Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-09
NORTHWEST NEWS BUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account of the Happen
ingS Of the Past Week in Min
nesota, North Dakota.
Iowa and WiScon-
sin.
Minnesota.

Gov. Nelson reappoints Superintendent
of Education kiehle. and appoints Her
man Muehlberg adjutant general.
The report that Fred II. Harssr OF Itch
field had cut his throat turns out to be un.
| true.
The Mankato Board of Trade passed res
olutions condemninR the continued pur-
chase of silver by the government.
NJ. r. Hastings, travelling salesman for
Hastings, Dinlent e. Co., nillers, was
married to Miss May Head, of Owatonna.
J. J. Kennedy, clothing merchant at
Little Falls has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors. w. A. But Ter
isthe assignee.
! Morris Davis well-known merchant of
Sank Rapids was sent to the Insane Asy-
lum at Fergus Falls by the probate judge.
John Townsend. who for thirty-tive
years has been resident Outright county
| died of heart disease day or two ago. He
had reached the age of seventy-four years.
The residence Of John Hopkins at
Rochester was burned. Loss, $500; in
surance, 5000. The origin of the fire was
in detective chimney.
John Boelke, for thirty years resident
! of Wright county, passed away at his home
near Buffalo. Pneumonia caused his
death.
J. b. Cumming, for forty years resident
Of Winona died of pneumonia. The de-
ceased was prominent member Of the
Masonic fraternity.
Fire destroyed the 2-story building at
Park Rapids, owned by J. H. Bradford and
occupied by c. H. Hargrave as carpenter
shop. Loss, $1,000; fully insured.
Miss Irene Knapp was TO have been mar
ried at Owatonna. Not being of age her
father would not give his consent so she
attempted to poison herself but was stop
ped by her ,ather.
P. r. Mcdonald, the well-known con.
tractor of West Duluth, and Miss Lottie
Carroll were married at Duluth at the Pro
Cathedral by Bishop McGolrck, assisted by
Father Corbett.
Tim Sellers, brother of Seth Sellers the
Tower liveryman shot himself in the head
at Mckinley, new town ON the Mesaba
range, dying few hours after. No cause
for the act is known. He was a sober,
quiet and industrious young man.
S. L. Selden. of Duluth, is organizing a
company to engage in the manufacture OF
cast steel at New Duluth. The process is a
patent one by which it is said iron is con-
verted to cast steel. 1t is proposed to begin
| operations with q company having $780,
| 600 capital.
The Red Wing Manufacturing Company
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President and manager, D. NJ.
| Neill vice-presidept N. X Simmons; Sec
rotary and treasurer, w. H. Putnam: di-
rectors, J. c. Pierce. A. w. Pratt, H. S.
Rich, .. K. Simmons, W. II. Putnam, N.
X. Simmons and D. M. Neill.
c. R. Thuber. one of the principals in a
prize fight, has been brought to Redwood
Falls, from Wisconsin, and the sheriff is
looking for L. L. Phelps, the other pusil-
list. They fought four months ago, and
indicted by the rand jury.
The hardware and furniture store of A.
w. Stone at Bird Island, was destroyed by
fire, together with the Masonic and G. A.
R. hall in the second story. Total loss
about $12, 500; insurance, $3.50. Mead post
G. A. r. loses everything; no insurance.
Nothing was saved from the building.
| The residence of Patrick Egan, at High
| Forest, was totally destroyed by fire re-
Gently. The family was asleep. Egan was
| awakened by the falling OF part OF the low
er rooms. He got the family out without
particle of clothing in snow storm.
The neighbors clothed them Loss, ST, 000;
no insurance
A decision in the famous section 30 case
| was filed at the land office at Duluth by
Register Nichols and Receiver Fraser, 1t
| involves titles to lands on the Vermillion
iron range worth millions. The lands are
in section 80, township 63 north, range II
| west. The decision is in favor of the claims
DR.. William Alden, Of Duluth. to lots 3,
and 6; Houghton e. James, to the north
| west quarter of the southeast quarter, and
c. P. Wheeler to the southeast quarter
the northwest quarter.