The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-07-16
THE NORTHWEST,
summary Of the Important Events
OF the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MIN

. MINNESOTA.
The ninth annual convention of the
Rice County W. c. T. U. opened at Morris
town for q two days session.
J. B. Hunton, a prominent citizen of St.
James, died. He was formerly a very sue
cessful and extensive lumberman.
In about one months time l, 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 Pennsylvania has
arrived, and boring for oil is progressing.
John l.. Orme, a stonen,ason, committed
suicide at Montevideo by taking rat poison.
He refused medical aid and death took
place after intense suffering. Deceased
leaves a wife and 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 q capital stock OF ST..
100000, has been incorporated. The incor.
porators ore well known Duluth capital
lists.
A reunion OF VETERANS of Mcleod county
was held at Hutchinson under command
of Gen. Miles. About n hundred in
Guiding a 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 a tree
with barbcd wire.
A Contest on election of justice Of the
peace at lie Sueur last April has just been de.
cided in favor of Felix A. Borncr by Il
votes. He had been counted out by one
vote.
Wm. Schultz, one of the oldest resident:
Of Wright county, died at his ,home, about
one mile north lof Montrosc. He was A
years Of age, and leaves a wife AMI several
small children in rather destitute circum'
stances.
At a meeting of the Saltwater Chamber
] of Commerce o committee was appointed
to secure takers for $4,000 worth ofcapi
tai stock to the Columbia Electric Com
pany, THAT proposes to move from st. Pau
to Saltwater.
The livery barn. blacksmith shop and
printing office at Ellsworth, were destroy
ed by fire. Twelve horses perished. four o.
which belonged to q 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 sor
a%ccidently fell down. causing tho shotgun
to be discharged. The contents struck
John Schunk in the small ofthe back, ant
he will probably die.
Gov. Merriam has issued o requisition fol
G. B. Granger, now under arrest in Chica
60. Granger was formerly OF ST. Paul, and
treasurer OF Barber.s Union Nc. 1. He Il
charged with having absorbed about SIS o.
the funds of the union.
Drews Brothers elevator at Lake Elmo
burned. The building and machinery were
valued at So. 600 on which there was 81, 75(
insurance. An engine valued at 81. 600 be-
longing to another party was also destroy
ed. About $500 worth of -four and grain
was also burned. The cause is unknown.
The jury in the famous usury case of J. T.
Smith against the Continental Life Insur.
ance company Mt Window rendered a YER
dict substantially for the, plaintiff for the
entire AMOUNT. The $40, 600, with the ex-
ception Of "a, 600 transferred to an innocent
purchaser, is forfeited on account of usury.
Ex-State Senator Joseph Casper has filed
q notice of voluntary assignment with the
clerk of the court in. st. Cloud. No par
t~iculars 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 E%spenchied, ofSt.
Louis; g. W. Gardner, of Hastings; NJ. V,
Seymour, of st. Paul, and a. G.. Loring o
Minneapolis, as incorporators, capital $50,
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, q public school teacher in Blue
Earth county, who was arrested for assault
in the, third degree committed upon on
Lizzie Straton, one Of her pupils, has been
finished. Tho state employed four of til,
best attorneys in the city. City Attorney
Young defended the teacher. Tho Case
went to the jury who returned . verdict Of
notguilty after being ont about 10 minutes
The news was received at Winona Of thu
suicide by shooting Of i. W. Ady at Gin.
ton, Iowa. Mr.. Ady's parents reside in
Sparta, Wis, where, he spent his boyhood
days. He went to Virginia, where lie mar
| ried and went into business. He camt
here some time ago and was in bushes.
here. About six weeks ago he removed tt
| Clinton, Iowa there he entered the grocery
business. No reason can be assigned to-
the suicide other than temporary dcrange
ment. s
NORTH DAKOTA,
Five hundred dollars worth Of firework
exploded ia T. p. Yerxa's store at Fargo
blowing ont the front and doing q larg
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