The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-30
THE NORTHWE EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in tho Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in q
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Henry H%abighorst. the we'll known St.
Paul merchant, dies in California.
Senator G. r. Davis Of St. Peter announ-
ces himself a candidate for congress.
A suit is begun in St. Paul to secure pos
session Of some ofthe West side flats.
George B. Young, for fifteen years reporter
of the state supreme court, resigns.
Hamlinc and the state universities Engage
in all oratorical contest, Maxwell anu
Hamline getting first place.
George NJ. Seymour Of Saltwater, mem
Der ofthe old firm OF Seymour, Sabin e. Co.,
is dead.
Moth defeats McHugh in Il Wrestling
match in st. Paul for $3.50 and the North
western championship.
The bridge across Vermillion slough, in
the First ward, Hastings, was burned the
other ~morning-,hc work ofan incendiary.
The dwelling and barn of Peter Branch
at St. Cloud was totally destroyed by fire
recently. Loss $1,000, insurance. $4,000.
The dwelling OF w. Il. Matl,er, upon his
farm in Marshan, was burned recently, the
fire catching from the chimney.
Mr.. Castle is unable to push the st. Paul
public building bill and the prospects of
an additional appropriation are not bril-
liant.
At a meeting Of the Jackson city council
three saloon licenses was granted at $1,000
each. 1t also decided to erect water works
at an expense of $4,000.
Theodore Bion, par. owner of Bion's
1,or,o,, NJ n,,nf,,y,n Srnc ct,,,.1:rr ~,
Jahriess' saloon, on Bridge street, when
without any warning he fell dead.
Articles for the Incorporation Of the Steel
manufacturing company, with q capital
stock OF $4,000, have been executed at
Cambridge.
J. II. Henncbcrg, an old pioneer settler
oil Henderson,, died, aged eighty-sescn
years. He was at one time treasurer OF
Sib!ey county.
Mrs. Lizzie Bahr, a young woman living
in the town of Rich Prairie, died under
peculiar circumstances She had several
teeth pulled and apparently died from the
effects of the operation.
A serious runaway accident occurred at
Braincrd in which liver Benson was badly
injured. He was thrown from a buggy and
All3 IIStlN St1 u IVAN VI VIZ, NutN''S "
trightlul CASH from mouth to ear. He will
recover, however.
Flowing is in progress IN Pin county
and many of the farmers will commence
seeding in a few days. They report the
earth to be in excellent condition tor good
crops.
The Northern Minnesota Agricultural
and Driving Association OF Crookston. has
decided to hold its summer meeting July
4, 5, G and I, at which time the grand en-
campmcnt OF the G.. A. II. will also be held
here. This association has one Of the fast
est tracks in the Northwest.
About forty ladies of Winona county met
and perfected all organization to be known
as the "Winona County Woman's Auxili-
airy to the Worlds Commission of Mime
sofa" A constitution and bylaws were
adopted.
The enrolment in the public schools of
Moorhead is $50. and during March the
average daily attendance was 400. From
these figures the population of Moorheadi is
estimated at 1850, and the estimate is
thought to be conservative.
AT the city election at Chatfield, Hon.
Milo White was elected mayor; Mike Burke
Geo. Perry, Geo. L. Gould, councilmen;
G. H. Haven, treasurer. License or Ito
license was the issue. No license carried
by 1G majority.
Mr.. Mcmahon. a Scotchman living nine
miles southwest of Dundas, has invented a
flying machine, and left recently, at the
request of parties interested in the success
of the machine, for Chicago, taking a
model for examination.
George Barbaras, president of the Ger
man American bank, at Hastings, who re-
Gently divorced from his wife, Mrs. Har-
riet Barbaras, was married to Mrs. Lizzie
Van Slyck by Rev. E. r. Lathrop. They
left on a wedding trip to Chicago.