The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-04-30
THE NORTHW EST
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa., North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MIN NJ

Henry Habighorst. the we'll known st.
Paul merchant, dies in California.
Senator c. r. Davis Of st. Peter amour.
ces himself a candidate for congress.
A suit is begun in st. Paul to secure pos.
session of some Of the West side flats.
George B. Young, for fifteen years reporte,
Of the state supreme cour., resigns.
Hamline and the state universities engage
IN an oratorical contest, Maxwell and
Hamline getting first place.
George NJ. Seymour of Saltwater, mem.
Der ofthe old firm OF Seymour, Sabin e. Co,
is dead.
Moth defeats Ntzhugh, in a wrestling
match in St. Paul for $3.50 and the North,
western championship.
The bridge across Vcrmillion slough, in
the First ward, Hastings, was burned the
other ~morning-the work DIAN incendiary.
The dwelling and barn Of Peter Branch
at St. Cloud was totally destroyed by fire
recently. Loss {, 5000, insurance, s $500.
The dwelling OF W. Il. Mather, 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, part owner Of B:on's
brewery, at Owatonna. was standing in
Hairless saloon, on Bridge street, when
without any warning he fell deal.
Articles for the Incorporation Of the 5tce!
Manufacturing company, with q capital
stock OF $4,000, have been executed at
Cambridge.
J. II. Hennoberg, an old pioneer settler
OF Henderson, died, aged cighty-seven
years. lie was at one time treasurer Of
SibIey county.
Mrs. Liz 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
Drainerd in which liver Benson was badly
injured. He was threw rom a buggy and
his head struck u stump or root, cutting a
tright:ul cash from mouth to ear. He will
recover, however.
Flowing is in progress III Pin county
and many Of the farmers will commence
seeding in a few days. They report the
eartl, to he in excellent condition Tor good
crops.
The Northern Minnesota Agricultural
and Driving Association OF CrookstOn, has
decided to hold its summer meeting July
4, s, 6 and 7, at which time the grand ell
campment of the G. A. >. 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 an organization to be known
as the "Winona County Woman's Auxili.
airy to the Worlds Commission of Mime.
sota." 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 Moorhead d is
estimated at 1850, and the climate is
thought to be conservative.
AT the city election at Cnatfeld, Hon.
Milo White was elected mayor; Mike Burke
Geo. Perry, Geo. l.. Gould, councilmen;
G. H. Haven, treasurer. License OF lie
license was the issue. No license carried
by Is 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.