was tried in the district court at Litchfield
and was decided in favor of the city. The
money was the balance due on water works,
A. J. Yorker pleaded not guilty at Man
kato to the indictments against him. His
counsel asked for a continuance, and the
court continued the cases until the next
general term. The defendants bail was
fixed at s., coo.
sspt. Frank Clements, of the Duluth
police department., has been suspended by
Mayor Davis. The charges are grave, being