New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-31

A"oA'o -AAA4CoQO11S pcISOuS nave
oeen bitten by mad dogs in the past
three weeks. according to figures an
nounced by the health department Of
that city when an order for the shoot
Ing of all unmuzzled dogs was issued.
The H. Koppers company of Pitts
burg has purchased thirty-acre tract
on the outskirts of St. Paul for a site
for its 100000 coke plant. The site
mas connection with both the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
roads.
Robert w. Bristol, the hermit of
Prairie island, near Winona, is dead,
aged eighty years. The recent high
water flooded the island and drove
Bristol from his strange home. He
was heartbroken and lost his interest
in life
Pennington county's roundup for
farmers and business men, feature
of community harmonizing started by
the agricultural department of the
county schools, will be held on June
ID. Indications point to a gathering
of 1000 persons.
George A. Hedger, instructor in
| rhetoric at the University of Mime
sofa, WIS found in a semi-conscious
condition on the bank of the Missis-
sippi river near the Mill City. He
| had evidently fallen 40 feet over the
cliff. The last eighty feet was a sheer
| drop.
F. c. Stevens, former st. Paul con-
gresham, Is a candidate for federal
trade commissioner. Mr. Stevens is
seeking appointment by President
Wilson to the vacancy caused by the
failure of the senate to confirm the
nomination of George Rublee of New
Hampshire.
Enraged when a policeman tried to
stop him from beating his wife Alex
ander Engle of Minneapolis shot and
| MORALLY wounded the policeman,
killed his wife, missed three others,
then turned the revolver on himself
with fatal results. Four young chill
dren are left orphans.
Benjamin Rice, nineteen years old,
high school June 3. The same day
he will appear in district court to face
a charge of manslaughter following
the death of Frank Anderson, Sec
ton hand, who was struck by an auto
driven by young Rice.
Johnny sholund, aged thirteen, dove
between logs of a boom in millpond
at Duluth and pulled out his playmate,
Reinhart Leslies, of the same age,
after the latter had slipped between
the logs and failed to come up The
Leslies boy was unconscious when
taken out, but was soon revived.
| Wholesale charges of extravaganza,
malfeasance and nonfeasance in Office
against the county commissioners Of
Cass county in affidavits and state
ments have been filed with Governor
Burnquist by three citizens of that
county, who ask a thorough investi-
cation and the removal from Office of
the men if found guilty.
BY proclamation of Governor Burn
quist Good Roads day in Minnesota is
set for Tuesday, June 20. The. gov
ernor calls attention to the influence
of good roads on economic and social
conditions of rural communities and
requests the people to make special
effort this year toward the improve
ment of public highways.
Frank Ulrich, St. Cloud city EN-.
ploye, who was detained for several
days in Winnipeg and narrowly es-
capped being interned until the end OF
the war, has been released. A strong
letter from the st. Cloud city officials
and the fact that, while he was born
in Germany, his father was a Swiss,
persuaded the Canadians to free him.
! The state of Minnesota cannot tax
inheritances of bonds Of a Minnesota
corporation transferred by will or un-
der the interstate law by a nonresi-
dent to nonresident heirs, according
| to a decision of the state supreme
| court in suit brought in the Ramsey
county district court to collect inner
itance tax upon the estate of Francis
H. Ward of Chicago.
James J. Hill, railroad builder and
fnancier and the best known man in
the Northwest, died at St. Paul Mon
day morning following an illness of
ten days. Death was caused by a car
buncle and incidental infection and an
operation performed by Dr. w. J. Mayo
of Rochester failed to save the life of
the distinguished patient. Mr.. Hill
would have been seventy-eight years
of age in September and his advanced
years made the operation a serious
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