The Grange advance., 1873-10-15
GOODHUE COUNTY ITEMS.

VII OuHuay nIguI, ueI"ceu One Suu TWO
o'clock, burglar entered the house of
E. D. Brisbin, corner Of Sixth and Bush
streets. Mr.. Brisbin's wife not being
well, lamp was kept burning, though
turned down: Mr.. Brisbin had just gone
to sleep and Mrs. Brisbin was also begin
ming to doze, when she aroused her
husband with the information that there
was burglar in the room Mr.. Brisbin
Immediately rose and saw the man in the
room and saw him leave by the kitchen
window, through which he had entered.
The burglar walked without Doise.
Mr.. Brisbin immediately dressed him.
self and went down Bush street to Fifth
and there saw the burglar in company
with another man. He followed them
west on Fifth street and then went down
to Main street, where he found officer
Westby and they together walked up
Main to Broadway. In front of Mrs.
McGlashan's were the two men they
wanted, standing in the street several
steps from the sidewalk. Mr.. Westby
arrested them and took them to the
lookup.
One Of the men gave his name as
James Mcclure and claimed to live in
Lacrosse. He is young man, short,
thick-set, and has very dark, coarse
hair and mustache. He had a gold
watch which he afterward threw out of
the window of the lookup.
The other man was younger and taller,
had yellow hair, small mustache and
light eyes. He said his name was Duffy.
In the morning the prisoners were
sepafately brought before Squire Hasler,
Mcclure being examined first. He asked
for no council and pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brisbin were the chief
witnesses, Mr.. Brisbin clearly identifying
him as the man he had seen in his house,
and his wife picking him out from several
others. Mr.. and Mrs. Brisbin missed
four half dollars and one-dollar bill lin
wallet) and ladies pin. &c. Stevens
found the wallet empty near Mr.. Wealth
erby's, and the money was afterward
found outside Of the lookup, near the
door. The prisoner was held for trial
and committed in default Of $500 bail.
Nothing was proved against Duffy,
except that he was in company with
Mcclure few minutes after the robbery,
and he was discharged, but was made to
answer to charge Of being drunk. He
pleaded guilty, was fined five dollars,
couldn't pay it and was remanded to jail.
ABSTRACT OF Personal PRopsRrY.-We
have already given our readers an ab-
stract of total personal property and
some Of the leading products of the
several towns in the county, rs returned
to Mr.. Willard by Assessors, and now
give the entire footings Of all classes of
items for the county. The total valus-
tion of personal property is 81 ,623, 1892;
exempt from taxation, 1852, 1866; taxable
personal property, $1,27l, ,657; horses
under three years old, 1887; value of
same, $56, ,434 average value, $27.90;
horses over three years old, 7,34e value
Of same $4ss, ,os9; average value, $5e.es;
cattle under two years old, 1864 value
of same, $46, ,597; average value, $5.es;
cows over two years old, 1876; value,
$11o,e76 average value, $12.ss fat and
working cattle over two yea rs old, 3,195;
their value, $57, ,5sa; average value $1s.-
o2; mules and asses, 2s5 value, $1e, ,595;
average value, $6s.75; sheep, 1924
value, $s,lo3; average, $l.l4; hogs,
1921; value, $4,000; average, 2.2s;
nuwber Of carriages, 311; value, $12,-
322; average, $s9.62; watches, s99;
value, $6,5s5; average, 1850; pianos,
sa; value, $3.50; average value, $l1s,-
81; personal property not otherwise
enumerated, $3l9, ,456; value of proper
ty appertaining to merchandise, $780,
292; appertaining to manufacturing,
$34, ,047; moneys, credits and book &C.
counts, $229, ,578; value of bonds and
stock $1,000; gold and silver coin and
bank notes, $ls, 1856 bank stock and
other capital used in banking business,
$65, 900; Improvements on and interest
of claimants in lands entered under
homestead act, $3,860.