New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-01
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
OF the Week in the Northwestern
States.
minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News ina
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA,

MINNESOTA.
carleton college reopened at Mortified
with an attendance Of about four hundred.
Burglars tapped till for $50 at Alex
andria. -
Dana Child, nephew of Senator E. A.
Child, aged sixteen years, was killed while
jumping from moving train at Glencoe
At Alexandria DR.. Bells baby was stand
Ing in the window, when it fell on her
hand, breaking all the bones.
Mrs. Julia Chase, one of Hastings early
Citizens, died at the residence of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. R. E. C. Ball, aged eighty-seven
years.
James Lynn, aged IS, died at Mortified.
He has resided in the state over twenty
three years and leaves wife and ten chill
dren.
Mike Blesener, prominent young bust
ness man Of Mortified, dropped dead re-
Gently. He was twenty-four years old and
had had some trouble with his liver.
Mrs. frankie Z. Moore, milliner, assign
ed recently to Lester Griswold. The action
was precipitate by the attachment of a Mil
Waukee firm. Liabilities about 81, 200, as
sets small.
Sam Pumpelly, charged with procuring
minor to vote at the recent village cleo
ton at Lake Benton and whose examina-
ton was postponed was discharged upon
examination.
J. H. Ackerman telegraph operator OF the
Northern Pacific railroad at Staples, sud-
denly disappeared and his Whereabouts is
unknown. He was secretary of the I. o. O.
/. Lodge at this place.
Mrs. James M. Jones, who lately moved
with her husband from Geneva to Albert
Lea, dropped dead from heart disease. She
was one of the esteemed pioneers Of the
county.
The assignee of Fred Fleckenstein sold
the entire stock ofdry goods, gents furnish
ing goods, and millinery goods at auction,
to P: P. Kinsey of Faribault, for 800 cents
on the dollar of the invoice price, SO, 57927.
Mrs. Jones, wife OF James F. Jones, vice
president Of the First National bank Of
Albert Lea, died very suddenly of heart
disease. She bad always had most excellent
health. She was sixty years of age.
The Nabasha county teachers institute
convened at Lake City, under the auspices of
Prof. j. f. NlcLeary and Mrs Beatty Six
ty teachers have been enrolled. The pros
poets are good for very successful insti-
tute
At Red Wing in the district court case Of
the Nation Gas and Fuel Company VS.. Tams
BlXby and r. Q. Elliott, judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff in the sum of 81 414.
The case grew cut Of the purchase of the
gas plant at Pierre S. D.
very successful teachers institute has
just closed at Renville. Prof. Sanford
Niles of Minneapolis and Mrs. Beede of st.
Paul were conductors. There were ninety
eight teachers enrolled, and it is generally
conceded to be the best institute in this
county.
The cultivation Of sugar bcets for expert
mental purposes is to BIZ undertaken sys.
tenlatically at Red Wing this season. The
climatic conditions and the character of the
soil here are believed to be especially suita-
bic for the successful propagation of this
crop.
AS the hacks that connect Monticello
with Big Lake Station were crossing the
Mississippi river the ice gave way. The
forward hack, filled with passengers, was
kept from sinking by the pieces of ice and
people and horses were rescued. Only one
horse of the team drawing the second hack
got into the water.
The celebrated cattle dehorning case,
which has been on trial at Red Wing end
ed recently. The jury returned verdict
acquitting the defendant, thus establishing
that cattle dehorning is not a cruel or in
human operation. Prominent stock raisers
in the county were witnesses both for and
against.
Oscar Davenport, aged eighteen, and
James Brown, aged fifteen, were arrested
at Northtield for breaking into confection-
cry store and stealing several pounds of
candy. Their trial took place and Daven-
port was sent to Farbault to await the &C
ton of the grand jury in deault of $500
bonds. Brown wassent to the reform school.
The state teachers institute for Blue
Earth county closed at Lake Crystal. The
institute was conducted by Prof. Rochelau
OF Moorhead, Mrs. Jacques of St. Cloud and
MrS.J. c. Stevens, county superintendent,
The institute was we'll attended by the
county teachers, and all speak in the high
est terms of the work done.
Mrs Henriette T. Ruble, widow of the
Late john Ruble, who was one of the cele-
DRAFTED Ruble brothers, died at her home
near Albert Lea after long illness of drop
81, aged about sixty live years. She had
been resident Of this country since 1856
and was perhaps the oldest settler in the
county, The funeral was very largely at
tended. Phi
Probobly the hardest fought case that
has ever been brought before the probate
, court of Mankato, is the one involving the
estate of the late Henry Richardson of this
county, which is now before the court.
Richardson died intestate leaving several
thousand dollars and no known heirs,
Claims were filed against the estate. and
different people from nearly all parts of the
globe, claiming to be the only heirs, are
striving to prove their hership and secure
the property.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The house of Senator James Miller at
Mandau burned Loss 50 OOO. inSnronoo