The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-20
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

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Gustal Lind, father of Hon. John
Lind, died at Winthrop Of paralysis.
Mayor Smith Of st. Paul has signed
the salary reduction resolution under
protest.
William Nonan of Saltwater died at
the age Of 95. He came to the state in
the sos
Elmer Holm, farmer, living near
Henning, had three horses killed by
lightning.
Frank Pretzel, q young man residing
at Saltwater, was drowned while bath
ing in Lake St. Croix.
A postoffice has been established at
Dixvile, Morrison county, with Gott-
leb Schultz as postmaster.
The Milwaukee has announced
Fourth Of July rates of fare and one
third from Minnesota points.
At New Prague, Mrs. Borak, a
widow, killed herself by taking dose
OF strychnine. Her body was found
near her home.
Hon. J. F. Norrish of Hastings has
left for Paris as q delegate to the in
ternational prison congress. He will
be gone three months.
The jury in the Burns case at st.
Paul failed to agree and was dis
charged from further consideration of
the case. It will be tried . third time.
A man by the name Of George
O'Brien, who had been travelling with
show, attempted to shoot the deputy
sheriff at Slayton in resisting arrest.
He was bound over.
F. n. Peavey has made the first en-
trance Of fine cattle for the state fair
this year. He has given notice that
his Verndale herd of thoroughbreds
would be at the fair.
State Treasurer Koerner has received
the first cash settlements of the year
from Waseca and Polk counties,
amounting to Gil, 946.93 from Waseca
and $4,000 from Polk.
The curfew act has passed at Spring
Valley, prohibiting all persons under
Is years of age being on the streets
after 9 O'Clock p. m. The sale of Gig.
arettes is prohibited unless licensed.
At Glyndon John Shea, young
man, son Of James Shea, a prominent
merchant and farmer, committed sui
eide by taking heavy dose Of lauda.
mum. The deed was inspired by drink.
Twenty-Five stone cutters, I. in the en-
ploy Of Robert Ashworth at st. Cloud,
struck for monthly pay due. Mr.. Ash
worth offered half cash and due bills
for the balance the 30th inst. which the
men refused.
Jacob Larson, residing at Sioux Val
ley, jackson county, was murdered ct
his home by some unknown parties. 1t
is believed that Larson was murdered
for his money, as he was said to have
quite large sum in his house.
The Northern Adjustment company
Of st. Paul has filed a certificate of
amendment to its constitution, chang.
ing the name of the concern to the L.
D. Garrett company, and the place of
business from St. Paul to Minneapolis.
Rev, B. H. Breasted Of Minneapolis
has been appointed by the Board of
Children's Home society, superintend-
ent of the work Of providing homes to1
homeless children in North Dakota and
has gone to take charge Of the work at
once.
In the case of Dora Wagner VS.. the
Great Northern, in which she sued to
recover $4,000 for alleged injuries by
failing from the train at Waverly, be-
cause the platform was improperly
lighted, the jury gave her 500 dam
ages.
p. A. Demons, Russian consul on the
Pacific coast, has written letter to
Labor Commissioner l.. F. Powers in
which he speaks in high praise of the
commissioner Late report. Large parts
of these reports, he says, he has incor-
porated in his own reports to st.
Petersburg.
Laura Taught of Mankato, who took
the dose Of arsenic on the night of the
-31st OF May, fingered along until Tues
day afternoon. She died in great
agony. This was the second attempt,
and when it seemed likely to be fail
ure she was very much incensed. 1t
would appear that she had got the
third dose.
The worst storm ever known in that
section ragged through the townships of
Folden, Ellington and Parkers Prairie
and covered the ground with hail to
the depth of four and five feet. It cut
swath of about three miles wide
through the best farming section in
that part of Otter Tail county, totally
destroying all crops and in some cases
killing and injuring live stock.
The adjutant general is very anxious
to hear from some member of Company
A, Fourth Minnesota volunteers, who
knew John Anderson. The widow is
now presenting claim for a pension
to the state, but lacks several links in
the chain OF testimony. The woman
is poor and in every way worthy of re-
lief, and while her case is probably a
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