New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-03-04
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Andrew Ellsworth, 7-year old boy, wa. !
run over and crushed to death by an cleo.
trio motor train at Council Bluffs.
A little son of Postmaster Loes, Of Rock.
dale, was fatally hurt while sliding down
hill. He ran into a team, and one of the
horses stepped on him, fracturing his skull.
The government ice house at the middle
lock has been filled with fairly good quail.
lty of ice, and the canal employees will be
able to keep cool next summer.
The Mason Daily Times is a new venture
in the newspaper world with R. Stanberry
as editor and proprietor. It will be indie.
pendent in politics. It will be the frsi
daily paper published in this city.
The large ice honse Of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad at Fort Madi-
son was almost totally destroyed by fire
The building was about two-thirds full OF
ice.
The Sioux City Volksfreund, German
paper edited by E. W. Hoffman, was ex-
cluded from the mails because of obscene
editorial articles, and prosecutions were is.
stituted against the editor.
The preliminary contract has been sign.
ed tor an $4,000 packing plant to be 10.
Gated at Sioux City, the major portion OF
the capital being furnished by Chicago and
boston parties and the plant to be erected
by Chicago packer.
An attempt was made to blow up car or
the Eight street motor line at Dubuque
The conductor saw an obstruction on the
track placed in the switch and stopped his
car. 1t proved to be dynamite stick eight
inches long, such as miners use in blasting.
The car was filled with passengers
Four mail bags were stolen from a truck
IN the union depot at Burlington. Only
one pouch contained letters. The theft
was not discovered for several minutes.
during which time the robber made his
way to yard in the rear of the depot
where he cut open the sacks. He then es-
capped in the darkness. The amount stolen
isnot known. ., &..'
The sensational White Cap case at Clear
Lake closed Being closely questioned
Gurton and Poster revealed the whole mat.
ter and gave evidence which resulted in the
conviction of Geo. Palmer, Homer Young.
Ed. Seebers. Albert Poster and Norris Cur.
ton. The father Of Miss Carrie, the wife OF
Ed. George, who was SO cruelty beaten,
pleaded not guilty, and his case was con.
tinued. Facts were developed during the
trial which, when divulged will create
sensation. .-..
While four little boys of and years re-
spectively were walking down the railroad
at Burlington on their way to school few
days ago five tramps met them and demand
ed the food in their dinner pals, On be-
ing refused, the little fellows were bound
and gagged and locked in box car of
train about to start westward. The little
fellows We're carried several hundred miles
before anyone's attention was called to
their presence. When rescued they were
nearly fanlished and half frozen
Judge Robinson, of the supreme court,
has lately been givingAa course Of five lee
lures upon appellate practice before the law
department of the state university. Others
from abroad, who have recently been Civ
ing special courses before the different de
partments ofthe university, are DR.. Ham
mond, now dean Of the law department of
Washington university, course upon the
history of common law; DR.. G. D. Black,
OF Chicago, upon special pathology and
hygiene, and DR.. G. H. Hall, superinten-
dent of the insane hospital at Independence,
upon insanity.