New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-05
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,
MINNESOTA,

MINNESOTA. "a
Joseph L. Meyer was appointed county
treasurer of Morrison county in place of S.
Stoll deceased The appointment gives
universal satisfaction. ~,
William Donaldson died at the residence
Z of his son, c. w. Donaldson, at Plainview,
aged eighty-six years. Mr.. Donaldson was
a prominent ODD Fellow
The North Dakota Elevator company
commenced to erect $4,000 bushels
capacity elevator at Hector, making an
elevator capacity at this place Of 16o, 600
bushels
Fourteen acres of wheat on the Philbrick
farm near Waterville, yielded 451 bushels,
an average of 80 3-14 bushels per acre ofNo,
1 wheat. Two acres on another farm
yielded 80 bushels.
A Kerkhoven special says wheat, oats
and flax first class crop. The present dry
weather insures the wheat crop to ripen
with full kernel and unusually large
acreage this season. Harvesting will begin
in about week. w.
Messrs. P. NJ. and E. D. Graft, of Duluth
are endeavoring to induce several Of the
New York capitalists who were there re-
Gently to join them in opening large bank
in Duluth. The Crafts would put in at
least $500, 600.
The nude man discovered at River Falls
has recovered so he can write IN German,
but cannot talk. He says his name is Hofff-
man, and that he has friends in New
Frier, Minn., but refuses to give their
names. He is evidently insane
Tio Lost hid, fon Do1ra4.
were opened at the session of the county
commissioners and the award made to the
st. Paul Title Insurance and Trust COM
pany at par and accrued interest and a
premium of three-eights of per cent.
The violation Of the fish laws in Lake
Pepin below Red Wing, is now attracting
general attention. Tons of fish are being
taken out of the lake with seine and net in
violation of all law and usage and the lake
Is being rapidly depleted OF all live fish.
Mrs. P. r. Hanson, of Albert Lea,
arrested on charge Of keeping house of
ill-tane, was arraigned before Justice Hall
IN Alden on change of venue and waived
examination, giving bonds in the sum of
$3.50 to appear before the grand jury in
December
DIR. Frank E, Heath, of Campbell, was
shot and killed by a companion with whom
he was hunting. The shooting was purely
accidental. DR.. Heath was a single man
and had lived at Campbell a number of
years, where he has been physician with
large practice.
Burglars set fire to the barn of James
Thomas, farmer living in Wynette. Isanti
county, six miles from Princeton While
the attention Of the family was called TO
the barn, the house was entered chest
containing 5000 dragged from the house to
marsh some distance away and the money
extracted.
Jacob Campbell, member of the Salya-
ton Army. a while since arrested and jail
ed with others for parading the streets, at
Northield brought suit against the city, in
the sum of S., 000 tor illegal Imprisonment.
Warrants were served Oh Mayor Norton,
Chief of Police Frank White and Special
c. Bullock.
The Mankato board of trade selected Sen
ator Bar and ex-senator Pope delegates to
the state convention Aug. -. These gen.
tlemen are in full sympathy with the COM
mission for additional money for worlds
fair purposes, and are backed by strong
public sentiment here. Mankato is the
first city in the state to take action in this
important movement.
Sven Nelson a patient at the ST. Peter
hospital, was drowned in the Minnesota
river He was committed from Jackson
county about two years ago, and had been
working about the dining room for some
time. When he was missed search was
Immediately instituted, but he was not
seen again until his body was found in the
river. His death was accidental. He was
81 years old.
The state board Of examiners in law have
been holding their first law examination
at Mankato as required under the new law.
Messrs. Snow, Ozmun, Knox, Williams and
Southworth are the examiners. The can
didates are w. s. Hammond, Frank Clague
and w. R. Geddes of Mankato, Messrs. Nc
Mahon and Collins Of Duluth, and Mr..
Wilson of Faribault. The examination is
very thorough as we'll as technical, and will
last three days. --r
The Y. NJ. c. A. of the two Dakotas
and Minnesota have taken possession of
the 20 acres ofland on the shore of Lake
Minnewaska, that the citizens of this place
donated them, and are now preparing the
grounds to hold their first Northwestern
Institute, which will occur from Aug, TO
IA. There are now five carloads of lumber
upon the ground, and one car load Of
boats. Some of the most prominent in
structors in the Northwest will be here to
take charge of the institute.
NORTH DAKOTA,
Joseph Amstett, 10 years old, son of N.
Amstett, was seriously wounded at Grand
Forks by shot from repeating rifle.