The Grange advance., 1874-08-26
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

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The air was full Of grasshoppers Ay-
ing over St. Cloud last Monday in a
southerly direction. E s.*H ,v.@s.
NEARLY fifty buildings have already
been or are in course of. construction
the present year in Litchfeld.
OwAroSNA has Cleared away its bond
ed debt for railroads, all but $$4OO, and
owes besides only for its school house.
A YOUNG son of Henry Keepers of
Lanesboro, accidentally fell into the
river Thursday evening and was drown
ed. -.- =7s,s =
Mn. CAuGHRAS, Of the Sauk valley,
in Stearns county, harvested and mar.
keted 33 acres of, oats, yielding so BUSH
els to the acre, in 20 days from seeding.
i ssSEvERAL buildings at St., Ct:=-...o7ss, .os,
*Winona county, were burglariously en-
tered Wednesday night of last week.
The thieves obtained, but little booty.
CATHERINE THoRros, Henry Clay P.
O., Delaware, wants to know the where
abouts of her husband, Patrick Thorn
ton, who left Delaware last April for
Brainerd, MINI.
RuDoLpH PRA1L, of Mankato, about
ten years Of age, while playing with the
stave.jointer in the mill Of Albert Volk,
of Lake Emily, had the fingers Of one
hand cut off. -
OVER Alexandria, Monday, locusts
were observed high up in the air, flying
in southeasterly direction. Flying
swarms of them were also observed at
Big Lake and Kandiyohi. ~ T.:
WEDNESDAY night burglars visited
two hotels in Shakopee with success.
From the Farmers Home they abstract
ed three pocket-boeks containing about
$36; from the Northwestern. Hotel
about the same.
ANDREW Roos, held for the murder of
L. Wilson, saloon keeper at St. John s,
had q preliminary. examination Wed
nesday and was committed to await the
action of the grand jury at the Septem-
Der court.
THURSDAY morning last, Friedrich
Jacotshagen, an old settler of Mankato
township, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself with a pistol. He has been
sick for many years, and his suicide
was result of'sloss of hope that he
would ever recover.
SENATOR RAMSEY has been engaged to
deliver an address at the Southern Min
nesots Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair to be held at Mankato on the 10th
of September, and Sam. Ben,an will de.
liver the address Of the Blue Earth
County Fair at Garden City.
Mr.. NJ. HAAS Of Chimney Rock. lost
three stacks Of wheat BY fire the other
day. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from sparks escaping from the
smoke stack Of a steam thresher of
Fred. ,Schickling. Estimated loss of
wheat, three hundred bushels.
ALFRED Bishop, an cmrloye of Miller
+ Stefen in Hastings was kicked by a
horse on Friday Of last week, receiving
the blow in the forehead, and iniuring
one Of his eyes. He will recover the
use Of his eye. and is able to be around.
= The fourth annual fair Of the Nicol.
let County Agricultural Society is to
be held at. Nicollet station on the 18th
and 10th Of September. A good exhi-
bition and a large attendance is ex:
pected. The stock fair and sale on the
second day will undoubtedly attract
many. - &C..
Vocr & HILL have just finished build
ing a Touring mill on Wells creek two
miles above Frontenac, for Kroll. + &
Keye..s The building is 80 feet square
and four stories high ;Sit IS built for
four runs of stone, but only three are
now in. With the machinery it will
cost about $4,000 The water.power
hasS25feet head. IL
GRAssHoPPERs are said to be very
numerous near GAINESVILLE, and appear
to be depositing their eggs. Every
clear day when the wind is in the west
or northwest quantities Of grasshop-.
pers can be seen passing over Waseca,
and from present appearances it is
feared that these pests will aff1ict Wa
seca county next season. ~
ID. r. MACDONALD Of Faribault was
thrown from a wagon near Waseca
week before last, and falling upon the
stump Of an amputated arm, fractured
itzabove the elbow. The limb was, set.
and was doing well till last Saturday 1
evening, when, in going home between
ten and. eleven Q clock, het.afell over + & {
scantings that lay across the sidewalk:
and again injured his arm 50 ssa &:asksii
SUPERINTENDENT Holly was in La.
Crosse Thursday the 18th, and took 4 I
cheerino rennrt Of thn. iwheats c,nn =, ~