The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-05-19
I HE NORTH w EST.
A Summary Of tho Important Events
Of tho Week in tho Northwest
crn States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News ina
Nutshell,
MIMI sofa.


the jury in the district court has returned a
verdict of assault in the second degree.
Mrs. Mary Croft, who has lived in Lake
City for upwards of thirty years with her
daughter, Mrs. II. G. Terrell, died of ap-
oplexy, aged eighty years.
Charles NJ. Marsh, who has been on trial
at Mankato on charge of grand larceny in
the first degree was found guilty of that of
fense and bound over to the district court.
L. W.Meining & Co.'S hardware store on
East Superior street, Duluth was entered
by burglars and reyolverS, cutlery and
other goods, to the value of about 5000,
were stolen.
A street car was thrown down an en-
banknent at MankGto and Thos. and
George Saulpaugh, the former lately of
Minneapolis and proprietor of the Saul
paugh, received painful injuries.
In the $4,000 damage suit at Redwood
Falls of. F. Jones against John Martin,
wealthy farmer, for permanent injury
received from kick the jury brought in
a verdict of 81 damages for Jones.
A syndicate of Little Falls capitalists
have arranged to- construct an opera house
| that will not only ornament First street,
but fill long drawn want. The task of
| eXcavating for this structure was begun re-
Gently and the work will be pushed rapid
| ly to its completion.
1t is stated that Miss Ella Young, for
several years at the head of Albert Lea Col
lege, has accepted a like position with a
college at Knoxville Tenn, and will sever
| her connection with the institution here at
the end .ofthis college year.
Dennis Corwin, who has had several
| family rows with his wife since residing at
Pine City, has ended his fighting by leav-
| ing for parts unknown. He leaves a wife
| and child i'll destitute circumstances. They
| moved from Mankato here.
The grand jury at Fergus Falls indicted
| the Smith brothers for burglary at the Hen
ming store 1t is thought that they are the
Vendicar boys, Of Red Wing. 1t has also
indicted Sam Bergquist for forgery and
VIM. Carol for larceny. All are sure cases.
Rev. DR.. Holmes of Minneapolis has
| been invited to deliyer the baccalureate
address to the graduating class of the Nor
NAL school at Winona. The commence
ment exercises will take place on May 26,
| at which time a class of eighty members
will begven sheep-skins.
| The Mortified board of trade has con-
sidered propositions from Edward Nelson
and his two brothers of Denmark to erect a
| knitting mill at this place. If the mill is
located here it will have capital of some
1 $20 eOJ, ana Will use a two~Story building
| and about ten knitting machines.
| Adjt Gen. Mullen was at Lake City re-
Gently looking over the Camp Lakeview
| ~ 40 with vic fn bo1 win inn
provements made there. In an effort to
| have the contest of the Interstate Rifle as
sociation held at Camp LakeYiew this year,
Gen. Mullen has received favora BILE respon-
ses from three of the five states concerned.
Three lightning rod men. claiming to rep
resent Philadelphia firm, were arrested
at Buffalo for practcing a big fraud on
farmers. They are charged with raising
two notes, one given by Aug ,Fe!s from
| $11, 40 to $69,50 and one given by Nick
Uhe from $11 to $125 They are in the keep
ing Of the sheriff. and will have a hearing
The trouble between the Foot river water
power owner at Hokah, vs.. Cargill Bros. of
La Crosse, has reached point where it is
probable that the mills will be compelled
to shut down. Two suits, aggregating
nearly 100000 in controversy, have been
pending for over year. Many men wi
be thrown out of employment if the mills
| close.
Carver county will dedicate a soldiers,
monument OH June II at Waronia. The
monument is of white bronze, twenty five
feet in height, and cost 1000. On the same
day reunion of the Ex-Soldiers' Society
of Carver County takes place. and very
large gathering is expected, Prominent
| speakers will address the multitude.
The West Hotel of st. Cloud was sold to
J. Il. Hayward, proprietor of the Grand
| Central The consideration is said to have
been $50, 600. AS the West was reopened
very recently by Geo. H. Woodhouse, re-
Gently of the Park Hotel of Fergus Falls,
and nothing had been said to him about
the change the sale places him in rather
unpleasant fix.
From all parts Of Wright county com es
the report of increased acreage in small
grain, especially wheat. The recent rains
have made it stool out more than it has
ever done in previous years, and should
everything prove favorable there will be the
largest crop ever harvested in Wright coun-
ty. The acreage is fully 10 per cent larger.
A Kenyon special says: The farmers of
this vicinity have organized the North
Star Creamery Company to be located here
and will incorporate under the laws of the
state. The following are the officers: c.
H. Halvorson, president; H. P. Hulebak,
president; o. L. Brusletten, secretary;
and G. o. Gunhus treasurer. The build
ing will be commenced Immediately.
A forcble entry was effected at Melrose
that threatens to grow into a serious feud
Armed men broke into the mill of Edwin
Clark, and at the point of revolvers drove
the watchman and the proprietors son of
the premises. The trouble grew out OF
legal complications involving the rightful
wnership of the mill. The case is now in
the supreme court.