The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-07-30
Il MORT EST.
Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in tho Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in q
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

George Landon, n young business man
ofPlainview, was terribly burned by the
explosion ola gasoline stove.
a. E. McIIachrin, Gotticb Herman and
VIM. Dcdrick have been arrested for illegal
liquor selling at Buffalo. The men are I'M
der $500 bonds to appear for trial.
Antonio Fratochand, living on Buffalo
river near fleetwood. was shot and instant
ly killed by his uncle while deer hunting,
being mistaken for a deer.
The 80 barrel Touring mill and cooper
shop OF Dumas which have been shut
down all summer. employing 70 men, will
start up next month.
There is a constant increase in attend
alce at the various state summer schools,
md the interest in educational work seems
to be greater than ever be ore in the his
tory OF the state.
AT the meeting of the trustees OF st.
Olafs College at Mortified, the following
teachers were elected: DIR. Hans Fossum,
teacher Of Greek; DR.. L. Granrud, teacher
of Latin, and Carl J. Rolle!son, A. b.
chemistry and physics.
James O'Bricn, chicfjusticc Of New Mex
leo, who resides at Caledonia, MINI, filed
his resignation with President Harrison,
and will stand as a candidate for judge os
this district. vice J. Q. Farmer, who is a
congressional aspirant.
Marlield Elevator Company Of Winona
have been filed. The capital stock is
$3.50, 600 of which sum $751; 900
has been paid in. The i]ncorporators
arc HI. O'Neil O. l.. Marield and H. ID.
Morse.
Emma Lamprccht, daughter of John
Lalnprccht, a grocer of Winona, has ,nys-
teriously disappeared, and her where
abouts are unknown. About a month ago
she disappeared and it was supposed she
had elopcd, but she was a;terward found
working as a domestic in a family here.
A general demand was made recently by
the quarrymen employed in st. Cloud for
an increase Of 20 cent per day i'll their
wages and eight hours work instead of
nine. The demand was acceded to by all
the foremen and the men continued in
their places.
w. l.. Mills, of Mankato. made all assign
mcnt to Lorin Gray. Liabilities, SAC, 900; as
sets, SOL, 500 including q good deal of real
estate in and around Mankato. Mr.. Mills
was engaged in the butter and egg business
until a few months ago and the losses then
account for the failure now.
By order of the state board two glander-
ed horses were killed at Mapleton. Will
liam Little, vino sold them to unsuspecting
parties, was arrested on CONF aint OF one
of these, but was released upon returning
the purchase money. The other victim is
taking steps to have Little arrested.
A:bold attempt to burglarize the dwell
ing of Mrs. Wallace Crany, four miles south
of Dover. was made recently. A we'll
dressed youth attacked the woman with a
butcher knife. but decampcd upon her
screaming, aud eluded arrest. The woman
is Frustrated.
Frankie. Best. q carpenter of Laketield.
and Henry Rhodes, a farmer, living five
miles from here, fell from a scaffolding
while working on q new barn, and Best
was fatally injured, dying within two hours.
Rhodes was not seriously hurt. Mr.. Best
leaves O wife and six small children.
Charles Dablow, q farmer of Morris and
an ex-member accompany D, Forty-second
Illinois Rebellion, had a musket ball ex-
tracted from his head by q local physician.
which he has carried since the battle of
~Ch,ckamauga. Sept. 20, 1868. The ball
entered just above the temple and was
taken out just back OF the right ear.
Burglars entered the residence of Mayor
H. A. Young at Lake City and after secur-
ing a gold watch and chain, fled, leaving a
pair OF shoes and a hat behind. Had they
not aroused the family by their noise they
would probably have secured q larger
booty. They arc at large.
While Agent Lindwood, of the Great
Northern Express Company, stepped out
to the front door of his office at St. Cloud
two tramps. watching him, entered the
rear door and stole a gold watch and chain
from his vest. He saw them as they cut
the alley.
A serious runaway occurred q few miles
north of Echo recently. s. ]. Larson, of
this place, while returning from Sacred
Heart lost control of his team. which be-
came frightened. They ran quite a dis
lance, bringing mp in O swamp. Mr.. Lar
sons leg was severely crushed by q heavy
box falling on it.
At the annual school meeting of District
No u, held recently at Grand Meadow, q
resolution was tried to be passed. voting
bonds to the amount of $1,000 10 5000 0
for q new district school house, in a village
OF less than 600 inhabitants. A very close
vote decided not to vote the bonds---5s to
SO. 1t was the largest school meeting ever
held in the district.
Two men attempted to rob Julian Du-
zenskie, o farmer living near Wolverton,
while he was waiting in the Great Northern
depot at Breckenridge. He woke before
they succeeded and gave the alarm, when
one OF them struck him in the face, prob
ably with brass k%nucsles, and ran. Night
watchman Matheson gave chase. After
following them about two blocks Inc cap
tured both and lodged them in Jail.
So far. says a Mortified special, the grain
crop prospects have been very bright but
now some Of the farmers bring in dis
couraging reports. The two recent hard
showers have had the effect o~flodging the
grain badly and the hot weather Of the
past two days is bad for wheat. In some
locations the winter wheat is reported TO
have been affected with the blight and but
one-half . crop Il predicted. They will
probably turn opt better than feared.
The verdict Of the c%oroner's Jury at Du-
luth on the death Of Fred. Il. Gottling, of
Marquette. who was killed In the harbor
recently by being thrown from the ferry
boat Bruno and getting caught inthescr
charges gross negligence on the part ofJohn
Daniels, engineer o: boat and manager Of
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