The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-25

Miles Lawrence, farmer living near
Rudd, Ia, died suddenly, short time
ago, from an overdose of clOrOform, adj
ministered by his physicians.
"A locomotive fireman in Syracuse,
N. T., was 80 frightened at finding his
engine without enough water in the
0oller, that he was paralyzed, and died q
few hours afterward.
Mrs. Trim, of Mount Morris, Mich,
poured kerosene on bedstead and set it
on nre, IN order to scorch the bugs off.
Inc can she held also exploded, and there
was warm time for bugs and all.
"A man named ohm Wright was killed
at Roscoe, Wis, on the Chicago & North.
western Railroad, recently. Just before
the train, switching, passed cattle chute,
he stuck his head out and had it mashed.
The nitro glycerine house at the Nc
Combef mine, near Ishpenning, Mich,
exploded with a terrific report, a few
mornings ago, blowing into atoms man
named Mills, the time-keeper of the
mines.
At Pittsfield, ILL.,, child of William
McGinnis, eight years old, fell in a well
thlrty-nve feet deep, with six feet OF
water. The father was absent The
mother went down on the rocks and
brought it up alive, but it died.
"A short time since, while the employ
ees OF the steel works of the North Chica-
60 Rolling Mills were romping about the
works, one of them, Swede named Charles
isaacson, was caught in some way in
the elevator, and his neck was broken.
MIR. Noble will, but Mrs. Noble won't,
sell three.fifths of Mobiles island, in
portsmouth Harbor, N. H., which the
railroads want and must have, as they
own all the rest. For six months she has
waged war on the workmen, and on a
recent Sunday two policemen had to at
tend to her while a job of moving was
done.
Mr.. George Deadleaf, of Kane Town.
ship, Iowa, committed suicide recently by
banging himself. A few days before his
ucath lie left home without giving any
days, and then went and Committed the
deed.
! AS Mrs. Carter, whose summer resi-
dence is near Sing Sing, was approaching
the depot in the train from Albany, lasl
week, she put her arm out of the car win.
dow -. wave her handkerchief to her chill
dreu. who TIER. awaiting her arrival, and
at that moment the Cas- passed close to an
iron post, and this struck MS. carriers
arm with such violence that the sonn,. OF
the conclusion was plainly audible to
those sitting near. She, however, did not
utter even the slightest exclamation of
pain. but with the aid of her other hand,
quietly drew ner injured arm into her lap,
and with tightly compressed lips, only
looked the pain she was undergoing.
| am afraid my arm is broken; but please
don't mention it," she said, in answer to
sympathetic glances. An examination
showed that her arm was fractured in two
places, but on the trains arrival at the
depot, she walked quietly to her carriage,
hiding her agony lest it should cause pain
to those dear to her.-Poughkeepsie Eagle.
From Mr.. Abraham Orator, of Fat
land Farm, Lower Providence Township,
Montgomery County, Ala, we learn the
following interesting facts: About year
ago his sons caught large gray owl in
the woods, and taking it home, confined
it in cage and placed it upon the porch
At night this bird commenced to warbIe
the notes peculiar to its species. One
morning shortly after its capture, Mr.
Orator was surprised to see his porch
scattered with feathers, and rabbits
head lying on it. This occurred morning
after morning, when Mr.. Orator came t.
the conclusion that something was feeding
the owl, which he set about finding out
Consequently he put the owl in a recess
under the bake-oven, and fixing doc
upon the trap, went to sleep. In tn
morning the trap had been sprung, tn
door was down, and an additional ow
was found imprisoned. 1t was very evi
dent that this was the mate to owl No. I
as no more rabbits heads or feather
were found after the second owl was cap
tured.-E1chanqe.