Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-07
THE N0R:THW 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.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The o-year-old child of. W. Evans OF
Slayton was killed by the cars.
Hon. Moses f. Clapp is to deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton in Red Wing.
Nestor Bertrand was arrested at Faribault
for passing number OF forged checks in
this city.
Faribault is to have celebration on the
Fourth of July. Elaborate preparations are
being made for the same.
Late hail storms have totally destroyed
rye fields at Kenyon and badly damaged
other grain.
Prot Lafayette Bliss of Henderson has
been elected superintendent OF the Manka-
to schools, and has accepted.
John Jacob Arola was committed at
Fergus Falls to the hospital for the insane.
He is the fourth member Of the family who
has gone crazy.
Alphonzo Bondangel young clerk in
the Glass Block Store, at Duluth, was ar
rested for larceny. When arrested he con-
fessed to having stolen over 5000.
The Central Minnesota Touring mills
have been sold, consideration ,0oo j. a.
Du Bots e. Co. selling to W. H. Davidson.
The mills will be enlarged.
Kenyon Medical Institute for treatment
of alcoholic and narcotic habits is an insti-
tuition just established in Kenyon. 1t has
strong backing and is already in operation.
Episcopal diocesan state convention was
held at Duluth. Bishops Whipple and
Gilbert and several noted Indians and
about eighty delegates were present
Merritt Nichols, of Oronoco, has been
bound over to the next term OF court to an
swer to the charge OF criminal relations
with young girl.
L. H. Stiles has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the Duluth, Red Wing T.
Southern railroad, to succeed c. Sheldon,
resigned.
The June settlement of the Goodhue
county funds is the largest one in number
osyears. The current tax collection to be
distributed is 500, 500. So and the delinquent
tax is $l3,343l6.
A young son of D. Ward. Of Waseca, vas
struck by lightning and instantly killed
during thunder storm. His elder brother,
who was with him, also sustained injuries,
but will recover.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Jewell, reject of H. H.
Jewell. died at Waseca Of consumption.
She was tifty-two years of age, and her late
husband was all early settler here and one
ofthe leading business men OF this city.
Her funeral will take place on Wednesday.
Another raid was made on the saloons
and large quantities ofliquorS were captur-
ed by the sheriff and police. Marshall Max
we'll chcerfully announced that the fun
hasn't really begun yet but will when
County Attorney H. c. Winter arrives from
Chicago.
When the state rested in the case at Buff
1alo OF the state VS.. Aug. Iraeger, the
lightning rod man, and one witness for the
defense had been sworn. Ju,..e Hicks
closed the case suddenly by inslructing the
jury to bring in q verde: o. not guilty, and
1t was SO done.
The bodies of the two men, Alfred Lind
and Ernest Ems, who, while in an intoXi-
Gated condition. We're drowned at Lake
City while crossing the lake with skitt,
we're recovered by the steamer Ethel How
ard about halt mile from the shore. Each
Of the men leaves vie and one child.
a Red Wing special says:-A cloud burst
in this vicinity did considerable damage
especially along the Cannon valley between
here and Cannon Falls. The roadbe.l Of
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis was washed
out in many places. The damage cannot
be estimated now.
The annual meeting of the old settlers
society was held recently a, Dodge Center
and was largely attended. S. /. Pierce of
St. Paul delivered the address. Judge E.
F. Way was elected president for the COM
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at Mantorville
George Hanson, young man living IN
Havelock, about ten miles from Montevi-
dec accidentally shot and killed his aged
mother with musket. She handed the
gun to him stock first. and it is thought
that the screen caught the hammer and FIR
ed the gun. Her head was nearly severed
from the body.
A man who has lived at Fari bault about
three months known as Mont Lean, was
arrested charged with forgery. He passed
check to Henry Cromer bearing the name
of T. O'Grady. Mr.. CroEer ascertained
that the check was a forgery and while
Mont Lean was endeavoring to pass a $40
check on Geo. Byrnes Mr.. Cromer secured
his arrest.
Miss 2. Lulu Barney, Pearl May Day,
Harriet Gillrup, l.. Joe Greene, Lora E.
Higgins, Zada A. McMillen, Cora F. spicer,
Jeanne B. Vandegriit and Messrs. Rae c.
Blackmer, Henry Carlson, Joseph H. Dud-
ley, Peter A. Peterson and Victor c. Pick
ert graduated from the public high school,
at Albert Lea. The exercises were held at
the opera house.
Alfred Lind and another Swede came
over from the village Of Stockholm, Wis,
in skitf to Lake City and after INDUCING
in little "fre-water' attempted to return
at late hour in the evening. They have
not been seen since and the supposition is
that they were drowned, as the boat which
they occupied was discovered floating in
the lake about quarter of a mile from
here.
NORTH DAKOTA
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