The sun., 1893-02-09
| NORTHWEST NEWS BUrGET
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-
alE
Minnesota.

The citizens OF Wilmar have started a
movement in lavor OF ofincorporation.
The dry goods firm at G. M. Brand &
Bro, of Fairfax, has made voluntary as
signment.
II is said that the creditors of the detunct
bank at Fairfax will receive 100 cents on
| the dollar.
A. w. Stones hardware store at Birds
Island was destroyed by fire. Loss, 10000;
insurance, So SO0
Mrs. Havestad, residing in Aurdal, COM
mitted suicide by hanging while temporar-
lily insane.
Mrs. John Pretzel, was examined i'll pro-
hate 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 for
barley, and now propose to build an ele-
yator and ship their own grain.
M. J. Paine & Son, grocers at Staples as
signed to the MILESTONE Mercantile Com
pany, of Duluth Assets and liabilities not
yet made public.
John Winkels, one of the 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 a new $4,000 bushel elevator at Buffalo.
A new match factory, with capacity of
100000 boxes per day, is to be established.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Matthews, who
were early settlers in Lake City, celebrated
the fiitieth 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, 600.
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. II. Thomas and valued at $1,000. 1t
was leased by Mrs. Sherrer, and the greater
portion of her furniture was destroyed.
A taxidermist of Lake City, has received
from Wabasha puppy with 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 special meeting of the directors of
the Duluth, Mesabi & Northern directors at
Duluth 40, 600 new shares were issued. A.
D. Thompson purchased it and gave his
God oI,aoIy for Gfn0 for TIKI oix7o
the Merritts complete control.
Lewis Peterson, a young Scandinavian
of Pope county about twen:y-six years old,
committed suicide at his uncle'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 meeting of the Washington county
commi sioners the petition of large num-
ber of residents of the lower half of the
town of Marine, to be set off as an 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 blizzard.
When found by some loggers he was un-
conscious ard 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, DELEGATE to
national convention. The next council
meets at New Prague.