The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.
-Grasshoppers at Litch6eld.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
-Grasshoppers at Litch6eld.
The Council of the borough of St.
Peter has increased tho liquor license
to 500.
The material Of the Duluth Call
was closed out last week at st. Paul on
a mortgage.
"A son Ct Edwin Jacobs, near Eoch.
ester, while playing circus, broke bis
arm.
IN. F. Frary, Of Winoua. says tho
Republican, fell from a sc,ffold and
broke his leg.
Daniel Young, Of Caledonis, says
the Journal, was thrown from a wagon,
aud had bis arm broken.
Ten acres of land were sold at St.
Paul, on Monday, between the city lim-
its and the Driving Park, for $500.
This cities Of St. Anthony and
Minneapolis have determined to raise
for the preservation Of thu
Falls.
Tho Chat6eld Democrat reports
the burning Of J r Freemsn's house,
with portion Of its contents. Loss
81, 900; Insurance, 81 900.
Jacob Ploeu Of Winons, has bfen
arrested at Plainview, to redeem prou-
Uses made to Emily Vaikmaun, never
yet fulfilled.
Saltwater Is to have a special
election on the lat Of August to ra,,fy
the issue Of $4,000 10 city bonds t"r
tho building Of bridge across the
lake.
"A young sou Of Rev. A. Il. Kerr,
Of St. Peter, had both his legs fearfully
crushed between the rsilroad turo.ta-
bio and track. His recovery is doubt.
full.
The Wincua Republican says that
tho grape crop Of that vicinity prom.
Uses to be very abundant one, some
vines having to be thioued out to pre-.
vent overlooking.
Col. King has sold oombed wool
from his Lincolnshire aud Cotswold
sheep to tho Pacific Mills, Mss, for
eighty cents por pound.
The Red Wing Ary~. has been pre-.
sented with = bunch of Telegraph
grapes, weighing ST ounces ard con.
taining over one hunored and forty per-
feet grapes.
The Austin transcript is much
exercised about big eel, three feet
and half long, which was caught iu
Cedar River. The eel is a rare "bird'
10 this State.
The barn of Ludwick Anderson
Of Pilot Mound, Fillmore county, va.
burned recently, together With four val
liable horses, a large amount Of bay
aud grain, and farming imp Elements. In
surance only $3.50.
During thunder storm at Darwi,
Mr.. CHARTS E Segar's wife and three
children were struck by lightning. On
child has since died, but the rest vii
recover.
Track laying on the st. Paul an
Winona Railroad is completed from 81
Paul to within = mile or two of tn
foot OF Lake Pepin. through train
will run to Winona by the middle &
September.
Ten car loads of coal arrived
Minneapolis on Tuesday from Duluth
being portion Of six hundred tons
various kinds to be received by j.
Armstrong. Anthracite ,oal is Sc
ling at the depot, for $3.50 per tor
The Mankato Record says MI
Hosmer, of Jacksonville, has 100 hone
producing hives Of bees, and has o,
tanned this year about 900 poune
Of clear honey----Corn fields, suppose
to have been destroyed by the hs
storm, are showing signs Of recover
On Thursday evening, says tt
Anoka Press, Charles Hurley WIS il
stantly killed at the Minnesota Luu
bering Co.'s mill. Ho was caught t
the left leg 10 belt, and was CARR.
around the main shaft yearly hundre
} times. His body was horribly mai
gled.
The Portland Star says that M
J. Prescott, for many years Sureri'
tendeot Of the Eastern Railroad, b.
tween Portland aud Boston, has be-
appointed to the same position on Il
Northern Pacific Railroad, with be.
quarters at St. Paul.
w. Il. Brownell, formerly Of q
:. agricultural implement firm of Bro
t nell, Doolittle & Co. OF St. Paul, VI
: arrested on Saturday On = requisite
> from the Governor Of Wisconsin, Z
the charge Of hsving stolen ! ho'
/ from Denis Kelly, Of that State
is believed the charge arises form
mistake.
n Tho Waseca Nevs gives a lesgtl
: account Of a difficulty between the ia,
8 lilies Of Barnard Gregory and NJ
, C,uley. The trouble began with ha
, words between the women, and end
i in Joseph Cauley cutting Austin a
}, Charles Gregory very badly With
. scythe: The parties have been I