Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
NORTHWEST NEWSBUDGET
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
A Concise Account OF tho Happen
ings Of the Past Week In Min
nesota, North Dakota,
Iowa and Wlsoon-
sin.
Minnesota.
Minnesota.

John Flood, indicted for grand larceny
at Hastings, has been sentenced to the State
Reformatory at St. Cloud.
Charles Jones, indicted for larceny al
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
Qnady & Mcmahon, Bird Island, general
merchants assigned to A. Dahl. Estimated
liabilities, 81 600; assets, s., coo.
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 ofClontarf while coupling q
running train. His head was crushed
and both arms and legs severed
The Bank of Canton with q capital oil
$4,000. las been started as an experiment.
{. Abbott is president, b. J. Kelsey vice
president and H. .. Helgerson cashier.
fire OF unknown origin was discovered
at Little Falls in lIleber 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
ly hunt by both the side rods of the engine
breaking and throwing him violently from
his seat in the cab
The new Catholic Church, ut Madcla,
just completed burned down. Itcost, with
contents, about $1,000. Insured for S., 600.
1t will be rebuilt as early as possible. Cause
Of the fire unknown.
Wolves are very numerous in the vicinity
of Elk River and are correspondingly bold
and ravenou>. Cautious hunters are after
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 a general store. The
store was occupied by Root e Co. The loss
is about $4,000, and the insurance about
$1,000.
Two mortgages by the Green Bav, Wi
mona & st. Paul railway company to the
Farmers Loan and Trust company were
filled with the register of deeds at Wi
mona.
Robert Conroy. employed in one of the
Mu>SeT' auntry camps on the Tamarack,
was kicked by a 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
20 cars. The engine and one car went over
all right and the caboosc, with two rear
cars stayed on the track. Therefore, no
one was hurt.
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 iricndleSs chill
dren for boy, and through the recon-
lnendat on OF parties in the town of Elk
ton the society sent him q boy years old.
RumorS ill treatment OF the boy grew
into plain assertions. Men from Elkton
inveStig ed 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 a terrible condition. His feet
were frozen until his toes were almost oil;
MS mar was OH III spOtS leaNlnT Jaw 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
was at once taken to Elkton and pu. under
the doctors care. The child, who is
bright boy, is almost dead from the treat
mpDt The paOt1a Of Ell.top f1,raotop 70
lynch Sygard He will no doubt be prose-
cuted.