The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-25
NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


Renville, Minn-C. o. Brecke, dealer in
groceries and crockery,- has suspended.
Liabilities are said to be $500, and as
sets $1,50G.
Langdon, Minn.-Kemp brothers, have
just completed husking twenty-five acres
of corn that averaged nearly 100 bushels
of shelled corn to the acre
Lancaster, Io.-Four burglars blew
open the safe of the P. II. Stevens bank,
at Montford, with nitroglycerine. The
men were pursued and caught by party
of citizens.
Pine City, Minn.-Rev. H. Taylor, pas
tor of the NJ E. church, will leave for
Asbury hospital, Minneapolis, for treat
ment of mis- leg, which was injured in a
runaway.
Ottumwa, Io.-City Marshal Siberts has
brought as prisoners from Mt. Pleasant
Count Van Warner and his valet from
Mexico. They are charged with beat
ing board bill.
Park River, N. D.-A fire was iiscov-
cred in Charles Anderson's store. Tony
Alcott gave the alarm. The damage by
smoke and chemicals is about $4,000, fully
covered by Insurance.
Spring Valley. Minn.-The three weeks
union revival meetings, conducted by
Evangelist NJ B. Williams and Prof.
Alexander and Boatman, singers, have
closed. About 25 conversions occurred.
Ellsworth, Wis.-An attempt was made
to blow up the safe Of the First Ma
tional bank The robbers succeeded in
getting part way through, but We're evil
IDENTIFY scared away, as they left their
tools.
Austin, Minn.-Burglars broke into
George w. Kings Exchange bank, in
Dexter, and got away with $500 in silver.
The Chicago Great Western railway sta
ton at Elkton was entered and $22
taken.
New Ulm, Minn-An accident insurance
company has been organized. The officers
are: G. w. Barnes, president; w. r.
Hodges, vice president; Joseph Bobleter,
secretary; DR.. o. c. Strickler, treasurer.
Mayville, N. D.-The National Flax
Fiber company's plant stands idle, with
no immediate prospect of active opera
tions. More than a year ago machinery
was moved into the mill, but was never
placed.
Rochester, Minn-George N. Baker, for
the past thirty-five years resident Of
Olmsted county, died suddenly of par
alysis at the age of seventy-seven. He
leaves q wife and three children, who
are living at LuVerne.
Royalton, Mimi, Dec 24.-NIrs. Arm
strong. one of the old settlers of North
Prairie, died Saturday and was buried
today She was eighty-two years of age
| and had lived in Minnesota since 1858. "A
heavy snow storm has been raging.
Marsnalltown. Io.-George H. Smith,
court reporter for this district, has re-
signed his position. He holds patent on
a typewriter Improvement, and it is said
he has disposed of it to the Smith
Premier Typewriter company for soc, GOO
and life job at $4,000 per year.
New UIm, Minn.-The express car on
| the Minneapolis & St Louis road caught
! fire a mile south of Searles. small sta
| ton seven miles south of New Ulm and
most mes of the contents were destroyed.
! The car was heavily ioaded with Christ
mas goods. Traffic was delayed several
hours.
| TyndaH, S. D.-Warren F. Doty, who
OF tod to do IxvO
/ his throat with a razor in a fit of tenn
| rorary insanity, was brought to Tyndall.
Failing to improve in mental balance,
| he was taken to Yankton and placed in
| the asylum.
| Mitchell, S. D.-Persons familiar with
| the views of the Rosebud Indians in ref
| erence to the disposal by them to the
| government of about twenty-three town
Ships of land situated in Gregory coun-
| ty, say the Indians are strongly in favor
| of the proposition.
| Fargo, N D.-The half-breed, Lasoque,
who was arrested for creating disturb
| ance on a Great Northern train, and la
| ter proved to have stolen a, horse at Ada,
| Mimi, returned to Norman county last
night with Sheriff Peterson without
| reQuiSition papers. He admits his guilt
Dubuque, Io.-J. NJ. Gemmeli, post
| master at Harper's Ferry. was brought
to Dubuque to answer to the charge of
defrauding the government by misusing
money taken in at his office for money
orders. He vas bound over. Sums at
$1,06O
Washington, d. C.-Postmasters ap-
pointed today: Minnesota-Hinckley,
Pine county, ]. S. Patrick; Saint Wedall,
Stearns county, William Hulls; Stanch-
field, Isantt county, F. A. Olson. Iowa
| Clay Mills, Jones county, w. N. Tippet;
Delphos, Ringgold county, J. S. Stedman
| Templehill, Jones county, w. ]. Con-
berry Montana-GrantsvilIe Ravalli
county, M. G. Baker.
Sauk Rapids, Minn.-S N Wright for
! twenty successive years treasurer of Ben
ton county, is very i'll at his home here.
! He has been confined to his home for two
weeks, and. though the ills from which
he is suffering are not necessarily fatal,
his age-now past eighty years-is against
him. He was injured in the tornado in
though he attended to his law business
faithfully up to three weeks ago.