The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
Minnesota Matters.
NICOLLET.

was held in the upper building last week,
Wednesday evening. This is the second of
series to be given for the benefit of the pa
tients this winter.
A belligerent individual, who had
evidently taken an overdose Of "obejoyful,"
in St. Peter, made bad mistake in attacking |
a gentlemaa in front of the post-ofice in that |
place. He was rolled off the sidewalk rather |
unceremoniously, and when he picked him
self up the esprit" did not ''move" him to
have a REPETITION Of the maneuvre performed
upon him again that night.
St. Peter Tribune s'We hear of a
most disgracelul row that occurred in town
last night, in which few drunken young
men and boys abused large crowd of peace
fully disposed people at the Northwestern
Hotel. When people here are s'bull-dozed''
and whole city like this detied by half
dozen boys, it is not difficult to understand
how the negroes down South can be intimi-
dated. No one need wonder about that any
longer. We understand that an effort is
being made to bring the boys to justice to-
day.
Snow has entirely disappeared from
Delano and vicinity and will not return TO
least year. So says the Eagle. It IS Geo.
Snow that paper refers to.
John Beck, a German owning con-
fectionery in Howard Lake, was arrested by
the United States marshal and taken to St.
Paul, on charge Of disposing Of whisky or
bitters without license.
The young people of Howard Lake
were last week invited to a chopping bee to
aid needy widow. The men carried saws,
axes, ETC., the ladies their quilting frames,
good graces, etc. In the evening social was
held and all hands went in and had good
time, and the widows heart was made glad.
j. B. Marshall, proprietor OF the
Lake Shore House, Howard Lake, attempted
to commit suicide, on Saturday last, by shoot
ing himself. 1t seems that Tor long period,
or at least two years, he has, upon the sight
est provocation OF his family or creditors,
| threatened to hang or shoot himself. Coming
to the, perhaps wise consclusion, on Satur-
day, that at 8 o'clock was the accepted time,
| he hurried to his room and discharged shot
from his revolver, but owing to his unsteady
nerves, or as your reporter and others who
are acquainted with him verify believe, for
the sole purpose Of terrifying his family, the
shot did no further damage than to carry away
few locks OF hair.
FARIBAULT.
The Gazette has been having a little
experience in bulldozng fellow for alleged
misconduct The man ''took it up" and
threatened the editor, with dire vengeance,
but Plumley is spunky and only doubled the
dose in his next paper.
Wells Gazette: We judge that the
Preston Republican must be running on q
cash basis, at least we fail to discover any
credit business in its G. 1.-ns
Mr.. j. M. Nye. for a number of years
train dispatcher on the Southern Minnesota
has resigned. Mr. Friedlander is lis success.
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OLMSTED.
Three attempts at burglary were
made in Rochester, in one night lately The
first was at the grocery store OF Mr.. W. w
Gilbert Only few small articles were taken
| The second was at the Hardware store OF / +
Van Dooser. The thief appropr lated The
| small change from the money drawer ano
three or four reviewers. The third was at Mr.
| g. W. Proctor's meat market; nothing beins
taken.
The Post says young blizzard pass
ed over that city one week ago, the meacury
on the following night going down to twenty
five degrees below zero.
The new and elegant Odd Fellow!
Hall, in Rochester, was appropriately dedicat
ed on the night OF December z.
Another shocking accident occurred
at the wind mill near Potsdam last week b,
which the miller, Mr., Leeman, Tell frsm tn
tower to the ground, causing his death in
lew hours.
Willie Ames, Of Potsdam, slipped OF
the ice discharging pistol hecsrried in hi
pocket: the ball entering his thigh and caus
ing a very dangerous wound.
wABAsHA.
The Reads Landing correspondent 0
the Wabasha Herald says he has taken pain
TO ascertain the number Of families in the vii
lage and by an actual count We find th
product to he one hundred and four, and
, we apportion five to each family, which prob
, ably il correct, We then have population
, 81 five hundred andtwenty persons includin
men women and children
4 large owl was seen the othe
morning, a. Reeds, with steel trap a:tache
/ to one Of his legs
John Brown, Of Glasgow. while on
! jornev TO visi. relatives in Canada and a bro;f
e. in Massachusetts,. fell asleep On the cars b
tween Saraia and Toronto, and on awaken
ing found he had been robbed Of his pock'
book containing $500 in money and note II
500 Mr.. Brown il one Of the most worth
E citizens vi this section
I. WTNGsA.
), Five young men got on spree in tn
: village 9. Beaver, in ;his county, and procees
: ed to the house Of widow woman name
: Mrs Gray, where they kicked mp disgrace
:, u row. They broke the windows, pi.che
) the store, the bed and the sewing -machir
; into the street. cut the ieather-bed open an
spread the feathers broadcast, and turned Il
: woman and her two children, one SIX and Il
other nine years old, Ont into the cold n
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