The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-04
1lINN ESOTA NEWS.

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Rev. Smith, Of Albert Lea, re-
ceived purse Of sos from the people
OF tho place.
Tho Laucsboro Herald reports tho
shipment of 1000 pounds of wool and
5000 pounds Of hides.
IS. Comstook, Of Minneapolis, has
failed, with liabilities estimated at
100000.
-Chaunoey Gibbs has been appoint
I'd P. N. At Plainvlew, Wabashaw
County.
The Legislature made its annual
visit to Saltwater on Friday to inspect
tho Stats prison.
The St. Paul Chamber of Com
meres on Monday reelected it, old off,
Gers, with J. G. Burbank as President.
Red Wing has ten billiard tables
in running order------The Aryu. says
. little son Of MI. Bragg had his arm
broken while sliding down hill.
During tho r.st season there have
been shipped from Reads Landing ST.
191 bushels of wheat and 1925 bar
rels Of flour.
Tho Austin Register says that
John Zero was killed by a falling tree
which broke his neck Walter Fuller,
OF Window, had several of his ribs
broken by kicking horse.
The Lake City Leader thinks the
poor farm Of that county an expensive
institution. The average of paupers is
three or four per year, and the cost
1861.
The Fourth Annual Banquet Of
the St. Georges Society took place at
st. Paul on Friday evening, with an
attendance OF 225 persons.
The Chat6eld Democrat says there
il . boy in that place, Is years of age,
who il 5 feet III inches high aud
we;ghes 10 ponnds-which is oousid.
srable.
Governor Marshall has issued q
sequisition for the arrest Of D. NJ. Pitts.
lats Railroad and Express Agent At
Rushford, who il dsfaulter in . large
amount.
AT Wianeb.go City, says the
Homestead. son Of Philip Hartman
fell aud broke his left leg; and H. B.
spickeman, Of Guthrie, cut the fore
finger Of his left hand of With an Ak.
The St. Peter Tribune says tb..
Psatt's Touring mill will stop for while
-priecs too low.
The wheat crop shipped in 1868
was So, 1921 bushels still in store &c..
600 bushels.
An eccentric fellow at Chaska
killed a dog of neighbor and sold it
for fresh mutton. That is an old trick,
only the butchers up this way have a
neater way than that Of Disgusting the
comminuted canine.
"A couple Of Chippewa Indians,
from Grow Wing, recently made raid
upon . wigwam within few miles Of
Fort Garry, and killed Eve Sioux
mostly women and children, and es.
capped unharmcd.
"A hog two years old, was killed
In St. Paul last week which weighed
805} pounds----Nels Nelson, Of St.
Paul, had his head and face 10 terribly
burned by the explosion Of can Of
fluid that he cannot recover.
The Congregational Association Of
Southern Minnesota met at Mantorville
on Tuesday evening, the Goth, and con.
tinued in session until Wednesday eve.
ming. The attendance was very full.
Tho Convention Of the Bsrticul.
tural Society held at Minneapolis ad.
journed on Saturday. The Duchess Of
Oldenburg was recommended to general
cultivation, and especially upon clay
soil. Mulcbing trees before hard lreez.
ing was strongly urged.
Benjamin Ellsworth, Of Utica,
Winona county, has a farm Of 1000
acres, from which he last year raised
$500 bushels of wheat and 5000
bushels Of oats. He has a bara worth
$4,000 aud corn crib costing $500.
The old settlers Of Goodhue county
those who came prior to July 4, 1856
ARE to meet At Red Wing to-day to
form an Observation-Disclosures trade
very light, At 80 a 90c-so says the
Repxblicon.
The Wasec. Ners gives an &C.
count Of 4 mother With babe in her
arms being thrown from sleigh. The
babe fell under tho runners, which
passed over its head, killing it almos,
instantly.
The Fsribau't Republican reports
case Of highway robbery. Ephraim
Kelley was knocked down . hort dis.
tanes out OF town, and While senselesa
$500 in money aud $500 in notes were
taken from bis pockets. A man
named Patrick Ciudsn has been arrest
ed on suspicion.
Tho editor of tho Blue Earth
Southrcst called the editor of the