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

Farlbault is to have q $50, 900
stone schoolhouso.
There arc 1877 patients ID 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
> footing Of s67, $40 for improvements
during 1858, including $4,000 ex-
pended on tho dam. 5
James Willamen, . boy of four
teen, says the Anoka Press, was knock
cd down by COW aud Lad his arm
broken above the elbow. 81 :.5ti
The Lauesboro 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.
The graduating class Of the State
Normal School at Winona numbered
twelve persons, of whom nine were
young ladies, and the remaining three
were t'other fellows.
"A donation party to Rev. Abbott
Baptist minister at Rochester, realized
about 5000. The Post reports the
burning Of Geo. Welois house-total
loss. = In < H. 49,: r. II +
The Hastings Gazette reports the
burning Of a school house at Rose
mount IA pair of fat oxen dressed
1850 pounds VIM. Mccormick,
while resisting the city marshal, bad
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 4s Buck
wheat AZ; Potatoes 60; Clover Seed
60. 80. -. 49,.
There is some talk of q 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 to
the locomotive, and butts through :
snow drift in q manner beautiful to be-
hold. ..... "
The .Wsseoa Men,. 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 S5c------The
Exchange Bank Of Baldwin Ket-
fridge failed ; liabilities $4,000, assets
reports at $4,000.
The Catalonia Journal says that
by boiler explosion at Brownsville,
Mr.. ireland, one of the proprietors Of
the mill, was instantly killed. The
end Of the boiler struck him on the
breast, horribly manglius his body:
The Southern Minnesota Railroad
has lately received deed for 1000
acres of land. Tho La Crosse Repub-
l;can adds, that this Company has re-
ceived, and will receive from the Gen.
eral, Government $4,000 acres, and
from the State Of Minnesota 25,600
acres Of land for every ten miles Of
railroad built. =. 49,.
The Anoka Press says that Mrs
John Hanscom and Mrs. Miles were
thrown from a. sleigh, the former re.
ceiving frightful cash on the head and
having: one of her ears nearly severed
while the latter had her face badly cut
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The Minneapolis 7siJune says the
seed wheat of Minnesota is getting such
reputation that the farmers Of Iowa
are seeking it. In one locality the
farmers Of a whole neighborhood have
dubbed together, and sent to Minneap.
oils for a large quantity, for the spring
sowing. '>-'- : 49, >'>.%.'.'4,
The Red Wing Argus notices the
case of VIM. Hayman, who picked out
Of his ear q, cherry stone. which had
lain there for 20 years. 1t naturally
improved his hearing----The:edito has
received q spris ,of shamrock. picked
some two months ago from tho grave Of
the Irish statesman, Daniel O'Con-
nell. : - = g. " =: 49,
Tho Farmers Union says that
Col. ". s.; King, OF Minneapolis, has
purchased a new lot of blooded stock,
Of the short horned breed, from the
herd Of Mr.. Sheldon, Of Seneca. By
consulting the Herd Book, the Union
finds that next to Mr.. Sheldon, Col.
King is already richer in the "Bates"
or "puohess'' blood. than any other
breeder in the United States. :.
The Faribault Republican has q
we'll eoasidorod article on the error into
which Minnesota farmers have fallen
Of devotiug almost exclusive attention
to wheat growing. Pork, corn, oats.
barley, butter, eggs &c., pay better
A single person tool. from Cedar Lake
near Faribault, in one afternoon, . rs
pounds ofpike and picferel.