Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-24
MINNESOTA NEWS


St0F Stote.
Henry Richard Of Eau Claire, was ar.
his wife, who claims he deserted her
Is In the vicinity.
Thieves broke into the barn OF Aid.
Fred Stewart at Little Falls and made
Off with a valuable horse.
A few miles from Olivia, two girls
named Dalzel, and Lorenzo were bath
ing in a creek, when both were acci-
dentally drowned.
A circus man named Garvin. travel
ing with Ringing Bros, was injured by
being dubbed by unknown parties ut
Sank Center. He may die.
The body OF Charles Doherty, who
was drowned in the Mississippi at st.
Cloud, May 30, was recovered by river
divers.
Leslie Pickeranen, the man VINO stole
goods from the hardware store OF Ell
lenbecker & GOuet, at Little Falls,
pleaded guilty, and was given q short
sentence by Judge Shaw. aa.F
Joseph Peters, married, aged twenty
two years, was drowned In Blue Earth
river, near Mankato, while bathing.
He was a butcher, in the employ Of his
father.
o. Campbell and A. Holland, two
crooks, who were doing n rushing bust
ness selling bogus rattle tickets Mt Still
water, were sentenced by Judge Jack
TO sixty days in the county Jail.
At the regular meeting of the New
Paynesville village council, President
Wells introduced q resolution to raise
the saloon license from $500 to $500,
and it met with unanimous support,
Cecilia Braun, aged forty, is dead at
Little Falls after a long illness She
was the youngest daughter OF the late
DR.. q. Il. Braun Of the United States
army.
The fine new city hospital at Austin
is open, with Miss Lena Nelson of Min
neapolis In charge. The hospital Ii very
convenient, and fitted with the latest
improvements aud appointments.
The eastern shores of Lake Koromis.
at New Paynesville, are rich In gin
seng. One man in two days dug $40
worth. The local merchants are buy
irg 1t.
A class Of seventy was confirmed by
Archbishop John Ireland at st. Bonif-
ace church, at Hastings. He also de-
livered the baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class Of the Guard
ian Angels school.
Judge Williston has denied the ap-
~plication OF w. NJ. Hewitt for an in
junction restraining Flint & Scott
from selling the Saltwater street rail-
road property, and also a petition for
the appointment Of u receiver for the
same.
The granary of G. B. Rouse, three
miles south of Lakefield, was struck
by lightning, and n son, about ten
years old, was killed, two others being
badly shocked. Several people were In
the granary a THE time, and were more
or less shocked. but not seriously. The
damage to the building was slight.
The gray caterpillars were so thick
upon the track between New Paynes-
vile and Eden Valley recently that the
engine was taken from the Pacific east
bound train upon the 500 line and sent
down to help pull the w~est-bound train
through them, and then they had to
make two sections o fthe train to get IL
past them. /
Chief OF Police Bailey of Little Falls
arrested two men named Leslie Pick
erainan and Carpenter, charged with
stealing goods from the hardware store
Of Ellenbecker & Goulet. When ar
rested stolen articles were found on his
person. Pickerainen CLAIMS to have
traded for them. He has served a term
In saltwater.
Carl Halvorson, who mysteriously
disappeared from his farm In Brands
void April 20, and who was thought to
have been murdered, oame to John
Overt's farm, near Mcintosh, apparent
ly In his right mind. He refused to
state where he lad been or why he dis
appeared so suddenly. The affair still
remains as big a mystery as before,
save that the man has returned.
A few days ago word was received at
Warren that the body Of an unknown
man was found In Mud lake, about six
ty miles northeast Of that place. Dep
uty Coroner f. Dady went out imme-
diately and viewed the remains, and
decided that death was from accidental
drowning. From papers found on the
body it was decided to be that of Oar
Lynch, an old trapper, who had beer
living In that vicinity some time.
A sad case of drowning occurred a
GAINESVILLE, at the mill pond Of Hans
Peterson, the victim being a younf
man of nineteen named William Trim
BILE. 1t is thought that he struck hi
head In diving into deep water at tns
outlet, as he was considered q goW
swimmer and was well acquainted will
the pond. When his body was rec0v
cred , by dragging, his head was fount
to be slightly cut.
At q matinee in the opera house q
Montevideo, n lamp was accidental.
overturned and the oil Immediately ig
nited. The flames sprang up the cell
ing and created quite a panic anon
the women and children who filled tn
house. There was a rush for the door
but no one was hurt. The fire compa
ny quickly responded to the alarm, an
the fire was extinguished without muc
damage.
The state association OF journeyme
BARRIERS met in st. Cloud, with tn
larger cities Of the state represented
Officers for the ensuing year wer
elected as follows: President. Thoma
p. Flynn. st. Cloud; secretary an
treasurer, George A. Robinson. MINI
apolis. The next mecting of the assoc
alton will be held the day followin
the session of the Federation Of Labo
at Winopa. NJ. f.. Murray Of st. Pat
was elected delegate TO the information
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