Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-05-19
The News Briefly Stated.

Little Falls has voted $50, 900 bonds
for two new school houses.
The Northern car shops at Robbindale
were totally destroyed by fire, causing
loss Of $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The grandson of Elias Hahn, a farmer
living Il few miles south of Owatonna,
was caught upon barb wire fence and
hung himself. He was 274 years old.
BY the capsizing of boat on Leigh
ton lake, fourteen of a log-driving crew
were upset and Sandy Mcleod, John
Murray and an Indian were drowned.
The big sash and door storage house
in Minneapolis owned by Pain & Co.
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss esti.
mated at SIS, 900.
The Red river elevators at Mcintosh
was burned with 4, 600 bushels of wheat.
The books and horses were saved. The
origin of the fire was unknown.
Fire in L. Kimball printing house in
Minneapolis caused I. loss, mostly by
water, of $4,000 Other property was
damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
Otter Tail county has $4,000 due in
back taxes.
State Turn day was celebrated at
Winona by 1000 turner's from all parts
CT the state.
1t would be hard to find town or
village in the state which hasn't or
gained baseball club.
The Pacific Mining Company, of Du-
lutb, with a $5Oo,0oo capital stock, has
incorporated.
The Independent Oil Company of ST..
Paul, made an assignment for the ben
eft of its creditors to Robert Seeger.
William Conklin, well-known river
man, died in Winona of quick con-
sumption brought on by catching Sc.
we're cold.
Crate Beasley and John l.. Murphy,
two farmers living IS miles from Mon.
tevideo, became involved in quarrel
and Beasley shot Murphy fatally.
Daniel A. Aberle, one of the leading
wholesale and retail liquor dealers in
st. Paul, made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors.
Michael McGovern, who shot and
killed Mrs. Bessie Kelly in Minneapolis
April 20, and then shot himself in the
mouth, is dead.
A large English syndicate, which has
been carrying on copper mining opera.
tons on Isle Royale, Lake Superior, fol-
two years past, has decided to abandon
the field and 90 out of existence.
The barn belonging to w. Rawson, OF
the Merchants hotel, Wadena, was to.
tally destroyed by fire and three very
valuable hunting dogs lost their lives.
The gable end of the hotel was also
burned out. Loss about 81, 500.
Since Winona county reduced the
wolf scalp bounty from IS to $3.50, the
scalp industry has ceased. It is be-
lieved, since all the bounties have been
paid on young cubs, that many take
special pains to propagate the species.
A railroad mems club was organized
! at Willmar by State Organizer w. G,
Thorpe.
The Union Stock Yards Journal build
! ing at South St. Paul was burned, the
loss being $500.
Mrs. Ellen mccarthy died of old age
at the home of her grandson, Fran
Denton. in Winona. She was 81 years
old.
The Douglas house, barns, sheds, etc,
were burned at Akin. The house was
1 unoccupied and the fire was of incen.
diary origin. T. r. Foley lost his log.
ging outfit, valued at 1000. Loss or
| the hotel, $4,000; no insurance.
The 3-year-old child Of A. H. Larson
of Northfeld, died from eating some,
thing thrown out by some one to poison
dogs.
DIR. John B. Leduc, of Montreal, who
was given up for dead, was in Duluth
recently after an absence of thirty-one
years in order to claim title to property
now held by others.
Mrs. Joseph Oberdas, of Winona, who
left Chicago for Winona Aprit2e ane
lad not been heard of since, was foun6
the other day at police headquarters il
Minneapolis. When found she was in
sane and did not know her name OF
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