Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-02
MINNESOTA.

st. Peter, Minn.-H. Benham is dead
ct the age Of 6 years. Mr.. Benham
had been agent for the American Elk
press Company for the past IA years.
He was brother of Admiral A. X.
Benham, Of the United States navy.
Sherman, Minn.-Rinehart Faber
was found hanging by the neck in
Henry Wehrenberg's barn.
Anoka, Minn.-John FrieberQ. who
pleaded guilty to stealing household
goods from farmer in Burns town.
WAS sentenced to three and half
years at Saltwater.
Representative Fletcher has secured
pensions with over 800 back pay each
for John Scnultz and Henry Ralph, of
Minneapolis; and A. Anderson Of Pine
Plain.
Representative Kiefer presented the
petition of the Polish Americans of St.
Paul protesting against legislation
restricting immigration. Representa-
tive Heatwole presented petition Of
Q number Of veterans of LeSueur
county for the passage Of a service
pension law for all soldiers who served
80 days or over in the late war.
Fairfax-The Palmer house was COM
pletely destroyed.
Owatonna-John Buelo, q we'll known
farmer, living near Meriden, this
county, dropped dead on the farm of
Gustave Hartwig. near this city.
Delaven-The newly elected village
council have raised the liquor license
from e500 to $50 and reduced the
number Of saloons from two to one.
gMankato-A large number OF promi-
uant educators attended the sixth
semi-annual nesting Of Southern Min
nesota Teachers' Association.
Mapleton-Mapleton II now assured
Of an electric system. The plant will
DO private one, owned and controlled
By 9. II. Brown, Of the Napoleon bank.
Princeton The county commission.
ers have refused TO grant . rebate on
taxes asked by Foley Bros. d Guthrie,
The board offered . rebate Of one-third
which was refused BY the company,
which asked for reduction OF 50 pen
cedt.
Mankato, Mimi. A. Kimberly. OF
St. Paul. was arrested ut st. Peter on q
charge Of stealing Rev. r. IA. Wash.
burns bicycle. Kimberly gave q check
ct the SaulpauRh house on q st. PAM
bank, which the bank officials declared
to b forged.
Fairmont. - Goddard's restaurant
burned, entailing q total loss on
stock, shout $1,000, with $500 insur.
ance. The building was Of small
value, insured for 800
| Anoka.-Bertha Abraham. daughter
OF August Abraham, of Stanford, was
burned to death recently.
Pine Island.-One hundred farmers
OF this vicinity have agreed to build
. farmers elevator in the village. I'd
cost not less than $1,000
Glencoe. - Louis p. Albrecht. OF
Lester Prairie has purchased the
r. /. Eckert, Of this city. He will
dispose Of his stock at Lester Prairie.
and continue the business here.
Duluth. = A summer institute for
Indian teachers will be held here In
July. Indian employees In schools
agenCy clerks, farmers, supervisors
and superintendent are now placed
In the classified service BY order of
President Cleveland,
Duluth Peter Peterson, who died
in the police station Monday. from
isupposed alcoholism, was the yictim
lot bullet fred bv himself ia 4
drunken at, In the hall Of Miss Annie
1axwell's boarding house. He had
tried to zee her three times, beino
desperately h love with her, and be-
ing rejected, said she would find his
dead body. Altar no shot himself IA
the head, he rode 10 the West End Al
. street car, and WAS later picked IN