Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-19
THE NORTHW EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in q
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.


The examination of c. NJ March at Man
kato, has been postponed: The state feels
confident ofsecuring a conviction.
Lightning killed c. Huben and John
keyer at Fulda. A little girl was serious
iy injured aud the house wrecked.
Tramps set fire to shed in the old fair
grounds at Winona and number of the
sheds were burned. The loss is about
$1,000.
The grandson Of Elias Hahn, far mer
living few miles south of Owatonna,
was caught upon barb wire fence and
hung himself He was q years old.
John J. Syestad of Madison met with q
very painful accident while loading stone,
falling from his wagon. A stone fell on
him, breaking his leg.
The delinquent tax sale for the yeer
1890 is being held at the county auditors
office at Hastings. The bidders are few
and far between.
The district court convened recently,
Judge J. Q. Farmer presiding. Twelve
civil and one criminal case are on the
calendar.
John Maugle Of Anoka, a farm hand en-
ployed by John Coleman, of Coon Greek,
committed suicide. Coroner Dunham's
inquest gave strychnine as the cause.
Mrs. Lucy Guptil, mother Of George
Guptil,' one OF the prominent citizens of
Rockford, passed away at Buffalo after
reaching the age ofninety years.
The St. Paul Republicans elect their en-
tire city ticket, seven and probably eight
of the nine assemblymen, and five and per-
haps seven of the elven aldermen.
Charles Anderson, head sawyer at the saw
mill at Hinckley while using an ak to cut
a log, was caught in the rope, and his foot
cut through. 1t may have to be amputa-
ed
David Swanson met sudden death at
Brainerd, from heart disease, being found
at the corner of Eight and Broadway dead.
He was member of the firm of Swanson
g. Parsons
The dead body of man apparently
about So or 3G years oil age and OF the work.
sofa river about II miles below Belle
PLANE, and has not yet been identified.
Special United States Timber Inspector
Warmer. of Grand Rapids who came to
look after the alleged cutting of timber on
White Cap Point. reservation, was recalled
and given leave of absence until next July.
A light rain fell at Sank Rapids. and
wheat is coming out of the ground and
looks splendid. Sun dogs followed the sun
down and some fears are enterteinad offrost
killing it.
Daniel Harlos, well-to do and respected
farmer of Caledonia. aged Ga years, became
violently insane on religious matters, and
was committed to the Rochester asylum
by the probate court.
Daniel Cunningham, fireman on En-
CINE No. 305, running east from Winona on
the Chicago g. Northwestern road fell from
his engine near Bangor, breaking his
neck. His body was taken to Baraboo.
He was twentyeight years old, and leaves
q wife,
At special meeting of the citizens of
Little Falls bonds to the amount of $685.
600 were voted to build two public school
buildings of four rooms each, the present
high school building being entirely made
quate.
A bicycle track will be constructed at
Winona. 1t is said that parties are coming
here to start a bicycle livery. John w.
NJ. Brown of Albany N. r., has applied
for the position Of trainer and keeper of
the new association.
Deputy Sheriff Bates of Duluth brought
another alleged "blind pigser'' from the
Mesaba Range. He was John Mernick. He
pleaded not guilty and gave 5000 bond to
appear Tor hearing. This is the sixth arrest
made by the sheriff on this charge.
l,t< D. J,c
ofthe quarries near St. Cloud and stole can
of powder, and when they reached home
built fire and Que Of the boys threw the can
into it. AS the result OF the explosion Barry
Omerslly and Paul Craft may die and the
remainder were badly injured.
Frank kauthaak. a man sixty -four years
old fell from lumber pile at Winona at
Youmans Bros Saw mill, and received in
iuries from which he will die He came
from, the old country only short time ago,
as he says, to be in Tree country when he
could earn good wages.
A riot occurred near Rochester between
$50 Italians employed by the Winona e. st.
Peter railroad and the American members
Of the worimen. The former we're driven
away. The latter are on strike for
more pay, and the Italians had been sub
sttutcd.
A young man named Chas. Nordstrom
of Cloquet while feeding a machine i'll the
Cloquet Lumber Conpauy's planning mill
was struck by a piece of board which flew
back from the saw He was struck in the
right side Of the neck and was killed in
stantly. He was % years of age and IN
married.
A beautiful girl, 16 years old, ofAnokar
appeared before Judge Fisch and swore out
a warrant against her stepIather for the
heinous crime of rape. The girls name is
Dora Bell Trotter aud her stcpfather's
name is James Nesbitt. an employee OF the
Lincoln mill. Nesbitt was placed in Jail.
A little s-year-old son of Mrs. Ole Chris
Hanson, af Lowrie. Pope county, was acct
IDENTIFY shot while playing with revolver
at Glenwood. The ball entered his body
near the navel and the doctors in attend
ance have been unable to locate the bullet.
The little fellow is in critical condition
and his chances for recovery are very poor.
Frank Sanborn, the proprietor ofa house
ofill-fame at Carlton was seriously cut by
his mistress, all octoroon. She used
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