New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-04
| NORTHWEST NEWsBUD0ET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP or
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account Of the Happen
in9s Of the Past Week In Min
nesota, North Dakota.
iowa and WISDOM
Minnesota.

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ming, has assigned. Liabilities and assets no,
known, but are under $1O,OO
E. S. Corser. Minneapolis real estate
dealer. fails with $1,000 600 liabilities.
Wheat speculation is the cause.
The First National Bank of Appleton
capital $50. Co., has been authorized to be.
gin business.
The fine residence of Ed Mccullough at
Faribault was badly damaged by fire. The
loss is nearly 81, 500; small insurance.
The superstitious believe that they can
in the Canton church.
The residence and hospital of DR.. W.
II. Lincoln at Wabasha were destroyed by
lire. The fires origin is unknown. The
loss is covered by All insurance Of 81, 500.
Fred Balzell and Harry Newman, two
lads about fourteen years old, were out
hunting near Elk River, when Balzell
dropped his gun and the discharge went
through young Newman'sleg.
Diphtheria ola malignant type prevails
three miles east of LIE Sueur. Several new
cases are reported. In the family of Mrs.
Meyer. one young man and three young
ladies have died in the last two weeks. Five
remaining children are SICK
Mrs. S. G. Merrell, an artist of Lake CITY
was assaulted by an unknown man while
returning the other evening. The city has
offered a reward of $3.50 tor the arrest and
conviction of the ru ftian.
The, dwelling Of Mrs. Margaret Cronin,
at Lake City was consumed by fire together
with most of the furniture. A defective
f1ue was the cause. Loss 81, 500; insurance,
81, 900.
A. Gorrie came to Worthington, recent
ly and filled up with whisky. He was
taken to the institute for treatment, but
died during the night. The coroner's in
quest came to no verdict and adjourned in
order to have post mortem held.
Fire broke out in the rear of Taylor's ag-
ricultural warehouse at Monteyideo and it
with part of the contents was consumed.
The loss is about S. 900; insurance on build
in: and stock. $4,000. The building be-
longcd to &. B. Blake, of Racine Wis.
Edward Fink, prominent and well-to-
do farmer living four miles west of North
field, was run oyer by the O'Clock Mil
waukee passenger train and instantly killed
two miles north Of here.
The, inquest held at Worthington to
inquire into the death of A. Gorrie who
died recently at the French League Insti-
tute, rendered a verdict which completely
exonerated the institute from any blame in
the matter.
The mad dog scare has reached St. Cloud.
ed symptoms of rabies and both were
killed. Officers have special Instructions
to be on their guard against mad dogs.
L. P. Lorson, aged % years, unmarried,
was run over at Golden. seven miles west
of Sleepy Eye, by passenger train No. S. His
right arm and right leg were severed and
he was otherwise badly bruised. He is
still alive.
The coroners jury having laid the blame
for the Nelson accident on Conductor w.
A. Mickey and Engineer Mullaney, the
sheriff Of douglas county arrested both
men here. They will be taken to Alexan.
dria where they will have hearing. The
complaint will he manslaughter.
The Bank Of Fairfax, J. A. Beard, presi-
dent. and Il. a. Gray, cashier, closed its
doors and the officers have left for parts
unknown. They began private banking
business here in 1889 and seemed to be do
ing well. The failure has created great ex-
C tement anol., business men.
J. H. Todd. cashier Of the St. Paul & Du-
luth depot at West Duluth, has left for
parts unknown, and auditors are now 60
ing over his accounts which are said to
show shortage of 1000. Todd left be-
fore Christmas, ostensibly to spend his va
cation in st. Paul. Nothing has been
hoe ri from, III o. -
Word has been received at Two Harbors,
of row which occurred at Cloquet River,
small station north of here. Full of
Christmas whisky, about 10 Finlanders
and ~ Swedes engaged in fight with
clubs and pistols. Several were severely
injured. The sheriff was sent up from
Duluth and put the principal. behind the
bars.
Ludwig Kahn, the well-known dry goods
man, los to 107 West Superior street, Du.
luth made an assignment to M. I. Fisch-
bein. Mr.. Kahn could not be found. He
carried an immense stock of goods, but
there seem to be too many dry goods men
in the field.
Arrangements are being ma de to put in
an electric plant at Fergus Falls in the
spring. In order to secure power for it.
thesixth dam will be constructed across
the Red river here. This power is about
mile below the center ofthe city but dis
lance is no detriment except as to the ex-
pense of wiring. The entire improvement
will cost between forty and fifty thousand
dollars.
Ed. Fink was instantly killed by
train on the Chicago. Milwaukee e. St.
Paul railroad while attempting to cross
the track in carriage, at Nor,hfield. The
body was discovered some time after by a
passer by. he carriage was broken in
pieces. but me horse was found unhurt
near by. He was aged % years and I'M
married.
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The electric street car system at Ashland
will not be completed be ore February. e
Mrs. Baumgartner, of Rugby Junction,
has been declared insane and committed to
the Northern Hospital at Oshkosh.
II. Bancler has been appointed postmas.
ter at Luxembourg, Kewaunee County.
Mrs. JOse>hine Biemert, OF Green Bay.