The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-11-24
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account of the Happen
ings OF the Past Week In Min
nesota, North Dakota
Iowa and WIsoon-
RIn.
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The Democrats OF Win0na celebrated the
election of Cleveland aud Stevenson, the
other night with monster parade.
A destructive fire wiped out the business
part of Lamberton, the other night. There
is but little insurance The fire is thought
to have been set in the barn Of John Haas.
During the first seven days of the hunting
season one hundred deer were brought into
Park Rapids. Deer are unusually plentiful
i'll that vicinity this season.
The Democrats held big celebration at
st. Cloud, recently, there was an immense
procession with torches, fireworks and in
Vulnerable transparencies.
Bert Roberts and w. B. Miller, lately em-
ployed at the insane hospital, have alb
seconded with $400 which was wagered on
the election and was entrusted to their keep
ing.
The Atwood MILL at Saltwater was clos
ed for the season with cut of $4,000, 900
feet Of lumber, "a, O0o0 600 shingles and TO-
900, 900 laths. Two hundred men were en-
ployed.
George Depew of Brainerd, was found
dead under tree where he had been left
watching for deer near Mile Laos. The sup
position is that he accidently shot himself
He was single man.
Mat Roden, of St. Joseph, while driving
across the track at st. Cloud, was struck by
a freight train. One horse was killed and
the other injured. Roden had leg broken
in two places, and was otherwise injured.
Judge Williston at Red Wing sentenced
Thomas Smith, indicted as Gardener, found
guilty of larceny, for stealing draft of
5000, to five years imprisonment in the
state penitentiarv.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Mime
sofa conference of the Augustana synod of
the Swedish Lutheran church met at Coka-
to recently. Oyer 100 ministers were pres
ent representing this state, the Dakotas
and part Of Wisconsin.
The Green Bay, Winona and st. Peter
Railroad company has completed negotia-
tons for the purchase of $11, 900 worth of
property in the east end of Winona, where
they will establish their city headquarters
and machine shops.
Masked men robbed the bank of Wood
stock recently, they held the cashier and
his assistant at bay with revolvers while
they went through the vault, they secured
about $500. There is no clue to the robbers
Mrs. Ellen T. Hawkins widow of the
Late o. p. Hawkins, of Ashley, died at
the residence OF her son-n law, Alfred CAL
ony, Of Fergus Falls. She had accidentally
shot herself two or three days before and
had been on the point of death ever since
She and her husband were old settlers in the
neighborhood.
The Red Wing Brewing Company has
been organized and incorporated for term
of 80 years, beginning Nov. 18. The in
corporators are: Franz Sommers, J. +.
Olivia and Dan Metzler. The capital stock
is So, 900. The company has bought Mrs.
Christs brewery on Main street.
Col. c. H. Thompson, special United
States Indian agent who is stationed at
Detroit on temporary agent duty, while on
his way to his lodgings from the agency
office slipped and fell on the icy ground
and suffered the probable fracture of the
left hip bone, and otherwise seriously in
jured.
A number of Southwestern Minnesota
clergymen met at Winona and organized
what is known as the Winona Conference
Ministers club which has for its object
mutual assistance along ministerial lines.
Rev. L. L. West of this city was elected
president and Rev. M. Strothers of Ma
zeppa secretary. The next meeting will be
held at Rochester.
John Flynn, arrested at Red Wing for
murder in the first degree for killing
Charles Carlson and indicted for man.
slaughter in the second degree, was found
not guilty in the district coult. His for
mer good record and circumstances sur
rounding the case saved him.
Della NJ. Dixon, totally deaf, while walk
ing on the Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul
road near Alma Center, was struck by an
engine and fatally injured. No signs were
| present of serious injuries and no bones
| were broken, but the accident caused inter
nal complications.