New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-06
NOR TEL W EST.
ASummary IF the Important Events
Of the Week in tile Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

The ninth annual convention of the
Rice County VIC. e. g. opened at Morris
town for two days session.
The Church Of st. Francis, Roman Catho-
lie, of Grow Wing county, has been incor-
porated with the secretary of state.
]. B. Hunton, prominent citizen of ST.
James, died. He was formerly a very sue
cessful and extensive lumberman.
In about one month time ], 1874 acres of
farming property has changed hands. in
Rice county at an average of $40 per
acre.
Excitement has been produced at Staples
by the discovery OF petroleum. An expert
from the oil regions of Pennsy lyania has
arrived, and boring for oil is progressing.
John i. Orme, a stonenason, committed
suicide at M ontevideo by taking rat poison.
He refused medical aid and death took
place after intense suffering. Deceased
leaves a wifeand four children.
Congressman Castle got a gatling gun at
Washington for the cavalry battalion Min.
nesota National Guards and it will be for
warded to Minnesota on a requisition from
the adjutant general.
The Commercial Improvement Com.
pany, Of Duluth with a capital stock Of ST.
0oo, 900, has been incorporated. The incor..
porators are wei known Duluth capital
lists.
A reunion ofyeterans of Mcleod county
was held at Hutchinson under command
of Gen. Miles. About one hundred gin
Guiding few from adjoining counties were
on hand and enjoyed camp life.
Hans Ugman, aged sixty, a prosperous
farmer residing in the town of Fish Lake,
seven miles northwest of North Branch,
suicided by suspending himself to tree
with barbed wire.
A Contest on election Of Justice of the
peace atIe Sueur last April has just been de-
Scided in favor of Felix A. Borner by 10
votes. He had been counted out by one
vote.
VIM. Schultz, one fthe oldest residents
Outright county, died at his home, about
one mile north Iof Montrose. He was 40
years OF age, and leaves wife and several
small children in rather destitute circum-
stances
AT meeting Of the Saltwater Chamber
of Commerce a committee was appointed
to secure takers for $50, 900 worth Of capt.
tai stock to the Columbia Electric Com
.pany, that proposes to move from ST. Paul
to Saltwater.
The livery barn, blacksmith shop and
printing officeat Ellsworth, were destroy
ed by fire. Twelve horses persisted, four Of
which belonged to a breaker who had stop
ped there for the night One mare from
Adrian, valued at 81, 900, was burned.
g. A. Pierce and son, Of Brainerd. were
at Pine Knot recently hunting. The son
accidently fell down, causing the shotgun
to be discharged The contents struck
John Schunk in the small of the back, and
he will probably die.
Gov. Merriam has issued. arequisition for
U Il. Granger, now under arrest in Chica-
go. Granger was formerly OF st. Paul, and
treasurer OF BARRIERS Union No. 1. He is
charged with having absorbed about SIS OF
the funds Of the union.
Drews Brothers elevator at Lake Elmo
burned. The building and machinery were
valued at S. 600 OH which there was So, $50
insurance An engine valued at 81 900 be-
longing to another party was also destroy
ed. About $500 worth of flour and grain
was also burned. Thecau is unknown
The jury in the famous usury case off. T.
Smith against the Continental Life Insur-
ance company at Window rendered YER
dict substantially for the plaintiff for the
entire amount. The $50, 900, with the ex-
ception Of So, 900 transferred to an innocent
purchaser, is forfeited on account Of usury
Ex-State Senator Joseph Casper has filed
a notice OF voluntary assignment with the
clerk of the court in st. Cloud. No par
:ticnlars could be ascertained as to assets
and liabilities. Capsee is one of the Oldest
merchants in the county.
A stock company has been formed at
Hastings with Charles Espenchied, Of ST.
Louis; g, w. Gardner, Of Hastings; M. v.
Seymour, of ST. Paul, and a. G. Loring Of
Minneapolis, as incorporators, capital $780,
600, to operate the Gardner Mills A
Cleveland Club was organized. at Hastings,
with R. w. Freeman as president.
The case of the state against Miss Edith
%Kenny,a public school teacher in Blue
Earth county, who was arrested for assault
In the third degree committed upon one
Lizzie Straton, one Of her pupils, has been
finished. The state employed four of the
best attorneys in the city. City Attorney
Young defended the teacher. The case
went to the jury who returned verdict Of
not guilty after being out about15 minutes
The news was received at Winona of the
suicide by shooting Of L. ". Ady OF Gin
ton, Iowa. Mr.. Ady's parents reside in
Sparta, Wis, where he spent his boyhood
days. He went to Virginia, where he mar
ried and went into business He came
here some time ago and was in business
here. About six weeks ago he removed to
Clinton, Iowa there he entered the grocery
business No reason can be assigned Tor
the suicide other than temporary derange-
ment.
The grand jury indicted III. A Bruins and
Thomas G. Kurtz, copartners as the Mer-
chants bank Of Moorhead The indict-
ment charges them with having on Feb. 6,
issued a New York draft to B. T. Titus for
$SO.54 and receiving check for that
amount when they had no money in the
New York bank. Another Indictment of
grand larceny in the second degree was re-
turned against Kurtz charging him with
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