Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-07-11

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MINNESOTA NEWS. 55a
It issreported that tramps are beginning to
move In force on southern Minnesota sew
seral petty Expectations are reported.
John a, Willard, of Mankato, has sold
some $40, OK, worth Of land this season, To-.
Gated IL different parts Of the State. # "
On the morning Of July 3D.: the machine
shop Of ]. Cotton & Co., in Kasson, Dodge
county was destroyed by fire. Loss So, 800.
Twenty and twenty five pound catfish were
for sale on the streets of Ortonville, Big
Stone county, the other day, and it was
poor day for fish, too! T. s., 8,
81 A drawn knife, q knock down, hard swear
ing, rough and tumble and a lively time
generally illustrates billiard saloon row in
Red Wing the other day. ~.
A band wagon belonging to Rurr Rob-
bins, menagerie was upset few days ago,
near Mound Prairie, and one of his men
seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Prairie chickens are growing large and
fat, preparatory for the general merciless
slaughter which commences (or is legally
permitteD on the 18th of August. =, :.
The Todd county argus says their great
hearted sheriff feeds the prisoners at his own
expense. But, then, the county has neither
Jail nor prisoners What paradise is Todd
county, to be sure.
County Treasurer Ring was tried in Shak-
opee, Scott county, last week, for embezzlinei
the public funds. The trial occupied three
days. ,. The jury were out ten minutes and
returned verdict of not guilty. . i
Many farmers in Steele county are selling
their COWS owing to the low price of butter.
Inferior butter sells at cents a pound, and
it is hard to find buyers at that. Good
butter brings from 1211aa to IL cents pound.
The Austin, Mower county, Transcript.
says: Burglars have attempted Ito enter
several houses in the city during the last
week. but the inmates sleep like the devil,
that is, with one eye open, and their callers
left. No cards.
On Monday, July LIST, the citizens of AL
bert Lea were startled with the announce
ment that Hattie Stage was dead. She Wis.,
tied Moscow few days before, where it is
supposed she contracted the disease, dip
liberia, of which she suddenly died.
Most of the buildings in Faribault de-
stroyed by the late great fire will be speedily
rebuilt. The insurance has generally been
satisfactorily settled, courage and enterprise
are being developed, and the burnt district
will soon be covered with buildings far bet
ter than those destroyed.
The body Of a young man named Jacob
Blackner was found few days since in the
woods, in Hollywood township, Wright
county. It had lain there some ten days,
and was terribly mutilated by crows. The
deceased was given to intoxication, and it is
supposed he died in drunken fit.
In the town of Hartford, Freedom county
an attempt was made, the other night, on
the life of Thomas Rambo. He met
man on horseback who, after
few words, drew revolver, and threatened
to shoot him. Rombo fed and hid, the dark
ness covered his retreat. The horseman
rode on.
On the road between Caledonia and Hokah
occurred few days ago lion and tiger
fight in cage belonging to Burr Robbins
! menagerie. The compartment dividing the
animals was broken down and the two beasts
rushed upon each other with exceeding fe-
rocity. The lion was so badly injured that
he died.
In Window, Cottonwood county, awhile
since, r. K. johnson and Albert Small
argued horse trade rather energetically,
and both were considerably bruised, and now
| johnson, at the instance of Small, has been
| arrested for highway robbery, or horse steal
| ing Or something, and has been bound over
! in 300 to appear at the next term of court
| and answer. ~, -.
+, Ine annual tramp scare prevails in several
| Of the States below MS They are moving
northward, and the advance guard is already
securing northern Iowa and southern Mime
sota.A Their conduct has been such in Iowa
| that some of the papers are calling on the
Governor to make such provision as he can
in the; way of preparing the militia COM
| paniea to afford protection where it is need
ed. The railroads SO far, have suffered
most, for the tramp never pays fare when he
can avoid it.
The Freeborn County Standard says: ''The
unusual number of tramps afoat, which will
| be largely increased between now and harvest,
should make people careful to lock up their
premises at nig hit. Two men tried to break
| into .. G.. Parker's residence a few nights
sincey and were plainly seen by Mrs. Smith,
| who was awakened by the noise. On Mon
day night of last week a man was seen
proving around the residence of C. NJ.
I Hewitt. During his travels he encountered
| Mrs. Hewitt and ran away. It is pretty
| good plan to keep shot gun in the house
| well loaded with buckshot for the benefit of
these fellows.
| Some tramps entered q school house at
Watson Greek. Fillmore county, q few days
| s'nce,sand stole several articles. When the
| teacher, Miss Maloney, returned to the school
| room she noticed strange odor. On OPEN
| ing her desk she found q light, powdered
| substance, which she srnelled of. this
caused her, as we'll as, several pupils,
| who bad smelled Of the same, to feel faint
She dismissed school and started for home,
but fell by the way and had to be carried to
her residence. Physicians were summoned,
who pronounced it a bad case of poisoning
by Inhalation. Miss Ma]oney is lying at the
point of death. Three men have been ar
rested, and some of the articles stolen from
| the school house found upon them. They
| in jail.
Il Case of Cold Temperament.
! A case is reported of q man freezing to
death the other day near Meridian, Miss. i,
from exposure to the weather, and the sum-
| mer is not remarkably cool in the south
either. In fact the thermometer marked 80
degrees where the freezing was done. He
was q young man named James Knox who
presented this anomaly in nature. He had
been suffering with cold continually for
| about year, and required heavy wraps and
big fires to exist at all. In the meantime
T the Temperature Of his body was nearly