Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-09
THE N0RTHW EST.
Summary of the Important Events
of tho Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
ESOTa.

Fluke & Records hardware store at
Pennington was burglarized, goods and
money TO the amount of 500 being taken.
Ditte's roller mill at Browns Valley was
destroyed by fire, Loss, $4,000; insured for
5000.
A match has been arranged at Duluth
between Capt. Sullivan's PAGER IT. b" and
A. Bailey's "Aleck, y for $500 a side. The
race is come off July 80, at the Mimeha-
La driving park, Minneapolis.
The outlook for a large yield ofsmall
grain in the vicinity OF BufSa'o is not so
fattering as it was a few we,.s ago. So
much rain has fallen that in many fields in
low places grain is now turning yellow.
A syndicate in which is included Hon.
Thomas Wilson, ex-Gov. w. Ii. Yale and
other prominent citizens, has been formed
at Winona for the purpose of establishing
a 1 boot and shoe mandatory.
The body of Robert Cook, of Lyons, 10,
was found floating at the levee. at Winona.
Cook was clerk on the steamer Reindeer,
aud fell overheard and was drowned, near
Blackbird island, April q.
The artesian well at the Second Mime
sofa Insane HOSPITAL has been sank over
$50 :eet. Desiring a strong flow of water
the well will be sunk until a satisfactory
pressure is obtained.
The following young people graduated
from the High School at Henderson: Al
fred c. Blasting, Cora Frankcnfield, Mar
gtret Linn, Robert TIedtKe, Edward A.
Miller, Geo. Ii. Mesher, William a. Poeh-
Ter, Rose Trimbo, Michael Tierney, all in
the scientific course.
Thomas t. Holton, of Warsaw, has lost
three daughters by death within a mouth.
On May II, Gertic. aged twelve, died; on
May II. Anna, aged twenty-five, passed
away, and on May p, Lima, aged eleven,
expired. Gertie and Anna died of con-
sumption, and Lima of heart disease.
The two-year-old child of Martin Benson,
living near Crookston, wandered rom its
home the other day, and not returning at
night a large crowd started in search. 1t
rained nearly all night, hut the search was
kept up. The next forenoon the dead body
was found in the woods, the child having
died from exposure.
The scven-year-old daughter OF George
Schumaun of the town of Hart. was
assaulted by a boy fourteen years of age.
The name of the boy has been suppressed.
Mr.. Schumann came TO Winona and con
suited attorneys and has concluded to
settle the case with the boy, who is willing
to settle and avoid a public prosecution.
Elaph Rund, who was arrested for assault
at M~innewaukOn with a gun and knife on
Jonathan Mathews, was discharged by
! Justice Stalls, Rund was recently dis
charged from the insane asylum as cured.
lie is 4j years old and aboTs under the de
fusion that Jonathan's l5-year-old daughter
is his promised bride. lie will be returned
to the asylum.
A sad accident occurred on the st. Pau
& Duluth road at Sturgeon Lake near st.
Paul, by which J.. ii. Barrows, fireman,
lost his life. The enginea and fifteen freight
cars were derailed by running over a COW.
Engineer Kirsland and the head
brakeman saved themselves by
jumping. but Fireman Barro VS., who lives
in st. Paul, chung to the engine and was
killed.
The contract for the erection of the new
Baptist church at 0watonna has been let to
Kilroe Bros, of Minneapolis, for the SUI
of S14, 600. The church will be of pressed
brick, with brown stone trimming, and
promises to be oneTIthe most complete
in every particular Of any church in this
part of the state. Hon. G: a. Eillsbury has
promised to give the church the finest or
gan in this part of Minnesota.
j. Savage, a Coucord farmer, about 50 years
old cut his throat using every one of
six dull case knives, nearly s~evering the
windpipe. He then used a flatiron to
smash his head and fractured the skull.
His throat was backed into mince meat, a
large piece of cartilage being entirely sever
ell. 1t took over M hOmr to sew up the
gashes. The patient lost much blood and
is in a critical condition. This is his third
attempt,
On a recent Sunday evening Rev. f. A..
Steiner, pastor of the Congregational
Church preached at st. Paul n
rather strong sermon against the
present administration of the city
government and the way the saloons
and gaming houses were allowed to run in
open defiance of the law. 1t naturally
created considerable feeling and as evidence
o. the fact some one cut both the tires of
Mr.. Steimer's pneumatic bicycle while he
was at supper at the hotel.
Inc minnesota 1fOnlDluOIlslS Helu tnelT
convention at Minneapolis recently and
nominated the following ticket; For gov
ernor-W. ]. Dean of Minneapolis. For
lieutenant governor-Ole kron of Douglas
county. For state 'auditor-B.- T. Raine,
Fillmore county. For state ~treasurer-B.
Il. Evans of Lyon county. For secretary
Of state-ProG III. II. Aaker. The district
electors were announced as: First district,
p. b. Eamer, Fillmore; Second S. J.
Johnson, Window: Third, DIR. A. =. Cool
ey, Cannon Falls: Fourth. c. b. Marshall,
Saltwater: Fifth, Rev. Frank Peterson,
Minneapolis; Sixth, David Murtagh, How
ard Lake: Seventh. Rev. b. b. Hangen. For