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, ga
MINNESOTA

NJ ~ ~ - -
c. NJ. TAYLOR a furniture dealer at
Buffalo, assigned with liabilities of 50, 500.
Martin Cooney, brakeman on the
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. #@a &.s-.s#
Jacob Steinbauer, boot and shoe mer-
chant of Winona, failed, with liabilities of
$4,000 and assets $1,000.
The safe in the hardware store of G.. 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 60.
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.
A Ee 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
.county's quota Of the extra 100000 to be
raised. Clay county's quota was 5000.
A. J. 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 meeting Of the Prairie Lodge of Odd
Fellows, at Winona, NJ. L. Mertes blind
man was presented with purse of $S56.1O,
contributed by lodges throughout the state.
The grand jury of Mankato brought in
ing him with committing an outrage Oh the
person of Mrs. Ida Gilmore on the night Of
Sept. t.
Ludwig's HotcAa well-known resort in
Winona has changed hands, the proprietor,
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, 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
Stcen bauer, the boot and shoe dealer Of
WinOna who assigned recently, shows the
assets to be Sc, 742. 70 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.
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 foclls 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
sixty-five acres from his farm, three miles
from Albert Lea, for $50 per acre. There
are no buildings on the land and this is
considered a good price.
A dwelling on the Rochester road, two
miles from 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-
uuence of a defective hue. The contents
were sawed. Loss, $500; insured for $500.
A young man named Jack CALVIN, who
has been working among the different
farmers at Delhi, eight miles from Redwood
Falls elopcd with Nora Steele, the seven
teen-y eiar-old daughter of Robert Steele.
The giTl's relatives gave chase, but when
overtalken the couple had already been
made man and wife. ~. .-.- "a
The German-American National bank
was Opened for business at Little Falls
with III. 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. :-
Dr.}W. E. Adams has been appointed
pension examiner at Hot Springs.
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