New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-09
A Summary Of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest !.
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

A st Paul man finds his runaway daugh-
ter living with a young man at Hudson
and casts her off
W. II. Hewitt is appointed receiver of
the Saltwater Street Railway company, and
the running OF cars is resumed
NJ B. Harrison of Duluth, worlds fair
commissioner for Minnesota, dies sud-
denly.
The Minnesota Republican State COM
nittee selects st, Paul as the place and May
3 as the date for the convention to choose
delegates to the national gathering.
John Butala, of Richmond was arrested
by Sheriff Hammered, on the charge of
selling liquor without license He was
lodged in Jail.
The firm Of CARR & Cass Bros, of Pipe
stone, manufacturers and importers of
cigars, made an assignment in favor of
T. &. Smith.
monstrous wild cat weighing so
pounds was killed on the bank Of the Can
non river seven miles south of Dundas in
the big timber by II. McIlvain.
The Big Diamond mills cooper shop at
Morrstown, with several hundred dollars
worth of stock, was completely destroyed
by fire. No insurance.
hllhe nov ldlu q ltllliDerlHdI, dS5eu ~,
fell down stairs at the Grand Rapids Hotel,
breaking his neck. His relatives live in
Minneapolis. His partner was frozen to
death this winter
Brakeman Fairbanks, who was hurt in
the wreck at Spring Valley is in fair way
OF recovery. The damage is worse than
was first reported. Out offour cars ofstock
only one head was left uninjured
Morgan, of Holding. Stearns county. Nor
gan is accused Of stealing 81, 900 worth Of
logs from the land of Marcus Setting.
When tried Morgan pleaded not guilty.
George p. Babcock, resident of Water
town, S. d., died suddenly of heart disease
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. NJ.
Nash, OF Tracy He had been in Nlinnea-
polls hospital for treatment and was unable
10 go farther toward home.
At meeting of the creditors Of the Mer-
chants Bank at Moorhead, Receiver Van
Messenger read statement Of assets (faCe),
1901, 790.9l; liabilities, sos 073. 81 T. C.
kurtz, individual resources exclusive ofin
tcrest in bank, $72907,0S
At the annual meeting Of the Building &
Loan Association, of Redwood Falls. A. E.
King was elected president; o. B. Turner,
secretary N. Y. Hunter, treasurer. The as
ISOLATION has run six years and is in
hourishing condition.
A company of boys were riding on
freight across long trestle at Mankato,
Ed Brett, son Of Geo. Brett, proprietor Of
the largest dry goods house here, fell off
from the train, breaking a leg and being
bruised more or less all over. lie is doing
we'll.
While grabbing out some small trees on
the farm Of one Joseph Rockwell, seven
miles south of Dundas, a stone hammer
weighing ten pounds was unearthed. The
shape is that Of Ratchet, resembling ex-
actly the battle axes used during the stone
age, and is the hardest flint.
Fire at Mortrose caused the following
losses F. W. Ruppehus, on store and goods
$1,000; insurance, $6, 000 loss on household
goods, ST. 500; insurance $780, G. Kretch-
mcr loss on blacksmith and wagon shop,
$1,000; $3.50 insurance. Furniture store and
dwelling owned by Mrs. q. Haven, valued
at $500; no insurance.
The Northern Pacific office at Crooks
ton was robbed Of $500 express package.
The theft was not discovered at the time
and has just been made public. The thief
also took two tickets for Southern CalifOr-
mia via Portland. S. H. Benton, the night
operator is missing, and suspicion points
to him as the guilty man.
Sheriff Glynn created a sensation at Man
kato when he arrested j. P. Mayer, Carl
Wilson, Theodore Anderson, Andrew Tel
bert and Thomas Rowland on warrants
charging them with being impii Gated in the
killing of Chris Thorstad at Butternut Val
ley recently. Examination will be held
March p.
Last summer brick city hall was built
at New Prague, at cost of S., 900. The
choice Of two lots was offered the city and
u corner lot selected WhereOn the hall
is located. 1t now appears that the deed
runs to the inside lot and the matter
is now in the district court tor settle
7Nent
VIM Resting a small dealer in general
merchandise at Morton, went to Chicago
: to buy goods. He says while there, on
crossing the Clark street bridge, he was
held up by three men and robbed of $780,
The prevailing opinion, however, is that
he the victim Of some confidence
men.
The case Of Wilson and Meyers, brought
before the court at Lake Crystal, was dis
missed upon motion of the state. The
sheriff at once rearrested Wilson and New
er>, and also Tudor Anderson, Andrew GiE
bert and Tom Rowland. The case was ad-
journed to March 81 Rowland is said to
have made written statement telling who
killed Thorstad
A lodge Of A. O. U. W. was organized at
WoodLa Ike with a membership Of %. The
following officers were elected: J. F. Mar
tin, ?. M. w; VIM. Bush NJ W.; A. L.
Perry, foreman; James Hannah, o.; John
Bush. recorder; A. l.. Martin, r.; w. f.
Bradley, f.; j. w. Mckay G.; VIM Dibble,
I. w; WIN Dillingham;, O. W.
The Albert Lea National bank elected its
first officers today. and are as follows:
President III. d. Brown; vice president.
Or. p. Hibbs; cashier, c. D. Kellar The
capital stock is 00o and it will be open
Tor business about March Is. The directors
are III. ID. Brown, DR.. Hihbs, W. A. MORN,
+ c. Cooley T. w Smith c. w Ransom