The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-10
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Blue Earth County.


Negotiations are pending between the st
Paul Il Sioux City and the Chicago Il North
western Railroads for the lease or purchase
of the Mankato 4 New Tim Railroad.
Mr.. Arnold, Town Clerk of Mankato, was
recently shot ut by drunken rascal. Fortu-
natelv no damage was done
The citizens of Sterling are talking about
building cheese factory.
One day. recently. Mr.. Lockwood, of Gar.
den City, had sixteen stacks Of flax burned
A separator standing near by was also burned
The stacks had been insured for the benefit
of Mr. Lockwood's creditors. The fire is sup.
posed TO have had incendiary origin.
Clay County.
The new bridge over the Buffalo River at
Ge,rgeto vn will be 800 feet span and pile,
snd the grade work 600 cubic yards.
One Stowell, an agent of the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad at Moorhead, is said to have
ah>conded.
Dakota County.
There is now visiting in Waterford u woman
"a former resident) who has been married to
five men-all Of them now living-the very
convenient divorce laws Of different States
freeing her four times from Hymen's letters.
Dodge County.
More than forty new buildings were con-
structed in Dodge Center last summer.
Douglas County.
4 new Pr, sbyterian church, built Of Chaska
brick, and costing $4,000, was recently dedi-
Gated al iudom.
Fillmore County.
Eight nice young bloods from different
parts of the county INDUCED in charivari
the other night. in which was combined such
hiyh,tontd amusements as shearing horses
tails and names, etc, aud now the nice young
men are boarding atthe county's expense.
Freedom County.
.1orycr On>argcr. an old resident Of Ban
croft. recently had his arm broken by throw
ing bog over his shoulder.
As4lnepin County.
\ union poultry exhibition is to be held at
Minneapolis during the coming winter. The
regular premium list will amount to $1,000,
and numerous special premiums will be
added.
The coffin warehouse of n. +. Warner, Of
Minneapolis, was burned on the morning of
the II h. Loss 81, 500.
". 4. Croffut has sold his half interest in
the Minneapolis E,enny Mail TO his partners,
Johnson ard Smith.
Jackson County.
Mrs. Miles Lindsey lost fine two-year-old
steer few days since by black-lcg. Several.
eases of death from this disease have oc-
Cured in the county during the summer.
E1andi y Obi County.
The editor Of the Wilmar Republican was
recently unceremonously knocked down
in the street by Henry Hayes, on account of
the publication of an article rejecting on
Hayes character.
LIE Sueur County.
Thomas Burkheimer, conductor Of
freight train on the ST. Paul It Sioux City
Railroad, was badly bruised lately at kasota
hv falling between the caboosc car and the
platform.
Lyon County.
Thomas Hetcron. who shot his wife at
Fort Ripley a year ago, has been sentenced to
State Prison for life.
Martin County.
Another appeal for aid for the grasshopper
sufferer. Of the county has been made.
Edward Bigg. resident of East Chain
Lake. was recently drowned in the lake. He
hid been skating on the lake nearly all day,
aud about four o'clock was on the point OF re-
turning 10 the house when he skated into an
uirhole & mile from the mill, and went to the
bottom. He rose TO the surface twice, and
each time endeavored to get upon the firm
icr. but it was not strong enough and kept
breaking away. Finding himself unable to
yet out. and seeing that his time had come,
with remarkable presence Of mind he took
oiIt his pocket book and account book and
threw them out upon firm ice, and then sank
h the bottom.
sicoiiet County.
The people of st. Peter are trying to raise
>rap@n bonus for the Sioux City Company, on
condition of its building turn-table and en-
zine house there, and running a daily passen-
ger trai,, between there and st. Paul.
OImstead County.
Frank Franklin, seventeen years old, was
run over by the cars at Dover, the other after
noon, and fatally injured.
Ramsey County.
The official canvass Of the vote for Congress
men recently made by the State Board of
Canvassers, at st. Paul, shows the following
results. DunDcll. rllSL DlStIlSt, SS'c, CtAdIt,
Second District, 22s; King, Third District,
23le
4 few days ago Samuel Pox, clerk il the
Minneapolis Il st. Louis Railway depot, st.
Paul, in a hit Of crazy inebriaton made a
desperate attempt on his own life with a
razor, bat was disarmcd. The interference
50 euraged him that he seized a dull knife
and endeavored to cut his throat, but only
lroGut led a slight wound.
William 1llingworth, Of St. Paul, recently |
are ted and charged by Capt. Ludlow,
Uuited States army, the engineer who accom- |
panied the Custer Black Hills expedition,
win e,nbezzling Photographic negatives Of
scenes through which the expedition passed,
had trial the other day and was discharged.
The evidence failed to show that the property |
alleged to have been embezzled belonged to the |
United States. |