The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-07-14
THE NORTH W EST.
A Smmary Of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNIE sofa.

Hon. Reuben Wells OF Preston died re-
Gently aged nearly so.
In row near st. Paul white man is
shot and killed by colored woman.
A Minneapolis firm secures the con-
tract for Minnesota's worlds fair build
ing,
The Diamond saw MILL the second larg-
est mill in Minneapolis, is burned, the loss
being So 600.
Samuel Widmeyer, Is years old, was
drowned while bathing in Lily lake, near
Saltwater.
Fred Boerner, saloon keeper before
license was voted out at Buffalo has opened
up an original package house.
A special election was held at Echo and
incorporation was carried by a majority OF
80.
Anderson Monsons, fourteen years old,
was drowned in the river while bathing,
being taken with cramps.
Material for the construction of the tele-
phone line at Redwood Falls has arrived
and the line will soon be in operation.
A Prohibition ratification was held at
Excelsior at the town hall, and was we'll
attended. DR.. Satterlee addressed the
meeting.
Willard Alden was arraigned in court
at Saltwater, charged with shooting Peter
Law He waived examination and was
held to the grand jury in $3.50 bonds.
While riding railroad bicycle i'll Mon
tana NJ +. McCan was struck and instant
" killed by an engine. Mr.. McCan was
one of IIoustons prominent merchants.
Of A n
East Brainerd, was drowned while boating
at Rice Lake. He was sixteen years of
age.
The White Caps have appeared in ROsive,
Goodhue county. Notices have been sent
to several residents there warming them to
move away or they will suffer the death
penalty.
Clarence Aylard, late Of Oberln College,
has been engaged as principal Of, the Still
water High School. Miss Alice Payne, re-
Gently of Duluth, has been engaged as
teacher in the fifth grade.
The Great Northern railway have COM
mcnccd operations on new iron bridge
across the Mississippi river at St. Cloud.
They will employ 100 men on the con-
struciOn.
Gen. James II. Baker is nominated for
governor by the Minnesota Alliance con-
vcnton, which leaves the rest of the ticket
to be filled out by the state committee. w.
W. Erwin is chairman of the latter.
The barn, granary, several hogs, ma
chincry, hay and feed, belonging to Ed Pow
ers IL farmer, four miles south of Wood
stock, burned recently. The origcn of the
fire is unknown. Loss, about $500; insur-
ancc, $500
Braincrd Special says: One Johnson,
a Norwegian, was drowned while crossing
a swollen creek near Rice lake, just north
Of the Northern mill site. He was 81 years
old, laborer by occupation and leaves
family.
Hon. Henry Keller, of Sank Center has
purchased the old brewery prop 1ty, and
will erect a 200 barrel steam Touring mill
thereon The mill will be built in a first
class manner and fitted with all the latest
improvements in milling.
Andrew Monson, boy IL years old, was
drowned while bathing near the pump
house at Red Wing. He was learning a
younger brother how to swim, when he be-
came frightened and hung to Andrew,
holding him down until too late to rescue
him.
While Walter Bernhart and Alfred Jensen
were crossing Lake MiltOna near Alexan-
dria, their sl1iff was accidently overturned,
and Bernhart being unable to swim,
drowned. Jensen reached shore in safety
by swimming.
James Holmes, a young farmer of the
town ofFreedom, Waseca county, and his
nephew, Eugene Holmes, aged IA, were
drowned in the Little Cobb, on the farm
the former. Tie hey was seized with IL
cramp while in bathing and his uncle
rushed in to his aid. Being unable to swim
and the water deep both were drowned.
A third flowing we'll has been struck
OF Marshall, Cox & Son having found at
a depth of 255. feet vein that flows Is feet
above the surface. The water is soft and
wholesome. There is talk Of experiment.
getting a supply for a water works sys-
tenn.
laying is now under full head way in
Rec county, and the largest yield for years
is expected. Corn, which a week ago was
iii very poor condition is now gro wing fine
ly, and If the weather holds dry, will pull
through all right. All grains are growing
fast, and the prospect of heavy crop this
fall is eOod.
Two farmers Lying seven miles east oil
Mortified, William Ahern and Timothy
Flynn, got into dispute over some grass
| Alter some words Flynn struck Ahern,
| knocking him down. lie defended him,
| self With a pitchfork, whereupon Flynn
sLatcled up scythe which was lying neal
and struck Ahern on the left arm, nearly
scvering the hand.
The st. Cloud city council voted to bring
| against E. 7, Sykes & Co., Of Minneapolis
| prophet of the waterworks system fol
| non .ulfillment of their contract; and the
| bill Of$3 80, for hydrant rental for the pas
| six months, was tabled. The council made
a test some time ago and found the system
| 50 nOOr that it was deemed necessary tt
| bring suit in order to make the company
| come to time.
The body Of n middle aged man was
'0und near the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
| Il Northern track Is miles southeast of Lu
verne by trainmon. An inquest was held
Nothing was found on the body by which
it could he identified. He was middle
:gcd man, heavy set and sandy complex
ion. The man is presumably tramp who
fell from train and was killed.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Mrs. w. r. B.erIcy, wife of the editor oil
| the Grand Forks Daily News, gave birth tc
tr;pets, all girls. One has since died.