The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-08-18
TIL L NORTH W EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Oi-tho Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in q
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

little children, poisoning one and throwing
the other into well.
Melvin r, Baldwin ofDuluth 3 nominat-
Sixth district.
BENZ. Richardson, while engaged in re-
pairing telephone wire at Winona, re-
ceiyed a shock that may prove fatal.
The eating house OF r. r. Wise at Staples
was struck by lightning during a storm
The house caught fire and was entirely
consumed. Loss, "a, 100: insurance, 81, 500.
The house of Judge e. l.. Evans Of st.
Cloud was robbed the other morning. the
thieves securing two silver watches and a
quantity of provisions. No trace of the
thieves.
Mrs. Lovelace, who poisoned herself re-
Gently at Paynesville, has apparently re-
covered, but is yet ve.y sick. Her hus-
band is now under arrest for threatening
to shoot her.
James MciKnnon, laborer, 80 years of
age fell ont off third story window of the
Timlin House at Duluth, and was instantly
killed. He was unmarried. 1t is supposed
to be case of somnambulism.
Ralph Bradley, the 13-year-old nof A.
W. Bradley oil Duluth, was drowned at
Fond du Lac while bathing. He was
member of the First M. +. Church picnic
party.
Patrick Mulligan stabbed William
)nnnell at Mortified in quarrel over
.,vlnan. Mulligan plunged his KNIFE into
O'Donnells abdomen, cutting very ugly
cash.
Samuel Bland son ofJoseph Bland, liv-
ing alb )ut three miles south of Baffalo,
committed suicide by shooting the top of
his head of. No cause is assigned for the
deed.
A young man named George Watson was
knocked down and robbed by two tramps
on the railroad track about onc-half mile
from Northtield. The tramps secured $40
and lew trinkets.
Conrad Baugh, mason employed laying
brick Oh A. l. Hills new factory at Fair
bault Tell from the top of the wall and
struck on q pile of planks 40 feet below.
No bones were broken but he is badly
shocked and perhaps fatally hurt.
A tenn attached to buggy belonging
to Robert Helmer, took fright at bear
which was being led through the streets of
New Paynesville.\ Mrs. Heimer and little
baby were thrown from the buggy and
dangerously injured. The little baby may
die.
An old gentleman named Russert about
So years old was struck and instantly killed
by passenger train near Lewiston. lie lived
about II miles west of Lewiston and was
trying TO cross the track with an arm .ul of
brush when struck.
While inspecting revolver at Wabasha,
Otto Burkhardt accidently exploded the
weapon, the ball taking effect in the
bowels Of John Tritchler. He died next
morning. Tritchler was single man,
thirty-one years of age, Burkharlt did
not know the weapon was loaded.
Tom Annunson committed suicide at the
town OF Elk Lake He used q large jack
knife cut open his abdomen and let out
his intestines. He lived about three-quar
ency and sickness. Deceased was thirty
| six years old and unmarried.
The saloon of Herman Hass, On Front
street, Mankato was entered from the rear
door the other night The money drawer,
containing 500. was taken. The theft was
committed while the proprietor was at the
front door of his saloon. No clue to the
theft.
The Farmers elevator at Herman,
burned, together with about 900 bushels Of
wheat belonging to George Bruggenc cate
the present agent. The wheat was lully in
sured; no insurance on building, The
origin O. the fire is mystery. The elevator
was built about five years ago at cost OF
81 200.
The recent storms have almost completed
the destruction of crops i'll the vicinity oil
Montrose. Fully three-quarters of the
wheat and oats lie flat on the ground and
in such condition that not over one-half OF
ii can be harvested with machines. The
yield cannot exceed one-half crop and
| will be of an inferior quality.
A Mortified special says: Harvest is
we'll under way in this section. Nearly all
the oats have to be cut one way on ac-
count of being lodged but the wheat in
most places is as straight as ever Both
wheat and oats are we'll filled and the indi-
cations are that they will give q heavy
Weld