The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-01-21
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
OF tho Week in the Northwest
ern States.
minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News In q
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

Scarlet fever has broken out at the Hous-
ton county poorhouse, three miles west of
Hokah. The place is quarantined.
The Granite Falls council fixed the Ii
cense at $500 and $3.50. Three saloons
mustlpay a higher rate
Tho Pelican Rapids train was thrown
fromth track at Fergus Falls by broken
rail. The damage was not as great as the
recent one when four cars were damaged.
Elasinan Simple, who SO mysteriously
disappeared from Dundas some time ago,
returned as mysteriously as he went.
Nothing can be obtained from him.
Gluck & Co., liquor dealers of Minneap-
oils, have levied on the saloon and fixtures
of John Carlson, of st. Cloud. fCarlsons
brother disputes their right to levy as he
has chattel mortgage on the same.
Mrs. NJ. E. Sibley, wife of the Mankato
postmaster during Lincoln's ndministra-
ton, died the other day. Death resulted
from a surgical operation performed sew
efal months ago.
Fire broke out in the residence Off. II.
Rhodes in Little Falls and was extingiaished
with difficulty. The household goods were
badly damaged by would-be rescuers. The
damage was several hundred dollars.
Verman Pohlman, indicted for mall-
| slaughter in the first degree for the killing
of Fred Tang of Taylors Tails, was seIEtenc~
cd at Center City by Judge f. M. Crosby to
five years in state prison.
Michael Glynn, G. Steensburg and Taos.
Kearns are still being examined by Justice
| Utley at Montevideo, on the charge ofrape.
| Ii is believed the evidence is insufficient to
hold the prisoners.
At meeting of the directors of the Ger
man National Bank held at Little Falls,
John Wetzel, oil old time citizen and drug
| gist of that place, was elected cashier. The
| new banking firm starts out with fatterIng
| prospects.
Livengood & Swearinge's big steam grist
mill was burned at Fairmont, togetbes
with $1,000 worth, of -four, Loss, $15, ,0OOs
| insurance, $1,000 The cause of the fire is
unknown. The mill will be Immediately
rebuilt on a larger scale.
The jury in the case of Herrick VS. the
city of Moorhead for $4,000 damages.
claimed to result from defective street,
brought in verdict for the plaintive o
$500. The city attorney has taken stay o.
sixty days.
Joe Smith of Lake City, and Patsy Har
rington of st. Paul will fight to inisl
with the lghtest gloves allowel by law, a
Plum City, Wis, on Feb. 6 fog. purse o
$500. Smith is being trained by Tim Nc
| Carthy of st. Paul. with quarters at Hotc
| Lyon.
| TheSt. Louis depot at ManB ato, with al
| the contents, including books, ETC., wen
Txux
| loaded cara standing on the s6detrack, wer
also burned, The fire was not discovered
until too late to save anything. The caus
| is unknown.
| The first annual meeting of the Minneso
| ia Valley Mutual Live Stock Insurance
company was held at the home office of th
| company in LIE Sueur. There was larg
attendance. A full board of directors were
elected. All the old officers will be re
tanned.
| La grippe is still raging in and arount
| Northfield, and the first death has occurred
| The Cannon City correspondent report
nearly everybody in that vicinity as dow1
| with the disease, and says that M A
| Kolly has died oft. At Medford and Ser
strand a number of people are also ses IOss
| ly ill.
| Mr.. L. P. Hunt, editor and ma 80
the Free Press and superintendent OF til,
worlds fair commission of Minnesota
is making another tour of the state i'm hi
| effort to raise the $10O, 900 fund, and write
that he is highly encouraged with what IL
sees and hears, and has not the least doub'
but that the amount will be Forthcoming
in due season.
C. D. Wright of Fe IS Falls who wa:
appointed to receive al for the Russian
sufferers, has received nearly 500 and
has all come in sums of IS or less, tin
larger portion in sums of less than 81
Many townships have not been heard
from, but it is thought that the contribu
ton of Otter Tail county will reach 81, 900
The Scandinavians have contributed near
| ly all of it, outside ofthe city.