Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-06
Minnesota News Items.
CROW WING.

KANABEC
J. A. Spence, of Brunswick. has pur-
chased new threshing machine, the first ever
introduced into the county.
Cambridge City is to have tri-weekly
mails from Harris Station on the st. Paul and
Duluth railway. ]. The wheat crop on the
farm of Ira A. Conger averaged over % bushels
to the acre.
FILLMORE.
On the evening of the Goth, the body of
an unknown man about 81 years of age, and Of
light complexion was found on the railroad,
two miles west of Rushford. Owing to its
swollen and decomposed condition, identified
ton was impossible.
DODGE.
There is a big drove of ponies being
herded in the town of Ripley. Dodge Centre
receives larger amount of sehool money than
any other district in the county. "A valuable
horse belonging to John Mccormick, of Clare
mont recently fell into an eighteen foot well,
and was drawn out with a windlass in badly
demoralized condition.
STEELE
Complaints are made that the Lost Ma
ton wheat is badly affected with smut =. The
corn is looking well, considering the long
drouth. .. The residence of Carl VOss, Of Deer
field, was recently burglarized during the
side walls of the Catholic church in Cwatonna
are finished, and the roof put on. 1t is the
| most imposing structure in town.
GooDHCE.
A farmer living near Cannon
| Falls, recently recovered in Usage,
| Iowa, a span of three year old colts, which had
! been stolen from him five years ago. The
/ Usage farmer had purchased them from the
| thief, and in consideration of this fact the
| original owner transferred his interest in the
property to the Iowa man for the sum of
| two hundred and twenty five dollars. A detec.
tive had worked up the case.
! oIMsTED.
| An archery club, composed of about 40
| young ladies, and gentlemen and meeting
| twice a week, has been formed in Rochester.
The club is provided with the best Eng
| lish bows and arrows, andthe exercise is said
| to be very healthy. In Eyota on the 23rd, a
! young man named Charles Neal was damned
against the side of barn by wagon pole,the
| latter entering his abdomen and causing his
death in about an hour. About 5000 bush
els Of wheat are brought into Rochester daily.
FREEBoRN.
1t is a remarkable fact that no machine
! accident has happened in this county during
the gathering of the present immense crop.
-. Dannie Christie, the 'boy lecturer" lee
| tured recently in Albert Lea, and proved him
self old enough to jump the town, leaving an
unsettled bill of So 40. The Albert Lea
public school opens the fall term on Septem-
! Der 10th.
Geese and ducks are becoming verv
plentiful in the lakes and sloughs. White
| Bear Lake township was visited by a severe
| hailstorm On the 18th, but no material damage
was done. The wheat yield this season is at
/ least half crop, while in many of the towns
more wheat has been raised than ever. VIM.
! Mathews, who sold his fine farm at Lake Reno
| some time since, has returned after an extend
| ed trip through Iowa, Kansas and Missouri,
and purchased a farm within two miles of the
one he sold.
| BECKER.
The farmers have harvested magnif-
cent crop of wheat, barley, oats and grass,
while the corn and potato crops promise
finely. The yield of c. K. Days field of
wheat is estimated at 40 bushels to the acre.
"A field OF wheat which was closely eaten
off by the 'hoppers in the spring, will yield 20
| bushels to the acre. =. Thousands of acres of
Agood farming lands in this county can be
i bought for $500 per acre. :. On the 22nd,
carload OF cedar posts on train, two miles
west of Detroit, caught fire, but was saved
| after hard fight by the train hands.
wADENA.
Wheat is worth eighty cents bushel
| in Wadena -. The first carload of new wheat
was shipped to Duluth last week. =. Two large
stacks, estimated to contain 800 bushels of
wheat, belonging to j. 3. Humpe who resides
four miles east OF Wadena Station, were struck
by lightning and completely destroyed on the
Station has been established by the War De-
| part:Gent at Wadena, with C. J. Stewart as
Observer. 1t is known as Sunset Station"
of which there are only % in the q. s., where
observations are made and reported each day
at sunset. The number of the stations is %
and it is the only one of the kind in the State.
j JACKSON.
The annual meeting of the Jackson
County Bible Society is to be held at jackson
! September the 10Th. -. The lively and inter-
esting Sabbath School of Jackson is prepar-
ing for Sabbath School Concert, to be held
three or Tour weeks hence Two parties
who have sold their farms near Mountain
Lake to Mennonites have purchased the
Louis Parker place and n. Il. Halls farm in
Middletown, Situated three miles south ofJack-
son. They are to take possession in October.
| -. Corn, eight weeks from time of planting
! in Jackson measures over ten feet in height
| ....D ince the departure Of the locusts. real
estates salesare opening up in lively fashion
During the locust invasion the comfy kept uD
quite prosperous Agricultural Society, and
now that the pests have departed, efforts are
| TO be made for holding fair -. E. B. Miller in
of Christiana in two days moved 4S5 cocks of
hay,aggregating 25loads. :. The ground isvery
hard aud difficult to pillow on account of the
drought; Heron Lake is to have a black
smith shop The town is also alive with
drummers. The Bingham Lake mill is pro-
ducing very fine quality Of -four
BLUE EARTH.
A large number of ladies from Man.
! kato, Kasota and surrounding country attend
ed harvest festival at the farm of George Nj.
Bradley, of Lime township, on the afternoon
and evening of the 9th. Blue Earth county
has this year, the best quality of grain ever
| raised within its limits. Lieut.. Gov Wake
field will deliver the address at the Southern
Minnesota Agricultural and Mechanical Fair
to be held at Mankato, Sept. 18th. Three
candidates are seeking the Republican, nomi-
nation for sheriff of Blue Earth county, be-
sides one independent candidate The Re
cieaU will be issued as a daily during the fair
with, circulation of 400 TO 600 each day "a
Mankato gentleman recently visited Winnie
/ bago City on a chicken hunt, taking along
half dozen dogs He lost three of the hest
OF his dogs and was forced to pay $40 for
their return He thinks they were spirited
away for the purpose of compelling the owner
to pay reward for their return Fast driy
4 ing in the streets of Mankato costs the party
i enjoying it Just $6.40.. The Y. Nj. C. A. of
| Mankato have voted to have a course of lee
lures this winter and have appointed j. G.
Noe chairman OF the committee to make ar
engagements. The course will consist of seven
entertainments. There is growing de-
mand for farming land, and at increased
prices. Last week, there being some compe-
ttion ior an improved quarter in Beauford
one farmer hurried to Mankato on horseback
to buy the same at SIS per acre, at which
price prior to the present good crops, no offer
could be had for 1t. Real estate trade viii be
/ lively this fall and winter. The testimony
in a calf case before Judge Dickinson, in Man
kate, was taken by the Judge in short hand
and covered lsO pages of legal cap. The trial
4 lasted two days.. The time for taking the
testimony in the Mortified robber award has
been appointed to commence on the 25th of
september fucsday-and will be concluded
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