The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-04-08
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-
sin.
Minnesota,

Minnesota.
While Frank Written was overseeing
some repairs in the basement of the Lin
In the town of Jacksonville the two
year-old child of Victor Charon was
burned to q crisp the other morning. n
John Stearns had his hand completely
severed at the wrist while saving wood
at MOrristown.
The saloon of Olinschid Bros. at lie
Sueur was closed under an attachment
by the Minneapolis Brewing company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Rosenberg, pio-
neers at Rush City, celebrated their
golden wedding recently. ,
John Morrill, fell from the top of an
elevator at MorristOwn breaking three
ribs and severed the knee cap. He is in Il
precarious condition.
Tollif Otos, of the firm of Arncson &
mothers house at Willmar. He has been
insane for some time and leavs Il family.
On account of the failure of Nicolin,
at Jordan, farmers have begun to re-
plcvin wheat from his elevator ut New
Prague.
While taking lumber from a band saw
at Milaca Torinus Nordseth got his
hand in the cogs, ncessitating amputa-
ton.
There was an attmpt at burglariZing
the Saltwater Hardware cOmpany's
store recently by breaking out the glass
in the rear door.
Fire Quilted the Pittman house at Still
water recently. Loss about $4,000. The
Pittman was one of the largest hotels
in the city.
Vernon Hicks, aged thirteen, of Fair
mont, was attacked by a bulldog and one
of his legs terribly bitten. 1t will proba-
bly, have to be amputated.
The four-year-old son of James Barber
of Echo swallowed some carbolic acid
and is now in a critical condition and not
expected to recover.
A man arrested at st. Paul for begging
on the streets was searched at the police
station and SD ,665 in cash, checks and
certificates of deposit was found OH his
person.
by n belt, and, falling twelve feet, was
AAilSu instantly. AllIcc AIcA WIN WSAS
helping him were knocked down: He
leaves a wife and three children.
Robert Il. Boidie, treasurer of the tow
Of Mckinley, waived an examination on
a charge of embezzling $500 of village
funds, and was committed in default of
s / ,5GO bail.
st. Stephens Catholic church ut Anoka
was b~urglarized recently. The priests
vestments and laccs were taken. The
thieves entered through the basement.
They attempted to make an entrance
into the chalice closet, but were fright
ened away, and the costly service re-
mains intact. There is no clue.
A great sensation has been caused at
Redwood Falls by finding Ned Mulloy.
a well known laborer, in his hut two
miles north of this city. dead. When
found he was sitting on the bed, with Il
%jackknifc ut his feet. A further investi-
CATION has been suspended pending the
appearance of the coroner. 1t is a very
suspicious case.
United States Inspector of Immigrants
Edward H. Window at Duluth received
a letter from Secretary Carlisle, request
ing his resignation, to take effect April
1. No charges are made against Win
dom. His removal is made for party
reasons only. His successor is not yet
known. Mr.. Window in a relative of
the late secretary of the treasury.
A man named Levi Durham, a farmer
fifty years of age, and living eight miles
northeast of Madison, Mimi, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the breast
with a revolver, causing instant death.
The wife of the unfortunate man, hear
ing the report of the revolver up stairs,
went to see what was the trouble, and
found her husband expiring. No cause
is known for MI. Durham's action.
The city council of Window passed an
ordinance at it's. last session prohibiting
the issuing of pool or billiard hall IL
lenses after the expiration of the license
of the present hall proprietors. This, to-
gether with the voting down of liquor
license by a vote of III to 25 at the re-
cent election, places Window in the front
ranks in this state as IL prohibition town.
father was absent and the mother went
to milk the cows. The child sat Oh the
hearth Of the cook stove and it's clothing
became ignited. It's cries finally reached
the mothers ears and she ran to the
house, but was too late. The child's
CJClIlluS WIS eAIlIely cOlSulleu, luc IeSll
blackened and burned almost to a crisp.
The child fingered five hours in great
agony. Another child, FIVE years old.
tried to put out the flames and its arnfs
and face were slightly burned.
Rev. William Copp, pastor of the
Methodist church at Jackson, is in~re-
ceipt of a letter surmounted with skull
and crossbones and signed white Caps.
Camp No. TO-" warning him against be-
ing so personal in his sermons. Mr.. Copp
took an active part in the rcent revival
meeting, and has created a sensation
by the fearlessness of his attacks on
vice and the saloons. The letter is sup
posed by many to be a joke, and it was
posted on the wall of the postofice by
Mr.. Copp.
Wisconsin
Jack Ryan lost his nose during a fight
in a saloon at Chippewa Falls.
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