Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-28
A Summary Of the Important Eveats
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in
Nutshell.
NESOrA.

~ StaDoeu anOtner Lao named Ieter nelson
in boys quarrel at Saltwater.
The l7-year-old daughter Of Carl Boyer.
living 20 miles west of Benson, was killed
by lightning recently.
Ed Morris. of Worthington, was fined
$50 for pulling down an American flag at
Bassetts Grove.
White Caps have appeared in Rosive
near Red Wing, and have sent threatening
notices to several citizens.
Charles Way, of Austin, and Charles
Sanford, of St. Paul, were arrested at Wa
SEGA on an alleged charge of forgery.
-Four thieves who had robbed jewelry
store at. Pukwana were captured on rail-
way train while attempting to escape.
George A. Thrall, aged Is, was entangled
in weeds while swimming in the Minnesota
River near St. Paul, and drowned.
Frank Hardy, of Hamilton Station. was
knocked down by highwaymen at St. Paul,
and robbed of his watch and money.
A skif containing Walter Bernhard and
Alfred Jensen capsized on Lake Aliltona,
near Alexandria, and Bernhard was
drowned.
While driving fractions horse at Lake.
field, Misses May Calta, Stella Spiceard and
Edna Funk were thrown from the carriage
and seriously injured.
George Woodruff, of Minneapolis, aged
about Is years, visiting friends two miles
north OF Dover had one of his ears kicked
off by vicious horse.
The Thomson-Houston Company COM
mence6 work on the street railway connect
ing Sank Rapids with ST. Cloud and will
have 1t completed in 30 days.
John G. Wooey and family arrived at
Lake City from tour through the East.
They will probably remain during the sum-
mer.
During heavy storm at Staples the
houses OF Thomas BLACKBURN and VIM.
Bartram were struck by lightning. The
house the former was nearly demoiish-
ed.
gentleman from Milwaukee has organ
lied company at Mankalo for the pur-
pose of erecting large matt house at Man
kato. Work on the building has been be-
gun.
The seven-year- old son of Charlie. Aaron
of Galesville while fishing in the lake above
the dam at Winona fell in and was drawn
ed.
The body of middle.aeed man was
found on the Burlington Cedar Rapids s.
Northern track near Luverne. 1t is sup
posed TO be the tramp who Tell from the
cars.
At Winona. Mary Nozinski hid $40 in q
cook stove. and some time later, forgetting
the circumstance, built fire in the stove,
The money, her entire savings, was totally
consumed.
vein Of pure soft water ito wing fifteen
feet above the surface has been struck at q
depth of Us feet at Marshall. 1t is pro-
posed to bore l.ooo-foot we'll in hopes Of
obtaining supply sufficient for Ere pur-
poses and water system.
Ex-Mayor DR.. J. H. Dorsey, of Glencoe,
received a cordial welcome on his return
from Europe. The Glencoe Cornet Band
and large number of citizens met him at
the depot and escorted him to tho Ameri-
can House.
R. II. Todd, Of Albert Lea. q miller who
has been looking over the head of the lakes
for some week, says he has decided to erect
new -four mill in Duluth. 1t will be of
5000 barrels daily capacity. Work will be.
gin on the foundation as soon as site is
decided on.
The l1-year.old son Of D. Mckenzie, Of
Echo, while bathing in the Redwood river
with playmate, got where the current
was very swift and deep, and before help
could be rendered he was drowned. The
body was recovered shortly afterwards.
While Joseph Weinzierl Jr, was rakins
hay with horse rake, near ST. Bonifaci US,
his horse became unInanageable and ran
away. throwing him in front of the rake
and dragging him around the field until
the rake went 10 pieces. When found he
was unconscious rom loss OF blood. He
may recover.
A Mortified special says: Farmers are
now all busy hayinz. All reports indicate
very large yield the largest for years. The
crop prospects for corn, wheat and oats is
promising. One farmer said today they
he'd not been so promising for nine years.
Mrs. James Dunseatt living in Oak
Grove Pierre county, five miles from Red
Wing was terribly burned by the explosion
OF q kerosene lamp which was standing on
a sewing machine at which she was work
ing. The presence of mind Of her daughter
alone saved her.
A Rochester special says: FIVE cattle own
ed by John Delany. of Marion township,
were killed in singular manner by light
ming during a severe thunder storm which
passed over this section They were graz
ing with their heads under wire fence
The fence was struck and the cattle instant
ly killed.
Albert Lea. Fairmont, Blue Earth City,
Wells and Winnebaso City are endeavor-
ing to get together on dates for the annual
fairs this fall so as to avoid conflict Of
dates in the racing programs. An effort is
now being made to have the fairs Q, all
these places held after the state fair and
follow each other in such q manner that
horses may be entered at all OF them.
NORTH DAKOTA,