The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-03
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEps.


which turns out $4,000 cigars per week.
TUESDAY afternoon Prof. Denniston
made successful balloon ascension at
Eau Claire.
RED Wing is excited over the pros
pect Of a new laundry under the man
agement of Madame Laughlin.
A THIEF was bagged at Eau Claire on
Tuesday, who gave his name as Johnny
Kelly, and said he came from St. Paul.
CHARLES BAssErr, farmer. living
near Hopkins, Hennepin county, was
thrown from his carriage Wednesday,,
and very seriously injured.
A SON of Mr.. C. Heisler, aged about
seven years, was poisoned on Monday
by eating berries in the woods near St.
Cloud, and died on Tuesday.
ANDREW L1NDGREN's harness shop in
Red Wing was entered by burglars fcn
Tuesday, who took $l6 worth of Bird les
and number of tools.
THE roof OF the temporary hospital for
insane, at St. Peter, caught fire o'l We'd
nesday morning by the burning out Of
a fue. 1t was promptly put out.
The young people Of LcSueur have
prepared to give an entertainment, Of
| vocal and instrumental music, inter-
spersed with tableaux, statuary, &C.,
this evening.
CHARLEY IAsr of Red Wing, walked
in his sleep last Monday night, and was
precipitated from second story win
| dow to the pavement. He
escaped with some severe bruises.
CHARLES LAAK, saloon keeper Of
| Rochester, sold whisky on Sunday to
Charles Avery, an habitual drunkard.
For this double offense he was fined an
even one hundred dollars.
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred on the
Lake Preston road, near Hutchinson.
last Thursday, by which the house,
stable and granary of the late Chris
tolph Reckow were destroyed. Loss
| $500.
CHARLES CAMPBELL, who has been
working i'll the stave factory at Avon,
Stearns county, had three fingers on
his left hand nearly cut off one day
last week. He was oiling the planer,
and IN some way got his hand caught
in the machine.
PROF. WIN. SCHMoTTER is about to
give series of pyrotechnic and fire.
work exhibitions in the larger towns OF
Minnesota, in a pavilion 100 by 200 feet
square, with seating accommodations for
many thousand spectators.
On Saturday last, as Charles Hallett
was tending threshing machine about
two miles south Of Alden, Freeborn
county, his clothes got caught in the
gearing, and in attempting to disengage
them, was drawn in himself and fear.
fully mangled, his throat being cut
completely across. Death was almos,
instantaneous.
D. BANNArYNE, of LeSueur, narrowly
escaped serious accident on Friday
evening, while going to Henderson. II
crossing the river bottom his horse.
became frightened at some men in tn,
grass on the side Of the road, anc
sheered off the road and Immediately
made a dash to the opposite side, throw
ing Mr.. B. out under the horses. 1ht
buggy passed over his body, but with
out injury, and the horses were caugh
after few jumps.
The Democrats and Liberal Republi
cans of Blue Earth county held a con
vention at Mankato yesterday. TIL
attendance Of delegates from the coun
try was light. Ten or twelve town
ships we're not represented. Thirteen
delegates were elected to the Owatonn,
convention Of September fist, and tn
same number to the St. Paul conven
ton, September 23d. The former ar,
all Waite men.
LAST Tuesday night the lightnin,
struck the house of Mr.. VIM. Decker
of Rockville, Stearns county. Tn.
bolt entered the building near the chin
ney, and passed through the bedroom
where Mr.. and Mrs. Decker were sleep
ing, tearing the bed to pieces, and stun
ming Mrs. D. considerably. Although
several persons were in the building
none were seriously injured, and no verl
great amount Of damage was done t
the house.
DURING the storm on last Wednesda,
lightning struck the granary of Osborn
Bros, in Lakeville, Dakota county. ant
set it on fire, burning it to the ground
together with the stable attached
There were six men in the granary q
the time, two of whom were severel,
shocked, though fortunately sustainin;
} no permanent injury. The loss is esti
mated at $1,000 in wheat, buildings
and farm machinery, and was PARTIAL,
insured.
JOHN NE1s, of Hampton, Dakot
county, met with serious accident Of
Wednesday. In returning home sfte
) his days labor he got off the hay racl
. to let down some bars, and in gettin
, on again his team became frightene,