The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-08-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Nontlcello Statesn,an says
that Mr.. P;crson fell from wagon and
broke his left arm.
The Mankato Record says that
Frank Herline had his leg broken
above the knee by the bursting a grind
stone.
The Mankato Union says that Mr..
Playmate, near Garden City, had his
barn, two horses, machinery and grain
burned last week.
The Winona Republican. says that
on Friday while woman named Mrs.
Plunkett was cutting wood, piece flew
up putting out one Of her eyes.
"A State Scandinavian Convention
held at Minneapolis on Thursday, rec
commended Col. Hans Mattson as the
Republican candidate tor Secretary Of
State.
"A young child Of L. G. Payne,
editor Of the Mankato Review, fell head
first into tub full Of water, and was
taken out for dead, but was finally re-
cussltated.
Gov. s. P. JennisoD, Of St.
Paul, and W. D. Palmer, late Of the
Martin County ALIAS, are to start . new
paper shortly at Litchfela, IN Meeker
county. So they go.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Barrows
aud Mrs. Kneeland, OF St. Anthony,
were thrown from their carriage ana
had their collar bones broken and wers
otherwise injured.
Last week there were very heavy
rains in the southern part Of the State.
Bridges were swept away, and consider.
able damage done to the Wiaoca and
St. Peter Railroad. A man aud boy
were drowned near Rochester.
The wife and daughter Of Mr.. L.
. P. Burnett, living near Forest City,
after quite battle, killed a huge rattle
snake which had made its way into the
house, the men being absent.
"A man naa'ed George Brown, Of
Albany, WIS.,, undressed and jumped
into the river at Winona last week,
floating with the current until out of
sight. His body was found some dis
lance further down, the same evening.
His reasons for selt.destruction are not
known.
The Faribault Republican speaks
Of having seen a sample Of winter
wheat from the crop Of Mr.. Franklin
Hanks, who ,esides in the western part
Of the county, near Waterville. The
berry is white and plump, and weighs
over 62 lbs to the bushel, apd the yield
was over "a bushels to the acre.
On Tuesday night Of last week,
the wife Of Rudolph Zaspel, Of St.
Paul, escaped from the house in her
night clothes while delirious from ill.,
ness. Her remains were found on
Saturday in the river, near Pine Bend,
in a bad condition.; It cannot be told
whether she fell into. the river, or in
her state of delirium threw herself 10.
AT noon on Saturday the fouuda-
ton Of temporary bridge used by the
workmen at St. Anthony Falls gave
way, and the watohman, Miles Shearon,
and two other workmcn werc carried
over the Falls aud drowned. No traces
Is yet Of their bodies. Shearou leaves
a wife and several children. ..'@''
The Red, Wing Republicans notes
the fact that Mr.. WIN. Williams, in
the suburbs Of that place, has 40 bush
els Of apples on: his trees. Mr.. Ford
Smith, on Third street, has some beau
ties in his garden. One tree of the Duch-
ess of Gutenberg variety has largo clus-
ters of very fine apples.------A little
boy, Willie Booth, fell from a hay stack
and broke bis thigh. .!.,:j,
!. From the Preston Rcpu1lieun VIC
take tho following: Nine barrels Of
oontraband, whisky, manufactured at
the Grange distillcry, were seized last
week; Frank Drankson,' . Norwegian
boy; in Harmony township, had his
left leg half cut off BY Z resper ; ana
two little daughters 'oof Mr.. Hofns,
were run over by team and badly 10!
-. .u1s % atI2m<. 1871 'Vo $40 It''
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-On Thursday evening A. tho pas
.senger train from The east was being
drawn om,Mendota totWeat st.: Paul.,
the Hdummy'''' jumped from the track
and was followed BY "a, box car and the
baggage and mail car, all, totally wreck
el.a The engineer aud fireman , were
badly injured, ~ were several othertem-s
ployees. Patrick Coaners, the fireman..
diedJth following day. The left,lsg Of
the engineer, + l.. Page, (of Mankato)
was amputated and hs is doing well. ssk