New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-23
ABOUT the STATE
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings Of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience Of the
Busy Reader.

Jacob Lauer, aged sixty-one, a pio-
neer contractor of st. Paul, is dead.
Curtis Brill, fourteen years old, is
dead at New York Mills as the result
of being kicked in the head by
horse.
Minneapolis gained 10,505 residents
last year and now has a population OF
370,S62, according to the new city di.
rectOry.
Officers of the Minnesota Agricul-
tural society have set aside Thurs
day, Sept z, of State Fair week as
Grand Army day.
One Mexican was killed and one
other seriously injured tn fight be-
tween three Mexicans employed at the
Swift packing plant at South st. Paul.
Mrs. Mary ]. Leary, widow of the
late William Leary and a pioneer of
Minnesota, is dead at the home of her
son, Judge w. c. LeaFy, at Minneapo-
lis.
Paul g. Maurer of st. Paul was
elected president of the Minnesota
Christian Endeavor union at the or
ganization's annual convention at st.
Cloud.
Mrs. Caroline K1efer, who reached
st. Paul in 1854, when steamboats, pro-
vided the only means Of communica-
ton, is deed In that city at the age of
eighty.
The Flour State Baking company,
capitalized at $l,6O0,0O0, has been
formed to combine three of the larg-
est baking companies Of st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Minnesota's truck crops are below
normal this year, although better than
those in other states. according TO
statement issued by the federal bu-
reau of crop estimates.
The value of real estate in Henne-
pin county this year as determined by
assessors is $472, 223,671. This is an
increase of approximately $19,000,000
over the 1915 valuation.
A negro known as Shorty while
under the influence Of drugs, ran
amuck at Minneapolis, killing another
negro named Clarence Pierce and
wounding three other persons.
William Kaemper, farmer north
west of Pipestone, was crushed to
death beneath q binder. He had
lacked the machine up and was be-
meath it when the jack gave way.
The First Presbyterian church Of
LIE Sueur has just celebrated the tif-
tieth anniversary of its founding. It
has a record of only six pastors dur
ing the half century of its existence.
Jack Dean, thirty-five years old, was
killed and Edward Lindstrom, eight
cen years old. was probably fatally in
jured when a St. Paul street car ran
down a buggy In which they were rid
ing.
Minneapolis is growing in wealth
as we'll as population. City Assessor
Fort announces the full value of as
sessable real estate for 1915 is $411,-
026,105, an increase of $25,340, 663
over 1918.
John A. Jorgenson, Twin Valley har-
nessmaker. committed suicide by
drowning in the Wild Rice river He
tied a rope about one foot and the
other end to tree to prevent the loss
of the body.
George J. Fischer, sixty-one years
old, one of the leaders in organized
labor circles in Southern Minnesota,
is dead at Winona after a months ILL.,
ness due 20 injuries suffered in fall
from a bicycle.
While working ON pole of the
Trl-State Telephone company two
miles north Of the state fair grounds,
w. E. Beckley, a Nneman, was cleo.
trocuted when 1850 volts passed
through his body.
While washing her hatr In cistern
on the premises of Edwin Sjoberg at
Inver Grove, Ethel Sauderman, four
teen years old, of st. Paul fell in and
was drowned. The girl was employed
in the sjoberg home.
Fire which destroyed the new high
school building at Clear Lake is be-
lieved to have been Of fncendiary orr
gin. The building was erected at a
cost Of 100000 aud the interior work
was Just being completed
A statewide fight to save the Min
nesota primary laws has been started
BY Senator William A. Campbell of
Minneapolis. His object is to combat
the work being done by the Minnesota
Republican Voters league.
Minnesota contributed $6,827, s77 in
internal revenue to the United States
government for the fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1916, according to the
preliminary reports Of the commits
sioner of internal revenue.
Money and jewels valued at more
than $500, stolen from Park Point res
idents, were recovered by Duluth
detectives when they captured Joseph
Ceisla, seventeen years old, after a
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