The Dickinson press., 1892-09-17
TIL E NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important Events
of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa. and
North Dakota News ina
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

.NUIoACAls
A Democratic weekly has been started at
Spring Valley.
Slight fro.ts are reported from various
portions of the state
draft ON a st. Paul bank is raised and
the money secured at Moorhead.
J. G. Pyle is elected president o: the St.
Paul board of education.
little son of Alex. McRea at Swanville
was seriously injured by passing train.
o, L. Cutter and l.. G. Browning were
elected school directors at Anoka
A 5-year-old son of Jens Peterson, of
Mortified. was killed by kick from a
horse.
The Nelson Paper Company's mill at
Minneapolis burned. Loss, $25, co., insur-
ance, $4,000.
Aspecial census just completed of the
city Of Little Falls shows the population
by the census OF 1880 was 9, 1854.
An Anoka dispatch says: The Crooked
Lake Hotel, John Pinney. proprietor,
was burned. Loss, &, 900; no insurance.
A4-year- daughter of Ed Burke, FORM
erly of Faribauit, was fatally burned 1t
Fergus Falls while playing with matches.
A. Detle, Jordan shoemaker, hanged
himself in his shop. Domestic troubles
are supposed to be the cause.
Milton Rex, principal of the Lake City
high school. il suffering from cancer in the
stomach and is moi. expected to recover.
A St. Paul young woman is killed by
being given corrosive sublimate in mis-
take for medicine.
Col. A. r. Kiefer of St. Paul is nominated
for congress by the Fourth District Repub-
lican convention.
A cross bill is filed in St. Paul to quiet
the title to Minnesota Transfer property
worth three millions.
The Minnesota Woman Suffrage associa-
ton holds its annual convention at Hast
ings.
The state board of health, the railroad
companies cooperating resolves to practi-
cally shut out all immigrants as protec-
ton against cholera.
C. H. Klemmers woolen mills at Fari-
bault were entirely destroyed by fire ut
midnight recently. The loss is upwards of
$40 900. Insurance light.
RVaaler, of Granite Falls, made all assign
ment to George Lien for the benefit of cred
itors. There is not sufficient assets to pay
creditors in fu |.
The wife ofa man named Sveboda at Jack
son attempted suicide by jumpin9from the
bridge into the eDesAIoines river, but hercries
for hclpwere heard, and shewas rescued. His
first wife hung herself about one year ago.
While crossing the Northern Minnesota
railway track in buggy four miles from
Pine Island Mrs. r. w. Cornwell and Mrs.
Libbie Bennett we're run over by train
and seriously ii not fatally injured.
While riding in hack at Mankato,
Miss Caddie Lee received severe wound
on the temple from runaway horse that
jumpel into the hack. The injury may
result fatally.
Two boys, aged and 1Oyears. sons of
Fred Hahn, of Belgrade, were playing with
shotgun. when twas discharged. instant
ly killing the elder one, the charge entering
his right side.
A train struck carriage, in which were
Mrs. Sybbie Bennett and Mrs. Rick Corn
we'll, near Oronoco, severely injuring both.
Mrs. Bennett was knocked unconscious and
was taken to the Rochester hospital.
| The infant daughter Of Charlie, Harrer, of
LIE Sueur, was savel from drowning in q
barrel of water by q shepherd dog. The ami
NAL placed Its paws on the side OF the bar
rel. and held the child up in his mouth un-
til help came.
Mary Kelsy, OF Fulda, eloped with a
man named Simon Dunbar. The sheriff of
Pipestone county arrested the parties and
brought them back to Fulda. Dunbar is
charged with entering dwelling house in
the night and stealing clothing Of the value
of 800.
John Barrett and Paul Mollocoski, both
farmers of Benton county, quarre ed over q
fence dividing their lands. and came to
blows. Barrett seized pitchfork which he
ran into the side Of his adversary. piercing
his right lung and inflicting probably fatal
injuries. Barrett is in Jail.
Assignee F. W. Paine, of the Iron Bay
Company, of Duluth has been authorized
by the court to sell the property of the
company for $50, 600 to o. H. Simmonds.
Simmonds is president of the Phoenix Man
ufacturing Company, recently incorporated
to operate big plant at West Duluth.
Several hunters had a narrow escape
from committing manslaughter near Little
Falls. In firing at covey of chickens they
hit an eleven-year-oid son of Barrone Dus-
sette. The shot took effect about his face
and body, but fortunately did not penetrate
deep. The boy will recover.
A Crookston dispatch says: The chair
man of the Democratic county committee
ha4jssued call for county convention
Wednesday, Sept. 2s to nominate = full
county ticket. Republicans msot Sept. q.
Fusion is talked Of but it is not probable
as the Populists have already ticket in
the field.
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