Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-05
THE NORTHW EST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

Two St. Paul laborers quarreled and one
is struck with perhaps fatal results.
Patrick Stanley. the St. Paul man who
was shot at the dog fight in Anoka county.
dies as the result OF an amputation.
August Holmbcrs, who drives a delivery
wagon at Cloquet, was thrown from it and
had his leg broken.
young lady is drowned near Crook
ston, Mimi, undcrvery mysterious circum-
stances.
The latest idea in connection with Du-
luth-rail way terminals is TO tunnel the ship
canal.
Judge Mills dissolved the injunction
against the city OF Moorhcad in the Jail
question.
y voucher clerk of the Northern Pacific
is arrested in St. Paul :or securing over
$1,000 by raising checks
Mamie Malone. q little girl living in
'lcromcs addition, C!ookston was shot in the
left hand by some p!aymatc> who We're
shooting At mice in an old barn.
Seeding will commence on the high
ground the latter part Of the week. the past
few days of warm wind and sunshine hay
ing dried the land very fast
The Bank of Echo was opened by Grit
fifth, Smith q Co, of Sleepy Eye, Mimi,
with a capital stock of $4,000. J. b.
Lorgc is cashier.
Andrew Olson, who was struck recently
by a falling ore bucket in one OF the mines
on the Mcsaba, died. This is the first fatal
accident on the new range.
Five members of the Sleepy Eye Mill
company purchased the Marshall River
mills, paying 600 for il. They will as
sumo charge Oft May l.
Asage Rasaaen, a young farmer living
in Blackhammer, near Caledonia, com
mitted suicide by hanging, He leaves a
widow and two children.
John H. II. Garfield, son of Hon. Thorn
as II. Garfield, one of the early directors Of
the Northern Pacific railroad. died at Lake
Park after an illness of forty hours Of spinal
nicngintis.
Patrick Kelly was bailcd out of Jail at
Albert Lea. where he had lain for nearly
week, charged with an attempt to shoot an
officer. He got out in time to attend his
fathers funeral.
Lyon county's quota to the worlds fair
fund will be speedily raised. Supt Hunt
arrived at Marshall from Tracy, where he
secured the pledge for half the county's
apportionment and Marshall will readily
raise the balance
Albert Quieltner, n 14-year-old lad was
arrested at Anoka, on warrant of a Mr..
Sawyer charging the boy with stealing q
horse from his barn and trying to sell it.
The culprit was brought to Anoka and
lodged in Jail
Miss Brule was found in the river at
Crookston. Ncghbors searched for her
the night previous. Her parents reside
near GENTLY, in this county. Coroner
Shepard did not think an inquest necessary
as the death was evidently acciden-
tai.
An unknown man was found squeezed in
between telegraph poles loaded on flat
car on Chicago. Milwaukee g. St. Paul
freight train that arrived at Winona, the
other morning. The man, who was about
% years of age. had been dead about Is
hours He was badly mangled.
North Branch Special says: Seeding
in this section nearly finished. A large
acreage ofnew ground has been broken
last tall and this spring. More grain has
been sown this season than formerly. The
potato crop will have about the same
acreage as last year.
All the present saloon keepers of Litch-
field have decided to abide by the law. as
interpreted by the attorney general and
close their saloons April "a, 20 days after
election. All have made applications for
new licenses, which will no doubt be grant
ed
The new portion ofthc Imperial mill at
Duluth was started and is operating sue
cessfully 1t has capacity of $500 barrels
daily, and with the older portion of the
mill that has been in operation about four
years. gives the mill a daily capacity of
G, 600 bbls.
b. G. Sanborn. the editor and founder of
the Madelia Times paper, that has existed
under his guidance for fifteen years or
more was convicted alter a four days
trial, of cruelty to animals and fined $40
and costs. The charge was starvation and
lack Of shelter to a horse.
J. H. Dobbell, OF Pine City, who was re-
ported missing. is supposed to be drown
ed The boat was found at the mouth
the Mission creek. q miles from here. One
seat was torn out and the boat capsized
His companion and hired man, named
Frank, is also missing. The river will be
dragged.
The Grand Lodge. A. O. U. w. of Mime
sofa will hold their annual session at the
State Capitol, St. Paul, May 8, and 5.
The governor has kindly rendered the use
of the hall ofthe house of representatives
for the meeting. This rapidly increasing
order now numbers close on to 10, 600 mem
bers in this state.
Sem Dougherty, fifty years old and
single. laborer in Paulsen's sawmill, at
Park Rapids, was found near the rail-
road track in dying condition from a
blow on the head. He was taken to Wa
dena by the train crew, where he died in a
few hours. Later circumstances indicate
foul play.
John Endres of Verndale was found dead
on the Northern Pacific track at Detroit.
Sheriff Smith had him in charge for forg-
ing his father-in-law's name, and as the
train was approaching the station he either
jumped or threw himself from the train
He was an old resident of Detroit, and
leaves a widow and two children.