The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-01-07
THE NORTHWEST.
4 Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. North
and South Dakota News in o
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

August Eyeny's 12-year-old daughter, at
Hastings, was badly burned with kerosene.
Arthur w. Dampier succeeds Northfield's
Democratic postmaster, ,, L, Kennedy.
The district school at Union has been
closed on account of an outbreak of black
diptlieria.
William Bruce an old soldier at Man
kato, became insane through business
troubles.
Thomas 0'Brien, deserter, gave him
self UP at st. Paul. He had been soldier
for twenty years
Grand Rapids is to have new bank by
January 1, with e. J. Hastings of Min
eapoliS, president.
A. E. Quinn, editor of the Pine Knot of
Cloquet. has been sued for criminal libel
by 6. b. Peterson.
Peter Smedley brakeman lost leg at
Ramsey Station near Anstin and M ay die
from the shock.
A. ]. Meyers, late of the Mazeppa Tri-
bune, has secured an option on the Graph
ie Sentinel, of Lake City, and will take
possession January l. l..
The heating stoves and pipes of a pass
engef car on q Chicago milwaukee & st.
Paul train exploded at Fairmont wrecking
the car and injuring one passenger.
j.. Dayton, prominent business man
OF Lake City, was granted divorce from his
wife at a special term of the district court
in Winona. "
Alta meeting of the village council of
Hallock the license fees were established as
follows: One saloon, $1,000 two, $1,000
each three, 81, 500 each, and four, 81, ,250
each This places Hallock as the high IL
cense town OF the state.
Frank Perutka, who has been in the
boot and shoe ard dry goods business at
Winona for several years, assigned recently
to County Treasurer Fakler. The liabili-
ties are $25, 900 and the assets less than $40
O00. Five attachments were served on the
stock.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance in
Albert Lea, there being cases in two differ
ent families. The board of health has the
matter in charge and will see that strict
quarantine is enforced. There have been a
number of cases of the disease in the towns
Of Newsy aud Geneva, many of which
proved fatal.
AT the chamber of commerce meating at
Duluth, committee consisting of Sec
retafy Thompson, Col ector of Customs c.
f. Johnson and Aid. G. A. Long, was ap.
pointed to present the claim of the city
against the government to recover the ex-
pense incurred by the construction of a
dyke and also in building the canal.
Ole Kron, an old citizen of Evansville,
committed suicide the other evening by
Shooting himself in the head with re-
volver Since the death of his vile some
time ago he has been despondent, and
made an unsuccessful attempt to take his
life year ago. The deed was committed
on the grave Of his wife in the cemetery.
The railway station house of the Great
Northern at Hallock was destroyed by fire
the other evening caused by lamp explO-
sion. Through the efforts of the local fire
brigade a number of cars containing valu-
able freight were saved. as was also two
horse power threshing outfits, that repre-
sehted more than their actual value under
the pressing needs OF the farmers. ~
A young woman was in st. Peter recently
asking aims, stating that she had been rob-
bed of So in money and railroad ticket to
Butte Mont. She excited considerable
sympathy and received quite little
money. ltnow turns out that the woman
was fraud and that she had with her q
male companion and that both lived in
Mankato, she being one OF the denli monde
The Murray County Alliance held its
annual convention at Slaytoii. The old
officers were re- elected. b. +. Warren was
elected delegate to the state convention
The Dornelly and anti.Donnely factions
had bitter wrangle before it was decided
to avor the same for president, for another
term. Domeliy was billed for speech be-
fore the convention, but telegraphed his
inability to be present because of sickness