The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-03-25
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.


Fred Stanke was shot and fatally
wounded ut Centerville by Lewis Nll-
chill during n game Of poker.
Mrs. Even L. Jones of Lyon suicided
by taking poison. She was the mother
of eight small children.
Annie Neumann, a young woman re-
siding near Saltwater Junction, was adj
Judged insane in the probate court anu
sent to Rochester.
The Methodist Church society at He'd
wood Falls has decided to erect a tine
new church with a seating capacity OF
5000.
A Winona physician returns from Ger
many and says there is but little danger
of a cholera epidemic in the United
States this year.
Henry, the ni~ne-year-old son of John
Peterson. one of the leading boot and
shoe dealers of Lake City, died recently:
The cause of his death was typhoid
fever.
Ole Hegard, n resident of Grove City,
was found dead on the railroad track
about one mile west of Delano. 1t is
supposed that he was run over by the
wcst-bound passenger train.
Moses Blair, while at work repairing
the Red Lake river bridge at Red Lake
Falls, had his head struck by a hammer
and pile driver, making u dreadtui gasn.
His recovery is doubtful.
An election held at Rushford recently
by the Democrats to select a candidate
for postmaster, resulted in the choice OF
Hullihan, the vote standing, Mailman.
40; Sunby, Z.
The Odd Fellows hall at Cloquet. to-
sether with it's contents and the plant
of the Pine Knot Publishing npally
were destroyed by fire. Loss, $5,oOo;
insurance, $500.
w. w. Erwin of St. Paul is at Red
Wing defending Merit Nichols of Zum-
hroto. in q case for seduction tried at the
district court. +. nj. Wilson represents
the state.
The office of dock superintendent Mt
Two Harbors has been abolished. M.
II. Harmon, resigning, II. L.: Holden
train dispatcher of the Duluth " !ron
Range railroad, has been appointed dock
agent.
The plant of the Falls City Manu-
featuring company at Little Falls was
sold by Assignee P. F. Hosch to Henry
Belin of Scranton, Pa. AS soon as the
court approves the sale the propert
will be greatly improved.
John Ramsett, of the firm of Ramsett
Bros. & Hill. proprietors OF the oak
Grove flour mill at Moorhead, was Killed
by the blowing off Of the safety vaive'
1t is thought he was repairing the waive
when the accident happened.
w. H. Garlock was appointed receiver
of the J. L.. Brink estate at Wlnona.
The affair was n great surprise IN Dusl-
ness circles, as the firm has been in bust
ness there for twenty-five years and was
considered far beyond question. The
liabilities are about $4,000, with assets
about $4,000.
Everett Towards of Lake Crystal,
while on duty as fireman, was struck on
the head by a rod, which broke on the
engine, causing his death. The accident
occurred on the Gilmore branch of the
Omaha road, near Vernon Center. He
was twenty-five years old and resided
with his parents in Lake Crystal.
A small house at Faribault belonging
TO Napoleon Stonge, together with its
contents, was destroyed by fire while
Mr.. and Mrs. Stonge were in the city
shopping. They had left some children
Mt home. just how the fire caught is
not known. The children got out safe.
Loss about $1,000 on house and con-
tents.
Holtz,.a workman in the Great North
ern shops Mt St. Cloud, while at work
under a car, had his head against a car
bottom. when a fellow workman in the
car drove a seven-eighths inch bolt II
his head, not knowing he was there. The
surgeon removed five pieces OF the bone
and the man is still alive.
At the annual meeting of the Great
Western Mining company at Duluth,
officers we're elected as follows: N. Is.
Merritt, president; E. 7. Merritt, secre-
tury: L. A Merritt, assistant secretary;
f. w. Merritt, propositions
to purchase the mine or lease it were
received from Cleveland and Cincinnati
capitalists.
The judges of election met at their
usual places and made up the poll lists
for Faribault. There are nearly LOGO
voters according to these lists. The an.
n1al election will occur next month, and
Donald Grant is the only candidate
talked of for mayor. His administra-
finn has given entire satisfaction the past
wear. and he will undoubtedly be re-elect-
cd to q second term.