The Dickinson press., 1892-04-30
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 ina
Nutshell.
MIN NE sofa.

Henry Habighorst. the we'll known St.
Paul merchant, dies in California.
Senator c. II. Davis OF ST. Peter announ-
ceS himself candidate for congress
\ suit is begun in St, Paul to secure pos
session OF some of the West side flats.
George b. Young, Tor fifteen years reporter
OF the state supreme cour., resigns.
Haml:ne and the state universities engage
Ill all oratorical contest, Maxwell ami
Hamine getting first place.
George NJ. Seymour OF Saltwater mem
bcr of the old firm oi Seymour Sabn IL Co.,
is dead.
Moth defeats MclIush in wrestling
match in ST. Paul for $50 and the North
western championship.
Tile bridge across Nermillion slough, in
the First ward, Hastings. was burned the
other mornins-tle work o!'an nccnd;ary.
The dwelling and barn of Peter Branch
at ST. Cloud was totally destroyed bv lire
recently. Loss $1,000, insurance S,alo.
The dwelling ot w. Il. Ma,hc;, u!on his
farm in MarShan, was burned ice ,nllv, tie
fire catching from the chimney.
Mr.. Castle i, unable to push the st. Paul
public building bill and the prospects OF
an additional appropriation are not brill
liant.
At meeting of the Jack i>on cit, council
three saloon licenses was granted at $1,000
each. 1t also decided to erect water works
ut an expense of $1,000.
Theodore Bion, part Owner of B.on's
brewery, at Owatonna. Wa, standing in
Jahriess' saloon. on Bridge st.cc:, whca
without any warming lie :cll deal
Articles for the Incorporation OF lhc Stcc
Manufacturing company. with a capita
stock OF $1o.CVo have been executed II,
Cambridge.
]. II. ]Icnnsbcr=, an old pioneer settler
oi Henderson, died, as..l cig'hy-scrtn
years. lie was Il: one time trrasn cr Of
Sibcy county.
Mrs. Liz Bahr. a young woman living
in the town of Rich Prairie, died under
peculiar circumstances. She had several
teeth pulled and apparently died from the
effect, of the operation.
A serious runaway accident occurred at
l'raincrl in which liver Benson was badly
injured. He was thrcwn rom n buggy and
his head struck stump or root, eating n
trightIul gash from moutl, To car. He Will
recover, however.
Flowing is in progress III Pinc county
and many of the farmers Will commence
seeding in few days. They report the
earth to be in excellent condition !or good
crops
The Northern Minnesota Agricultural
and Driving Association OF Crookston has
decided to hold its summer meeting July
4, ), and Z, at which fine the grand en-
campment OF the q. A. r. will also he held
here. This association has one of the fast
est tracks in the Northwest.
About forty ladies of Winona county met
and perfected as organization to he known
as the "Winona County Woman's AuNili-
AIRY to the Worlds Commission of Mime
sofa" A constitution and by.laws were
adopted
The enrolment in the public schools Of
Moorhcad is $50, and during March the
average daily attendance was luO. From
these figures the population OF Moorhead is
estimated at 45S,, and the innate is
thought to be conservative.
AT the city election at Cnatlield, Hon.
Milo White was elected mayor; Mike burke
Geo. Perry, Geo. L.. Could, councilmcn;
G. ii. Haven, treasurer. License or 10
license was the issue. No license carried
by 16 majority.
Mr.. Mcmahon. Scotchman living nine
miles southwest Of Dundas, has invented a
flying machine, and left recently, ut the
request of parties interested IN the success
of the machine, for Chicago, taking a
model for examination
George Barbaras, president of the Ger
man American bank, at Hastings, who re-
Gently divorced from his wife, Mrs. IIar-
riet Barbaras was married to Mrs. Lizzie
Van slyck by Rev. L. r. Latlirop. They
left OH wedding trip to Chicago.