The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-08-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINN00OTA U8Vgos
"A daughter Of Mr. Neusham, liv-
ing in the town Of ViolA, near Mr..
stoddard's. l2 miles from Rochester,
VA 90 affected b tho electricity from
! thunderbolt that burnt near her On
Monday last, that her life 10 despaired
ot.-Rochesssr Record.
The yield Of honey in Minnesota
is said 70 DO larger than hos been
known for many years.
The cranberry crop Of Minnesot.
promises to 30 large one.
"A small house back Of tho Normal
School At Winona was burned last
week. Supposed to have been fred BY
IN inoendiary. Insured for $500.
An unused saw mill was burned ct
Brownsville on Thursday night, the
Sd inst. Loss from $4,000 to Is, 900 !;
insured for 81, 800.
The Southern MINI. Railroad de.
pot At Wells, Vas struck BY lightning
aud burned, "Wednesday night. The
books aud ticket-,afe were saved, but
Ill the freight was destroyed.
Two little sons aged respectively
8 aud II years, Of Mr.. Hanson, Of
Whaleo, were drowned laet week.
Mr. Loring, OF Minneapolis, CON-
pleted . contract with the construction
company for grading 80 miles on the
Northern Pacific Railroad, extsuding
from Red River eastward.
Tho last rail Of the st. Paul and
Winons Railroad; connecting the east
srl aud western ends Of tho road was
laid last Thursday. Regular trains
will not BE- pot upon the road until the
bridge At Hastiugs il eomplsted.
The name Of the new town Paw.
selim, on the St. Pani & Wiuona Rail
road above Weaver has been changed
to Greenfield.
"A very sad accident befsl Louis
Rodgins, . young man about eighteea
years Of age, aud son Of Major Hod-
gins, Of this oity, this morning about
II o'clock. While at work about /.
lath ssw in The sswmill Of Messrs. You
mans Brothers l. Hodgins, he fell
sgaiust the cav, his right hand strik.
ing tho revolving steel which eut of
the thumb, fore and middle fpgers.-
Winona Republican 10th.
Ed. Elwell, conductor Of the con.
strueton train on the Sioux City and St.
Paul road, had his hand badly smashed
coupling oars At St. James Saturday
and will probably lose Two fingers.
While Nj. o. B. Jacobs, Of Fari-
bault, was at work on bis barn, on
Tuesday last, the staging upon which
he was standing gave way, and he fel
TO the ground, . distance Of twelve
feet striking on his back, and in)urine
him so that permanent lameness il
| feared.
Hon. B, F. Smith, of Mankato
has been appointed Register Of tn
jackson Land Office in the pl.oe OF MI
r. P. Freeman.
-Winoua county will this year yiel'
over 5000 bushels Of apples and D4ko
IA county will grow over 5000 bushels
"A dispatch from Oswego, N. Y
dated August IL, state that the first cal
60 of wheat from Duluth arrived tn
.vious evening.
| Saltwater is to have . new Cour
House at cost Of $53,857.
The Saltwater Messenger says a.
old m. n Of that place, seventy-6ve year
Of age, committed suicide by hanginI
hims elf.
Preliminary steps are being tateI
towards securing house aud openinl
an Orphans Home 10 Minneapolis dus
ing the coming fall.
Last Friday = fire broke out o.
Front street, Msnkato totally destroyer
Wisner's liquor store and four oths
bulldogs. TIE cause Of tho fro Y.
unkuowa.
"A barn belonging 70, Capt Cook Il
Prescott w.s struck BY Lightning "a,
burned on Sunday afternoon. Il con
talaed wheat, hay and machinery 4
the amount Of s, 900 and had insur
anes Of $500.
Tho Annual Conference Of til,
Methodist Episcopal Church, Of thi:
State. is to convene in this city .,
Wednesday the 9th q Septembe
next, continuing over tho Sabbath
Its expected that Bishop Simpson vii
DO preseut.-Maskato Record
William Williams. son Of Rev. r
N. Williams, was bitten by rattle
soake lest week, aud At once out o.
the flesh where hs w.s bitten. He
in . fair way Of recovering
little son Of Benjsmin Robert, Of Ger
tral Point, was accidentally shot az,
killed last Sunday morning.-Raba
ska,o ISenti.el.
"A paper is to be started At Be-
YER Falls, Renvills county, BY Chas
Hall. 49, : ..... -.:-.4
John H. Louosber.y, OF Au,si.
says tho Regi.ser, had bis right arm .,
OF BY . reaper. -.