The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
NORTHWEST NEWS.


Dubuque, Iowa.-The venerable ex-
Senator Gen. Geo. w. Jones, is afflicted
with cataract, and total blindness is
threatened.
Casselton, N. D.-Fire on John Mel.
sons farm destroyed the granary, con-
tanning about $500 bushels of wheat and
burning six head Of horses. No insur.
ance.
Casselton, N. D.-Elder Obleness, &
farmer living few miles north of Cas-
selton, was robbed of nearly $500 in gold
last night. Slight clew to the robbers.
&. Marshalltown, lathe heaviest hail
storm ever known in this section occur
red in the south part of this county last
evening. Hail as large as hens eggs fell
for 20 minutes to a depth of foot in a
strip mile wide.
Sheboygan, Wis.-The T. c. Shove
banking case, of Manitowoc, on the ap-
plication of Mr.. Benjamin, attorney for
Mr. Shove, has been continued to the next
term of court.
West Superior, Wis.-Gracie Williams,
the murderess of William Smith, who
had her preliminary examination in the
municipal court yesterday was bound over
for trial next February without BAIL
Echo, Minn.-Howard Giffin, a feeder
on threshing machine about 10 miles
south from here, had his arm torn from
the shoulder by the belt while attempting
to oil the cylinder boxes.
Fargo, N. D.-Crooks that infest North
Dakota during the harvest period entered
the home of d. o. Delonear, twenty miles
north of Fargo, last night and, after chlo-
reforming him, secured $500.
Devils Laks, N. D.-The knights Temp
lar degree was conferred upon Senator
Hansborough last night. Many Sir
Knights from the city were present. The
installation exercises were followed by a
sumptuous banquet.
Lakota, N. D.-The drug store Of S.
St. John has been burglarized of valuable
jewelry. The burglars were evidently
experts, as they took nothing that was not
solid gold.
Bird Island, Minn.-John Dwire of
Morgan, twenty years of age, IS under ar
rest on the charge of attempting to as
6ault the fourteen-year-old daughter of
Michael Clancy of Birch Coulie Satur-
day evening.
Cumberland, VISA fine string of
speed horses arrived yesterday from Diff
fernt parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota,
which will be entered for the races at the
fntercounty fair, opening Wednesday.
Considerable fine stock has also arrived.
Winona, Minn.-The eighteen months
old child of Louis Seize, residing near
La Crescent, Wis.,, was run over by a NIL
waukee train and killed. The child had
escaped from the house and was playing
khAf nly
the infant in time.
Lake City, Minn.-W. R. Benefits
residence at Reeds Landing was entered
by burglars who got always with $2O5 Sc.
creted in the bed, a gold watch valued at
$50, diamonds and other jewelry valued
at 1870.
Fargo, N. D.-The work of construct
ing telephone line to Grand Forks is
being rushed and connection with Hills
boro and all intervening stations will be
completed by Saturday night.
:. saltwater, Minn.-The st. Croix boom
smut down Saturday afternoon and the
only logs left to come through this sea-
son are those lying between Nevers dam
and the boom, which will be driven today
and tomorrow, so that the boom can
start up again on Wednesday and run the
remainder of the week.
Fargo, N. D.-Judge Hildreth says he
Will have bill of exceptions in the Kent
case ready to serve on Wednesday. Mr..
!1iidreth, 1t is said, will not recognize Mr..
Miller. OF Fargo, who assisted in the pros
ecution of Kent, but will serve his ex-
ceptions on the states attorney at Man
dan.
Mankato, Minn.-Pauline Gayler, alias
1nr,1 4
she stepped off train from st. Paul. on
the charge of grand larceny in the second
degree. She has a record as an adyen
turess in this city.
Winona, Minn.-The aresian we'll has
reached depth OF 41O feet. Yesterday the
pipe was capped and meter attached. If
showed a flow of 100 gallons a minute
The water is very clear and good, con-
tanning small amount of iron and some
magneSia.
Miller, S. D.-Prominent men, includ-
ing Judge Carroll w. H. Smith and Chas.
Thomsan, will buy quarter section of
land near town, sink we'll and carry on
irrigation farming in scientific manner.
to demonstrate to capitalists and others
the possibilities of the artesian belt of the
Northwest.
oAOuA OAly, lOWd-lll d SENSATIONAL SER
mon Rev. j. w. Manhood of this place
attacked the municipal administration
for it's policy in licensing crime. He at
tributed the double murder of a fortnight
ago, the heavy debt under which the CITY
labors and the recent financial difficulties
growing out of the failures of 1893 to this
policy. and declares that the towns can
never prosper until the questionable
classes are literally banished from it.
Fargo, N. D.-Alfred N. Ecker and
Fannie A. TOPPING, who eloped from Rey-
nolds, were married yesterday The
young couple were to have been married
last June but the parents of the prospec-
tive bride formed an enmity against the
groom and the match was broken off.
The young couple stole a march and
came to Fargo. They wrote back to
Reynolds after the ceremony and will
leave for home tomorrow.
Pierre, S. D.-Land Commissioner
Lockhart has returned from a trip over
the state valuing property turned over to
the state by Taylor. He reports only six
counties visited yet and % more to look
after. The work has not yet progressed
far enough to secure any thing definite
as to the value of the property turned in,
but it will be lower than the list, as some
of 1t is mortgaged.
st. Cloud, Minn.-Lloyd Bruckart and
Grant Getchell have been missing from
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