The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-12

Mr.. Reardon out of the wagon causing
the team to run away and all ending
with broken leg to Mr.. Reardon.
A farmer near Atwater. Kandiy-
Obi county, while threshing for a
! nelghbor had his machine destroyed
by fire, caused by hot journal. Also
twenty-five sacks of wheat were de-
stroyed. His loss was about $500.
The Morris Tribune says the
Summit Cemetary association is now
prepared to give a clear and perfect
title to lots. Possession is said to be
nine points In the law, so we would be
content in the case with one point:
the other fellow may enjoy the nine.
| In LIE Sueur a runaway team
plunged into the wagon of Cornelius
| Reardon, throwing both him and his
wife to the ground. He had his right
ankle badly broken, and received
other severe injuries. Mrs. Reardon
was badly bruised, but no bones were
broken.
Godfrey Zockah, aged 20, of Wis
coy. Fillmore county, on late Sun
day loaded his gun to go on a hunting
excursion, but before starting by an
act of carelessneSS cOntrived to dis
Charge the contents of the gun into
one OF his knees, making amputatiOn
| necessary.
lie Sueur Sentinel Dec. 5th.,
Daniel Keogh, a stone mason. last
evening about six o'clock fell down
the stairway in Barnard's building,
and cut severe cash over his right
eye and also cut his cheek slightly.
He remained insensible for nearly an
hour, but at eight O'Clock indicated q
recovery.
The county treasurer of WinOna
county has paid a bounty on precisely
$4,000 gopher heads. Ten cents per
head has been paid on about half of
the above number. and eight cents on
the remainder. One little boy bring
ing in $40 scalps, received at one
time SAT bounty.
"A farmer named Joseph Giefer,
of Hampton, was killed last Saturday
by Il large rock which he was trying
to sink in the ground. He was about
forty years of age, and leaves a wife
and five or six children in compare
lively easy circumstances
Gazette It'll. inst.
"A three year old son of William
Morey, of Denmark, Washington
county, was SO severely injured on
Monday by falling from a wagon that
he died the second day after, and was
buried on Thursday. He was the
only child, and very bright and
promising boy.-Hastings Gasett
18th inst.
We caution the farmers in season
to look ont tor the patent right
swindlers. There are several opera
ting through the country, claiming
everything,-eveno on the barbed wire
fence they ask royalty. Kick every
snooper off your farm, or at least con-
suit an attorney before being bled. :
Sentinel, Lake City.
Miss Maggie Kennedy, the house
keeper for the Catholic priest, Rev.
J. n. Stariha. died last Monday morn
ing of inflammation of the bowels,
after an illness of only one week. A
solemn requiem mass was sung last
Tuesday morning at st. Joseph S
church, Fathers Qninn, of Lake city.
and Meier of Belvidere, being pres
| ent.
Samuel Adams of New London;
Kandiyohi county. had one os his
feet injured some two years ago by a
log rolling on it. 1t mas troubled him
ever since, and lately gangrene was
developed, making ampntation neces-
sary. His leg was taken eff below
the knee. His recovery is doubtful.
Mr.. Adams is an old settler. promi.
nent citizen and is believed to be the
wealthiest man in the comfy.
AT the Fergas Falls land office
there were from January l. to
November 80. 1873 the following
| transactions:
Acres
| 500 Homestead entries .... IsG. s44
| 325 Final Proofs. -. ..... AZ $50
| 535 Timber culture entries. - 81 .537
572 Presumption Filings, about $500. 10000
Total. 290, $40
- proved up.
The night of the 10TH Mr.. Bills,
and his wife and mother, of Santiago.
were going to st. Cloud on load of
hay, the wagon was upset, and the
three persons named were buried in
| the hay. Mr.. Bills soon made lis
way out, and then, with some difficult
| ty. extracted the women from their
uncomfortable position. Mrs. Bills
left arm was broken above the wrist.
and his mother had badly bruised
back. Her injuries are very severe.
perhaps fatal. The horses were not
frightened, and did not run.
| -Chas. Zimmerman. of Good hue
county. had his arm broken in two
places in singular manner 81 inst.
He was at the bottom Of a well. max
| ing repairs. when carelecs assistant
dropped heavy block of wood down
the well. Charley saw it coming and
to protect his head raised his hand.
The block struck his arm. breaking
it in two places. Mr.. Zimmerman
has clear grit, and he was pulled ont
of the well hanging to the rope with
his sound arm.-Red Hipg irgus.
Moses McCarty. of Darwin town,
1 Il -, An-rhafi