The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-10-22
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account OF the Happen
ings Of the Past Week In Min
nesota. North Dakota.
Iowa ana Wiscon-
Minnesota.

Minnesota.
The state Baptist convention was held
in St. Paul recently.
Policeman Mcbride. of ST. Paul, was
seriously injured in q fight with a thug
whom he was attempting to arrest.
Jas. T. Shen, dealer in dry goods at St
Cloud, has assigned to John Sclaefter
The liabilities are about 5000, assets the
same,
The Democratic state committee has
Withdrawn four oil the Democratic electo-
raj candidates and endorsed sn equal
number of Peoples party candidates.
Conductor Russell and Engineer John
SON who were in the Northern Pacific
wreck near Minneapolis, are charged with
manslaughter.
The Ramsey county Prohibitionists have
nominated David Morgan for CO, s1ess and
put up candidates for county offices and
the legislature.
A convention OF the state federation of
labor and the State Eight Hour League
was held in St Paul recently. Several de-
mands are to be made upon the forthcom-
ing legislature.
The farm residence OF Mattison Milo, at
Eyota near Rochester was destroyed by fire
recently. Everything was lost, no insurance,
it originated from bonfire lit by chill
dren near the house.
Willie Hanson, son of Andrew Hanson,
Of Lake Crystal, was thrown from cart
against a tree and received a severe scalp
wound recently. 1t is feared that the con-
cussion of the brain will prove fatal.
Nine cars of wheat jumped the track on
the Northern Pacific. at Barker, eight
miles east of Carlton. The track was block
ed and passenger trai.s used the S s. D. track
to Duluth.
The trial ofFrank Houck, at Duluth, on
an indictment for murder in the second
degree, for killing John Murphy, was ad-
journed to the next term of court. The
court refused bail.
F. Thayer, supervising architect of the
Mankato government building has received
Notice to advertise !or bids to Nov 1. The
ground is ready for the foundation, which
will likely be put in this fall.
Judge Nelson, of the United States dis.
trict court in ST. Paul, decides for the de.
fendant in the proceedings against the
Mississippi River Valley Lumbermen's as.
sociation under the antitrust law.
Mrs. Uriah I.add, of cottage Grove,
Washington county, yet With :, fatal &c
cident recently, a lamp exploding which
she held in her hands, being so badly
burned about her person that she died
within couple of hours.
Victor C. Seward. editor of the Saltwater
Messenger, u veteran Minnesota Journalist
was shot down on the street in Saltwater
by former employee named George
Peters. he died shortly afterwards of his
wounds. Peters was arrested ana placed in
Jail.
Bishop Otto Zardetti of st. Cloud, had Q
long audience at the Vatican, and was
authorized by the pope to select number
of priests to accompany him to the United
States and assist him in the work of his
diocese.
William Pool, wanted for horse-stealng.
and for whose apprehension there is 8
large reward. was captured near Wabasha
Pool went to the penitentiary from thi:
county five years ago Tor attempting to kill
his brotherin law.
Addison Nutter, farm hand, came tc
Redwood Falls recently. and embibed toe
much fire water and became SO hilariou:
that he was put i'll the city lookup. The
next morning the officers discovered thai
the bars had been removed from the win
dow and the bird had flown. He had as
sis, ance from the outside.
Frank Barnew, young boy, and friend
were out hunting OH the lake at Winons
tl,, q, f1,oh
dentally discharged and the full charge o
shot went into Barnew's back. 1t wa.
three hours before medical assistance wa:
secured and during that time the boy bled
freely. He will die
The report comes from Port Townsend
Wash, that Thomas Turnbull of Glencoe
this state, has been missing for three weeks
His office, clothes and money indicate tina
he had no expectation of leaving, ant
| there seems to be no clue to his where
abouts. Mr.. Turnbull's family are still
here.
Two hobos either cnticed or forced a boy
to the fair grounds south of Breckinridg,
and robbed him of 500. They were pur
sued by Marshall Elwell and Deputy Mar
shall Matheson, but escaped. About the
| same time the Great Northern yard mer
arrested Two men found breaking into 8
merchandise car in the yard.
H. p. Gallup. travelling salesman for tn,
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk company, of st
Paul, was robbed of all his sample outfit a
the Northern Pacific depot at 81. Clouc
recently. He had left them on the plat
] form awaiting the train. They consisted
| of cutlery. revolvers, knives, etc, and ar,
valued at $500.
DR.. J. A. Hielcher of Mankato has beer
arrested at the instance of the health in
spector for not reporting case of conta
gious disease to the health officer, as re
quired by law. 1t will bea test case of tn.
law. The house had already been prop.
erly placarded for a previous case.