The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-08-11
ulNNEB0TA News.

-os. CnAfles popnAtes ,l0z. III
Tho population ef= Lake City =
1905. .
-Mantorville has been counting
noses-there are 1877 Of them.
Truman Smith has produced
| grapes already this season, at St. Paul.
-H.stings claims that the census
will give it population Of nearly a.
900.
The Rochester Rost is hopeful for
the construction Of the Lake Pepiu and
Omaha r. r. 'ss@ a''...''. a = "
The rewards for the apprehension
Of the murderer of Nathan, amount
to $45, 800.
"A fire At Wiuona on Friday noon
destroyed five buildings, including
Smiths bakery, and two barns.
The Chat6eld Democrat says
little son of Mr.. David had his skull
fractured BY kick Of = horse.
"A little daughter Of John Hanson,
Of Forestvllle, was badly injured by
. threshiug machine last week.
The rebel General Ewell and =
daughter Of Gen. Lee were in Lake
City last week.
Work is progressing on the Falls
Of St. Anthony for their protection
from further destruction.
n. Van Nest, near Minneapolis,
threshcd the wheat from . 80 acre
field, and found the average yield to be
2l} bushels.
-"Big Hanson" who assaulted Dr..
Foster, at Duluth, has been arrested
and brought to St. Paul, for selling
liquor without = license.
The Monticello Statesman says
chat boy named Evans was killed at
Elk River by the accidental discharge
Of his shot gun.
"A pure silver eel, Fl feet long,
was caught in the Minnesota river last
week. It is rare "bird" in these wa
ters.
"A mass meeting Of the Germans
Of St. Paul was held on Friday even.
ing to express sympathy With Prussia,
and 1855 was subscribed on the spot.
Capt. John Hartley, Gen. Green
and DR.. Sumner had a hunt on Gov.
Marshalps farm in Mower county last
week, and baeged 156 prairie chickens
in thirteen hours hunting.
The State Historical society hal
purchased in England number Of val
liable works bearing on the early his
tory Of Minnesota and the Northwest,
some of them being over a century
old.
I'm some parts Of Wisconsin, farm.
ers are paying harvest hands $3.50 pei
day. At Taylors Falls, in this State,
they get from $3.50 to $500. 1t would
be cheaper to give them tho crop 70,
their services.
On the evening Of July 30th, sayl
the Wabasha Herald, Matte Cassidy
was drowned At Reads Landing while
bathing with some other girls. As1
body was not found for two days, when
it bad aoated to Trempelsau.
st. Paul is nearly out Of ice al
ready. To quiet apprehensions, ~e
would state that enough has been saved
for juleps for the 5000 thirsty souls in
that city who could not otherwise sur.
vive.
| "A family row occurred At Eagan,
Dakota county, last week, about = hog,
when jim McCarty peppered Terrence
Mcdonald with the contents of a shot
gun, producing sensations decidedly
unpleasant even if not dangerous.
The Red Wing Argu. says thu
house Of James Kelley, Of Belle Creek
was struck by lightning, and Mn. R
rendered insensible, the flesh torn from
the legs Of the eldest daughter, aud ,
dog killed.
The Mankato Record learns the
Col. Thompson, Of the Southern Mime
sofa railroad has made arrangements TO
the money to build his main line 4
, Winnebago City, and the branch +
Mankato.
Il The Minneapolis Tribune say
, that the land grant to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, extending
from Duluth to Georgetown, is to b
surveyed, selected and conveyed At tn
expense Of the company before patent
therefore are issued.
? On Sabbath evening W. J. Bel
f SOD, Of St. Paul, while passing b.
0 Lake on his way home, attempted
! draw his gun from tho wagon, with th
: muszle towards him, to shoot dee,
p when the contents were discharge
/ into bis right groin, causing death in
few hours.
The Blue Earth Post tells .
= abo1t IN elopement case At that villsg
; "a fellow named Walden taking wit
!. him the dokle spouse Of 8. P. B<leh'
j. and his two step-daughters, and leavin
1. for parts unkuown---.A man name
It Burke, At Wells, had his arm shattere
d by the accidental discharge Of sho