The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-26
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS,

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars have
been expended in LIE Sueur the past year
in new buildings.
The team Of Mr.. Pick ran away ia St.
Cloud, throwing Mr.. P. out and breaking
his leg in two places.
ALE E. HAVEN, editor of the Faribault
Democrat. is candidate for county
School Superintendent.
A LITTLE daughter Of Mr.. Booth Of. At.
water was burned to death q few days
since by her clothes taking fire.
SAuK CENTRE has voted $4,000 for the
salaries of the teachers in her public
schools during the ensuing year.
|. THos. Gill. Jr., while painting the
Episcopal church at St. Cloud, fell from
a scaffolding and was badly injured.
Rev. GEO. WH1pPLE. uncle Of Bishop
Whipple Of Minnesota, died at Brook q,
N. T., on the 18th inst, aged u years.
In Elgin, Wabashaw county, ON We'd
nesday last, Mrs. Day, while about her
usual household duties, fell dead from
heart disease.
A Mr.. JOIN NJ. WARNER and wife of
Owatonna, have been convicted of lar
ceny, for stealing from clothes lines. &C..
and fined 500.
THE granary Of L. S. DOMAIN, in the
lower part Of Nicol'et county, WAS burned
on Sunday. 1t contained . quantity of
wheat and some corn.
THE house and barn Of John Spath. in
the town of Grove, Stearns county, was
burned on Sunday last. The contents Of
both were destroyed.
The residence of John Stowell, near
Mantorville, Dodge county, wss burned
on Monday, together with its contents.
Insured in the Phoenix Of Hartford for
$500.
MantorvillesErpress: The sheriff ana
constables are the biggest whelt opera
tors we havc about here now. Every
day they come in with caras an gobbled
from some poor unfortunate.
JOIN CLENENsoN, OF Douglas county,
h en- sentenced to 800 fine and ten
months Imprisonment for running over
with his sleigh, last winter, and killing
an old man named Carl Wet.erling. He
is confined in Jail at St. Clond.
MAxKAro Union: The St. Paul
Pioneer Press f Tribune, said = false
thing in the following headlines to its
report Of the Minnesota Synod 1.-The
members pledged to use their influence to
save the State from the stain of Repudia-
ton"
LIE SUEUR Sentinel: Michsel Collins,
one Of the prisoners bound over for the
attempted abduction Of James Robbins
child, escaped on Saturday. He was in
charge Of Deputy Sheriff Hess. in Cor
dova, awaiting bail, when he concluded
that leg bail was most easily given.
The farmers Of Kandiyohi county have
held meeting and resolved to protect the
prairie grass with which to burn up young
hoppers next spring. For this purpose
town committees are appointed to pillow
and burn around town lines
lie Roy Independent: Our mouth is
open for inspection to al parties desiring
to know whether DR.. Cole does first class
work in the line of dentistry. de per.
formed quite an extensive cpei alton upon
our teeth, and We unhesitatingly recon-
mend his work.
MARTIN county Sentinel: Willis Snow
Of "Fairmont'' has q good team
which he offers to sell At a reasonable
price, payment to be made when Hayes
and Wheeler are elected. Here's chance
for some Of You sanguine Democrats.
| Who will take It Don't all speak at
once.
A PEW days since Mr. Charles Crosby,
living near Chatfield, lost four stacks OF
wheat one wagon and double harness and
> fine pair of horses by FIRE. A separator,
belonging to other parties Was also
burned. Mr.. G. was using ; steam
engine to do his thrcshing. and the Ere
Was caused BY sparks from the engine.
RKAD's LANDING Press: Somebody tried
to burn the old Yale college chapel last
week. By throwing > powder ball shout
the size Of mans hat through the VIM
dow. By accident, when the ball sxplod-
ed, the rebound sent it through another
window to distance Of nearly twenty
feet away from the building. The dam
age WAS slight, with the exception Of the
Windows, in which every pane Of glass
vas shattered b the explosion
THs Old Settlers Of the St. Croix hsld
their first meeting n Saltwater On
Wednesday LIST, and had very interest
ing session The banquet ~ Rcd q
the Sawyer Hoase, md Is i hid that for
nearly two hours tle di1ing han vas :
scene u unalloyed pleasure 6Gssehes