The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-02
MINNEsOTA NEWS.


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Mrs. H. N. Dale, Of Faribault
fell down stairs Thursday, breaking
one bone Of her leg. i
Is. A. Jewett has sold two.thirda
Of his addition to Minneapolis, about
% acres, for $50, 900.
Major Voolfolk, lately Of Man
kato, has entered upon the practice
Of law in Denver, Colorado.
The dwelling house Of Mrs. J.
Brunswick, Saltwater, was burned
Monday. Loss, $1,000; insurance
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5-Ms.H o. f. Bardwell, Of Manka-
to, fell Tuesday, dislocating her wrist
aud breaking one Of the bones Of he,
arm. - 80 a., '', =, .@,1
james Brown, who murdered bis
wife at Minneapolis a few weeks ago,
plead guilty Friday and was sentenced
to State prison for life. ''
Henry Curtiss is in jail at Roch-
ester for having forged the name Of
John W. Brand, living near Hamil-
ton, to a note for $3.50.
John Ferguson, of Austin, who
had been hauling, wheat for. w. L.
Austin, drew $426. for wheat brought
to town, and then vamoosed. :.
"A portable engine attached to a
separator near the barn of James Mid.
dleton, at Woodbury., exploded on
Tuesday morning. Nobody hurt.
The dwelling house Of DR.. F. A:
sanborn, Of Exist Rochester, was
burned Sabbath, With part Of its con.
tents. Los 81, 1906; partially insured.
-R. r. Howard has been arrest
ID ut Wasec> for having embezzled
$1,000 while acting as agent of the
w..ee" County Ge5rapge Association
-Ex.Governors =: Ramsey and
Mazshall, and Commodore VIM. F.
Davidson, represented Minnesota at
the Southern Paeifc railroad conyen.
ton held lat xesk il St. Louis
Arthur McCazt has been con.
victed Of murder Il the second de.
gpee for tho killing Of Michael or Con-
nor At Hyde Park, Wabashs county:
The penalty i Imprisonment !: for his.
---,A ~! shooting affair took place 1t
Chiska, Sabbath night, in>r:which a
man by the name Of Dirk was shot
through the arm BY Van Melken.
Dirk is not considered dangerously
wounded.
~ -
". v. Middaugh, of Dodge
Centre, who started for .Owatonna
November 10th, with $500 on his
person, has not been heard: of since
and fears are entertained that he has
been murdered.
Widow Pugh, of Belgrade, had
10 acres of corn, and did not hoe a
hill of it, because she noticed that as
soon as corn was hoed the 'hoppers
ate it. She harvested 900 bushels of
ears.-Ma,skato Ihsaon.
The little son Of Joel. G. Lee, of
Spring Valley, was very seriously
scalded one day ast?:week, by over
turing upon his head and shoulders
apail Of hot water which had been
left upon a chair, Hhile Mis-. Lee was
in the adjoining rooe y :. .>.>~
The mail and express car bound
west on the. Northern Pacific, was
burned on Tuesday last at Brainerd,
together with a large Canadian. and
some United States mail. The fire is
supposed to have originated from
mail bags falling against the stove.
james Sample, an elderly gentle
man living about - miles southwest
Of Spring Valley, met his death at his
farm on Saturday last by being thrown
from colt he had been riding. When
discovered hewas lying on the ground,
the horse having returned ride rless.
Saturday morning at St. Paul
Oliver Beaudoin was driving a truck
across the track of the St. Paul and
Pacific railway, when a switch engine
backing down struck hie truck, break.
ing it in two, and throwing him on
the track, when the engine passed
over both legs just below the knee.
Amputation was performed. He
died next day. r..
"a FIRE At Minneapolis, Wednee.
day evening, destroyed three business
blockson Washington avenue-Beal' !.
photograph xallery;W: Nell's grocery
store; and A. .Soanenherg's grocery
and saloon, the fire originating in the
latter building. !: The total loss il
>17Mo; partially insured: Mr.
Rs@Ks loss is $4,000 i without any in:
Tho Minneapola ,miuers are in a
cold sweat. Their mills are ,erlasmmed
full Of flour, tto Fl, xhiek they .cannot
find storage room, nor cans in which
to reach : market, >. They secured fifty
cars yesterday, whlersa,s tb;ey; wanted
several times fifty. The railroad
company is taxed to IDS utmost in the
49, Dr.