The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-04-21
MINNESOTA ITEMS
,,,.resting Happenings in the North
Star state.

United States ulStflct attorney lor Mill
nes0ta.
Iesse G.. Jones, the Minneapolis lum-
horman and eX-cOunty treasurer, COM
mitted suicide on the grave OF his wife.
Mrs. Joseph Sombs of Park Rapids
has been adjudged insane, and taken
70 the ASYLUM at Fergus Falls.
Most of the seeding around Monte
r;Jeo will be finished this week. The
acreage will be u little greater than
last year.
Gov. Clough is besieged with appii-
cations for commissions in the Mime
sofa troops TO be raised to help liberate
Cuba.
The village of Wheaton has just en-
tered into Il contract with an expert
enced well digger for the putting down
Of town well. and work will begin
within few days.
A brakeman named Walter Budd, Of
the Milwaukee railway, had the mis-
fortune to have the fingers of one hand
badly crushed while coupling cars ut
Wheaton.
The farm residence of Mrs. Elsie
Trovat2n. of the town Of Sletten, near
Crookston, was burned to the ground,
together with all its contents. The
loss is $1,000, without insurance.
An epidemic of measles is prevailing
nj Montevideo. Two cases resulted
fatally one the infant son of J.. L.
Jergens. and the other the 5-year-old
son of \. +. Teigen.
A postoffice has been established at
Glendorado, Benton county, with Sven
Kittilson as postmaster. William A.
Wilcox has been commissioned post
master ut Smith Mills.
AT business mems meeting at Mon
tpyideo il was decided to make ar
rangemcntS for Il regular monthly fair
or market day. No date has been de-
cded upon.
Seeding is nearly finished in Swift
county, and the grain has been Sown
while the soil was in such an excellent
condition that bountiful harvest can
be expected.
Albert Stimson died ut his residence
In Anoka of old age. aged 81 years. He
was born in York county, Maine, in
1917, and was one of the early pioneers
Of Minnesota.
The city council has under considera-
ton a new bicycle ordinance at Vino
ma providing for the carrying of bells
and lanterns, but not prohibiting side
walk riding. 1t is considered not I'M
likely that the ordinance will pass.
John Dempsey, an old settler of Hen
dersOn, died Of cancer on the face. De
ceased was nearly seventy years old,
and leaves family of grown up chill
dren. He was section foreman on the
Omaha rn i1rnah fnt. n M hnr of
Indians on Prairie Island. near Red
Wing, are beginning to make trouble.
They have purchased weapons, etc,
and are threatening the whites. No
cause is given for the trouble. The
whites will ask for protection.
Burglars entered the store Of Bacon
K Erickson at Mabel, recently. They
opened the safe, which was kept I'M
locked. and secured 81 or So in change.
1t is thought to be the work of some
local parties.
Della Wunderlich, n 1G-year-old girl
at Cedar Creek, near Winona. came
very near dying as the result of eating
tuberOuS root, which she found while
walking in field. Investigation show
ed that the root eaten was wild par
snip.
The Swift county commissioners,
after carefully examining the new
court house and finding it perfectly
satisfactory in every respect, decided
TO accept it from Contractor Decks.
The building will not be dedicated until
about June 8.
Helger Iverson of Watson, who has
Tor number of years been engaged
IN the general merchandise business at
That place, has assigned to Charles
hettelson. No statement Of assets and
liabilities has been filed, but IL is eX-
pected that there will be sufficient to
hquidate nearly all his Indebtedness.
w. ID. BOssuet. who lived near the
Nltawa pOStoffice north Of Park Rap
lbs was found dead by William Dow.
BosSuet had not been seen rs usual
h'eiy, and Dow went to his cabin to
see what was wrong. The door was
fastened inside, but Dow broke In and
found BoSsuet dead in his bed, and ap-
pearances indicated that he had been
dead several days. He came here not
long ago from Kasota and was expect
ing to move his family soon. The cor
oher will investigate.
rat Linehan, a tough from Sand
stone. was stealing ride on the East
erh Minnesota railway, and when dis
covered by Conductor j. w. Gilboy,
attacked him with club, seriously in
Juring him. Several men among the
passengers joined with the members
Oh the train crew in pursuing Linehan.
VINO VINO was finally captured. Conductor
HiiDoy was placed in the hands of ply
slcians, while his assailant was placed
III the car and taken to Mile Laos.
where he was turned over to the Off
CeTS, who had been telpyranhnd for