The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-07-21
THE NORTH " EST.
A Summary of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNIE sofa.
Hon. T. W. HoYt of Red Wing is dead.

Hon. r w, Hoyt of Red Wing is dead.
A Duluth lady is among the twelve who
persisted in the disaster at Peoria, Ill.
II. {. Stivers, chairman, issued call for
the Sixth district Democratic congressional
convention, to be held at Brainerd Aug. 8.
Gcor.c Ga<lin, l2-year- old boy, serious
" >t&hhed another lad named Peter Nelson
in boys quarrel Mt saltwater.
The I7-year old daughter of Carl Boyer,
Evjng - miles west OF Benson, was killed
Ly lightning recently,
El Norris of Worthington, was fined
So tor pulling down an American flag at
HuS>ctt'S Grove.
Waite Caps have appeared in Rosive,
near Rel 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 a iewelry
store at Tukwana were captured on a rail
way train while attempting to escape.
George A. Thrall aged Is, was en:angled
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,
ana robbed of his watch and money.
A slitf containing Walter Bernhardt and
Aired Jensen capSized on Lake MiltOna,
near Alexandria, and Bernhardt was
drowned.
While driving a iractiou5 horse at Lake
field, Misses May Calta, Stella Spiceard and
Edna Funk were thrown from the carriage
aad seriously injured.
George Woodruff of Minneapolis, aged
about ; years, visiting friends two miles
north OF Dover had one of his ears kicked
oVhy 4 vicious horse.
The Thomson-IIouston Company COM
nrnrcG work on the street railway connect
IH5 Sank Harlds with st. Cloud and will
huveIt comlletcd in 30 days.
John c. Woo.ey and family arrived at
Lake City from tour through the East.
They will probably remain during the sum-
mer.
During a heavy storm at Staples the
houses of Thomas Blackburn and VIM.
Blrtram were struck by lightning. The
house OF The former was nearly demolish-
Ell.
4 gentleman from Milwaukee has organ
lied Il company at Mankato for the p mr.
pose Of erecting large ma It house at Man
bato. Work on the building has been be-
gun.
The seven-year-oId son of Charles Aaron
o. Galc$vilc while fishing in the lake above
the dam at Winona fell in and was drawn
under the mill into the sluice and drown
Cd
] he holy OF a middLe-aged man was
found on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern track near Luverne. 1t is sup
posed to be the tramp who fell from the
cars.
At Winona, Mary Nozinslli hid $50 in q
cook stove, and some time later, forgetting
the circumstance, built fire in the stove,
The money, her entire savings, was totally
consumed.
A vein o. pure soft water flowing fifteen
feet above the surface has been struck at a
depth of 225 feet at Marshall. 1t is pro-
posed to bore a l. OOO-foot we'll in hopes OF
obtaining supply sufficient for fire pur-
poses and a water system.
Ex-Alayor Dr. J. H Dorsey, of Glencoe,
received a cordial welcome on his return
from Europe. The Glencoe Cornet Band
and 4 large number of citizens met him at
the depot and escorted him to the Ameri-
ClH House.
r NJ Todd of Albert Lea a miller who
has been looking over the head of the lakes
for some week, says he has decided to erect
a new -four mill in Duluth. 1t will be oil
900 barrels daily capacity. Work will be-
ga on the foundation as soon as a site is
decided on.
The1I-ycar-o 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
c1uld be rendered he was drowned. The
body was recovered shortly afterwards.
While Joseph Weinzierl Jr., was raking
hqy with a horse rake, near ST. Bonifaci US,
his horse became unmanageable and ran
away. throwing him in front of the rake
and dragging him around the field until
thc rake went to pieces. When found he
wa@ unconscious from loss Of blood. lie
may recover.
A Mortified special says: Farmers are
now all busy hayng. All reports indicate
4 very large yield the largest for years. The
crop prospects for corn, wheat and oats is
promising. One farmer said today they
h"d not been SO promising for nine years.
Mrs James Dun3catt, living in Oak
Grove Pierre county, five miles rom Red
Wing was terribly burned by the explosion
o. a kerosene lamp which was standing on
sewing machine at which she was work,
ing. The presence of mind Of her daughter
alone saved her.
4 Rochester special says: five cattle own
cl ly John Delany, of Marion township
were killed in a singular manner by light
n'ng during a severe thunder storm which
pissed over this section. They were graz
ing with their heads under wire fence
The fence was struck and the cattle instant
]y killed.
At Burns, the house of George Small wa
fired by an incendiary and was entirel,
destroyed. Small had gained the enmitJ
ola gang Of toughs by an effort to brin;
them to Justice. 1t is-said that the hOm
ofThomas German will go next. The PEG
pie Of the town are terrorized. An etfor
will be made to break the gang up.
Albert Lea, Fairmont, Blue Earth City
Wells and Winnebago City are endeavor
ing to get together on dates for the annual
fairs this fail so as to avoid q conflict o
dates in the racing programs. An effort l.
NOW being made 10 have the fairs at al
these places held after the state fair All,
follow each other in such a manner tta
horses may be entered at all of them
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