Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-04
THE NORTHWEST.
ASummary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News ina
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.


fist Church of Red Wing has resigned and
gone to Iowa.
George Landon, young business man
ofPlainview, was terribly burned by the
explosion Of q gasoline stove.
A. f. McEachrin, Gottieb Herman and
VIM. Dedrick have been arrested for illegal
liquor selling at Buffalo. The men are un-
der $500 bonds to appear for trial.
Antonio Fratochand living on Buffalo
river near Redwood, was shot and instant
ly killed by his uncle while deer hunting,
being mistaken for deer.
The 100 barrel Touring mill and cooper
shop of Dumas which have been shut
down all summer. employing 70 men, will
startup next month.
There is constant increase in attend
ance at the various state summer schools,
and the interest in educational work seems
to be greater than ever be ore in the his
tory OF the state.
At the meeting of the trustees Of St.
OlaTs College at Mortified, the following
teachers were elected: DR.. Hans Fossunl,
teacher of Greek; DR.. E. Granrud, teacher
of Latin, and Carl ]. Rollelson, A. B.
chemistry and physics.
James O'Brien, chief justice of New Mex
leo, who resides at Caledonia, MINI, filed
his resignation with President Harrison,
and will stand as a candidate for judge Of
this district, vice J. Q. Farmer, who is a
congressional aspirant.
The articles of incorporation of the
Mar6eld Elevator Company Of Winona
have been filed, The capital stock is
Sl50,000 of which sum $4,000
has been paid in. The incorporators
are H. J. O'Neil O. L. Marfeld and H. d.
Morse.
Emma Lamprecht, daughter of John
Lam precht, a grocer of Winona, has mys-
tericusly disappeared, and her where
abouts are unknown. About q month ago
she disappeared and it was supposed she
had eloped, but she was arterward found
working as dome in family here.
A general demand was made recently by
the quarrymen employed in St. Cloud for
an increase of 20 cent per day in their
wages and eight hours work instead Of
nine. The demand was acceded to by all
the forenen and the men continued in
their places.
w. l. Mills, of Mankato, made All assign
ment to Lorin Gray. Liabilities, SAG, 600; as
sets, sci, 500 including a good deal ofrcal'
estate in and around Mankato. Mr.. Mills
was engaged in the butter and egg business
until few months ago and the losses then
account for the failure now
BY order of the state board two glander-
ed horses were killed at AIapleton. Will
liam Little, who sold them to unsuspecting
parties, was arrested OH comp laint OF one
of these, but was released upon returning
the purchase money. The other victim is
taking steps to have Little arrested.
A: bold attempt to burglarize the dwell
ing of Mrs. Wallace Granny -FOUR miles south
Of Dover. was made recently. A we'll
dressed youth attacked the woman with
butcher knife. but decarlped upon her
screaming, aud eludcd arrest. The woman
is Frustrated.
Frankie. Best, a carpenter of Lakefeld,
and Henry Rhodes, farmer, living five
miles from here, fell from scaffolding
while working on new barn, and Best
was fatally injured, dying within two hours.
Rhodes was not seriously hurt. Mr.. Best
leaves wife and six small children.
Charles Dablow, farmer of Morris and
anex-mcmber OF Company D, Forty-second
Illinois Rebellion, had q musket ball ex-
tracted from his head by local physician:
which he has carried since the battle of
Chlckamauga, Sept. 20, 1868. The ball
entered just above the temple and was
taken out just back OF the right ear.
| Burglars entered the residence of Mayor
H. A. Young at Lake City and after secur-
ing gold watch and chain. fled, leaving q
pair OF shoes and hat behind. Had they
not aroused the family by their noise they
would probably have" secured larger
| booty. They are at large.
While Agent Lindwood, of the Great
| Northern Express Company, stepped out
to the front door of his Office at St. Cloud
two tranlps. watching him, entered the
rear door and stole gold watch and chain
from his vest. He saw them as they cut
the alley.
A serious runaway occurred few miles
north of Echo recently. S. ]. Larson, of
this place, while returning from Sacred
Heart lost control of his team. which be-
came frightened. They ran quite dis
lance, bringing up in swamp Mr.. Lar
sons leg was severely crushed by heavy
box falling on it.
At the annual school meeting of District
| NO q, nelO recently at GranQ MEADOW, q
resolution was tried to be passel voting
bonds to the amount of $1,000 10 10000
for new district school house. in village
OF less than GOO inhabitants A very close
vote decided not to vote the bonds---5 to
So 1t was the largest school meeting ever
held in the district.
Two men attempted to rob Julian Du-
zenskie, q farmer living near Wolverton,
while he was waiting in the Great Northern
depot at Breckenridge. He woke before
they succeeded and gave the ALARM when
one 0! them struck him in the face, prob
ably with brnss knucklcs and ran. Night
Waterman Matheson gave chase. After
| following them about two blocks he cap
tured both and lodged them in jail.
So far, says Mortified special the grain
| crop prospects have been very bright, but
now some OF the farmers bring in dis
couraging reports. uThe two recent hard
showers have had the effect oflodging the
grain badly and the hot weather Of the
past two days is bad for wheat. In some
locations the winter wheat is reported to
have been affected with the blight and but
onc-half crop is predicted. They will
| prObably turn ont better than feared