New Ulm review., 1905-12-27
GOPHER GOSSIP.

st. Paul.-Prof. Weitbrecht says that
500 is the economical unit Of attend
ance at high schools
st. Paul.-Dr. w. H. w. Boyle re-
signs the House of Hope pastorate and
accepts a call to Lake Forest, Ill.
Minneapolis.-A bookstore for the
sale of Swedish books has been opened
at $50 Second avenue south.
st. Paul-The labor commissioner
will permit, no boys under sixteen to
act as pages in the legislature.
Eden Valley-Jess Racy, former
resident of this village, was drowned
in Cross lake.
st. Paula room has been set aside
for checking wraps and parcels for the
convenience of visitors to the capitol.
orthfield.-Laird Norton & Co. of
Winona have purchased the business
Of the Mortified Lumber company and
have engaged w. F. Crary as local
manager w..
st. Peter-A survey made of lake
may become the basis of an interesting
action in the Nicollet county district
court.
Ottawa.-Robert Kewatt, a 16-year-
old son of Fred Kewatt, was danger
ously wounded in the left breast. With
an elder brother he was shooting at
mark with 22-caliber rifle.
Northfield.-The thirteenth annual
debate between the Athenian and Phil
omathean societies of Carleton college,
resulted in victory for the Philoma-
theans
Minnea apolis.-Folowing the lead of
their st. Paul brothers, several Mime
apolis hotel and restaurant men formed
the Minneapolis Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers association.
Northfield.-The Philomatheap Soci-
ETY. of Carleton College Won the annual
debate from the Athenian society by a
vote Of 2 to 1.
eapOlis.-William Kelley 22O5
| Nineteenth avenue south, was struck
| by some protruding lumber on a car
| in the Milwaukee yards yesterday af-
| ternoon and seriously injured.
Minnea polis.-The cadet battalion at
| st. Thomas college is now fully organ
| lied and officered. Lieut.. E. K Massee
| of the Seventh United States infantry
| has been detailed by the war depart
| ment as military Instructor and COM
| mandant.
Washington.-In an opinion bv. JUS
! tice Holmes the supreme court of the
| United States today upheld the valid
| ity of the Minnesota state law holding
| railroad companies responsible for in
| juries done to employees through the
| carelessness Of other employees
Red Wing.-In the case of Christian
! j. FlOan against the Chicago, MilWau-
! kee & St. Paul road for damages, the
| jury today returned a verdict for ST.
600, the full amount asked. Floan was
run over by a switch engine.
| Dulth.-Bishop James McGolrick Of
| Duluth has been invited and will as
| sist at the dedication of Pittsburg's ST.
! 100000 Catholic cathedral early in Feb
ruary.
| Bemidji.-The people are having lots
of fun spearing fish through the ice.
| Small spearing houses are built on
the ice, and the spearer is protected
| from the wind and weather. This style
of fishing is permitted on the payment
| Of a fee of one dollar.
| ST. Cloud.-Chief of Police Quinlivan
was assaulted, overpoWered and given
a severe beating while attempting to
| Winona.-The city council has made
| an appropriation to provide a skating
rink for the children on Lake Winona.
| This rink is to be maintained all VIM
| ter, and will furnish the only place
| in the city where the young folks can
| enjoy this outdoor sport.
! StillWater.-Arthur Kenyon has been
| received at the state prison from Min
| neapolis under a sentence Of ten years
for holding up Ellington Copeland with
| a pistol and taking gold watch from
him July 1.
! Duluth-In the Duluth postoffice is
a large table piled with Christmas
presents directed to foreign addresses
! by Duluth people on which the senders
| sought to beat the pOstOffice depart
( ment. In every case, the present was
| enclosed in a newspaper and done up
! In such way as to appear to be mere
| ly newspaper. In this manner a large
! amount of postage could be saved
Duluth.--The name of the Duluth,
| Virginia & Rainy Lake road has been
changed to the Duluth, Rainy Lake &
! Winnipeg Railroad company. No Of
fetal reason is given for the change,
|
some time that the road would build
= to the International Falls, connecting
with the Canadian Northern.
! Evansville-Martin Lofgren, a Sec
| ton man on the Great Northern rail
way was instantly killed in the COM
| pany's yards here.
| Mankato.-Hale & Masse of Madelia
| yesterday filed a voluntary petition in
! bankruptcy giving their liabilities as
| $1,S16, unsecured, and their assets as
| some accounts footing up to 1924.
Minneapolis.-A young man thought
! to be Harold Hunnewell of Burlington,
n. D., was asphyXated by illuminating
ga sin a lodging house at Third avenue
! south and Washington, and was found
dead by the night clerk early this
| morning
/ Observation-Disclosures elevators are
rapidly increasing in numbers in Min
nesota, according to Henry Feig, state
superintendent of country elevators. On
June l, 1904 there were only ninety
| five farmers elevators in the state but
| now there are 141 There are 1745
country elevators in Minnesota. of
which 1920 are line houses 3S4 inda-