Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-22
TIL E NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

A Democratic weekly has been started at
Spring Valley.
Slight irosts are reported from various
portions OF the state.
A draft on St. Paul bank is raised and
the money secured at Moorhead.
J. G. Pyle is elected president Of the St.
Paul board Of education.
A little son of Alex. McRea at Swanville
was seriously injured by passing train.
O. L. Cutter and l.. g. Browning were
elected school directors at Anoka.
A 5-year-old son of Jens Peterson, of
Mortified, was killed by kick from q
horse.
The Nelson Paper Company's mill at
Minneapolis burned. Loss, $25, 900; insur-
ance, $40, 600.
A special census just completed of the
city of Little Falls shows the population
by the census of 1880 was 2, 354.
An Anoka dispatch says: The Crooked
Lake Hotel, John Pinney, proprietor,
was burned. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
A 4-year- old daughter of Ed Burke, FORM
erly Of Faribault, was fatally burned at
Fergus Falls while playing with matches.
A. Detle, Jordan shoemaker, hanged
himself in his shop. Domestic troubles
are supposed to be the cause.
Milton Rex, principal of the Lake City
high school. is suffering from cancer in the
stomach and is not expected to recover.
A St. Paul young woman is killed by
being given corrosive subiimate in mis-
take for medicine.
Col A. R. Kiefer of St. Paul is nominated
for congress by the Fourth District Repub-
lican convention.
A cross bill is filed in st. Paul to quiet
the title to Minnesota Transfer property
worth three millions.
The Minnesota Woman Suffrage associa-
ton holds its annual convention at Hast
ings.
The state board of health, the railroad
cooperating, resolves to practi-
cally shut out all immigrants as protec-
ton against cholera.
c. H. Klemmer's wooden mills at Fari-
bault were entirely destroyed by fire at
midnight recently. The loss is upwards of
$40, 900. Insurance light.
RVaaler, of Granite Falls, made an assign
ment to George Lien for the benefit of cred
itors. There is not sufficient assets to pay
in full.
The wife ola man named Sveboda at Jack
son attempted suicide by jumping from the
bridge into the DesMoines river, but hercries
for help were heard, and shewas rescued. His
first wife hung herself about one year ago.
While crossing the Northern Minnesota
railway track in buggy four miles from
Pine Island Mrs. R. w. Cornwell and Mrs.
Libbie Bennett were run over by train
and seriously if not fatally injured.
While riding in a hack at Mankato,
Miss Caddie Lee received severe wound
on the temple from runaway horse that
jumped into the hack. The injury may
result fatally.
Two boys, aged and 1Oycars, SONS of
Fred Hahn, of Belgrade, we're playing with
a shotgun. when twas discharged, instant
ly killing the elder one, the charge entering
his right side.
A train struck carriage, in which were
Mrs. Sybbie Bennett and Mrs. Rick Corn
we'll, near Oronoco, severely injuring both.
Mrs. Bennett was kno unconscious and
was taken to the Rochester hospital.
The infant daughter Of Charles Harrer, OF
lie Sueur, was savel from downing in a
barrel of water by a shepherd dog. The ami
NAL placed its paws on the side OF the bar
rel, and held the child up in his mouth un-
til help came.
Mary Kelsy, OF Fulda, eloped with a
man named Simon Dunbar. The sheriff OF
Pipestone county arrested the parties and
brought them back to Fulda. Dunbar is
charged with entering dwelling house in
the night and stealing clothing OF the value
of 500.
John Barrett and Paul Mollocoski, both
farmers of Benton county, quarre! ed over a
fence dividing their lands, and came to
blows. Barrett seized pitchfork which he
ran into the side of his adversary. piercing
his right lung and inflicting probably fatal
injuries. Barrett is in Jail.
Assignee F. W. Paine, of the Iron Bay
Company, ofDuluth has been authorized
by the court to sell the property of the
company for 500 600 to o. H. simmonds.
Simmonds is president Of the Phoenix Man
ufacturing Company, recently incorporated
to operate 2 big plant at West Duluth.
Several hunters had a narrow escape
from committing manslaugb:er near Little
Falls. In firing at covey Of chickens they
hit an eleyan-yeor-o!d son of Bs::cne Dus.
settle. The hhct took effect about his face
and body, but fortunately did not penetrate
deep. The boy will recover.
A Crookston dispatch says: The chair.
man Of the Democratic County committee
hasjssued a call for county conycntio on
Wednesday, Sept. %, to nominate a full
county ticket. Republicans meet Sept. q
Fusion is talked of but it is nc: probable
as the Populists have already ticket ir
the field.