Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-03-31
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the North wtst-
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News i'll q
Nutshell,
MINNES sofa.

Gov. Merriam decides to make his par.
dons conditional.
Work on the St. Paul auditorium will
begin at once.
A newspaper correspondent at Dundas
Mimi, is threatened by white caps.
Lewis Gange, aged ~ninty-seven years, al
old Michigan soldier, died at Cro5kston.
He is the first 10 die of the G. A. r. post
here since organization, eight years ago.
John Barnger, living three miles south
west of Dnndas, was very my~stefiously
poisoned a few days ago, and is in / very
critical condition.
Homer Higgigs, whose team ran away
at Hutchinson, throwing him fro the
wagon and fatally i~njuring him, died from
the results of his injuries.
Malignant d~ipbtheria has broken but in
The family ofPeter Weiberg, ofFasa. -Four
children nave died. three dying in one day.
Five Others are ill in the same family
Henry Ossnlan has mysteriously dis
appeared. He left home intending to walk
to Northfield, and nothing has since been
heard of him.
Anton Arntson, a farmer living i'll the
town of Manet, was adjudged insane by the
probate court, AID committed to the hospi-
tai at st. Peter.
Wilson has been held TO the district court
at Mankato for the murder of Christ THOR.
stad and released on 81, 500 bail. given by
his father and DR.. Merck, of Lake CTys al.
Louis Schultz, a s~aloonkeeper at Waiver
ly, was arrested and brought 10 Buffalo by
the sheriff charged with selling liquor Ia a
boy about l2years old.
Samuel d. Bergquist, a farmer of Par
kers Prairie, was arrested and held to the
grand jury on the charge of attempting to
pass a forged note on the Fergus Falls ma
tional bank.
The grand jury at Brainerd found three
true bills of indictment against Patrick
Murphy. ex-city clerk. Murphy's mrisap-
prOpriations of city money amounted to
nearly s., 800 during his term OF office.
AS n. J. Schafer, president of the Owa-
tonna Packing company, and Peter Knapp
were inspecting an engine vent opened in a
boiler, both men were terribly scalded by
escaping steam and boiling water.
While A. l.. Reyes was trying to free a
horse at FaribauIt which had become en-
tangled with his halter and was very fero-
cious, he was turned upon by the horse and
seriously bitten and kicked. The flesh was
badly torn from his shoulder and hip.
4 fire was discovered in the northwest
corner Of ST. Georges Catholic church at
Glencoe. In spite of the tiremen the build
ing was gutted in enc hour. Il had been
occupied but two months and was not dedi-
Gated. 1t cost nearly $4,000; insured.
Louis Schultz, who was arrested for sell
ing liquor TO minors was brought before
Squire COcbrane at Buffalo, for hearing.
He waved examination and was placed
under 500 bonds 10 appear before the
grand jury.
George \. Day, a leading clothing dealer
at Brainerd, made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors to II. j. Spencer,
cashier of the First National bank. The
heaviest creditor is Written, Burdette &
Young, Boston. The liabilities have not
vet been made public.
Adolph Biere, alias Frenchy, a notorious
crook, arrived at Anoka recently under
arrest, charged with e~nticing a young girl
into q house ofill fame in the Twin Cities.
The girl is but 10. Her parents live at Day
Henry Martin, an employee at Lessard's
lumber camp at Cross Lake, was instantly
killed while unloading logs, The chain
broke and he was crushed beneath them.
Martin was 81 years old and lived in Fail
River, Mass, where the body was shipp- |
ed.
Gustaye Amudson, a soldier from Fit.
Smelling connected with the recruiting
while under the influence ofliquor, Y
jumped out of the window of his room in
Grand Central Hotel at St. Cloud. He
had been locked up in the room by the
clerk on account of his behavior. His
are not serious.
1t is reported that Frank Heidel, of the
of Nicollet, is s., 300 short in hi, &C
as village clerk. When the new
clerk, elected this spring took possession of
Office, the facts came out. Mr.. Heidel
gone away, and his bonds men becom-
ing alarmed have gotten ont an attach
ment.
1t i given out that the water power at
Falls, which was sold last fall to
an Eastern syndicate, will be improved
the coming summer A very thor
ough survey was completed but a short
time ago, covering a distance OF six miles
the river, and one-fourth of a mile
from either bank.
Fire destroyed considerable of the bust
ness portion of North Branch. r. l.. Halls
store, residence and warehouse, Olson's sa-
loon, Carriers meat market, Young's fruit
and confectionery and the drug store OF
Bergh were destroyed with nearly all OF
the contents; cleaning one block from the
to the Merchants hotel. The
was severe. Loss So, 600; partly COW,
cred by insurance. The burnt portion will
he rebuilt.