The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
The land Office of the Winona e. ST..
Peter railroad at Marshall will be opened

The land Office ofthe Winona e. ST..
Peter railroad at Marshall will be opened
81 Sept. /.
Capt. D. Heavy, of Mankato, who
was recently sent to St. Peter as insane
has recently returned to his home.
G. j. Corass, young farmer residing
IA Saratoga township, Winona county,
hung himself ON the 10th, no reason
being known for the untimely deed.
Harrington, Dakota county, had an
elspement on the l4th ''hish contracting
parties" being ayoung man named Wheel
or and Miss Atz.
A large rotary saw in the mill of You>
mans, Bros. & Hodgins of Winona, burst
On the 10Th in thousand pieces, denot-
ing as loudly as cannon re-
port. Fortunately no one was injured.
After some spuabbling, VIM. Harring-
ton, ex-treasurer Of Dakota county, has
come to an agreement with the county
auditor, whereby the formers alleged
balance due will be settled, and prOse-
cution avoided.
About midnight on the 10Th the groce.
~ OF b. Howe, Winona, was discover
cd to be on fire. BY the prompt efforts
Of the police and the fire department the
iRcipient blaze was speedily extinguished
and u ccndagration avoided.
William II. Garlock, who entered the
Second National Bank of Winona as
messenger, has been gradually promoted
until on the 18th and shortly after attain
ing his majority, he was appointed assist
9nt cashier, the reward Of industry and
fidelity.
On the night of the 14th, James Hold
gins. about "a years of age residing in
Faribault, was shot, under suspicion OF
being ''crooked," by Policemen Reed and
Godfrey. Hodgins died from his wounds
On the 10th, just "a hours after the
shooting
A short crop is soon harvested. The
Ightest crop we have seen on these
prairies has just been harvested, the
city paper notwithstanding. Right in
the midst of the great wheat field Uf the
state we hear none but discouraging
reports. - RainUielO NeaOs.
Redwood county, at special election
10 be held on the 18th, will vote upon
specially bonding the county to the ex>
tent OF S5O, 900 in aid of the Minnesota
Valley Railway company. On the same
day the village of Redwood Falls will
similarly vote on bonding itself $4,000
worth.
At a special meeting of the led Wing
sity council, on the 18th, the licenses Of
nine saloon keepers were revoked for
selling liquor on the previous Sunday
On the 18th, another special meeting was
held OF the august body, and the who lie
nine licenses were restored.
From the tact that Ohio parties, inter
ested in the Midland railroad project,
have recently visited the region to be
traversed by the proposed railroad, hopes
are Still entertained that the road will be
constructed. A determination, one wa,
or the other. will shortly be arrived at
The Red Wing Institute has been re
organized under dictatorship OF Rev.
VIM. +. Stanley pastor of the Baptis,
church of Red Wing. with Mrs W. p.
Wood rs lady principal and Miss Anna
Whelon rs teacher OF music and Latin
The institute will be opened for scholars
Of both sexes on the 3olh prox.
The Lutheran church in Helen town.
ship, Mcleod county, has been closed
against its pastor. Rev. Mr.. Shurmier,
until certain charges preferred against
him by leading members have been set
tied. The most damaging arrangement
MIR. Shurmier has to confront is the allie
CATION that he was never ordained. Ii
being claimed that the ''papert." which
he presented to the church and on which
he secured the passionate, was forged.
Allen Custer was accidentally shot bv
Martin King. near Howard Lake.
Wright county, on the l4th. The former,
in passing through the latter's corn. dis
covered some chickens. which he en-
deavored to scare by throwing up his
hands. kink thinking it was hawk.
or something of the kind. fired into the
field II random shot, which penetrated
the lower part OF Clusters abdomen, in.
dicting dangerous wound from which
his recovery is doubtful.
On the afternoon of the 18th. as Ayus>
tine McClintock WAS passing through
some timber ON the middle East Prairie.
Rice county. two bare-headed meu, with
their faces bedaubed with mud as . dis.
guise, suddenly sprang from the bushes.
presented revolver. and demanded Nc
Clintock's money. He yielded all he had
-$2-then his watch, but refusing to
give up his coat. he ran and was fred at
without effect, however. Two parties
are now in custody on suspicion OF being
the highwaymen.