The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.
! George, young son Of Isaoe

MINNESOTA NEWS.
George, young son Of Isaoe
West, was drowned at Hokab. :
An unmarried neither 10 st Paul
killed her child on Sabbath and threw
the body into 4 vault.
1t has been decided to hold the
State Fair at st. Paul, commencing
the 17,h Of September.
-"Never was there better SHOW for
good crops Of wheat in this section than
now," says a Chatdeld correspondent
WIN. KoNelley, living near Pres
ton, caught 4 large catemount in a
trap which he had set fur other var
mint.
Saratoga township voted bonus
Of fifteen thousand dollars, Saturday,
in aid of the Winona & Southwestern
railroad.
"A daughter Of silas Luad, living
about three miles from Spring Valley,
committed suicide by hanging on Satur-
day the Oath ult.
"A Mr.. Doud, Of Dodge county, has
set out ono and one-balf miles of will
Nv cuttings this spring, which he ex-
poets to grow into a good fence in a
fe" years. A good investment.
j. r. Clark, ESQ.,, has set out
this spring, 40 orchard Of 100 apple
trees over Bears creek in East Roohes-
ter. He has put ont as a wind.break
for his orchard belt OF Lem5ardy pop
lars and other trees.
"A constant stream Of emigration
is passing through, if not into Roches-
ter. We have eeen fourteen springs
in this latitude and have never seen a.
much emigration, so early in the sea-
son as We have seen during the present
ene.-Record
Geo. Strach, of the Doth Infantry
Band at Fort Smelling, made desperate
efforts to commit suicide on Sabbath
last He cut his throat with razor and
also his wrists. He was laboriDg under
delirium tremens at the time.
-On Thursday, the I'd ult., the
residence of J. ". Dresser, Of Ovation
ma, with most of the contents, was des-
troyed by fire. The family, who were
sleeping in the upper portion of the
building, had barely time to escape, so
rapidly did the flames spread. Loss
81 500, insurance $4,000.
Mr.. J. II. Davis, of Mankato,
purchased few days since of David
Freer Of Faribault county, a pair Of
beef cattle which weighed $500
pounds. Tho price paid was Sets,
per pousd, netting Mr.. Freer the sum
Of $l85 for his cattle. It pays to
raise good stock every time.
On Tuesday Of last week, Miss
Jennie W., daughter Of Bishop Whip
pie, was married at Faribault to Mr..
Fl. A. Scanerett, of Uniontown, Pa.
The wedding was quite an elegant af.
fair. The ceremony was performed
by the Bishop, and the young couple
started gu the evening train the same
day for the East.
About three O'Clock on Tuesday
morning three men entered tho mill Of
White & Beynon, at Lanesboro, knock.
ed down and gagged the night miller,
VIM. Newell, and took what money
was in the desk, which amounted to
ouly $12. The miller was found in.
sensible in the morning, the mill
still running.
The Monticello Times says a
little child Of John E. Allen, of Buff
falo, thrust its arms up to the
elbows into kettle of hot water and
was so badly scalded that it died the
next day.---L. Mcdonald, Of
Otsego, fred three shots at man
named Emery, one Of which inflicted a
a wound, not serious, in the arm.
Cause, jealousy.
The Minneapolis Linseed Oil
Company have manufactured since
1871, $4,000 gallons of oil, consuming
$4,000 bushels of seed. The com.
pauy has distributed among the farm.
ers throughout the State for this
years sowing, $4,000 bushels of seed,
and should the season prove favorable,
they hope next fall to realize there
from lac, 900 bushels.
"A novel wedding took place at
PlainView the other day, the parties
being Mr.. s. O. Seymour and Miss
M. Watson. The ceremony was per-
formed in dancing hall, the floor of
which was filed for dancing except
one Set. Then the to be made happy
couple, followed by three newly mar.
ried couples stepped forward, and form.
ed the licking set. Rev. Mr.. Bowdish
topped into the center Of the circle, aud
performed the ceremony, the music
struck up, and the dance went forward
As if nothing had happened. Plain.
view for style, take tho lead.