The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-30
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Owatonua proposes to give el3, 600
for tho location oi the Baptist academy
1t that point
Fred Woodward. Of Owatonns. shot
an eagle on Tuesday morning which
measured six and one half feet between
the tips Of the wings. 1t took several
we'll ar,sed shets.o bring down the
bird.
Col. Wm Ffender, Of Nov Uln.
has commenced an action agaiuss
Henry Hunter for libel, the latter
having asserted that Col, Pfenier had
been furnished with State money for
private speculation.
The valuation Of personal property
in Ramsey county for taxable purposes
including mortgages, upon which taxes
will be collected only at che farther end
of long law suit, 10 about ten millions
one hundred thousand dollars.
A young lady in Lac qui Parls
comfy has taught school three months
this season, loaded all the grain on 80
acres-load;ng for two teams-aud in
the intervals of rest necessitated BY
vet weather, has cut and made thrse
dresses. That young lady is jewell.
St, Peter Tribune: Foxes seem to
be increasing in numbers in the Big
Woods, and are committing depreds.
tions among the poultry tribes. j. A.
Roberts of Lake Emily, has lost 80 or
40 turkeys and so or 60 chickens in
this way during the present season.
Sibley County Independent: We
learn that Judge Chatfeld has con-
menced to improve, aud that he now
has hopes of q complete recovery II
is the wish Of every citizen Of this
county that he may be restored to
health, and remain the judge of this
district for the next twenty years.
Mrs. Dixie, wife Of Major w. H.
Dixie, of Faribault, eudeavored to com.
nit suicide on Wednesday, by taking
two ounces of laudanum. She then
sent for lady friend and went to bed,
expecting soon to be a corpse, The
dose was too large and caused vomit-
ing, which saved the. ,lady's life. No
cause for the terrible act is learned.
The Methodist Conference at Red
Wing on Monday decided to make the
National Centennial year an occasion
long to be remembered in the history
of the church. Aud with much enthu
siasm it was resolved to raise in this
State the sum of Sl00, 900 with which
to relieve the indeteduess Of Hamline
University. complete the building and
place the institution on a sound iuan.
cial basis,
Last Tuesday freight train on the
Win"na road. just before r'2:I,ias
New Tim, broke IN 'vna',i aI-sr,> j.
cclI;d~a vita yr".; i','2: ,:i,;:,... @s7,
eral commerc.a' 'rs:e!,:rs. t.. Sos j.,
the cahoss:, severely NJ. j t. ila
Cleil.nd Of Rochester, had both knees
cut aud bruised. one, il is feared. ssr;.
ous'y. He returned to Mankato Tues
day, and the night following suffered
great pain from his injuries.
On the 9th inst, o. W, Bullen Of
Haverhill, Olmstead county, received
injuries by a runaway team which
proved fatal Two days afterwards, He
with another man, was engaged in
stacking grain, and when the load was
nearly off the wagon, the team started
to run, and Mr.. Bulien sprang before
the horses and tried to stop them By
striking them with a pitchtork. The
team, kept on, aud Knocked him down
ran ever him, two wheels passing over
his side and abdomen. Three ribs
were broken and other internal inju-
ries received, IRON the effects Of whish
death resulted in 43 hours.