Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-11-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

ssessH en-r0ost sneak. thieves have commenced
lively operations in Lake City. !
The Delano Eagle says many farmers in
that region are still busy blowing. ~.
Peter Snider, sof Marshan, Dakota county,
got one Of his arms broken in d threshinq
machine, the other day. "@ @>@3 :
e Sank Rapids Sentinel: Workmen are
now engaged in constructing the trestle
work for, the last long span for the new
bridge. -~.-,,--~~
Samuel Randall, of Manhato, has lost five
children this fall by that dreaded disease
d'ptheria, and eight in all during his resi-
dence in Mankato. The afflicted family are
now childless.
It is stated that the Waukon narrow gauge
railroad is going to be made into broad
gauge, and extended fifty miles, the work to
be commenced early next spring. Fifty
miles will reach Preston. -
Miss Annie Bnttruf, of Lake City, five
days after the removal Of an ovarian tumor
which weighed seventeen and one-half
pounds, was pronounced by her physician,
DR.. Crary, who has charge of the af.er treat
ment of the patient, to be doing we'll.
Luverne Crock county, Herald: A fine
span of mares of Norman stock and valued
at $500, were smothered to death by the
breaking down of bin of oats in the loft
of barn belonging to their owner, Mr..
Chase, about three miles north of town.
Faribault Republican,: Probate Judge
H. A. Scandrett received telegram an
nouncing the death of his father, which had
occurred from gun shot wound received
while hunting. MI. Scandrett took the first
train for Pittsburg, Pa, where his father re-
sided. 81 500 $50
Lake City (Wabashaw county, Sentinel:
Some mischievous cuss tied three of the
telegraph wires together with cord near
Eggleston, the ight of the election, which
| interrupted tho transmission of messages for
number of hours before the trick was dis
covered. Ut
A fve-foot vein of coal, slate and fire clay
has been found at Dresbach, near Winona,
and is believed to be an outcrop or part of
a continuous vein. The drill has pierced
the following strata in descending 116 feet:
Ten feot Of sand rock, "a feet of gray slate,
II feet of dark sand rock, feet of coal and
! slate mixed, 10 feet black sand rock, 20 feet
of gray slate, l foot dark hard rock, feet
gray slate, IL feet of black slate, feet coal
slate and fire clay mixed, and feet of sand.
A farmer in Monticello, Wright county,
riding in buggy, seeing cattle in his field,
hastily removed his pipe from his mouth
and placed it in his coat pocket, and leaving
his coat in the buggy, went for the cattle.
On his return, he found the pipe had set fire
to his coat and partially charred his pocket
book. A twenty dollar greenback was
cremated beyond redemption bills of small
or denomination could be patched up and
saved, and a quantity Of coin went through
the fire unframed.
Elk River Star: There is not another
county in the State, of the same size, that is
so we'll fixed, financially, as Sherburne coun-
ty.: A good court house has been built dur
ing the year, which is all paid for without
any bonds of extra tax. There is not dol
lar of debt of any kind, and thero is the nice
little sum of about two thousand dollars in
the county treasury. The county revenue
tax this year is only three mills on the dol
lar, and lower than it has been before for
several years. These are facts that speak
for themselves and which suit the intelligent
people of this county.
A few nights ago, load of wheat and
several sacks were missing from the granery
of James Parr, of Zumbro Falls, also lum-
Der wagon belonging to a Mr.. Henshaw
Agar, on g succeeding night, span of
horses and a harness We're stolen from the
stable of F. J. Dunn, AMI second load of
wheat from Mr.. Parr. The whole neigh
borhood turned out to discover and Gust
the thief. He was found at Zumbrota, un-
loading the wheat in the stolen sacks, from
the stolen wagon, Drawn by the stolen
horses. He fed, but was soon overtaken,
and his thieving operations brought 10 a
close in the county jail. Charles Ramsey is
the name OF the thief.
Rushford Star: A few days since young
Ellis, living nine miles north of the city, in
company with friend shouldered his gun
and started out for coon hunt They
tramped about in the Voc DIS for several
hours, and becoming tired crawled under a
shelving rock, built a fire, and laid down for
a nap. Briskly the fire burned, and con-
tinued for some time, the soil overhead fall
ing as the heat increased, alarming the
young men who started to move out. Hard.
~ had they gained their feet before that i'm
naense rock fell, crushing Ellis and killing
him instantly. MIR. Gafney, upon whose
farm the terrible death occurred, brought the
news to the city yesterday.