The Dickinson press., 1892-05-14
THE NORTKW EST,
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. North
and South Dakota News in 4
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

Pine river, was crushed to death by logs.
The examination ofC. NJ. March at Man.
kato, has been postponed. The state feels
confident ofsccuring conviction.
Lightning killed G. IIuben and John
keyer at Fulda. A little girl was serious
ly injured aud the house wrecked
Tramps set fire to shed in the old fair
grounds at Wnona and number of the
sheds were burned. The loss is about
$1,000.
The grandson of Elias Hahn. farmer
living few miles south of Owatonna,
was caught upon barb wire fence and
hung himself. He was p years old
John ], Syestad of Madison met with a
very painful accident while loading stone,
falling from his wagon. A stone fell on
him, breaking his leg
The delinquent tax sale for the year
1890 is being held at the county auditors
office at Hastings. Tho 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, farm hand em-
ployed by John Coleman, Of Coon Creek,
committed suicide. Coroner Dunham's
inquest gave strychnine as the cause
Mrs. Lucy Guptil, mother of George
Guptil, one o! 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
nf \, mi, Il
haps seven OF the elven aldermen.
Charles Anderson, head sawyer at the saw
mil at Hincklcy. while using an AK to cut
log. was caught in the rope, aud his foot
cut through. 1t may have to be amputa-
cd.
David Swanson met sudden death ut
Brainerd, from heart disease being found
ut the corner of Eight and Broadway dead.
He was a member of the firm of Swanson
& Parsons
The dead body of man apparently
about 81 or SO years oil age and OF the work
ing class, was found floating in the Mime
sofa river about l.! miles below Belle
Plaine, and has not yet been identified
Special United States Timber Inspector
Warriner, ofGrand 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 sauk 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, wel-to-do and respected
farmer of Caledonia. aged 81 years, became
violently insane on religious matters, and
was committed to the Rochester asylum
by the probate court.
Daniel Cunningham, fireman on En-
ginc No. 395, running east from Winona on
the Chicago & Northwestern road, fell from
his engine near Bangor, breaking his
neck His body was taken to Baruboo.
He was twenty light years old, and leaves
q wife.
AT special meeting Of the citizens OF
Little Falls bonds TO the amount of $25,-
900 were voted to build two public school
buildings Of four rooms each, the present
high school building being entirely made
quatc.
A bicycle track will be constructed at
Winona. 1t is said that parties are coming
here to start n bicycle livery. John w.
NJ. Brown of Albany N. y, has applied
for the position of trainer and keeper of
the new association.
Deputy Sheriff Bates of Duluth brought
another alleged "blind pigscr' from the
Mesaba Range. lie was John Mernick He
pleaded not guilty and gave 5000 bond to
appear for hearing. This is the sixth arrest
made by the sheriff on this charge.
A lot young Poianders wcntout TO one
ofthe quarrics near st. Cloud and sole can
of powder, and when they reached home
built fire and one of the boys threw the can
into it. As the result of the explosion Barny
Omersky and Paul Craft may die and the
remainder were badly injured.
Frank Kauthaak. a man sixty four years
old fell from a lumber pile at Winona at
Youmans Bros. Saw mill. and received in
iuries from which he will die. lie came
from the old country only a short time ago,
as he says, to be in free country when lie
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 workmen The former were driven
away. The latter are Oh a strike for
more pay, and the Italians had been sub
stituted.
A young man named Chas, Nordstrom
of Cloquet while feeding machine in the
Cloquet Lumber Company's planning mill
was struck by piece of board which flew
back from the saw. lie was struck in the
right side of the neck and was killed i'll
stantly. He was ~ years Of age and un-
married.
A beautiful gr, lG years old, ofAnokar
appeared before Judge Iisch and swore out
a warrant against her stepiathcr for the
heinous crime OF rape. The girls name is
Dora Bell Trotter and her stcpfathcr's
name is James Ncsbtt all employe OF the
Lincoln mill. Nesbitt was placed in Jail
A little s-year-ol son of Mrs. Ole Chris
tianson, af Lowrie. Pope county, was acci-
IDENTIFY shot while playing with revolver
at Glenwood. The ball entered his body
near the navel and the doctors i'll attend
ance have been unable to locate the bullet
The little fellow is in a critical condition
and his chances for recovery are very pocr.
Frank Sanborn, the proprietor ofa house
ofiil-fame at Carlton was seriously cut 10y
his mistress, All octoroon. She used
razor and Cut him in several places. One
cut extends from the top Of the head to the
chin and may result fatally. She is in Jail
and will await the action OF the grand jury
now i'll session.
Lars Myhre. who lives y mile ::c>t OF
Hickson, was killed at Loorhcad !;y being
run over Dy n arm seeuer. one OF the
sharp shoes OF the drill remained in his
groin for over an hour before lie was re-
leased. The accident happened while
Myhrc was harncssing foir horses to tbs
seeder.
Hiram Wendt. who was bound over t
the grand jury for the robbery of Carlson
IL Gunderson's store at Dawson in Janu-
ary made his cscai,c. 1t is thought thai
parties who were his accomplices i'll the
robbery and furnished the bail are inS,ru-
mental in liberating HIM The sheriff is
doing all in his power FOR apprehension.
twenty-five dollars reward is offered.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Judge Tcmpleton announced his de-