The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Becker County.

the accident of boys breaking through the ict
on which they were playing.
blue Earth County.
The citizens of Mankato have recently, b,
a majority of nearly 400, voted against vacat
ing certain streets and alleys for the st. Pau
4 Sioux City Railroad Company.
Miss Kate Giltncr, of Mankato, recently fell
over an abrupt embankmeht fifteen feet
| rolled a short distance, and fell thirty feet
more. Strange to say, she was not badly in.
jured; and, although not positive, believes
she was pushed over.
Cook County.
On the 10th Gov. Davis issued a prOclama'
ton declaring that the provisions of the act
for the establishment of the county of Cook
had been observed, and that the county is
duly organized.
Faribault County.
Mrs. Whitmarsh, of Blue Earth City, fell
down stairs the other day and broke her arm
in three places.
Charles H. Slocum, editor of the Blue Earth
City Post. has been appointed Postmaster of
Blue Earth City.
Fillmore County.
A man named Miner recently attacked his
brothcr-in-law, one Hill, of Carimona, about
three o'clock in the morning. Mr.. Hill and
Miner were engaged in a desperate struggle
while Mrs. Hill went out to arouse the neigh
bors. On their arrival Miner left the house
and attempted to escape, throwing his clothes
away as he ran. He was finally captured the
ether side of the river, almost naked, and
lodged in the county Jail. Miner had been
made raving maniac by hard study upon a
perpetual motion continuance upon which he
hoped to obtain patent.
A newly-arrived Irish cmigrant recently
bought farm at Fountain on which no fall
blowing had been done. Upon hearing of
this, his Irish neiShbors collected for grand
bcc"-brought fifty teams and plowed upon
the land, and in five hours had forty acres
broken.
Hennepfn County.
The Minneapolis Board of Trade contem-
plate the erection of market for the sale of
garden and general kitchen articles.
Sixty Minneapolis coopcrs struck the other
day because their wages were cut down two
cents on Il barrel.
J. L. Gillespie, the engineer in charge of
work on Nicollet Island, was
severely injured recently by being struck on
the head with an iron bolt. He was standing
at the bottom of shaft when the bolt fell
from the top, a distance of sixty feet, and,
striking him on the head, laid open his scalp,
producing dangerous wound.
A German named Anton Krell has been ar
rested at Minneapolis on suspicion of poison
ing William Daily, who died at his house
few days ago.
Houston County.
An incendiary fire at Hokah lately caused
the destruction of the Hokah House and a
dwclling-house belonging to Frank ketsinger
Loss, $1,000.
The railroad shops of the Southern Mime
sofa Railroad are to be moved to Hokah.
Jackson County.
Mrs. Miles Lindsey lost fine two-year-old
steer a few days since by black-leg. Several.
eases of death from this disease have oc
cured in the county during the summer.
kandiyohi County.
Mrs. Hawkins had her house, barns, cattle,
hay and grain destroyed by recent prairie
fire.
lie Sueur County.
The contest for the county seat between
Cleveland and lie Sueur was settled in favor
Of the former place at the recent election.
Lyon County.
Thomas Hetferon, who shot his wife at
Fort Ripley year ago, has been sentenced to
State Prison for life.
County.
The farmers of Swede Grove and Acton
nave decided to build cooperative Touring
mill.
The growth of this county is something
wonderful In 1865 it had only 200 inhab-
tants. To-day it has not less than 1000 legal
'otcrs and population Of 10000.
Sieollet County.
The north wing of the hospital building
or the insane, at St. Peter, is inclosed and the
work accepted.
Olm~tead County.
\ beaver was recently caught in the Zum-
BRO River, near Rochester, which was four
icct long.
The Rochester Post has had the curiosity to
count he number of wagons on the streets for
hree days in succession, and announces the
+CSult lOlIONs. 1C5, StJ aHu cAV.
County.
On the 18th Father Clements, of st. Paul,
administered the final sacrament to Rapp,
who with his wife and Lauderschlager are
held for the murder of Mrs. Lick. The sac
cament was administered on the advice Of
physicians that Rapp is fast passing into a
condition of incurablc insanity. He declares
hat the poisoned liquor found in his cellar
was prepared by his wife and Lauderschlaycr
10 kill him.
The preliminary examination of Raap and
his wife and Landenschlager for the murder
If Mrs. Lick, held on the 18th, resulted in the
prisoners being held for trial at the March
rrm. 1t is thought that Raap has become
insane.
Seven chiefs and six sub-chiefs of the Mile
Lac Indians recently visited Gov. Davis to
complain of the delay in the payment OF their
Gov. Davis issued proclamation on the
9th announcing the annexation of a portion
If Dakota County to this county.
There are five persons in the county Jail
waiting trial for murder.
The bridge at st. Paul, hitherto maintained
Is toll-bridge, has become free by resolu-
ion of the City Council, being the final condi-
ion of the annexation of West st. Paul to
Ramsey County and st. Paul.
Rice County.
The gun shop of H. A. Larsen, OF Faribault,
vas recently burglarized to the extent of
300
Scott Comfy.
few nights ago a team belonging to An
lrew McCarty ran away, at Belle Plaine,
throwing him out of the wagon, the wheel
striking his head, breaking his skull and
horrible wound on his head.
Stearns County.
The county has sold about $50, 900 wort of
laxsced this year.
st. Louis County.
One Of DR.. D'Unger's children, of Duluth,
got into Saratoga trunk the other day, just
or the fun of the thing. The lid suddenly
came down and the spring lock fastened. The
was saved by his sister.