The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-09-30
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MINNESOTA NEWS.

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The proposition to issue bonds.
for water works at Mankato was de-
feated. - 4 e..
Major Dike's wife attempted sui.
eide, but the dose Of laudanum was
too large.
One firm in Albert Lea shi ps
car load of butter to New York near
ly every week.
Wash McNear, the Bismarck ne
gro murderer, has been sentenced to
hang Nov. 9th. He confessed the
crime.
The we'll known Winona lumber
firm of John and G. Robinson, have
suspended. Liabilities, $4,000; as
sets, $330,000.
Julius Just, lad about seven
years Of age, living at Rapidan, Blue
Earth county, was kicked by a colt a
few days ago, breaking his right arm.
The official census of Winona
county is II, 1893, and Becker county
2,253. There are only Ramsey and
Faribault to be heard from officially.
Friday little son of Hans En-
ickson, near Cokato, was so badly
scalded by falling into pan Of boil
ing sorghum as to die the following
day.
Col. John Ball, of Winona, a
gallant officer of the First regiment
and afterwards of the Eleventh, is
sick at Watertown New York, and
can live but a short time.
AT Mankato;; Saturday, a boy
named Murphy, about twelve years
old, while playing on a car partially
loaded with lumber, was instantly
killed by the lumber falling on him.
WIN. F. Rattray, Of Minneapolis,
committed suicide Monday afternoon
by taking poison. He had got him
self into good condition for this by
q steady and liberal use Of whisky,
We are informed that a baby boy
was born in Forest City one day last
week, the mother of whom was owe,
so, and the father upwards. of 70
and yet people will claim that this
section is a bowling wilderness!-
1 itchfeH Ledger.
Young Diamond, son and depu
ty of Sheriff Diamond, arrested fo1
abusing Dunbar, the insane man
whom he was taking to the asylum
waived an examination and CAV
bonds for his appearance at mex
term of court.
Christian Roland, of Butternu
Valley, Blue Earth county, aged 13
had both hands cut off by falling 81
that bis hands came directly in from
Of the sickle of moving machine
He was walking behind the machin
and fell forward.
i "A terrible accident occurred il
the Grange mill, Faribau]t, Tuesda
afternoon. Cyrus Petit, an employ
in the mill, became entang]ed in tn
machinery, and suffered shocking in
juries. Both arms were broken so tina
amputation became necessary, an
he was otherwise terribly hurt. A
last advices his life was IN doubt:
!. John G. Williams, formerly Q
Minneapolis. now of the Northern
Pacific junction, received an awful
stroke from. piece Of timber, whic]
was thrown from the. saw gearing a
Payne's mill, at that place, on las
Wednesday. His lower jaw wa
broken and part of his face cut bad
ly-altogether a very serious injury
An accident happened about tw
miles north Of Hokah on Thursda,
last by which an old man by tn
name Of Reteke was killed. He at
tempted to 90 to the drivers stand OF
the threshing machine, (mounte'
power, while it was in motion, an,
was caught between a lever ant
:; wheel and life was almost instantl,
crushed out of him.
About four o'clock Friday after
noon a child about five years old,
son of Mr.. Hans Erickson, Twin,
about three miles from Cokato, Will
playing near where his father wa
boiling sorghum, fell into. a pan Q
boiling syrup, covering his little bod,
with the boiling liquid; burning hin
so badly that when his clothes wer
taken off nearly the entire skin of tn
arms, body and limbs came off wit
them. The child died at IL o'cloc]
Saturday night. This is the last g
three children, two girls and one boy
AKENTUcKY SOCIETY INCIDENT.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
They had an interesting little so
ciety incident over at Paris, Ky
Friday night, at the ball which woun
up the Bourbon county fair. /