The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

--Farlbault is to have a $4,000
stone schoolhousc.
There arc l27 patients in tho In
sane Hospital at St. Peter.
"A new Baptist Church at Red
Wing, costing $4,000, was dedicated
last week.
The Sank Rapids Sentinel shows
a footing Of S67,979 for improvements
during 1868, including $4,000 ex-
pended on tho dam.
james Willamen, boy Of four
teen, says the Anoka Press, was knock
ed down by a COW aud lad his arm
broken above the elbow.
The Lanesboro Herald says that
a Norwegian while at work in stone
quarry near Rushford, had his skull
crushed in by falling stone. He can
not recover.
Tho graduating class Of the State
Normal School at Winona numbered
twelve persons, of whom nine were
young ladies, and the remaining three
were t'otber fellows.
"A donation party to Rev. Abbott
Baptist minister at Rochester, realized
about $500 The Post reports the
burning of Geo. Welcis housc-total
loss.
The Hastings Gazette reports the
burning of school house at Rose
mount. pair of fat oxen dressed
1850 pounds ---Wm. Mccormick,
while resisting the city marshal, had
his hip broken.
The lawful bushel of the following
named farm products in this State is
as follows Wheat 60 lbs; Oats 80 !;
Corn Sc Rye Sc ; Barley 48 +; Buck
wheat ~; Potatoes 60; Clover Seed
l60.
| There is some talk of cheese
factory in Steele county with 500 cows.
The Owatonna Journal thinks it
would be a good thing. The more Of
them there are in the State the better
for our farmers.
The Winona and St. Peter Rail-
road has new snow plow-a huge
thing-tne invention Of the Superin-
tendent-which is attached directly ia
the locomotive, and butts through a
snow drift in manner beautiful to be.
hold.
The Waseca Ne,os reports the
amount of wheat received at the eleva.
tor. at that place during December and
January as 1883 bushels. The
price is quoted at IS a 85c-----Th<
Exchange Bank of Baldwin Kct
fridge failed !; liabilities $50, 900, assets
, reports at $4,000.
The Catalonia Journal says tina
by a boiler explosion at Brownsville
Mr.. ireland, one of the proprietors O.
the mill, was instantly killed. The
end of the boiler struck HIM on tn,
breast, horribly mangling his body.
,, The Southern Minnesota Railroad
has lately received decd for $4,000
, acres of land. Tho La Crosse Repub
, z;can adds, that this Company has re
ceived, and will receive from the Gen
eral Government $4,000 acres, ant
. from the State of Minnesota 25,60(
acres Of land for every ten miles 0
railroad built.
The Anoka Press says that Mrs
: John Hanscom and Mrs. Miles wer
: thrown from sleigh, the former re
ceiving frightful cash on the head an
having one of her ears nearly severed
l while the latter had her face badly cut
The Minneapolis Tribune says til
: seed wheat of Minnesota is getting sue]
D a reputation that the farmers Of low
are seeking it. In one locality tn
{ farmers of whole neighborhood hav
dubbed together, and sent to MinneaE
oils for large quantity, for the sprin
sowing.
The Red Wing Argus notices tn
+ case of VIM. Hayman, who picked on
Of his ear cherry stone which ha
lain there for 20 years. It naturall
improved his hearing----The::editor ha
) received sprig of shamrock pickle
some two months ago from tho grave q
the Irish statesman, Daniel O'Con
nell.
Tho Farmers Union says thu
Col. W. S. King, OF Minneapolis, ha
purchased a new lot of blooded stock
of the short horned breed, from tn
herd of Mr.. Sheldon, of Seneca. B,
consulting the Herd Book, the Unio'
finds that next to Mr.. Sheldon, Col
King is already richer in the "Bates'
or "Duchess" blood than any otho
breeder in the United States.
/ The Faribault Republican has
well considered article on the error int
1: which Minnesota farmers have falle,
Of devoting almost exclusive attentio,
, to wheat growing. Pork, corn, oats
barley, butter, eggs &c., pay better
A single person took from Cedar. LAX,
near Faribault, in one afternoon, l7t
. pounds Of pike and pickerel.