The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

LIE SUEUR Sentlnel: WAeaI "olSH1n5
IS lbs. per bushcl was received at }. w.
Browns -four mill at Ottawa last week
THE Star claims that there is more build
ing in Elk River this summer than IN any
town Of it's size in all the upper country.
DoDeG county pays bounty of Is
cents for each pocket gopher killed, pro-
cecding that has already this season de-
pleted Tie crop by six hundred.
LIEUT.. II. c. DAWES, U. S. A., appoint
ed military commandment Of Shattuck
Schoo., has, with his family, arrived in
Faribaul. to enter upon his duties
Mr.. .. MEssER of Plainview, Wabashaw
county, cot an average yield OF wheat of
50 7-l2 bushels per acre on land cropped
for seventeen years past in succession.
THURSDAY night the 30th ult., the resi-
dence Of 4. Holmes, Owat onna, was en-
tered tly burglars and $500 distracted from
his pantaioons lying near the bed.
THE total valuation Of the personal
property Of Stearns county as returned by
the assessors was 1882 400; as equalized by
the county board, 1917, TAT; increase $780,
347
Mr. y. SEARLE of Martin, and Mr.. B.
belong Of Owatonna townships, Steele
county, each had two stacks of wheat and
oats destroyed by lightning during the
storm Of Sunday night, the 10th.
THE Litchfield News edger tells of the
"boss.' wheat yield 1t fell to Mr.. Gibney
living near Manannah who got from less
than !, half acre of ground 2934 bushels Of
No. | wheat, machine measure.
Mr.. J. A. ENIcK and William Collins of
ColinWood, Meeker county, got into a
quarrel about their cattle, during which
Collins struck Enick on the head with a
rail fracturing his skull Mr. Enick's in
juries are serious.
THE Rochester Record and Union Of the
3lst, gives the yields of number of pieces
of wheat in different towns in that county
the Yields ranging from 30 to 80 bushels to
the acre The largest yields reported are
from the Lost Nation and Canada Fife va
Ieties OF wheat.
FREEBoRN County Standard 3Oth: The
Burlington and Cedar Rapids division of
the North and South road has already
reached D point only three miles south
with their track laying, and will probably
send the engine in here by Saturday
night
WIFE the last issue of the Mankato
Union, Mai. Cleveland being thus COM
PEELED by i'll health, vacates the editorial
chair OF shat paper Mr.. Neff, long con-
nected with the office, assumes control.
THE company for building a railroad to
Fairmont have been compelled to stop
operations temporarily for want of funds,
but negotiations are in progress which 1T
is hoped will result in an early resumption
of work
n 1ac IfC lorr re
as well as other sections Of the State. The
Sentinel tells of SO bushels of wheat from
sown eff 200 bushels Of barley from 10
sown: If wheat yielding 81 bushels and
oats 65 bushels to the acre.
A MAN named Carlson, visiting at a
ncighhors at Central Point, Goodhue
county, Wednesday evening last, was
kicked in the stomach by horse, dying
from his injuries i'll a short time. Carlson
leaves Z wife and two children.
A SON of Thos Griens of Benton, Carver
county. IA years of age, was instantly
killed by lightning Sunday evening, the
10Th nit. Young Griens was sitting in the
room with his parents and number of
other persons, when the building was
Struck, but no other person was injured
THE Freeborn County Standard says
threshing reports received makes the av-
crage Of the wheat yield above its estimate
of Is bushels to the acre, except in the
towns Of Alden and Mansfield, where the
Grasshoppers did considerable damage
early il the season.
TIE Rochester Record and Union con-
tains accounts of the burning of three
separaters, belonging TO Mr.. O. Stillwel
Mr. Culbertson and Hon. Nj. Dosdall re-
spectiyely. In the case of the first named
the fire IS supposed to be incendiary. With
the latter two stacks of wheat each were
burned.
Mr.. o. L. KNAPP of Clinton Falls, Steele
county, threshed 2,272 bushels of wheat,
machine measure, from 10 acres of land,
part Of which had been under cultivation
tor more than twenty years. He estimates
the yield 10y weight at fully $500 bushels,
or upwards Of So bushels to the acre.
MANToRvu.LE Express, 31st: We hear
that during the storm of Sunday evening
The lightning struck the residence OF +. }.
Sheridan in Westfield township, killing
him and somewhat injuring his hired man.
We have been unable to obtain further
particulars.
WHILE little year old boy daughter
T..
Cottonwood county, was handing her
father a drink of water, she standing IN
front Of mower, the horses started sud
denly, and the sickle caught one of the
child's feet about the ankle and severed 1t
from the leg.
THIS thunder storm of Sunday the 10Th
was general over the State. At Moorhead
the storm was severe, several buildings
being struck, among which was the Pres
byterian church set fire to and burned to
the ground The church cost s., 500 and
was insured for 81 500. 1t will be rebuilt
immediately.
CHARLES BuaLARD of Green Isle, Sibley
county. while at work threshing, Saturday
the 18th alt, had occasion to step upon
the receiving board, when he slipped, fell
and was drawn into the cylinder. Though
the machine was stopped at once The
bones and flesh of one leg below the knee
was literally ground to pieces, injuring
him so severely as to cause death In short
time.
IT,, r.~ihault democrat thinks the most