The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-02-11
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-
Minnesota.

The citizens OF Wilmar have started
movement in avor OF incorporation.
The dry goods firm at 6. NJ. Brand &
Bro. OF Fairfax, has made voluntary as
signment.
II is said that the creditors of the detunct
bank at Fairfax will receive 100 cents on
the dollar.
A. W. Stones hardware store at Birds
Island was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
insurance. $SS $50.
Mrs. Have>tad, residing in Aurdal, COM
mitted suicide by hanging while temporar-
lily insane.
Mrs. John Pretzel. was examined i'll pro-
bate court at Saltwater adjudged insane.
and committed to the Rochester asylum.
Farmers at Lewiston for some time have
not been satisfied with prices paid them for
barley, and now propose to build all ele-
vator and ship their own grain.
NJ. J. Paine & Son, grocers at Staples as
signed to the Wills-Stone Mercantile Conn
pany, of Duluth. Assets and liabilities not
yet made public.
John Winkels, one ofthe Oldest furniture
dealers of Winona, died recently. He has
resided here for twenty-si1 years, and was
sixty nine years ofage.
Work hse commenced on the erection
Of new 80 900 bushel elevator at Buffalo.
A new match factory. with capacity of
200, 900 boxes per day. i. to be established.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Matthews. who
we're early settlers in Lake City, celebrated
the iiftieth anniversary OF their marriage
recently. assisted by the families oftheir six
CHILDREN, numbering upward. of forty.
Articles of incorporation of the Wiscon-
sin Lumber company have been filed at
Faribault. The capital stock is 500, 600.
They will manufacture all kinds of flumber,
sash, doors blinds and building materials.
Miss Katie Schroeder, came very near be-
ing kill d at Hastings, rifle which her
brother picked up going off the bullet ell
tering the corner of her mouth and passing
| through her right cheek almost under the
ear.
The Minnesota hotrl, one Of the old
stroyed by fire. The building was owned
by J. II. Thomas and valued at 5000. 1t
was leased by Mrs. Sherrer, and the greater
portion of her furniture was destroyed
A Ataxidermst of Lake City, has received
from Wabasha a puppy with double
body from the shoulders back. 1t has
eight legs, the four hind ones being perfect,
but two of the fore legs. though OF full
size are crooked asa nst the side of the
body.
At special meeting of the directors of
the Duluth, Mesabi Il Northern directors at
Duluth 40. OOO new shures we've issued. A..
d. Thompson purchased it and gave his
certified check for $40 600 ;or it. This gives
the Merritts complete control.
Lewis Peterson, young Scandinavian
of Pope county about twe,;y-six years old,
committed suicide at his uucle's in Benson
by drinking four ounces of carbolic acid.
Financial troubles of small moment is the
only reason which can be assigned for the
act.
At meeting ofthe Washington county
comni sioners the petition of large num-
Der of residents Of the lower half Of the
town of Marine, to be set off as all inde-
pendent town. was granted and the town
of May was thus formed.
A stranger Scandinavian. was badly
frozen in the woods near Mansfield. lie
started to walk from Perry's place to Fay's
camp and was overtak"n by q blizzard.
When found by some logzcrs he was un-
conscious ard so badly frozen that he will
probably die. He was taken to Minneapo-