Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON.

mile from home and brutally outraged by
negro named Taylor Combs. For similar o.
lenses Combs has twice been sentenced to the
nenitentiary-once in 1859 for 20 years for
which. after Q years. imprisonment he was
hardened out by Gov. Austin, and again in
1872 when he was sent up for five years, which
term has Just expired. He was arrested at
Wescott, in Dakota county, two days AFTER
wards.
Grain is growing very thriftly....
Work on the Catholic seminary is being
rapidly pushed forward. "A Mr.. Mclaughlin,
who recently lectured in Rochester, was one
of the Light Brigade which made the famous
charge at Balaklaya. "A camp meeting VIII
be held near Chester on the 14th.. Charles
Culver, of Rochester, was recently seriously
hurt by being thrown from buggy. The
frame of barn, 100x30 feet, belonging 10
d. F. Mack, of Viola, was lifted up and crushed
by q high wind on the LIST inst. On Satur-
day night the residence of Mr.. A. V. Park
caught fire from the bursting OF lamp that
had been left burning, but turned down, IN one
of the sleeping apartments, while the family
were temporarily absent The fire must have
been burning over an hour, and when it broke
out through the roof it went very rapidly, SO
by the time the fire department had 1t extln-
guished, all the second story was burned.
Loss, 81 600.
A horse belonging to Henry Buck was
accidently killed last week. Joseph Desilets
foot was recently badly cut by an ak falling on
it.. The County Treasurer has received
over $4,000 in payment of taxes in one month
through the county, purchasing stock The
crops in Kelso and Arlington towns are look
ing well Forty or fifty barrels OF coal tar
and the necessary sheet iron for grasshopper
Auditor for distribution -. Henderson had
baby party lately. "A teachers Assoei-
alton will be held at New Auburn June 10th
IA handsome new Lutheran church Is
being erected in Arlington township.
Faxon, Jessenland and Washington Lake
townships will raise good average crops this
season.
The ferry business at Lake City is
fourishing. :. The currant crop is short while
strawberries bid fair to be superabundant..
River matters are quiet at Reads.
KANABEC.
| Aman (name unknown) recently lost
his life by being crushed about the head and
arms on drive near Brunswick.
CARVER.
The village of Carver is without base
ball club and yet she is happy. The Carver
| brickyard claims to turn out the best brick in
the State. :. Carver has three schools and still
children are seen on the streets. "A. 8. Carl
son one of the County Commissioners has re-
signed and gone to New Mexico.
RICE.
A young man named August Rigel of
Lester, while cutting wood, very severely cut
his right foot with the ak. .Dundas talks OF
| celebrating the Glorious Fourth. Inc eoan-
try around Dundas is swarming with pigeon
catchers, trappers or shooters. The birds are
shipped to Chicago, New York and other
| places, and millions have already been for
warded. Prairie Greek Division, No. Il, of
| &l<G nf ofa 1y
with IL tcharter members. .Messrs. E. I.
| Archibald and j. I. Ames have gone to Bufta-
20, N. Y, to attend the fourth annual conven-
ton of the National Millers' Association which
meets at that city on the 18th inst. Oscar
Lockerly, while pigeon-shooting near North
field, was accidentally shot in tie arm by
companion. Mrs. Hedreen, who with her
husband and two lady companions, was re-
turning in the night from Prairie Creek, was
with the rest of the party thrown from the
carriage by the team jumping over four
foot culvert in the road, and severely kicked
in the stomach by one of the horses. A suit
against the county will follow.
LA QQUI PARLE.
In Baxter town, the hoppers are re-
ported to be doing very little damage.
John Hurley and son, of Pierce county, Wis,
have commenced breaking on their claims in
this county, and will break over one hundred
acres each.
Crops continue to look splendid and
there are no hoppers to make the farmers
afraid. :. Large quantities of new land are
being broken. One day last week a heavy
whir1wind moved northward, six miles east of
Little Falls and IN its cource which was only
| ten rods wide, blew down and unroofed
several buildings and demolished fencing over
mile in length.
! FREEDOM
Thirty-two wolves have been killed
since May IL, 1877, for which bounty of 500
was paid An old folks base ball club Gre
ates lots of fun at Albert Lea. :. One hundred
barrels of tar and 200 sheets of iron have been
distributed to the farmers for fighting the
| 'hoppers.
The records pertaining to the State
road from st. Paul to Shakopee via Mendoza
and Hamiltonhave been filed in the clerks Office
in Hastings. The expenses Of survey were
$5S9:5O, and of right of way $3.50, of which
Scott county pays more than one half =. DIR.
G. A. Halves of Hastings, lost valuable horse
by his breaking through planking and fall
ing into a well forty feet deep. The board
of Commissioners have refused to grant any
liquor license in the town of Empire.
| wINONA.
The house of Robert Taylor was entered
on the night of the 18th by burglars who after
| applying chloroform to Mr.. Taylor and his
wife, succeeded in getting away with some
sixty or seventy dollars.
| CROW WING.
The remains of Ellen Macarthur, the
white girl who was murdered by Indians in
| 1872 near Crow Wing have been brought into
Brainerd by Sheriff Whitney and Commission
er Martin. They were discovered by a num-
| Der of boys out hunting on Sunday the 10th
| inst, Portions of the dress and plaid shawl
| worn, by her when last seen were found with
the remains. 1t will be remembered two In
dams were hanged &c EssiasCd hy-s~snob IN
the fall of 1872 for numbering Ter This was
the origin of the blackberry war.
| DoDGR.
Concord talks of having big time on
the Fourth of July. =. Potatoes are in active
| demand in Clarcmont and bring fair prices.
=. In Claremont there is an increased acre
age of corn this year. The proprietor of
| lager beer saloon in Claremont was arrested
| and committed to Jail and the German citizens
of that locality threaten to withdraw their
patronage from the village. Washed wool
in Dodge Centre is worth 20 to 80 cents per
Dodge Centre turned out in numbers, to i'm
prove the appearance of the village cemetery.
HOUSTON.
A Brownsville physician cut a wen as
large as an egg from the palm of boys hand.
=. Miss Anna Beach Of Houston lost 5000
while on her way to La Crosse. She there
had Mrs. Cary arrested and searched but
nothing was found to implicate her. J. Reports
of the depredations of the chinch bugs have
been greatly exaggerated.
NIcoLLET,
A thirty pounu swapping turtle has
| been captured in Timber Lake "A narrow
| gagged railroad from Minneapolis to Hutchin-
| son, wa Rockford and Waterfown is talked of.
/ Minneapolis has subscribed $300O0, and the
| intervening towns are expected to vote $4,000
per mile as bonus So Gays the st. Peter