The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-01-21
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account Of the Happen
ings Of tho Past Week In Min
nesota. North Dakota.
Iowa ana Wisoon-
Gin.


Minnesota.
The Minnesota state fair may be given
up this year on account of the Columbian
exposition.
The Winona board of education has
decided to erect a $4,000 school building
in the Fourth ward.
of diphtheria. Three children have al
ready died and q large number Of new
cases have been reported.
Mrs. Merlicke was awarded $4,000
damages at Winona. One year ago her
husband, G. HI. Merlicke, was killed at
the west end Of the city by a Chicago,
Milwaukee & train.
Mrs. Dow, wife of a travelling man,
was badly burned in the face by a gaso-
line explosion at F~aribault. The flames
were c%xtinguishcd with a rug.
Minnesota's presidential electors met at
the state capitol recently and cast nine
votes for Harrison. w. e. Culkin was
selected to carry the votes to Washing
ton.
Jcssi" Spencer, an inmate of a house
OF prostitution at Winona, attempted sui
II recently by taking a dose of NOR
phine. 1t is thought she may recover.
The Red Wing Sewer Pipe company
has elected the following officers for
next year: President, E. HI. Blodgett;
vice president, A. G. Henderson,; secre-
tary, L. p. Sheldon; treasurer, Il. Busch.
DR.. j.. l.. Harrington, a respectable
citizen and learned doctor, died at his
home in Owatonna recently. DR.. Har-
rlngton was a member of the G.. A. r.
The Methodist Church Society of Red
wing has purchased a site for a chapel
on the corner of Fourth and Buchanan
streets, and will build at once.
The body of a man was found in the
lake at Duluth recently. The body is
well dressed i'll a heavy overcoat, with
fur trimmings, and has not yet been re-
moved or identified.
Martin Graham, a well known mu-
slcian and composer, died of Bright's
disease at the residence of his father,
w. 5. Graham of Saltwater. Deceased
has been a resident of Minneapolis for
some time past.
A ive-cent subscription is to be taken
up in the public schools of Dakota coun-
ty towards a bronze statue of Long
fellow at the worlds fair.
]. w. Landon, an old resident of Steele
county, died at his home in Havana
township recently.
"A train on the st. Paul & Duluth,
going north, ran over q laborcr named
Alfred johnson at Hazelwood Park,
near West Duluth, recently. He was
badly mangled and death was instan-
taneous.
The Masonic grand lodge in session at
st. Paul elected the following officers:
William f. Dickinson. Redwood Falls,
NJ. w. grand master; C. L. Brown, Nor
ris. X. w. deputy grand master; C. L..
West, Austin, r. w. s. G. warden; J..
ID. Markham, Rush City, r. w. J.. G..
The Northern Pacific begun twenty
cases at st. Cloud to GUST settlers from
their homes OH land bought of the Great
Northern. The lands involved are in
the towns of lie Sueur, Brockway. Hold
ing and Krain.
The city of Kasson was thrown into
considerable excitement the other day
by the breaking out of a fire in the high
school building. Prompt action of the
an II SlliLCLS SuHGu tile
building from destruction. The loss is
500. No one was hurt.
The schools at st. Hilaire have been
closed on account of a severe epidemic
John Hjerpe, local agent for the ia
CODY Elevator company at Thief River
Falls, has been discharged as u result
of the recent investigation by the state
warehouse and railroad commission. His
place has been filled by John Byfeld.
Horace w. Pratt, the MINNEAPOLIS
grain dealer, is dead.
The official report of business done in
the United States land office ut st. Cloud
shows cash entries, 81. of $500 acres:
homestead entries, 544, covering G.3OO
acres; final homesteads. 333S. covering
400 acres; miscellaneous, 40, on 1000
acres. This is a considerable increase
over last year.
Papers were filed with Clerk Thorne at
Mankato by Hal I. Graham. suing the
st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
for $4,000 damages. While in their
employ us brakeman Graham lost an arm
and was otherwise injured. John A..
Lovely and Henry A. Morgan of Albert
Wiscoos'n.
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