Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-11
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. and
North Dakota News in q
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

Loren FLETCHER is nominated pV the flltI
district (Minneapoiisl Republicans Tor con-
gress.
The First congressional district Republi'
can convention dominates James A. Taw'
ney OF Winona.
At Mortified several horses are reported
killed as result OF the excessive heat the
past few days.
The a6th annual fair OF the Rice County
union Agricultural Society will be held at
Mortified Sept. Is, Is and II. A heavy
racing program will be Given.
City Marshall Rogers of Lake City is
tstslly shot by lunatic who runs amuck,
fires upon officers and other citizens, and
is himself shot with probably fatal effect.
Edward Wolf OF Cooks Valley, aged
eighteen. was drowned while bathing in
the Zumbro river. He was son of Hon.
NJ. X. Wolf
John Posel of New Ulm discharged q
shotgun into field of corn and brought
down John Stephan, - years old, shot in
the face and back. He will recover.
The body Of an unknown man, aged
about @, was found in front of the Omaha
depot at Duluth with the head severed. 1t
is thought to be suicide.
The we'll known firm Of contractors and
builders at Saltwater, Northey Bros, as.
signed TO L. B. Castle. The liabilities are
$1,000 and assets S., 600.
7-year-old daughter of William Dirchs
o: Marshan, had her let hand cut off at
the wrist by coming in contact with q
mower, while crawling under fence.
An 50 barrel -four mill will be built at
Winthrop this summer by a syndi cate OF
business men. James Pye Of Minneapolis.
has the contract.
The J. Fl. Queal & Co. Lumber Company
Of Boyd, have sold their coal business to
the Minneapolis & St. Louis Elevator Com
pany, who will build an elevator here.
The prison made binding tw;ne is in high
favor with the farmers and about two tons
oft is being shipped daily to various parts
of the state.
Fred Boeiner was arrested at Buffalo
charged with selling liquor contrary to
law. There are warrants out for other parties
and the prosecution of all will be pushed AS
fast as evidence is obtained
The Farmers National Bank. of Ports.
mouth, Ohio, filed an action in the district
courtat Duluth demanding ju dgmentin the
sum Of So z! against Enoch J, Salt, ofthe
Superior Wooden hill. IA
Lis given out officially that S.. Michael's
parish at Saltwater will conduct its own
parochial schools the coming year. An
official statement was made to the school
board.
Ansoc Newash, OF Silver Lake. sustained
injuries, which may prove fatal. by falling
unmanageable and he was caught in the
wheels.
A nine-year-old daughter Of Detlef
Schaepen, living in Belvilere, was drown
ed by falling into pond from which she
had just rescued her younger brother
from drowning.
A 1O-year-o,d son Of James Andrews, a
switchman in the Northern Pacific yards at
Brainerd accidentally shot himself in the
stomach while playing with loaded re-
volver. He cannot recover.
II. La Prairie half-breed, was shot at
Rush Lake 80 miles from Hinckey by
his son-in-law, Jos. Rondeau. dying in %
minutes. Rondeau fired three shots, the
last one proving fatal.
While attending brake on lumber
car on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad at Mankato, William
I:nderman had his foot badly crushed.
The injuries are not fatal.
n H. Ulett, an old resident of st. Louis
county. dropped dead while running for a
train at a suburb called Aldrich. He was
10 years old, bachelor. and leaves an
estate of three-quarters Of a million, most
ly real estate.
Marie, the eieht-year-old daughter O.!
Lars P. Hamre of Rolling Fork, Pope
county, twelve miles north of Benson, was
killed while asleep in bed by lightning.
Her sister, in bed with her, was not injured
any more than the remainder ofthe family
who were all somewhat stunned by the
shock. But little damage was done to the
house.
The auditing committee of the Duluth
council APP ,inted last spring TO inspect the
books of the city officials. have not yet re-
ported on the books of City Clerk Frank
Burke, Jr. One of the aldermen promises
to introduce resolution in the city coun-
Gil next Monday night calling for their re-
port.
The Goodhue county commissioners have
reelected the old county physicians for
the ensuing year as follows: Doctor B.
lacking and J. V. Anderson for the First
and Fifth districts, salary $50: Doctors A.
T. and H. E. Conley, Second district sal
airy 1920; Doctors Chr. Gronvold and 6. H.
Overholt, Third district salary $40 and
SIS respectively; Doctors o. H. and o. ].
Hall and Chas. Hill, Fourth District, sal
ary $40 each.
The Goodhue county commissioners have
decided on a tax levy Of $40, 0oO Tor county
purposes for the ensuing year, Of which
SILL 600 is for salaries OF county officers;
$500, expenses OF poor farm; s1,l0o, sal
aries Of physicians; $40, 500, outside poor aid;
$4,000, district > court expenses; $780,
justice court: expenses; $4,000, roads and
bridges; s7,40O, miscellaneous. This total
is S., 600 less than last year.
WISCONSIN.
West Superior has boodling sensation.
Iron River, Wis. is totally burned and
/, 500 people are made homeless. The loss