Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-02
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,

III hcu wing aged SlNty-elSnt. TIC n;ltl
been a resident of this city ten years.
W. W. Balm. aged scventy-eight years,
one of the oldest settlers of Morrison
| county, died of paralysis at Culdrum.
Fire DESTROYED Chester's photograph
| gallery ut Pipcstone. Estimated loss,
$1,000. partly covered by insurance.
Indians at Deer River are rioting,
| and fears are entertained of serious
outbreak.
Tho Northwestern Booksellers and
NewstlcalcrS' association, formed at st.
Paul in 1891. is planning to extend its
organization all over the United States.
\ fire at Charles Contains clothing
store at Saltwater did considerable dam
age. principally to the stock. The loss
is fully covered by insurance.
George Myers of Fountain City was
run over and killed by a Burlington
passenger train. The deceased was sew
cnty years of age.
Charles ]. Bryan, a prominent farmer
of the town of Burnside, has left for
Ireland to make his home there for the
future. having sold his property here.
st. Cloud will organize Il militia COM
pany and ask admission to the Third
regiment. a paper has been circulated.
Thirty persons, all under thirty years,
signed it.
Charles Stinson. unmarried. an en-
ploye Of Winston Bros. 4 Dear. at Two
Harbors, fell off the ore dock on the
rocks thirty feet below and sustained
injuries from which he may die.
John Olson and Martin Peterson of
Cokato. who are charged with illegal
selling of liquor. gave bonds of $500 each
as good faith that they will be here at
the next June term of court.
The Mortified school board has ac-
copied plans of Il firm Of Minneapolis
architects for Il public school building
to be erected this Snrne. in the Second
ward. at Il cost of $4,000.
John Olson and Martin Peterson of
Cokato were brought before Squire
Cochrane and placed under $500 bonds
each 10 appear before the grand jury.
They are charged Win running blind
pigs.
Engineer C. +. Loweth of St. Paul
has submitted plans to the Redwood
Falls council for Il system of sewerage
probably commence on the system early
this spring.
Mrs. Iilic Garvin of Red Wing who
has become quite noted for her various
cscapades, attempted suicides. etc. has
been sent to the insane asylum at Roch-
ester. She is the wife of the we'll known
actor and has been of late living with
her parents in this city
John Carlson. aged about twenty
seven years, met violent death at the
Creamery Package Manufacturing
Works, ut Mankato. He was caught in
Il heavy belt and thrown with such
violence as to cause almost Immediate
death. He leaves Il wife and one child.
The village of Boyd has voted upon
the question Of incorporation. 1t car
ricd. only one vote being against 1t. The
organization of the V will be COM
plctcd on March IA. The saloon. no
doubt. will have clear sailing. 1'h re
seems TO be an overwhelming majority
in that direction.
John McGillivray. a farmer. who re-
sided four miles south of Staples, while
driving his team across the Northern
Pacific railroad tracks, was struck by
Il fiat car which was being switched.
McGillivray and one of tie horses were
Immediately killed. He leaves wife
and six children.
The annual state meeting of the Y.
NJ. c. A. was held at Winona, recently
Several papers were read and discussed
The annual report of the state commit
tee was made by Secretary Francis
Mr.. Woods of Brainerd acted as chair
man. and A. w. Wright of Sioux Falls
as secretary.
Andy Huber, proprietor Of an up-
stairs pool room at lie Sucur. left several
days since without giving his address
The tables and furniture have been at
tached and other creditors mourn his
departure. The day he left very sus-
piciOus fire was discovered in his ROOM
He leaves a wife and three small chill
drcn.
Charles Thurston of Mankato died sud-
denly while sitting in a car at Tracy.
Neuralgia of the heart was the cause.
He was a travelling salesman for A. G.
Meyer & Co. of this city, and was on his
way home when death came. He was
sixty years old and leaves widow and
three children. He was an old resident
here and highly respected.
At meeting of those interested in
the Duluth Flour Mills company at Du-
luth it was decided to proceed with the
organization of the company and to build
a mill on Ricc's point. south of the I'm
perial mill. A committee was appointed
to nominate provisional .ectors. The
mill will be seven stories high and of
about 5000 barrels daily capacity. This
is the company to be formed from the
the business Of Gill & Wright.
A Hinckley special says: Wolves are
working great ravages in this part of the
section. Farmers report heavy losses in
their sheep herds and many settlers and
lumbermen have had narrow escapes.
The latest being William wisdom, a
logger on Pine creek. He was returning
to his camp from town when he was at
tackled by the beasts, and only saved
himself by feeding the wolves the beef
which he was hauling to a camp. Wolf
parties have been organized and are now
endeavoring to exterminate the ravenous
beasts.
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