New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
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
Nutshell,
MINI ESOTA

The Monticello factory recently burned
will be rebuilt.
Austin is having new flax mill 2O4 feet
in length
Charles A. Ludwig, saloonkeeper at
Saltwater assigned.
W. Koeuig's elevator at Plainview was
burned. Loss $4,000.
Dr. J. D. Wheelock, a physician of Clear
water died, aged 70.
Thomas J. Clement, son Oft. B. Clement
died at Faribault.
Peter Derwin offs St. Paul died, aged 80.
lie went to St. Paul in 1858.
LYMAN Alexander's ,residence near Fari-
oault, burned with its contents.
Chris. Anderson's jewelry store at Moor
head was robbed Of $3.50 worth of solid sill
yer.
Bishop Whipple has received $780, 900 for
F. an endowment for Seabury Divinity School
at Faribault.
Twentyfour stacks of wheat and sepa-
rator were burned on Frank daly's farm
near Fulda.
Rev. P. K. Mellauy pastor of the Nor
Weglan Lutheran church at Saltwater died
at Hudson, Wis.
The new Norwegian Lutheran College
will be located at Madison, the county
seat Of Lac Qui Parle County
A spark from threshing engine set fire
to Cleveland Bros thresher at Plainview.
1t was destroyed.
In quarrel between Tom Allerton and
John Anonsmith at Pipestone, the former
was dangerously hurt.
The suit off. Merkle against c. R. Henton
for $4,000 for alienation of his wife's
affections, is on trial at Luverne.
Holden Nelson committed suicide by
hanging at Mabel. Long suffering from
disease is supposed to be the cause.
A temporary jun ction is asked at Pine
City against the Brennan Lumber Company
to restrain them from dumping refuse in
the Grin dstone river.
Thomas Glowp has laid claim to a large
part of the city of Mankato, including the
stone quarries and the ground upon which
the Tourtolette Hospital stands.
Considerable apprehension is felt at
Fergus Falls lest Goheen, the murderer,
commits suicide before the timeset for his
execution. He is being carefully watched.
Preston Asborn and Hattie Baker, St.
Cloud couple. cannot marry because the
law says the bride must be over IA years of
age.
Charles Lumley, wine merchant of
AIinneapolis died by his own hand aged
60. His act anticipated death from cancer
ofthe bowels.
Word has been received at Sank Rapids
that Callahan the convict who escaped from
the reformatory has been captured at
Foley.
The Minnesota Cereal Company at Fari-
bault has made $40, 900 worth of improve
ments on the Old Straight River mill, and
will employ fifty hands.
Adiutant Edward Thomas of the Saliva
ton Army was drowned while fishing
in Gilbert's Lake. He was stationed at
Minneapolis.
Andrew Spangberg, the man whose in
generation in a dirty room at Duluth
caused sensation, died at the insane asy-
lum al St. Peter.
James S. Everts, a brakeman on the
Great Northern road, was crushed to death
by the wheels at St. Paul. He was 80 wears
old and a married man.
An insurance company has offered to
erect $50, 900 opera house for Marshall
citizens, provided the latter guarantee
certain amount reinsurance business.
Peter Gore, one of the earliest settlers in
the vicinity Of Winona, died suddenly at
his home The deceased was born in Nor
ton county, Pennsylvania, in 1914, and has
resided in this city since 1851.
A 6-year-old daughter of Jesse Harmer,
farmer living near Faribault, was so badly
burned while playing near an old building
that was being burned that her recovery is
despaired of.
the Great Northern Railroad at Minnea-
polls, was passing Hale, Thomas & Co.'s
store. he was struck by falling sign and
hurt internally. He will recover.
John, twenty-year-o son of James
WEIGH, of Washington lake near Hender-
son, was accidentally shot and killed while
hunting. He tried to pull the gun through
fence when it went off, the charge enter
ing his side and killing him almost instant
ly.
Gustav Won Snyder, the normal school
student who mysteriously disappeared re-
Gently from his home at Minnesota, was
discovered and brought to Winona He
was brought before the probate Judge and
adjudged insane. He was been taken to
the Rochester asylum.
E. J. Breed, general manager of the Mar
ion Flint Glass Works, of Marion. Ind, is
to establish plant at Duluth for the man
ufacture Of glass. He looks with favor on
Duluth, and will probably erect a plant
here, which will employ 200 men. r..
While George Durlin's threshing machine
was in George Carver's yard, at Prairieville,
preparing to thresh, fire escaped from the
engine and caught in one of the stacks.
Despite all efforts four stacks of oats and
the separator were consumed. Mr.. Carver's
loss is estimated at !, 200 bushels of oats; no
insurance. .... .sa
The case of Mrs. Maggie Bentz, charged
with threatening to kill Mrs. Annie Rieger,
was tried before Justice Horner Potter of
Vermillion, on change Of venue from
Justice Alex Jeremy of Nininger. The de-
PENDANT was discharged and the costs taxed
up to the complainant.
Two stock trains collided Oh the North