The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-04-28
THE NORTHW EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
OF tho Week in the Northwest
crn States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News In o
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA,

w. IL. Dixon, the widely known rail-
road man, dies suddenly in st. Paul.
Two st. Paul laborers quarreled and one
is struck with perhaps fatal results.
Patrick Stanley, the st. Paul man who
was shot at the dog fight in Anoka county, \
dies as the result of an amputation.
August Holmberg who drives delivery
wagon at Cloquet, was thrown from it and
had leg broken.
A young lady is drowned near Crook
ston, Mimi, underv very mysterious circum-
stances.
The latest idea in connection with Du-
luth-railway terminals is to tunnel the ship
canal.
Judge Mills dissolved the injunction
against the city of Moorhead in the jail
question.
A voucher clerk of the Northern Pacific
is arrested in st. Paul for securing over
"a, 600 by raising checks.
Mamie Malone, little girl living in
Jerome's addition, Crookston was shot in the
left hand by some playmates who were
shooting at mice in an old barn.
Seeding will commence on the high
ground the latter part of the week, the past
few days of warm wind and sunshine hav-
ing dried the land very fast.
The Bank of Echo was opened by Grit
fifth, Smith & Co., of Sleepy Eye, Mimi,
with a capital stock of $4,000. J. b.
Lorge is cashier.
Andrew Olson, who was struck recently
by falling ore bucket in one of the mines
on the Mesaba, died. This is the first fatal
accident on the new range.
Five members of the Sleepy Eye Mill
company purchased the Marshall River
mills, paying $4,000 for it. They will as
sumo charge of it May 1.
Asage Rasaaen, young farmer living
in Blackhammer, near Caledonia, COM
mitted suicide by hanging He leaves a
widow and two children.
John H. H. Garfield, son of Hon. Thorn
as HI. Garfield, one of the early directors of
the Northern Pacific railroad, died at Lake
Park after an illness of forty hours of spinal
mengintis.
Patrick Kelly was bailed out of Jail at
Albert Lea, where he had lain for nearly a
week, charged with an attempt to shoot an
officer. He got out in time to attend his
fathers funeral.
Lynn COuIiGy QuOGd W bIlG WOIlu . idiI
fund will be speedily raised. Supt Hunt
arrived at Marshall from Tracy, where he
secured the pledge for one-half the county's
apportionment and Marshall will readily
raise the balance.
Albert Quieltner, a 14-year-old lad was
arrested at Anoka, on warrant of Mr..
Sawyer charging the boy with stealing a
horse from his barn and trying to sell it.
Thc culprit was bronglat To. Anoka- and
lodged in jail.
Miss Brule was found in the river a t
Crookston. Neighbors searched for her
the night previous. Her parents reside
near Gentilly, in shis county. Coroner
Shepard did not think an inquest necessary
as the death was evidently acciden-
tai.
An unknown man was found squeezed in
between telegraph poles loaded on a fat
car on a Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
freight train that arrived at Winona, the
other morning. The man, who was about
% years of age, had been dead about Is
hours. He was badly mangled.
A North Branch Special says: Seeding
in this section nearly finished. A large
acreage oCnew ground has been broken
last iall and this spring. More grain has
been sown this season than formerly. The
potato crop will have about the same
acreage as last year.
All the present saloon keepers of Litch-
field have decided to abide by the law, as
interpreted by the attorney general, and
close their saloons April "a, % days after
election. All have made applications for
new licenses, which will no doubt be grant
ed.
The new portion of the Imperial mill at
Duluth was started and is operating sue
cessfully. 1t has a capacity of g. 500 barrels
daily, and with the older portion of the
mill that has been in operation about four
years, gives the mill a daily capacity of
6,000bbls.
b. c. Sanborn, the editor and founder of
the Madelia Times paper, that has existed
under his guidance Tor fifteen years or
more, was convicted after four days
trial, of cruelty to animals and fined $40
and costs. The charge was starvation and
lack Of shelter to horse.
J. H. Dobbell, of Pine City, who was re-
ported missing, is supposed to be drown
ed. The boat was found at the mouth of
the Mission creek, q miles from here. One
seat was torn out and the boat capsized.
His companion and hired man, named
Frank, is also missing. The river will be
dragged
The Grand Lodge, A. o. U. w. of Mime
sofa will hold their annual session at the
State Capitol, st. Paul, May g. and 5.
The governor has kindly rendered the use
of the hall ofthe house of representatives
for the meeting. This rapidly increasing
order now numbers close on to TO- 600 men,
bers in this state.
Sam Dougherty, fifty years old and
single, laborer in Paulsen's sawmill, at
Park Rapids, was found near the rail-
road track in dying condition from a
blow on the head. He was taken to Wa
few hours. Later circumstances indicate
| foul play.
John Endres of Verndale was found dead
on the Northern Pacific track at Detroit.
Sheriff Smith had him in charge for forg-
ing his father-in-law's name and as the
train was approaching the station he either
jumped or threw himself from the train.
He was an old resident OF Detroit, and
leaves widow and two children.
The Seventh Annual Encampment of
Minnesota Division, Sons of Veterans, will
be held at Worthington, June H-22. This
excellent order has experienced wonder
full growth during the past year, and if the
deep interest taken in its welfare by the of
ficers and members goes for anything, it
will not be long till it will have advanced
| to the front rank of fraternal orders. 1t is
expected that there will be large gather
! ing at the encampment.