The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-06
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of tho Important Events
. Of the Week in the Northwest
crn States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
NJr.l Dakota News in o
Nutshell
MIN

MINNESOTA.
Loren Fletcher is nominated by the Fifth
district (Minneapoiis) Republicans for con-
grcS..
The First congressional district Republi-
can convention dominates James A. Taw-
hey OF Winona.
At Mortified several horses are reported
killed as a result OF the excessive heat the
past few days.
The Goth annual fair of the Rice County
union Agricultural Society will be held at
Mortified Sept. Is, 16 and II. A heavy
racing program will be given.
City Marshall Rogers of Lake City is
fatally shot by a %lunatic, who runs amuck,
fires upon officers and other citizens, and
is himself shot with probably fatal effect.
Edward Wolf of Cooks Valley, aged
eighteen, was drowned while bathing in
the Zumbro river. He was q son Of Hon.
NJ. X. Wolf.
John Posel of New Ulm discharged a
shotgun into q field of corn and brought
down John Stephan, - years old, shot in
the face and back. He will recover.
The body of an unknown man, aged
about %, was found in front of the Omaha
depot at Duluth with the head severed. 1t
is thought to be suicide.
The well known firm of contractors and
builders at Saltwater, Northey Bros, as.
signed TO l.. B. Castle. The liabilities are
$1,000 and assets Sc, 0O0.
A 7-year-old daughter of William Dirchs
Of Marshan, had her let hand cut off at
the wrist by coming in contact with q
mower, while crawling under a fence.
An 80 barrel flour mill will be built at
Winthrop this summer by a syndi cate OF
business men. James Pye of Minneapolis,
has the contract.
The J. H. Queal & Co. Lumber Company
Of Boyd, have sold their coal business to
tic Minneapolis & st. Louis Elevator Com
pany, who will build an elevator here.
The prison made binding Irvine is i n high
favor with the farmers and about two tons
Off t is being shipped daily to various parts
of the state.
Fred Boeiner was arrested at Buffalo
charged with selling liquor contrary to
law. There are warrants out for other parties
and the prosecution of all will be pushed rs
fast as evidence is obtained.
The Farmers National Bank. of Ports.
mouth, Ohio, filed an action in the district
courtat Duluth demanding judgmentin the
sum of $34, 245 against Enoch J. Salt, ofthe
Superior Wooden mill.
1t isgiven out officially that St. Michael's
parish at Saltwater will conduct its own
parochial schools the coming year. An
n ~ osrl 1,f r,or ,~1l1 ~ &ko cn1,@01
board.
Anso2 Newash, OF SILVER Lake, sustained
injuries, which may prove fatal, by falling
from a load of shingles. His team became
manageable and he was caught in the
wheels.
A nine-year-old daughter Of Detlef
Schaepen, living in Belvidere, was drown
ed by falling into a pond from which she
had just rescued her younger brother
from drowning. - : 49,. e: =
A 1O-year-old son of James Andrews. a
switchman in the Northern Pacific yards at
Brainerd, accidentally shot himself in the
stomach while playing with a loaded re-
volver. He cannot recover.
H. La Prairie, a half-breed, was shot at
Rush Lake, 80 miles from Hinck!ey, by
AiS JoS. ASOAIuSuus AyAh6 "a 80
minutes. Rondeau fired three shots, the
last one proving fatal.
While attending a brake on q lumber
car on the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad at Mankato, William
Linderman had his foot badly crushed.
The in juries are not fatal.
N. II. Ulett, an old resident Of st. Louis
county, dropped lead while running for a
train at a suburb called Aldrich. He was
70 years old, bachelor, and leaves an
estate of three-quarters of a million, most
ly real estate.
Marie, the eight-year-o old daughter Of
Lars P. Hamre Of Rolling Fork, Pope
county, twelve miles north of Benson, was
killed while asleep in bed by lightning.
Her sister, in bed with her, was not injured
any more than the remainder ofthe family,
who were all somewhat stunned by the
shock. But little damage was done to the
house.
The auditing committee of the Duluth
council appointed last spring to inspect the
books of the city officials, have not yet re-
ported on the books of City Clerk Frank
Burke, Jr. One of the aldermen promises
to introduce a resolution in the city coun-
oil next Monday night calling for their re-
port.
The Goodhue county commissioners have
reelected the old county physicians for
the ensuing year as follows: Doctor B.
lacking and J. V. Anderson for the First
and Fifth districts. salary $3.50: Doctors A.
T. and H. E. Conley, Second district, sal
airy 1920; Doctors Chr. Gronvold and g. H.
Overholt, Third district, salary $120 and
SIS respectively; Doctors o. H. and o. J.
Hall and Chas. Hill, Fourth District, sal
airy $12O each.
The Goodhue county commissioners have
decided on a tai levy of $40, 0OO for county
purposes for the ensuing year, Of which
$11. 900 is for salaries of county officers;
81, 500, expenses OF poor farm; 81, 100, sal
aries of physicians; $40, 500, outside poor aid;
$4,000, district court expenses; 81, 500,
justice court. expenses; 5000, roads and
bridges; $7,4OO, miscellaneous. This total
is S., 600 less than last year.
WISCONSIN,.
West Superior has a boodling sensation.
Iron River, Wis, is totally burned and
I. 500 people are made homeless. The loss
is $500. 0oO.,
John Shannon. of Belmont, got caught
in a reaper. The cords and one bone to his
| right ankle were severed. 3
The residence of Lars Larson, at Barker,
was destroyed by fire. The house and con-
| tents are q total loss. It was an incendiary