The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-11-28
STATE NEWS.

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On Saturday Of last week, tho
stage, running between the terminus Of
tho Winoua & St. Peter railroad and
Maukato met with an accident by
which four persons we're more or less
injured and the coach badly smashed
up. r. . Y
"A boy by the name Of Charles
Caldwell Of Red Wing, was thrown of
= wagon and SO severely injured that
he only lived fifteen minutes.
"A man named Bout, was shot-on.
board the steamer City Of st. Paul, on
Monday night, at La Crosse by the
second mate. It is thought he will r.
cover. -:
The Hastings Gazette says DR..
Foster with his Rural Minnesotias ma
terials arrived in that town. He pro-
poses to issue the paper in Hastings.
The Maukato Record says Captaia
j. Il. Toursellottc, of the 28th U. s.
Infantry, has been promoted to the rank
Of Colonel by brevet, dating from March
1867
A man by the name of Mr.. Will
lam Armstrong, Of Glencoe, was killed
on last Tuesday by tree falling over
and striking him on the head, fracturiug
the skull. He leaves a wife and sever
al children.
Mr. J. G. johnson has presented
the editor of the Sank Centre herald
stalk Of dent corn IL feet 4 inches in
length, bearing two large and we'll
filed cars, thoroughly matured one
cabbage weighing, exclusive Of stump,
10 pounds; one rotabasa turnip, Weigh
ing without top, y pounds; potatoes
averaging pound each beets feet
4 inches in length. Mr.. johnson says
he saw flat turnips on the same farm
which measure buehel each.
"A saloon keeper, named Peter
O'Toole, living at MENDOZA, was in
stantly killed by the cars on Wedues-
day afternoon. He was returning from
St. Paul with stock Of liquor, and
with basket containing two demi-
johns upon his arm, was walking from
the station to the village Of Mendoza.
The engineer Of the approaching train
blew the whistle, and As O'Toole did
not regard the alarm, sounded. "down
brakes" but too late. He was struck
by the engine and crushed to death.
He leaves wife and four children. .
At matrimonial banquet given;
by Mr.: and Mrs., John Sherman of
Winou., to the order of NJ. o. J. BIZ,
handsome present, consisting; : of f: i
silver salvcr,: ice pitcher, goblets and
bowl very handsomely engraved were
presented by the order to their former
IS. B." The presentation speech was
made by Mr.. Mum Maverick in a
very happy manner, to which Mr.. Sher-
man responded in few appropriate r..
marks. a''rl'H J@.!'c = e.
Last Thursday evening while Nj.
r.. White and Miss Lille Tinckon of
Mankato were riding, the horses became
unmanagcable, ran furiously down
the street striking another team and
throwing them both with terrible force
into the street. The lady was consid-
erably injured-----Mrs. McMah.a
fell into ditch three or four feet deep
aud broke the bones of her LETT wrist.
We clip the following from the
Minneapolis Tribune W. E. Jones
4 Co., have in their pond the largest
log of the season. 1t is sixteen feet in
length and scales 1 400 feet .,...A
German had the misfortune to break
his leg at the Pacific mill, by the fall
ing Of stick of timber gen.
tleman by the name Of Weber, fell
into a trench on Henuepin avenue last
night and bruised his arm and shout.
der quite badl -Schmab's store
was broken into few nights since and
clothing to the amount of $40 stolen,
"A most villainous murder took
place at St. Charles last Tuesday night.
A man named Overriter, a German
living at Dover, about two miles from
St. Charles had gone to bed, when,
about eight o'clock he was awakened by
couple Of men who told him they
had lost their way. On going to the
door be found three men Que each side
and the other in front: The latter i'm
mediately knocked him down with !
club, after which he was shot through
the body. His wife came to his assist
ance and got him into the house when
two other shots were fred, but did not
hit any dody. The motive Of the At
tack was probably robbery. 1t is not
possible that he can survive. A num-
Der have been srrested on suspicion.
The HAsr1Na GAzErTE.-The: g.
zette comes to US enlarged to an eight
column paper. 1t is very satisfactory to
SEQ such evidence of thrift and prospe T.