The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-02-04
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.

NA'ih'SSoSos
Gov. Nelson reappoints Superintendent
of Education Kiehle, and appoints Her.
man Muehlberg adiu;ant general.
The report that Fred III. Hanser of Litch.
field had cut his throat turns out to be un.
| true.
The Mankato Board of Trade passed res
olutions condemning the continued pur.
chase of silver by the government
NJ. Il. Hastings, travelling salesman for
Hastings, Diment g. Co, mllcrS. was
married to Miss May Head. OF Owatonna
j. j. Kennedy, a clothing merchant at
Little Falls has made an assignment for
| theb benefit of his creditors. w. A. Butler
is the assignee.
Morris Davis, well-known merchant of
Sank Rapids was sent to the Insane Asy-
lum a. Fergus Falls by the probate judge,
John Townsend who for thirty-tive
years has been resident Outright county.
died OF heart disease day or two ago. He
had reached the age of seventy-fo years.
The residence of John Hopkins at
Rochester was burned. Loss $500; i'll
surance, 5000. The origin ofthe fire was
in detective chimney.
John Boelke, for thirty years resident
OF Wright county, passed away at his home
near Buffalo. Pneumonia caused his
death.
j. B. Cumming for forty years resident
OF Winona died of pneumonia. The de-
ceased was prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity.
Fire destroyed the 2-story building at
Park Rapids, owned by J. IL. Bradford and
occupied by c. II. Hargrave as a carpenter
shop Loss, $500; fully insured.
Miss Irene Knapp was TO have been mar
ricd at owa,onna. Not being of age her
| father would not give his consent, SO she
attempted to poison herself but was stop
ped by her ather.
=. r. Mcdonald, the well-known con.
tractor of West Duluh, aud Miss Lottie
Carroll were married at Duluth at the Pro
Cathedral by Bishop McGolrlck, assisted by
Father Corbctt.
Tim Sellers, brother ofS.th Sellers, the
Tower liyeryman shot himself in the head
at Mckinley, q new town on the Mesaba
range, dying a few hours after. No cause
for the act is known. He was sober,
quiet and Industrious young man.
S. l.. Selden of Duluth, is organizing
company to engage in the manufacture of
cast steel at New Duluth. The process is
patent one by which! it is said iron is con-
verted to cast steel. 1t is proposed to begin
operations with q company having $780,
600 capital.
The Red Wing Manufacturing Company
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President and manager, ID. NJ.
1o.I
retary and treasurer, w. II. Putnam; di
rectors, J. c. Pierce. A W. Pratt, III. S.
Rich. U. X. Simmons, w. II. Putman, N.
X. Simmons and D. NJ. Neill.
{. K. Thuber. one OF the principals in
prize fight, has been brought to Redwood
Falls, from Wisconsin, and the sheriff is
looking for l.. l.. Phelps the other pusil-
ist. They fought four months ago. and
with several prominent citizens have been
indicted by the rand jury
The hardware and furniture store of A.
W. Some at Bird Island. was destroyed by
fire, together with the Masonic and G. A.
Il. hail in the second story. Total loss
about 800; insurance. $3.50. Mead post
q. A. Il. loses everything; no insurance.
Nothing was saved from the building.
The residence of Patrick Egan. at High
Forest, was totally destroyed by fire re-
Gently. The family was asleep. Egan was
awakened by the falling OF part o. the low
er rooms He got the family out without
particle of clothing i'll snow storm.
The neighbors clothed them Loss, 81. .OOO;
no insurance.
A decision in the famous section 80 case
was filed at the land office at Duluth by
Register \ chols and Receiver Fraser, 1t
involves titles to lands on the Vermilion
iron range worth millions. The lands are
in section 80, township G3 north, range II
west. ] he decision is in favor of the claims
ofDr. William Alden. Of Duluth. to lots 8,
and 6; Houghton E. James, to the north
west quarter ofthe southeast quarter, and
c. T. Wheeler, to the southeast quarter
the northwest quarter.