Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-26
til 3 NORTHW 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,
MINI ESOTA.

MIN nj Sol a.
A White Earth special says: The Indians
have returned from their sugar bushes. The
sugar harvest was fairly successful.
In the case of George Fockens, charged
at Winona with outraSing Sophie Heller,
the jury in the district court has returned q
verdict of assault in the second degree.
Mrs. Mary Croft, who has lived in Lake
City for upwards Of thirty years with her
daughter, Mrs. II. c. Terrell, died of APP
oplexy, aged eighty years.
Charles NJ. Marsh, who has been on trial
at Mankato on charge of grand larceny in
the first degree was found guilty of that Of
tense and bound over to the district court
LW. Mcinne & Co.'S hardware store, on
East Superior street. Duluth was entered
by burglars and revolvers, cutlery and
other goods, to the value Of about 5000,
were stolen.
\ street car was throw WI down an en-
bankmcnt at Mankato and Thos. and
George Saulpaugh, the former lately of
Minneapolis and proprietor Of the Saul
paugh, received painful injuries.
In the $1,000 damage suit at Redwood
Falls Of +. Jones against John Martin, q
wealthy farmer, for permanent injury
received from kick the jury brought in
q verdict OF 81 damages for Jones.
y syndicate OF Little Falls capitalists
have arranged to construct an opera house
that will not only ornament First street,
but fill long drawn want. The task Of
excavatng for this structure was begun re-
Gently and The work will be pushed rapid
ly to its completion.
II is stated that Miss Ella Young, for
several years at the head Of Albert Lea Col
cgc has accepted like position with a
college at Knoxville Tenn, and will sever
her connection with the institution here at
the end ofthis college year.
Dennis Corwin, who has had several
family rows with his wife since residing at
Pine City, has ended his fighting by leav-
ing for parts unknown. He leaves wife
and child in destitute circumstances. They
moved from Mankato here.
The grand jury at Fergus Falls indicted
the Smith brothers for burglary at the Hen
ming store. 1t is thought that they are the
Vendicar boys, Of Red Wing 1t has also
indicted Sam Bergquist for forgery and
YIN. Carol for larceny. All are sure cases.
Rev. DR., Holmes Of Minneapolis has
been invited 20 deliver the baccalureate
address to the graduating class of the Nor
NAL school at Winona. The commence
ment exercises will take place on May 26,
at which time class ofeighty members
will be given sheep-skins.
The Mortified board of trade has con-
sidcred propositions from Edward Nelson
and his two brothers of Denmark to erect
knitting mill at this place. If the mill is
located here it Will have a capital Of some
$40, GOO, and will use two-story building
and about ten knitting machines.
Adjt Gen. Mullen was at Lake City re-
Gently looking over the Camp Lakeview
rifle range, with view to having some i'm
provements made there. In an effort to
have the contest OF the Interstate Rife as
ISOLATION held at Camp Lakeyiew this year,
Gen. Mullen has received favora bic rcspon-
SEES from three Of the five states concerned
Three lightningrod men, claiming to rep
resent Philadelphia firm, were arrested
at Buffalo for practcing big fraud on
farmers. They are charged with raising
two notes. one given by Aug Fe!s from
Sl1, 40 to s695O, and one given by Nick
Uhe from S11 to 1925 They are in the keep
ing of the sheriff, and will have hearing
The trouble between the Foot river water
power owner at Hokah, vs.. Cargill Bros. of
La Crosse, has reached point where it is
probable that the mills will be compelled
to shut down. Two suits, aggregating
nearly 100000 in controversy, have been
pending for over year. Many mon wi
be thrown out Of employment if the mills
close.
Carver county will dedicate a soldiers.
monument on June II at Waronia. The
monument is of white bronze, twenty-five
feet in height, and cost 1000. On the same
day a reunion of the Ex-Soldiers' So ciety
Of Carver County takes place. and avery
large gathering is expected, Prominent
speakers will address the multitude.