New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-11
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account Of tho Happen
tnRs Of tho Past Week in Min
nesota, North Dakota,
Iowa and Wisoon-
E.- Gin.
Minnesota.

John. Flood, indicted for grand larceny
at Hastings. has been sentenced to the State
Reformatory at st. Cloud.
Charles Jones, indicted for larceny at
Hastings. has been taken to the state prison
to serve 10 months sentence.
. Ole Olson. we'll known to rivermen, was
frozen nearly to death near Fountain City.
He will lose both arms and both legs.
Quady & Mcmahon, Bird Island, general
merchants, assigned to A. Dahl Estimated
liabilities, s. GOO; assets. $1,000.
Postmaster Craig has resigned his position
at Orrock, and Miss Hattie Craig has been
appointed his successor.
Ole Moen. living in the western part of
Goodhue county, has disappeared from his
home, and no traces can be found of his
Whereabouts.
Brakeman Hawkins was killed three
miles west ofGontarf while coupling a
running train. His head was crushed
and both arms and legs severed.
The Bank of Canton with a capital of
$25. 600. has been started as an experime nt.
c. Abbott is president, b. J. Kelsey, vice
president and H. o. Helgerson cashier.
Wolves are very numerous in the vicinity
of Elk River and are correspondingly bold
and ravenous. Cautious hunters are alter
them, as they are worth nearly nine dollars
for pelt and bounty.
Fire at Fort Ripley destroyed two build
ings belonging to Jerry Root occupied as
dwelling houses and general store. The
store was occupied by Root & Co. The loss
is about 5000. and the insurance about
$1,000.
Two mortgages by the Green Bay, Wi
mona & St. Paul railway company to the
Farmers Loan and Trust company were
filled with the register of deeds at Wi
mona.
A fire of unknown origin was discovered
at Lift le Falls in Kleber Bros. bakery and
confectionery store, which was totally de-
stroyed, with slight damage to building.
Insured.
While taking an engine to the Brainerd
shops Harry Barnes, An engineer, was bad
~ hurt by both the side rods of the engine
breaking and thro wing him violently from
his seat in the cab.
The new Catholic Church, at Madelia,
just completed burned down. 1t cost, with
contents: about $11, 900. Insured for So, OOO
1t will be rebuilt as early as possible Cause
Ofthe fire unknown.
Robert Conroy, employed in one of the
Musser-Tauntry camps on the Tamarack,
was kicked by horse and his skull crushed.
He was brought to Saltwater and taken to
the city hospital. He will die.
Conductor Days train, bound East,
went through bridge at Dover, ditching
70 cars. TIC engine and one car went over
all right, and the caboose, with two rear
cars stayed OH the track. Therefore, no
one was hurt.
c.. H. Carlisle we'll know citizen, of
Saltwater was examined in the probate court
and adjudged insane and taken to the Roch-
ester Asylum. His malady has been growing
on him for some time, finally causing vio-
lent tendencies.
Mary Mahoney. a,teacher and resident
Of Mankato, was killed at Madelia. She
started for her school in the country. The
team ran away, and she was throw out and
broke her skull. dying instantly. An in
quest will be held.
The Candy village which ha. had saloons
for IL successive years. voted no license.
{ Ulcers elected are as follows: President OF
council. George Fitzsimmons; recorder, P.
c. Scott; assessor; Nels Landru; justice Of
peace. Knute Landru.
Judge Severance granted a stay of pro-
ceedings in the case Of Murderer Geifer un-
til Jan. 81 to allow his attorneys to prepare
their case, or bill of exceptions upon which
to move for new trial. Sentence will not
be pronounced until that time.
Clement Hudon De Beaulieu, more ia
military known as Col. c. II. Beaulieu, and
undoubtedly the oldest pioneer in the state
died at Lis residence in White Earth recent
~. He was born at Lac Du Flambeau in
the then territory of Michigan on Sept 10,
1911.
The travelling auditors of the St. Paul &
Duluth railway have finished their labors at
the West Duluth depot and as nearly as
can be ascertained by a hasty investigation
Cashier Todd is short So. 600 or 81, OOO. The
Northern Pacific is also said to be out about
81. 200.
A sensation was created at Luverne when
search was made for the body Of an lille
climate child born to Miss Agnes o Conner,
on Christmas night. The situation of che
young lady had been known for some time
and when she appeared without her babe
foul play was suspected and search was
made, which resulted in finding the body
I'll dA OAu CaShSt Ill LAo 6dIEeI VI Tic mouse,
it had apparently bled to death.
An inquest will be held.
One of the worst cases Of cruelty and in
humanity ever known recently came to
light. Christ Nygard, farmer living in
the town of Dramen. northwest of Lake
Benton, applied to the Chicago Society
which supplies homes for 1riendless chill
dren, for boy, and through the recon-
mendat;on OF parties in the town of Elk
ton the society sent him boy years old.
Rumors of i'll treatment Of the boy grew
into plain assertions. Men from Elkton
investigated and found it to be true They
notified the society, whose agent came on
and, going out to the mans farm, found
the child in terrible condition. His feet
were frozen until his toes were almost off;
his hair was off in spots leaving raw sores,
and he was beaten and bruised until hardly
able to walk. In this condition the brute
had made him 60 out to do the evening
chores OF the farm, and the agent found
him hobbling around on his heels unable
TO put his feet fully on the ground. He
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