The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-11-12
THE NORTHW EST.
The NORIHWBI
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in q
Nutshell,
MINNIE Sofa


Moose Lake has a new Presbyterian
Church with eighteen members.
L. L. Dickinson was seriously injured by
falling from O car he was unloading at Ex-
celsior.
The B. b. Richards Lumber Company at
Duluth was incorporated, with capital
stock of 100000
George A, Black and Susie J. Hanson
eloped from st. Cloud and were married at
Sauk Rapids.
The Morrison County bank, at Little
Falls, was sold by John ID. Maxwell to
Harold Thorson, of Elbow Lake.
Charles Beardsley, motor man, was
thrown under the wheels of his car at
Minneapolis ard killed. A wife and an
s-year-old daughter are left.
The finance committee of the Brainerd
City Council charge ex-City Clerk Murphy
with shortage of 81, 4l0, and A. J. DEM
uels, city treasurer, with q defalcation of
IS, 900.
The Farmers Trust Company, of Man
chester England, has established branch
agency at Duluth, with w. B. Chaplin
agent, to invcstin mortgages and securities.
Leslie McCleary, son of Prof. J. T. Nc
Clcary, state institute conductor, suffered
broken leg while wrestling with boys on
the normal school grounds at Mankato.
The Great Northern had a wreck about
half mile west of Ashby. Two freight
trains ran into one anorher. One engine
and caboose were badly damaged.
]. J. Fuchs of Hampton died after brief
illness, aged seventy-two years. He was
prominent farmer of Dakota county. He
leaves wife and family.
The residence of the late Mai. Dixie of
Faribault was destroyed by fire. Loss be-
tween Sc, 600 and 5000; insured. The fire
was caused by an incendiary.
George Robards, prominent hardware
merchant of Alexandria who was hunting
alone on Lake Christina is missing. His
boat was found capSized near the shore.
While John Stoltz and family were
returning from church at Caledonia, the
horses ran away. Mrs. Stoltz had an arm
broken and Miss Mary Frielipger received
internal injuries.
The cultivation of vaccine virus at the
farm of the state board of health at Red
Wing has been resumed. The best of
results are being obtained and the plan is
DelIlS universally COulIeuueu.
Moses Judd, living near Norris had four
stacks of wheat, two stacks of hay, three
hogs, barn and stable burned by sparks
from straw, which also burned his thresher
and all the wheat he had.
J. r. Lowe, of Huron, s. D., is establish
ing cooperative stores at all principal
points on the Southern Minnesota and
Winona & st. Peter railroads, which will
be conducted by the Farmers Alliance.
Northfield parties are negotiating for the
putting in of an electric plant in Cannon
Falls. Considerable interest is manifested
in the subject by Cannon Falls people, and
it is probable that the plant will be put in
before long.
Frances Slocum, twenty years old,
daughter of Norris Slocum, proprietor of a
restaurant at West Duluth, shot herself
twice with revolver. Both balls were
fired into the left breast and passed through
the body, killing her almost instantly.
Andrew Sauer, aged seventy-four years,
living three miles from Hokah, died in
stantiy from paralysis of the heart He
was retiring for the night when he received
the stroke, and fell over, expiring instant
ly. He was one of Houston countys old
est settlers.
The seventeenth anniversary of the
founding of St. Olaf college, was celebrat=
ed at Mortified, a committee arranged q
programme for the day. Prof Lind, of
Augsberg seminary, made an address in
s,the evening, and other people also
spoke.
1t is thought that,the fire bugs are max
ing a raid in Austin as two fires involving
quite loss have taken place there. Both
buildings, which were barns, were located
in obscure parts of the city, where the fire
would not likely occur only through trick
cry. The police have vigiant eye out.
The fall term of the district court con-
vened at Worthington, Judge Brown pre-
siding. The grand jury brought in a true
bill ofindictment against Thos. Convey,
alias Thos. Lynch, and VIM. Brown, pick
pockets. The case of James O'Brien, who
stabbed Brakeman Dunn, will come up at
this term.
Tremendous excitement was caused at
Hutchinson by the striking of an artesian
we'll which rivals In power and volume the
famous we'll at Woonsocket, s. D. 1t will
be used to run the Hutchinson roller mill,
the river having run dry. The well is 176
feet deep and flows 1900 gallons per min
ute. The river below the mill will now
float good-sized row boat.
The 1865 which Carlton county was asked
to raise in the interest of the worlds fair
can be secured without doubt by private
subscription. The county commissioners
have refrained from taking any action,
thinking that the money would be raised.
George s. Shaw, president of the Cloquet
Lumber company, has offered to be one of
three or, if necessary, one of two to make
up the amount. ..
The United States circuit and district
court at Mankato adjourned sine die. When
the testimony for the defense was In In the
case of Jacob Kahlhouse VS.. The Sleepy
Eye Roller Mill Company, the only case
tried, motion to dismiss was granted
Kahlhouse sued for $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived by falling from a ladder in the mill.
The prosecution failed to prove the ladder