New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-08-26
THE NORTHWEST,
"A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News ina
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

AleAauulla Reports say new wheat IS
cunning out 80 bushels to the acre, No 1
hard.
Two young men, John Maier and Robert
Finkley, werekilled by lightning at Barnes
Vile,
DR.. J. A. James, until recently assistant
superintendent of the St. Peter insane asy-
lum, has decided to locate in Mankato and
continue his practice
Joseph O'Neil, of Eau Claire, Wis, was
fatally injured at Moorhead by falling 125
feet from scatfolding which gave way I'M
der him when at work in new elevator.
The new Mitchell & Mcclure mill at
West Duluth began its seasons cut the
other day. 1t requires 80 per cent less
hands than other mills Of like capacity.
Several arrests of violators of the game
law at Little Falls is the result of a visit
from several men sent out for that purpose
and M ore are to follow.
1t is announced that Warren Potter, of
the firm of W. Potter & Co., of Aitkin and
Miss Martha Maddy, teacher of Atkins
public schools, will be married Sept. 1.
Otto Ness, a young man employed at the
Red Wing furniture factory, met with an
accident while he was working at the rip
saw, by which he lost his left hand.
Mrs. Q. Bunch, Of Red Wing, was thrown
from wagon into barb wire fence by a
runaway team and seriously cut on the face
and one arm.
John Magurin, of Melrose, was brought
to st. Cloud the other night by Sheriff
Hammcral charged with committing rape
upon Miss Hinnekamp.
The Mankato council has ordered that
the sewerage system be extended over half
a mile at an estimated cost of $4,000, the
work to be done by contract.
The city council at St. Cloud voted to
change the ordinance relating to street rail-
ways to suit the parties wishing to operate
the electric line. It is expected now that
all electric line is a sure thing.
Mrs. Geo. Wesbeck, Of Spring Valley, a
lady of 60, fell through her husbands saw
mill into the tlume. She was taken out of
the water unconscious, and the doctors are
fearful she will die from hemorrhage.
The west-bound freight train which pass
es Alexandria at $50 in the evening, cOllid-
ed with wild-east bound train two miles
west Of town the other evening. Six cars
were derailed and both engines damaged.
The Renville County Agricultural Society
will hold their annual fair at Bird Island
Sept. 90 80, and Oct. l. They are erecting
new buildings and fixing up the grounds in
good shape.
w. E. Bailey and Gus Koch, two prom
inent citizens of Rices, We're arrested by
Sheriff Quinn, who caught them in the act
ofshooting prairie chickens. They gave
5000 bonds for their appearance at court.
Porter RiS, prominent citizen offspring
Valley, was seriously injured by runaway
team. His face and head was badly bruis-
ed and his spine injured to such extent
that the limbs are paralyzed. Doctors
think recovery doubtful.
Louis Baldwin, colored, was found by
Policeman Fairbanks near the cooper shop
at Anoka and taken to the county house.
He had stroke Of paralysis and had in his
pockets his discharge from the regular
army, transportation to st. Louis and $3.50.
Two boys, aged 10 T. at Spring Valley,
were arrested and brought before the NUM-
cipal court charged with breaking into
freight cars and stealing candy. They were
fined IS and costs. More arrests will fol-
low as the railroad company have been
troubled in this way for some time.
The trouble between the Red Wing
people and the Salvation Army has broken
out anew. Since the Army has been allow
ed to march the streets feeling against
them has grown more intense and the
Army is now egged nearly every time they
appear.
The new NJ E. Church at Brownsville
was dedicated in the presence of a very large
audience. Rev. +. Doran, Of Rochester,
was officiating clergyman; and gracefully
talked $500 from those present A deficit
of$150 was amply provided for, and the So
ciety, with a church structure costing
S1,40O, is virtually out Of debt.
Samuel Wicks and Mrs. Jennie Mccain
were arrested at Redwood Falls by Sheriff
Mead. The couple eloped from Rochester
Aug. 5. Mrs. McCann's husband is at Bara-
boo, Wis, and he was notified of the ar
rest. They have been travelling by team in
q covered wagOt Mrs. Mccain has two Of
her children with her.
The 81 900 per cent bonds of the Winnie
bago City water works were sold to the
Smedley Manufacturing Company of Du-
buque. The contract was awarded to the
same company for S9,950 for putting in the
system of water works in this city, to be
completed within 80 days from date
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Mankato, Aug. q, % and %. The Arion,
West Side Liedertafel, Concordia, German
ia Maennerchor and Dayton's Bluff socie-
ties, Of st. Paul, and organizations from
Branerd, Young America Duluth Still
water and Jordan will arrive Friday The
total attendance is expected to reach 5000.
1t is estimated that the hail storm that
visited at Deer Creek, Otter Tail county,
laid low between r. 600 and Is, 900 acres of
grain, and the damage will reach $500, 600.
J. J. Bolton is the principal loser. Sena-
tor J. B. Hompe is victim, and Josh
Mead, Fred Peck, A. D. Baker and E. c.
Field lost their entire crop. 49,. r.. ~
Mike Coltice, a German, single living in
Stonybrook township, Grant County, was
found burned to death, A straw stack
was discovered on fire and when
the father went to it found his
sons effects near by and in the ashes the
remains OF his son. No reason is given for
the deed. Report says there were facts
which leads to the opinion Of foul play