Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-25
TIL E NORTH WEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
of.the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa. and
North Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNIE SOrA.

A mother near Mankato murders her two
little children, poisoning one and throwing
the other into we'll.
Melvin r. Baldwin of Duluth is nominal
ed for congress by the Democrats in the
Sixth district.
Benz. Richardson, while engaged in re-
pairing telephone wire at Winona, re-
ceived a shock that may prove fatal.
The eating house OF R. R. Wise at Staples
| was struck by lightning during storm.
| The house caught fire and was entirely
consumed. Loss, 81, 100: insurance, 81, 500.
The house of Judge E. L. Evans of st.
Cloud was robbed the other morning, the
| thieves securing two silver watches and q
quantity of provisions. No trace of the
thieves.
Mrs. Lovelace, who poisoned herself re-
| Gently at Paynesville, has apparently re-
covered, but is yet ve:y sick. Her hus-
| band Is now under arrest Tor threatening
to shoot her.
James MciKnnon, a laborer. 30 years OF
age iell out of third story window Of the
Timlin House at Duluth, and was instantly
killed. He was unmarried. 1t is supposed
| to be case of somnambuism.
Ralph Bradley, the 13-year-old son OLA.
W. Bradley OF Duluth, was drowned at
Fond du Lac while bathing. He was
member of the First NJ. E. Church picnic
party.
Patrick Mulligan stabbed William
O'Donnell at Mortified in q quarrel over a
woman. Mulligan plunged his knife into
O'Donnell's abdomen, cutting very ugly
gash.
Samuel Bland, son ofJoseph Bland, liv-
ing about three miles south of Buffalo,
| committed suicide by shooting the top of
his head off. No cause is assigned for the
| deed.
A young man named George Watson was
| knocked down and robbed by two tramps
on the railroad track about onc-halt mile
from Mortified. The tramps secured $40
and few trinkets.
Conrad Baugh, mason employed laying
brick OH A. L. Hills new factory at Fair
bault fell from the top of the wall and
struck on pile of planks 40 feet below.
No bones were broken but he is badly
shocked and perhaps fatally hurt
team attached to a buggy belonging
to Robert Helmer, took fright at bear
which was being led through the streets of
New Paynesville. Mrs. Helmer and little
baby were thrown from the buggy and
dangerously injured. The little baby may
die.
An old gentleman named Russert. about
SO years old was struck and instantly killed
by passenger train near Lewiston. He lived
about II miles west of Lewiston and was
trying to cross the track with an armful of
brush when struck.
While inspecting revolver at Wabasha,
Otto Burkhardt accidently exploded the
weapon, the ball taking effect in the
bowels of John Tritchler. He died next
morning. Tritchler was o single man,
thirty-one years of age, Burkhardt did
not know the weapon was loaded.
Tom Annunson committed suicide at the
town of Elk Lake. He used large jack
knife, cut open his abdomen and let out
his intestines. He lived about three quart
ers of an hour. The cause was despond-
ency and Sickness Deceased was thirty
Blk years old and unmarried.
The saloon of Herman Hass, on Front
street, Mankato was entered from the rear
door the other night. The money drawer,
containing 800. was taken. The theft was
committed while the proprietor was at the
front door of his saloon. No clue to the
theft.
The Farmers elevator at Herman,
burned, together with about 900 bushels OF
wheat belonging to George Bruggencate,
the present agent. The wheat was fully in.
sured; no insurance on building. The
origin OF the fire is mystery. The elevator
was built about five years ago at a cost Of
81, 200.
The recent storms have almost completed
the destruction of crops in the vicinity Of
Montrose. Fully three-quarters of the
wheat and oats lie fiat on the ground and
in such condition that not over one-half OF
it can be harvested with machines. The
yield cannot exceed one-half crop and
will be of an inferior quality.
A Mortified special says: Harvest is
we'll under way in this section. Nearly all
the oats have to be cut one way on &C.
count of being lodged, but the wheat in
| most places is as straight as ever. Both
| wheat and oats are well filled and the lndi-
cations are that they will give heavy
yield.
NORTH DAKOTA.