The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-24
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
DULUTH BANK FAILS ON ACCOUNT
OF DEFAuLTiNG CASHIER.

st. PauPs Population Classified ~ to
Nationality and Occup ttion-Burglars
Do Thriving Business at Fairfax.
Great Northern Brakcmen Let Out For
Allowing HOBBS to Ride.
Wfnona is supporting night school
this year.
Mapleton Odd Fellows dedicated
their new hall.
Duluth is working for the '96 meeting
of the National Education association.
Half million bushels of potatoes in
Isanti county are said to have been
frozen.
The next annual convention of the
German Catholic societies will be held
at st. Cloud.
Sleepy Eye has sold $4,000 of per
cent bonds for the purpose of complet-
ing her new schoolhouse.
A st. Paul man has been declared in
sane. He imagined he had an even
hundred children, all years Of age.
Lamberton will have a Lutheran
church dedication Sunday. A contract
for new Catholic church has also been
let.
At Renville, Charles Glide, brake.
man, was blown from the top of car
and had his head nearly severed by the
wheels.
A jackson photographer has been
arrested for fraudulent use of the mails.
He professed to possess love powder
that was wonder"
Judge Gilfillan celebrated the 10th
anniversary of his advent in Minneapo-
lis by the entertainment of a notable
company of old residents.
Governor Clough has appointed ex.
Senator w. B. Dean of st. Paul, and J.
E. E. johnson of Minneapolis, as mem.
bers of the state board of arbitration.
Twelve Great Northern brakemen on
the Fergus Falls division have been dis.
charged for failing to comply with the
regulations relative to carrying hoboes.
At Princeton George Golf, 20 years
old, was fatally injured by a wood saw.
His right arm was cut off and he w;
cut through the chest and abdominal
cavity.
The Great Northern is putting in a
sidetrack at St. Vincent to accommodate
the st. Anthony and Dakota Elevator
company, which is building a new So,
O00- bushel elevator.
Frank Kaawitz, a German farmer re.
siding near Ortonville, brutally kicked
and pounded his wife to death. He had
been drinking and, going home, quar-.
relied with has wife.
The Snow Church company, mer-
camille, law and collection agency, oper-
atiug i'll St. Paul and Minneapolis, made
a voluntary assignment for the benefit
of its creditors to Matt Clark.
The big saw mills of E. w. Backus &
Co., at Minneapolis, were totally de-
stroyed by fire Friday night, entailing
loss of $125,OOO. The efforts of the
firemen saved the lumber yards sur
rounding the mill.
r. b. Bashford of Winona, well
known in insurance circles in Southern
Minnesota has voluntarily resigned the
position of inspector for the Southern
Minnesota bureau, position which he
has held since the establishment of the
bureau IL years ago.
The State bank Of Duluth, of which
Charles STICKY, who fed last week with
SIS 900, was the cashier, has gone np
There is considerable county and state
money in the bank and a large amount
in individual deposits, but the directors
say that every dollar will be paid
The business sessions of the conven.
ton of the Minnesota Christian En-.
deavorers at Duluth ended SATURDAY.
evening, when Minneapolis was selected
as the next meeting place and the fol
lowing officers were selected: Presi
dent, G. H. Hunt, Minneapolis; secre.
tary, Carrie A. Holbrook, st. Paul.
The grand lodge, Sons of Hermann
wound up the annual session with q
typical German social All the old Off
GERS were reelected It was decided tt
raise the initiation fee to minimum Of
s., and annual dues from 81 to IS. The
time for the grand lodge meeting was
changed from October to january
Twenty-three saloonkeepers of ST.
Paul appeared before Judge Kelly of the
district court to plead to indictments
charging them with keeping disorderly
houses. Alderman Murphy was among
the lot. All of them said mot guilty, >
when asked about the matter by the
court, and each gave bonds for appear
ance in the sum of $3.50.
Burglars entered the Office of the Nor
ton Milling company at Fairfax, blew
open the safe and took the contents
which We're quite large. They also
broke into the saloon Of John Palmer
and, after blowing the safe, got $17 70,
their trouble. The hardware store Of
Bregie & Frank was also visited. the
safe opened and rifled to the tune Of
$500.
The state census bureau has issnad .