New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-04-06
THE NORTH W EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events.
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
sIinnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MinnEsoTA..

. MINNIE oO1.fSs
An electric street car line is to be laid be-
tween Sank Rapids and st. Cloud.
John B. schoen, liquor dealer of St.
Cloud made an assignment to John MentZ-
ling for the benefit of his creditors
S.N. White, contractor, Brainerd has
assigned to d. D. Smith for the benefit of
creditors. Liabilities, SIS, 600
Jerry Russell, for some time engaged on
the publication ofthe Saunk Rapids SEN
tinel, died the other day.
Hans Hanson, pioneer resident in
Goodhue township, Goodhue county,
having lived there since 1853, is dead, aged
seventy-one years.
Mrs. Sarah R. Putnam, an old resident of
Redwing, died. aged seyenty-tiye years.
The remains will be taken to Boston
for interment.
While working in the Wisconsin woods
across the river from Red Wing, Knut
skratvold, aged ffty-eight, was struck by a
falling tree and instantly killed
Aug. Leveranz fell from scaffolding at
Winthrop, while painting barn, breaking
his right shoulder and two ribs on some
rocks.
Asa Mclaughlin stole a watch from
Frank Boobar at the Lincoln mill at Ano-
ka and fled. He is thought to be in Mime
apolis.
The residence of John Swankee and con-
tents, prominent farmer Of Traverse
county, was destroyed by fire. The origin
of the fire is unknown
Peter Hansen, aged % years, fell back
o-l ~ {4,lr TT
ware house at Duluth, fracturing his skull.
He will die.
Fred Rank, of Delano, while walking
across Buffalo lake broke through the ice
and was drowned. When found he stood
upright in the water which barely covered
his head
The Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul de-
pot at Mapleton was entirely consumed by
tire with contents. A Chicago jewelry
house lost its case containing samples. A
car was also burned.
VIM. Hulet was arrested at Shakopee by
a United States marshal and taken to
Fergus Falls to answer to the charge of US
ing the United States mail for conveying
obscene literature several years ago.
The Republican Third district congress
ional convention to elect delegates and al
ternates to the national convention has
been called to be held at Mortified, April
%
r. B. Hedges, of Morristown accidently
shot himselfin both legs below the knees
He had started hunting, the gun slipped
down, the hammer striking the wagon box,
with the above result.
The sons of DR.. Barck and ]. J. Christen
III A L II
in some way the Barck boy gotta bullet in
the lung, which has notyet been located, and
he may die. The shooting was accidental.
John NJ Mattson killed himself at Ada, by
cutting his throat with razor. There is
no apparent reason for the act he was
weli-to-do farmer and his family have al
ways been thought the best.
The east bound WATERFOWL passenger
collied at Tracy with an engine and the
smoker of the passenger and the switch
engine were derailed. Two cars were
splintered and the engine broken Nobody
hurt.
Ferdinand Shultz was found dead under
the railroad culvert at Wayerly. His
skull was fractured; his left arm was cut off
and there were two cuts on his head. He
was killed by the west-bound freight
train.
The Bell Plaine Bank was burslarized
the other night. Two vault doors were
broken through and hole drilled in the
burglar proof safe within the vault Dyna-
mite was then used to open it, but unsuc-
cess ully. The loss is unknown
The flour bin of the packer in H. J,
"O'Neil's flour mill at st. Charles exploded,
blowing out the east and south sides ofthe
storage room and setting fire to the MILL
Prompt and efficient action of the mill EN-
ployes extinguished the flames and saved
the building. The loss is estimated at 81
500.
The large two-story building owned and
occupied by Benjamin & Co. as a general
store, and the furniture store of Anderson
IL Larsen have been burned. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, 81, 300 as follows: Etna, $780,;
Springfield, of Massachusetts, $1,000; Ger
man American 5000.
+ While seven or eight miles from Albert
Lea, returning after visit, one Tronson
asked Emil Hanson to drink with him,
and upon refusal Thomson shot, the ball
hitting Andrew Lein i'll the head, inf1icting
bad scalp wound, which may cause
death. An officer has gone to arrest Iron
son.