Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.
There are 628 Sunday schools in Mimi

ota.
7~ There is not saloon within the borders
of Sherburne county. nj III s5&,
Scarlet fever is quite prevalent in Glen
coe, but in q mild form. 49, s p l.
DIR. Warner, of Mankato, is suffering with
an attack Of diphtheria. e S. l.j
There were $s3, 500 expended in building
improvements in Fergus Falls.
The dead body of newborn infant was
found on the back steps of house in Roch-
ester the other night.
: The scarlet fever is raging in Ramsey,
Anoka county. It is thought It will be nee
essary to close the schools.
On Saturday, the 7th inst, there were $50
farm teams in LIE Sueur at one time, and
during the day not less than 200.
A boy in Anoka sliding down hill run
into fence, and piece of board penetrated
his cheek and entered his mouth.
About $50 persons have signed the tenn
perance pledge or put on the blue ribbon at
Monticello during the temperance revival.
In the vicinity of Long Prairie the cpl
zootic has prevailed among horses for several
weeks past, but in a milder form than some
years ago..
A boy at Zumbrota started to 90 to his
home at o'clock at night. He was chased
by pack of wolves. He ran back to the
village and escaped.
The grain house at Delano is to be closed;
owing to lack of patronage occasioned by disS
satisfaction with the style of grading prac-
ticed by the agent.
Glencoe Enterprise: B. Fem, of Hutch
inson, who fractured his ankle last spring,
has had to have his leg amputated, the bone
having become diseased.
The weather is favorable to building and
number of barns are being built in
Worthington, the better to protect stock
during the winter.
NJ J. Westby, of Fremont, Fillmore
county. had his house and it's contents de-
stroyed by fire, from defective fue. Loss,
81 500; insured for $3.50.
On recent night the store of A. Nelson
& Co, of Rochester, was burglariously
entered, and some money and considera-
bic amount in goods taken.
The total valuation for taxable purposes
of personal property and real estate in Red
Wing is $3,279,343. The amount raised by
taxation in Red Wing is $50, $685..
While J. N. Crockett, of Elk River, was
sweeping out his store he dislodged shelf
containing axes, and one of them struck
him on the instep, inficting an ugly and
painful cash.
Red Wing city is negotiating with La
Grange mill company for supplying n.y.
drants with water on Main street, as is al
ready done with the Red Wing mills, as
protection against fire.
Ebert, son of Capt. E. E. Herman, of
Hastings, young man about 20 years of
age, was sent to the insane asylum on
Wednesday, owing, it is thought to blow
upon the head several years ago.
The citizens of LIE Sueur are rejoicing in q
fine new school edifce, and graded school
was opened on the 9th inst, with about $50
pupils, and large number of citizens were
present to witness the opening exercises.
Caledonia Courier, Dec. 12: Mr. Joseph
Hall, of this piece, surprised us the other day
by laying three freshly blown pansies on our
table. They were fully developed, and looked
as rich and fresh as if grown in a more
southern climate.
Joseph Henry, going home from Hastings
the other evening, was met by two highway
men. One stl uck him on the head, the other
drew a revolver and demanded his money.
He passed over his wallet, containing ST.,
which the villains took and fled.
A very common way nowadays to steal
horses is to hire livery team and decamp
This happened at Phillips livery stable in
Shakopee recently. A stranger on plausi-
BILE pretext hired valuable span of horses
and buggy to 60 twenty miles-and he is still
going, with the livery stable keeper in pur-
suit.
The Mile Laos Indians were paid their
! annuities some five weeks ago, and since
that time about half of what Indians there
are in the vicinity of the lake manage to keep
gloriously drunk. The Princeton Union,
which makes this statement, also charges
that the Indians get their whisky at Little
Falls and Rich Prairie.
Elk River Star: A lady was recently mar
ried in Elk River, who, runner says, already
has a husband living out in the town of
Baldwin. She was married under her
maiden name, and claims that her first hus-
band had another wife living when she mar
ried him. =, All the parties concerned seem
to be satisfied, and we suppose other peo-
pie ought to be.
On Friday, while Valentine Wolk, of the
town of st. Wendell, Stearns county, was at
work rolling log on to a sled, the rope
which he was using broke, and the log rolled
back, knocking him down and crushing him
TO death. His two little sons were with him,
but the log was beyond their strength, and
they were compelled to go to neghboring
hous to get help.
Freeborn County Standard: On recent
evening, while number of young folks
were skating on Fountain Lake, MIR. Clark
who clerks in McCords drug store, and Miss
Nettie Root, who were skating together,
SLATED into an air hole where the water was
ten or twelve feet deep. Their cries brought
assistance and they were rescued, but it was
narr w escape from q fatal accident.
reverend gentleman performed the mar
rage ceremony for young couple in Austin
recently. The bridegroom pushed into his
hand few bright silver quarters, remarking
that dollar and fifty cents was the legal
fee. The clergyman was evidently disap-
! pointed at the meager amount, but his dis
appointment was still greater, when, subse-
quently, he found a gold eagle among the
silver coin.
G. W. Brant, of Mankato, has already tax
en- nearly 1000 muskrats this season. The
skins are worth from five to eight cents each.
MIR. B. is the boss trapper of that section.
LILO 1l4dkeS 1IoM pIUO 10 @lOo d season Crap-
ping besides taking care of his stock and his
farm. He uses spear at present, with which
he takes the rats, and does not resort to traps
until the ice becomes too thick to use the
spear. -<~~.- ~"->~.
LIE Sueur Chronicle: AS Charles Alvoid
was leading a young horse from the stable,
the horse started to run, and, as he passed
out of the door, caught Avoids right hand
between his body and the door jam, crushing
his hand badly and taking off the end of one
finger, and fearfnlly lascerated other ones.
1t seems that the halter was made of rope
and that Mr.. a: had it wrapped around his
hand in such manner that he could not let
60 of it in time to save his hand.
Window Reporter, Dec. -: James Viii
liams, a brakeman on Conductor Wilkins
freight train, was thrown from freight car
at Bluff Switch, Saturday morning, receiving
fracture of several ribs. He lay insensible
for time, the train crew being ignorant of
the mishap;a the run was made to Heron
Lake before his absence was discovered. In
the meantime consciousness returned, and
he crawled to house near by and found a
team to bring him to Window, where he
now 10 at tho win5or,, ho&ol undor %ho oo~o