The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-15
III L N ORTIZ w EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
of tho Week in the Northwest
ern States.
minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa. and
North Dakota News in q
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

~ DenlOcraGlc weekly nus DeeIi staEteu ~
Spring Valley.
Slight frosts are reported from various
portions OF the state.
A draft on q ST. Paul bank is raised and
the money secured at Moorhead.
]. 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, /. Cutter and L. G. Browning We're
elected school directors at Anoka.
A 5-year-old son of Jens Peterson, of
Northfeld, was Killed by kick from
horse.
The Nelson Paper Company's mill at
Minneapolis burned. Loss, 5000; insur-
ance, $40, 600.
Aspecial census just completed of the
city of Little Falls shows the population
by the census of 1880 was 1854.
An Anoka dispatch says: The Crooked
Lake Hotel, John Pinney, proprietor,
was burned. Loss, So. 600; no insurance.
A 4-year- old daughter OF. Ed Burke, form
erly of Faribault, was fatally burned at
Fergu 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 tho 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 sublimate i'll mis-
take for medicine.
Col. A. R. Kiefer OF st. Paul isnominated
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
companies cooperating, resolves to practi-
cally shut out all immigrants as protec-
ton against cholera.
G. III. Klemmer's woolen mills at Fari-
bault were entirely destroyed by fire at
midnight recently. The loss is upwards OF
500 900. 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
creditors in full.
The wife ofa man named Sveboda at jack
son attempted suicideby 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.
L.bbie Bennett were run over by train
and seriously if not fatally injured.
While riding in 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 10years, sons of
Fred Hahn, of Belgrade, were playing with
shotgun. when itwas 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 knocked unconscious and
was taken to the Rochester hospital.
The infant daughter OF Charles Harrer, of
lie Sueur, was saved from drowning in q
barrel of water by 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 $1O0.
John Barrett and Paul Mo'locoski both
| farmers of Benton county, quarre ed over a
| fence dividing their lands, and came TO
! blows Barrett seized a pitchfork which he
ran into the side of his adversary. piercing
his right lung and inficting 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 $780, 600 to @. II. Simmonds.
| Simmonds is president of the Phoenix Man
| ufacturing Company, recently incorporated
/ to operate 2 big plant at West Duluth.
Several hunters had marrow escape
from committing manslaughter near, Little
Falls In firing at a covey of chickens they
| hit an eleven-year-old son of Barrone Dus-
| settle The shot took effect about his face
and body, but fortunately did not penetrate
| deep. The boy will recover.
A Crookston dispatch says: The chair
man ofthe Democratic county committee
has issued call for county convention
Wednesday, Sept. %, to nominate full
county ticket. Republicans meet Sept. 81.
! Fusion is talked OF, but it is not probable
! as the Populists have already ticket in
the field.
John G. Nelson and Jacob Bean filed suit
/ in the district court at Duluth to recover
/ 100000 from the Northern Pacific road and
Central trust company, of New York, for
failure to comply with the terms of a con-
tract for the sale of 113 900 acres of land in
| st. Louis and Lake counties. The land is
| saidto contain valuable iron ore.
The G. A. II. post of Mankato has raised
81, coo for memorial fountain. which will
be there soon. This takes the place of a
monument and is beauty. The bronze
| soldier at the top standing at parade rest is
a fit emblem of the cause it represents. 1t
will be dedicated next month, and will be
J placed in Lincoln park.
j @ III. Klemer's woolen mills at Fari-
bault which were destroyed by fire were
insured for $1,000 on buildings and $8, 600
on machinery and stock, boilers, engine,
etc The loss falls heavily on Mr.. Klemer
as 1t was only insured for about one,half
Its value. The mills have been partially
Destroyed by fire three times before and the
{. belle prevails that the fire was set by some
one.
WISCONSIN.
| Anew lodge Of Odd Fellows has been in
4 riiA1ind Of cl,lnnd