New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-09
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,
MINNIE SOTA

MINNESOTA
Michael Marwitz, an old man, suicided
at Dodge Center by hanging.
The Duluth Tribune has a $4,000 libel
suit, brought by A. II. Truax & Co.
The first Scandinavian grand lodge in
America was organized at Minneapolis.
The new hospital building of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran Deaconesses, at MINNEAPOLIS,
was dedicated.
Andrew Carlson fell from the Linton ele-
vator at Minneapolis, sustaining injuries
that proved fatal.
Marie Fergstad and Gustav G. Kindseth,
teller at the Scandal Bank at Minneapolis,
were married.
Minnesotas' Worlds Fair commissioners
declare $50, 900 to be too small for a good
exhibit, and Col. Reeves threatens to
resign.
Miss May Pierce, daughter of ex-senator
u. A Pierce, and Rev. Robert Inglis, of
Charlottesville, Ind, were married at Min
neapolis.
John Maguren, who has been on trial at
st. Cloud for rape committed a short time
ago at Melrose was bound over to the De-
cember term Of court.
Six prisoners escaped from the jail at
Crookston the other night Completely Of
the other prisoners enabled the escapeto be
concealed SO hours.
Thecontract for building the new city
hospital building at Saltwater was let to
Sven Berglund for S., 72S.
f. j. McComber, son of the well-known
mining man and explorer, Of Duluth,
attempted suicide by shooting at Tower
while intoxicated.
Misses Marian II. Seeley, Edna K.
Smith and Alice A. German graduated
from the training school for nurses of st.
Anthony's Hospital at Minneapolis.
w Mccullough sustained a broken leg
and other injuries while riding down in an
elevator at the Albion building at St. Paul.
The fastenings Of the elevator broke and it
fell twenty feet.
The Swedish Publishing Company which
issues the Svenska Folkets Tidning at
Minneapolis, has been sued for $4,000
damage for an alleged libelous statement
regarding Gus Holm, book dealer
Ground has been broken for the founda-
ton for the new county court house at
Slayton. Lock & Mcleod of Minneapolis
are the builders. It is to be completed by
Jnly l, 1891.
c. NJ. George Of St. Paul has leased the
opera house at Redwing for one year from
Sept. s, 1891, and will operate it in connec-
ton with the Mankato house, leased by his
brother, in new til eatrical circuit.
Thirty acres of uncut wheat belonging to
the Grandin and E. J. Clark farms near
Georgetown were burned by an accidental
fire. a separator burned and the fire ran
through the stubble.
The two sections of freight train on the
Eastern Minnesota collided near Princeton
and four men severely in ured. They were:
Conductor Young, Brakeman Cardle, Colin
Campbell, and James Baker, of Milaca.
J. W. Jennison, a brakeman has brought
claim against the city ofWinona for 81, 600
While on top OF a freight car on the Wi
mona & ST. Peter track he had been knock
cd down by an electric light wire.
An unknown man threw himself in front
ola short line train at Hazelwood near
Duluth and was horribly mangled. He
was apparently 30 years old, roughly dress
ed and baretooted.
By the accidental discharge of gun
young man named Williams, was fatally
injured at Sleepy Eye. His neck, face and
one Of a party Of hunters from Baraboo,
Wis.
The Clinton Bridge and Iron company o:
Clinton Iowa was awarded the contract to
erect new steel low truss bridge. Sixty
two feet span, across the Vermillion river
at Hastings.
John Moran and Thomas Lyste were ar
rested at Moorhead for robbing the fur
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city recently. A part OF the stolen proper
ty was found in their possession. Both
were held to the grand jury.
The new mill at Waseca owned by Ev-
erett, Aughenbaugh & Co.. and which, to-
gether with the elevator and -four attached,
cost $4,000, is now in readiness for bust
ness. The mill is remarkably fine struc-
ture, and is material improvement and
benefit to the city.
The Austin Canning and Preserving COM
pany has commenced putting up its sea-
sons product. 4 large quantity of corn
will be put up, but tomatoes are so badly
cut by the frosts that the supply Of the lat
ter will be limited. The company packed
200 900 cans offs goods last year.
August Kairo, German living in Wood
land Park in Moorhead, shot William Silt
on, a boy Is years old. Stilton had been
stopping with Kairo at the latters house
while kairo was somewhat under the influ-
ence Of liquor. The shooting occurred
without any apparent cause. The bullet
entered the boys head in front of the right
ear, and the doctors have thus far failed to
locate its position. The wound is not con-
sidered dangerous. Kairo has been held to
await the action of the grand jury.