New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-18
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
1.-THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
Aconolss Account Of the Happen
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The Minnesota state fair may be given
up this year on account of the Columbian
| exposition: g,A:
The Winona board of education has
decided to erect $4,000 school building
N the Fourth ward. @.#s|
ST diphtheria. Three children have al
ready died and large number of new
Eases have been reported. >-~z.. y
Mrs. Merlicke was awarded $1,000
damages at Winona. One year ago her
husband, G. III. Merlicke, was killed at
the west end Of the city by a Chicago,
Milwaukee & train.
| Mrs. Dow, wife of travelling man,
was badly burned in the face by gaso-
line explosion at Faribault. The flames
we're extinguished with 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. -'.-.-
Jessie Spencer, an inmate of a house
Of prostitution at Winona, attempted sui
eide 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. H. Blodgett;
vice president, A. G. Henderson,; secre-
tary, b. E. Sheldon; treasurer, F. Busch
DR.. J. l.. Harrington, 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 chapel
| on the corner of Fourth and Buchanan
streets, and will build at once.
The body of man was found in, the
lake at Duluth recently The body is
we'll dressed in heavy overcoat, with
fur trimmings, and has not yet been re-
moved or identified.
Martin Graham, we'll known mu-
| sician and composer, died of Bright's
| disease at the residence of his father.
w. S. Graham of Saltwater. Deceased
has been resident of Minneapolis for
some time past.
A tive-cent subscription is to be taken
up in the public schools of Dakota coun-
" towards a bronze statue of Long
fellow at the worlds fair.
j. 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 laborer 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 II. Dickinson, Redwood Falls,
M. w. grand master; G. L. Brown, Nor
ris, K. w. deputy grand master; c. l..
West, Austin, r. w. S. G.. warden; J.
D. Markham, Rush City, r. w. J. G..
The Northern Pacific begun twenty
cases at st. Cloud to GUST settlers from
their homes on 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 fire in the high
oSAOOA Ou1AuAAS. l. lOApI dCtlOu OIL the
| fire department and citizens saved the
building from destruction. The loss is
$500. No one was hurt.
The schools at st. Hilaire have been
closed on account of severe epidemic
John Hjerpe, local agent for the ia
coby Elevator company at Thief River
Falls, has been discharged as result
! of the recent Investigation by the state
! warehouse and railroad commission. His
place has been filled by John Byield.
Horace w. Pratt, the Minneapolis
grain dealer, is dead.
The official report of business done in
the United States land Office at st. Cloud
shows cash entries, 81, of $500 acres;
homestead entries, 544, covering $500
acres; final homesteads, 1873, covering
1920 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 as brakeman Graham lost an arm
and was otherwise injured. John A.
Lovely and Henry A. Morgan of Albert
Lea are his attorneys. s@
News has reached Saltwater of shoot
| ing affair at Forest Lake. From rather
meager reports it seems that Peter Eek
ston and man named Erickson got into
fight. The former drew revolver and
fired several times at Erickson. The bull
lets took effect in the abdomen and pro-
duced wounds that will prove fatal.
Eckston surrendered himself to Constable
Molander.
Peter Strom. working in the woods
near Foley, was killed recently. He
was saving down pine tree, which
fell. A broken branch fell and struck
him on the head. He walked half mile
to the station and was sent to the hos
| pital at st. Cloud, but died on the train.
His home is near Anoka. He leaves q
wife and five children.
John Thompson, school teacher liv-
ing near Maple Leaf, Douglas county,
attempted to commit suicide recently
with little penknife. The point of the
blade was broken and his attempt was
unsuccessful. The wound he made
reached nearly from ear to ear and in
one place nearly an eighth Of an inch