The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-02-11
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.
The citizens OF Wilmar have started
movement in favor ofincorporation.
The dry goods firm at G. NJ. Brand &
Bro, of Fairfax, has made a voluntary as
signment.
II is said that the creditors ofthe detunct
bank at Fairfax will receive 100 cents on
the dollar.
A. w. Stones hardware store at Birds
Island was destroyed by fire. Loss, $40, 600;
insurance, IS, 500.
Mrs. Havestad, residing in Aurdal, com
mitted suicide by hanging while temporar-
lily insane.
Mrs. John Pretzel, was examined in 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 fol
barley, and now propose to build an Gle.
vator and ship their W grain.
M. J.. Paine e. Son, grocers at Staples as
signed to the MILESTONE Mercantile Com.
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-six years, and was
sixty-nine years of age.
Work has commenced on the erection
of new 30. 200 bushel elevator at Buffalo.
A new match factory, with q capacity OF
200, 900 boxes per day, is to be established.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Matthews, who
we're early settlers in Lake City. celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary OF their marriage
recently, assisted by the families oftheir six
children, numbering upwards of forty.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Wiscon-
sin Lumber company have been filed at
Faribault. The capital stock is 5000, 0OO.
They will manufacture all kinds oflumber,
sash, doors. blinds and building materials.
Miss Katie Schroeder, came very near be-
ing killed at Hastings, a rifle which her
brother picked up going off, the bullet en-
tering the corner of her mouth and passing
through her right cheek almost under the
ear.
The Minnesota hotel, one of the old
landmarks of Crookston. was partially de-
stroyed by fire. The building was owned
by J. H. Thomas and valued at 5000. 1t
was leased by Mrs. Sherrer, and the greater
portion of her furniture was destroyed.
A taxidermist of Lake City, has received
from Wabasha a puppy with a 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 against the side of the
body.
AT q special meeting of the directors OF
the Duluth, Mesabi e. Northern directors at
Duluth 40. 600 new shares were issued. A.
D. Thompson purchased it and gave his
certified check for $4G0, 600 for it. This gives
the Merritts complete control.
Lewis Peterson, a young Scandinavian
of Pope county about twe7ty-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 a meeting ofthe Washington county
commissioners the petition Of large num-
Der of residents of the lower half ofthe
town of Marine, to be set off as all indie
pendent town. was granted and the town
of May was thus formed.
A stranger, Scandinavian. was badly
frozen in the woods near Mansfield. He
started to walk from Perry's place to Fay's
camp and was overtaken by q blizzard.
When found by some loggers he was UNI
conscious and so badly frozen that he will
probably die. He was taken to Minneapo-
lis.
The state council of the Catholic knights
convened at Shakopee and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Wiley, Minneapolis, pres
ident: Henry NichOlin, Jordan, vice presi-
dent; William L. Kelly Jr., st. Paul, secre-
tary; Joseph Hovorka, Shakopee. treasurer;
William Louis Kelly, st. Paul, 6ele.ate to
national convention. The next council
meets at New Prague.