The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Elba, Minn.-H. F. DEMO, aged eighty
five years, one of the Oldest settlers, died
suddenly. wife and four daughters and
two sons survive him.
LIE Sueur, Manufactured Graves plead
ed guilty to assault in the second degree
in connection with the Edith Watson case
and was given four months in Jail.
Mountain Lake, Minn.-The safes of
HILBERT Bros, grain buyers, and Frank
Balzer, lumber dealer, We're blown open
by unknown persons. Only a small sum
was taken.
New Richmond, Minn-As the result of
a railway accident i'll the yards of the
Omaha road in this city, some six years
by amputaticn yesterday.
Eau Claire, Wis.-Sheriff Austin Chris
Ter returned from MGskegon, Mich, with
William Hehenstein, who is wanted here
on criminal charge preferred by the
parents of a young woman.
Detroit. Minn-Wiiliam Spike was
struck by an eastbOund passenger train
and instantly killed. He left a wife and
two children. The remains were remov-
ed to Detroit for an inquest.
Black River Falls, Wis-The new tel
ephone line, being built through the city
from Eau Claire to La Crosse, IS being
pushed rapidly, and will be one of the
finest lines in this part of the state.
Sleepy Eye, Minn--Fire broke out at
3 O clock this morning in the Riedl build
ing, on West Main street occupied by
Stephen Sieberg for a saloon. The build
ing al and nearly al d, the contents were
ing is $3.50; insurance, $500.
Elysian, Minn.-H. E. Blair. who was
defeated for representative on the Re
publican ticket at the late election in
LIE sueur county, has fled papers to
contest the. election of W. R. Mahood,
Demo-Populist, who was declared cleo
ted by six majority over Blair
Grinnell Ia.-Fred Lain, a boy living at
Belle PLANE, was accidentally killed by
the discharge of a shotgun in the hands
the oldest and best known citizens of
Montour, was killed by a North Western
train.
Rush City, Minn.--The State Farmers
session with an enthusiastic citizens
meeting. Among the speakers were A. w.
Irow, Glcnville; Forest Heneey. Chat
n fss65 N NJ F., Greeley ", Gary, s. D. A. ].
Laws.
Vermillion, S. D.-The NJ w. A. lodge
of Vermillion, is making some pre- tensions
OF winning the state banner again this
year. The membership has been increas-
ing rapidly during the past three or four
months. Saturday night the members
gave a dance at the opera house and $50
tickets were sold.
Stevens Point, Wis.-Portage county has
decided to commence the payment Of its
railroad bonded indebtedness, and to that
end will retire $50, 600 worth of he pres
ent issue in July. Truman Rice OF Me-
dill, aged seventy, was divorced from his
third wife and married his fourth, Mrs
Excy Dunn, aged fifty.
Fargo, n. D.-The residence of S. w
Hooper, mail carrier, was destroyed by
fire. The loss was about 5000 with 81 200
insurance. The Elks held memorial serV-
ices at the opera house. There was a
splendid audience. The chief address was
delivered by Mayor Gray, Of Minneapolis
Mountain Lake, Minn.-Saturday night
burglars entered the Office of Frank Bal
Ger and Hiebert Bros, and blew open
Mr.. Blazers safe, which contained moth
ing except books and valuable papers.
They also drilled Hiebert Bros safe
and attempted to blow it open, but fail
contained S200 in currency and valuable
papers.
Des Moines, lathe twentieth annual
convention OF the Iowa State Travelling
Mems association elected these officers:
President, w. II. Wheeler; vice president
w. 0. Whine; secretary and treasurer
F. E. Haley; directors, William a.
Mayer Al Thomas, W. S. Palmer, John
VeTan, Adam Sterling, w. H. Smith, all
of Des Moines, and Fred McCord, Of
Cedar Rapids.
La Crosse Wis-The common council
has settled with Contractor R. c. Huston,
br1ck paving contract, amounting to
S102, 900, despite the fact that the supreme
court decided that the entire proceedings
by which the work was ordered was IL
legal. Ed Schwartz. who has been con-
fined In the county jail ever since May 81
on the charge of desertion, preferred by
his wife, has been released