Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-17

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A son Of Michael Mcdonald Of Hud. |
son had his leg caught in the gearing Of
a horse power aud bally mangled.
The Whaley divorce case at Hud.
son, has been continued until the next
term of court.
Two barge loads of railroad iron
were landed at Red Wing last week Mon
day, and more is expected.
The Touring mills of Red Wing are
supplied with slaves and headings from
the Maiden Rock Slave Mill ofsTaylor &
Co.
The boarding cars on the St. Paul
& Chicago Railway have been repaired
preparatory to laying track from Red
Wing down.
The Minnesota State Convention Of
Universalists meets on the 18th of June.
at Saltwater. Rev. j. III. futile. of
Minneapolis, will preach the occasional
sermon.
Miss Pauline Nininger, daughter of
the founder of the city of Nininger in
Dakota county Minnesota. is attracting
considerable attention in New York and
Philadelphia as singer.
Gov. Austin has appointed L. Van
Slyck. of Hastings. upon his staff as judge
advocate general of the state militia with
the rank of brigadier general, the COM
mission bearing date May 9th, 1871.
The firm of Short & Newton, of
Hastings, lumber dealers, were obliged
to suspend on Thursday of last week,
the safe aud books being removed to the
First National Bank. The amount of as
sets and liabilities are not stated.
The Red Wing drgus says Charles
Smith, recently from Vermont, an en-
ployee OF D. B. Kelley, broke one Of his
arms. in two places. Wednesday evening,
by fall from B;x5y's dray.
The Hastings Gazette says Stephen
GuarAner has commenced on the founda.
tons of stone warehouse adjoining his
Touring mill, to be forty feet wide, and
the same length and heighth as the mill,
and costing in the neighbOrhOod of SlO,-
600.
The Hudson Democrat says Drs.
Hoyt & Morrow removed a cancer from
the neither lip of Mr.. Welch, Of the town
of St. 10, an old gentleman of over sew
enty years. The cancer measured about
ono and half inches by about one inch.
His physicians think he viii! be all right
fol lip.
Rates of freight between Saltwater
and Duluth have been reduced about %
cents per hundred. The rates at present
are as follows:
First.class, so cents; second class 40
cents; third class 80 cents; fourth.class
90 cents, per hundred pounds.
The First National Bank of st. Paul
has instituted suit iu the District Court
against the National Marine Bank to re.
cover the sum of $4,000 on a bill of
exchange drawn on William +. Davidson
by Henry Eames.
Some scribe started the rumor that
Geo. K. Shaw, late of the Saltwater
Messenger, s to publish paper at Carl
ton, Minn.,-a town of two houses
George calls the author of the rumor a
STOOL" prefxng tho term with an ad
jective more emphatic than polite.
The Hudson Democrat ha this
item:
At meeting of the City Council, on
Friday evening, II. il. TAYLOR & Co,
were elected City Printers for the ensuing
year. under an agreemeet to do the work
for $50.
The Star and Times puts it in this
way:
The Common Council has again elect
ed the Star and Times as the official pa
per of the city for the coming year.
Thanks.
We are giad to see Horace " thankful
for small favors."
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