Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Peter Gratz, of Glencoe, has lost by prairie !
fires 700 bushels of wheat and 200 bushels of :
oats.
Four persons were confirmed at st. Cloud,
by Bishop Whipple, on one evening last
week.
A young man was robbed by highwaymen {
on the road between Sank Rapids and st.
Cloud.
The Presbyterian church are considering
the matter of establishing a college in AL
bert Lea.
A boy in Winona had one of his arms
caught in the belt of steam thresher, break I
ing it in two places.
A tramping quack doctor was arrested in
ST. Cloud for misbehavior, fined $5, and put
in Jail in default of payment.
Prairie fires are prevailing in Todd county
and other sections of the State, greatly en-
dangering stacks of hay and grain.
William E. Cory, of Elk River, while rid
ing in a buggy, collided with a stump, and
was thrown out and severely injured.
The people of Albert Lea are clamoring
for Touring mill, but as yet have found no
capitalist to invest in such enterprise.
In New Haven, Olmstead county, four
stacks of wheat and threshing machine
were destroyed by fire, the work OF an IN
cendiary.
By frightened runaway team, Mr.. j. E. |
Thomas, of Elk Biver, was thrown from
buggy and was badly bruised, though not
seriously injured.
Fl. Isaacson, of Black county, Wis.,, has
purchased the American House at Glencoe, |
Mcleod county consideration, $4,000. He
goes into immediate possession.
Two men in Cannon Falls we're throwing
sticks at squirrel on opposite sides of
| tree. stick struck one of the men In one
of his eyes, destroying the sight.
A man at Little Falls few days ago waded
| across the Mississippi river, and didn't think
it much deeper than heavy dew. What a
showing for the Father of Watersr'
Shakopee Argus: Work on the bridge is
progressing finely. The excavation for one
of the abutments is already finished and the
filling in of the rip rap begun.
The Long Prairie Todd county, argus is
informed that another attempt was made to
drive the Indians from the northern part of
the county, but the red men could not be
found.
The dwelling house of William Ross at
Two Rivers, Stearns county, has been de-
stroyed by fre-caught from chimney
| most OF Inc QOuS0QOlQ SOOUS were 6dNcO.
Loss, $500; insured, $500.
Thomas Mcclure, of st. Cloud while
hunting, accidentally discharged the con-
tents of his gun in his left arm below the
elbow, shattering one of the bones. The
surgeon thinks he can save the arm.
A dog fight in st. Cloud, resulted in a
fsticuff fight among the Polanders. Dur
ing the melee gun was brought in req
uisition, but not discharged. Arrests were
made, and one party was fined $15, and the
other $14.
Jonathan Greyson, of Austin, Mower
; county, as he was returning home from the
circus the other night, was seized by two
D robbers, who attempted to rifle his pockets
but were scared away by some persons COM
4 ing along in the nick of time.
: Ole G. Nelson, of Rock Dell, Olmsted
county, had a span of horses stolen from
his stable, but they were recovered in few
! hours. About three miles from the stable
. the thieves met party of young men re
u them for party in pursuit of the horses
they leaped from their backs and fed.
= Hastings Gazette: The wing dam on the
: west side of the island near Point Douglas
} has so far proved complete failure. No
| enough water mas D60h GuTuSO Oh Tic OIn0
:. | side to form a channel, while the dam itsel
:. prevents the passage of boats around tn
y island as heretofore. The Nellie Kent ha
: not been able to reach here the past ter
It days, although thousand barrels of -four i
waiting her appearance.
i John Griffith, aged % years, of weak mine
, and subject to fits, son of P. Griffith, o
d AYR postofice, Goodhue county, left hi
IS fathers house Monday and wandered in tn
u vicinity until Friday, when he was founI
one-half mile south of Zumbrota, lying b.
- the side of the road asleep, with his pocket
h full of crab apples The father of the los
y man, assisted by about 100 of his neighbors
le were searching for him until he wa
n found.
D. Valentine, a farmer living near Cannon
Falls, went into his pasture on horseback 70
e the purpose of driving his cattle to the YARD
All of them started in front of the horse, e1
ID cept the animal named, which refused t
s. move. Mr.. V. approached him and attempt
8. ed to strike him with a stick, when the AM
r, NAL rushed at him, one horn penetrating th
rs calf of his right leg to the depth of tw
~ ~ inches, making very painful though nc
o. dangerous wound.
We The other day several nice young me
!, went into the jewelry store of Mr.. Newell /.
Shakopee, and asked to see some watche
Severed were handed out. AS they were or,
pairing to go, Mr.. Newell saw that one
an the watches was missing, and accused thel
or of stealing it, and proposed to so far intrenc
n on their valuable time as to detain and scare
them. The search revealed the watch in IL
or vest pocket of one of the nice younglt men.
~ Near Plainview, Wabashaw county, Il
granary of George Nelson was struck /
49, lightning and burned, the fire communities
ing with his wheat stacks and barn, al.
W. consuming them. The granary contain.
20. $50 bushels of old wheat and quantity
les oats and barley. The wheat in stacks raist
A. from eighty acres, with sixteen tons of hi
in the barn, reaper, horse-rake, drags al
other farming utensil, all were destroye
ed A. A. Martin lost seventy-five bushels of O
is pboat which he had stored in Mr. Nalsor
on granary.
OF Mankato Weekly Union: man nam
MS, Miller, from Waseca county, confined
MS the Sheriff's hotel in this city for highw
ty, robbery, attempted to break jail by sawi
off the iron bars of one of the windows.
zen was detected in the act by the TAILOR al
lie warned to desist, but he needed not and CO
ed, tinued to saw away. Another shot was fire
ees which passed through the prisoners har
'ur This put sudden stop to the saw busine
a 5 undoubtedly taught him lesson viii
nte lied to learn while ont of jail.
i'll M. L. Miller, of Elk township, Mob
es, county, while at work in his field was
saulted and severely beaten by you
W. rough named Fellows. In addition to tel
". badly bruised about the head and face, n
Miller had one of his fingers broken Il