New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-27
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cause of the suicide.
ST. Paul-Ice fishing has been pop
ular pastime this winter, according to-
the number Of licenses issued by the
state game and fish commissioner. Up
to the present time 1,083 licenses have.
been granted, which is considerably in
excess of last years number
st. Paul-George W. Cooley and
Gustave Scholle of the state highway
commission have returned from the
annual meeting of the American Road
makers Association, which was held
at Pittsburg. There were representa-
tives present from every state in the
Union and twenty-five highway COM
missions were represented.
Minneapolis for $1,00602
have. been given in the district court
against twenty-seven members of the
university class of 1905, as result of
the scandal connected with the Gopher
published by that class. Byron & Will
lard, the printing firm that issued the
book for the class, has been given judg-
ment against the number.
4 Mankato---Au physician sent $1.85 to
a whisky firm in response to an adver-
send twelve full bottles Of whisky, this
offer being made merely to introduce
the goods" When the package ar
rived it contained the twelve full bot
ties, as promised, but each bottle was
about as big as a thimble.
i: Minneapolis. r. Gigrieh, a ma.
,chinist employed atssthe 500 shops at
lShoreham, Northeast, Minneapolis, was
instantly killed by his clothing catch
ing In the shafting and whirling him
around until every bone in his body
was broken. The machinery was
stopped as quickly, as possible, but he
was dead when taken from the shaft
Il Minneapolis-One Of the MOST pic
turesque sights Of Lake t:Minnetonka,
the ferry over the narrows between
the upper and lower lakes, is doomed
/: to pass. away. The, commissioners of
lHennepin county have ordered specifl-
cations for the modern subway, sort
Of driveway tunnel. or In lieu thereof
4 a modern steel, bridge, to cross the
narrows.
Z, st. Paul-Phe bodies Of twins, wrap
ped in a cloth and several newspapers,
were found in the alley in the rear
OF the Grand Central hotel by a team
ster, who notified Patrolnan, Frank
Peterson. The bundle was taken to
the norgue and the bodies were or
dered inferred at once by DR.. A. w.
Miller. /, The case was referred to the
:police for Investigation. y
Misunderstanding Bailey, the H.
! year-old son Of Levi Bailey, Of the
town of Crow Wing, was killed by a
fall from an engine eon (which he, and
| his chum were trying to ride home
from school, The engineer did not
know the boys were on the engine, and
they fell when it was going twenty
miles an hour. Bailey'ss skull was
crushed and his, death was almost in
|stantaneous. The other boy was only
slightly hurt.
Alexandria-Peter Nehpn, a farmer
IIof Lund township, Douglas county
blew off the top of his head with q
shotgun. He had been very gloomy
for some time. During the temporary
iabsence. Of his family he went into the
kitchen and resting the butt of the
lgun against the wall placed the muzzle
lin his mouth and discharged the
weapon by means of small stick
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| in time to see him fall dead.
Minneapolis-Ro Chesbro, the
boy whose neck was broken in an ele-
! ;vator accident in Minneapolis two
! weeks ago, is reported such better ano
! the physicians express great hopes o.
recovery. He has surprised the ply
sicians by his rapid gains and although
his neck is nowain a plaster cast they
believe he will be able to do away with
it in time and will wholly recover. The
nerve and hopefulness of the patien
are aiding the physicians in the re.
covery.
st. Paul-The remains Of the youns
man who was found mangled on the
| railroad tracks at White. Bear were
! identified as those of NJ. Olson, 261
Sixth street south, Minneapolis. Tn
1 Identification was made by w. Chris
Jefferson of Minneapolis. He says tina;
the young man came from Sweden on1,
four years ago. and that when he me
his death he was on his way to a lum
Der camp. It is said that the youn,
mans parents are well to do farmer
in the old country
Fergus Falls-John Persons of tn
jured while cutting cordwood with hi
brother. The two young men were us
ing double-bitted axes and standin,
back to back, when the brother swun
his ak and struck John in the back
cutting a long cash alongside the back
bone, severing a number of ribs an
literally laying his back open. For
tunately the blade did not cut throug
any of the vital organs, and he vii
recover.
Crookston-The farm house of Owe
Jones, four miles east of the city, wa
burned to the ground while the famil
was in the city at church The fire wa
discovered by neighbors, who brok
Iropen the doors and succeeded in say
ing the, piano and a few articles of fur
niture. The house was totally DESTROY
/ ed. The loss will reach several thous
and dollars, partially. covered by il,
surance. The origin of the fire is
mystery, but it is thought that it ma
/ have been started by an oyerheate