The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-06-25
THE NORTHW EST.
Summary If the Important Events
Of tho Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News In a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

Henry Wolfer, of the Detroit (Mich.)
house of correction. succeeds Nj. Garvin as
warden OF the Saltwater penitentiary.
Gov. Merriam issues a proclaim alton
recommending that Oct. %, Columbus day.
be observed as q holiday.
An Indian from the White Earth reser-
walton is admitted to the bar of the United
States court Of appeals in St. Paul.
B. d. Hatcher, mayor of Kalispell. Mont,
and Miss Bertha Keller, daughter Of II. J.
Keller, OF St. Charles, were united in
marriage.
The young daughter of William Riens-
pics. was struck by a flying engine on the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, near
Dover, and expired in 20 minutes.
lightning struck the residence of John
Oelke in Hay Creek md, while d bedstead
was smashed to kindling. the sleeping &C.
cupants were uninjured.
The Redwood Falls board of educational
have elected J. l.. Torewns, of Speepy Eye,
superintendent Of the public shoots for the
ensuing year.
The fruit and confectionery store Of Me-
lander q Champlin at Red Wing was the
scene of a stubborn fire at the other morn
ing. The loss will be less thar 81 1000, how
ever.
A. Murrell, charged with numbering his
wife, at Hastings, is again free. The grand
jury failed to indict him. His wife was
formerly Mrs. Ellen Holmes, who killed
her first husband about three years ago.
An attempt was made to pillage the viii
lage of Dundas by thieves. The Cannon
Valley and Milwaukee depots and the gen.
eral store oFJ. II. Orr wee broken into.
but little plumber being taken.
The Goodhue county Alliance and Peo-
pies Party convention met at Cannon Falls
and elected delegates to the state and con-
gressional convention and passed resolu-
tons indorsing the st. Louis platform.
The %east-bound train on the Northwestern
road, struck and killed a five.year. old
child who was OH the track between Dover
and st. Charles. A playmate ofthc killed
child rolled off the bridge just in time to
escape a similar fate.
The June term of the district court con-
vened in Hastings. Judges Crosby and
Williston presiding. The latter charged
respective duties. A number of st. Paul
oilo AAAhAlCdPOlAo utClOlucyo 01S III dttcllu-
ance.
The sixth annual comm snGement Of the
zumbrota High School took place at the
City Hall recently. Mary A. Howard was
salutatorian, Julia c. Fosson valedictorian.
There was an address by Rev. Smith Baker,
of Minneapolis. Two diplomas from the
the state board were granted the class.
There was a reception at the High School
parlor.
The statement published some weeks g
that the Duluth, Red Wing & Southern
railroad was to be sold under q judg ment
for $2S, 900 is erroneous. This claim was
a matter the company has been contesting
in the courts for a long time, and when
final judgment was rendered it was
promptly settled. Work is nov in progress
on nh important extension Of the road.
Saltwater Council Royal Arcanum, was
organized by State Grand Regent +. F.
Backus. The following officers were cleo
ted: Regent D. A. B.ackncy; vice regent.
W. e. Easton; orator, T. C. Clark; past re-
gent, F. T. Wilson; secretary c. H. Cannon;
collector, G.. e. Clarke; treasurer, w. L..
Prince; chaplin, w. w. Baldwin; guide,
Levi c. Proctor; Warden, G. H. Grant;
sentry, w. +. Cowler; trustees, A. e.. Schut-
finger, F. A. Lenox and B. i. Smith.
The Grand Lodge, l. o. O. r. closed its
three days annual session at Duluth.
The next annual session will be held in
Rochester. DR.. A. B. Norton, of Mime
apolis, was elected grand master after a
warm contest with w. G. Nye, of Mime
apo!is. Other, officers elected are: F. w.
Denton, Winona, deputy grand master; r.
z. Patterson, Duluth, warden; A. s. Boil
ton, St. Paul, secretary; C.. NJ. Sprague,
Sank Center, treasurer; W. G. Nye, Mime
apolis, representative, one year; w. R.
Johnson, ST. Paul, two.year term. Officers
elected by Daughters of Rebekah are: Mrs.
Irene Marsh, Redwood, Falls, president;
Mrs. E. P. Peterson, Owatonna, vice.
president; Mrs. Eunice Melville, Mime
apolis, secretary; Mrs. L. M. Wilson, Car
Teton, treasurer.