Stevens County tribune., 1878-10-10
Minnesota news items.

at Chaska and dislocated his hip.
I A well has been dug lightweight feet deep
at the new hygienic institute In Mantor-
vile, and an abundance of water obtained.
Mrs. Cook, whose husband died in Red
Wing a few months ago, has received $1 400
from the Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit So
clety.
John Flanagan, of Eyota, had one of his
fingers crushed while unloading railroad
iron, to such an extent that amputation was
necessary.
A row occurred at Sheehan's saloon in
Rochester in which an assault was made with
a knife The parties weae arrested, fined
and imprisoned.
Donald Mckenzie, of High Forest, sew
cred the cords of one of his wrists with
sickle, with which he was cutting bands for
a threshing- machine.
John L. Dodge, of Great Darlington,
Mass, who owns good share of Duluth,
has lately been visiting the latter place, look
ing after his interests.
The success of the fair at Pennington has
resulted in quite feeling in favor of fitting
up track there, which may result in an
agricultural show next year.
Track has been laid on the Rochester d
Northern railway to a point within three
miles of the village of Zumbrota, which will
be the present terminus of the road.
1t is rumored that the Hastings & Dakota
Railway company is negotiating for the pHr-
chase of land in the village of Hastings for
switches to accommodate its increasing busi-
ness.
A Swiss farmer of Anoka, named Nick
Blesi, by beng thrown to the ground and
run over by his frightened team, had
four ribs broken, and received other injuries.
He is expected to recover.
A man by the name of Slack, of Roches-
| ter, fell a distance of twenty feet from the
roof of house he was sh ngIing. No bones
were broken, but he received painful bruises
and internal injuries, causing hemorrhage
of blood. He will recover.
Frank Meadows, of Sauk Centre, found q
lost pocket-book containing $345, belonging
to S. Simonton, and appropriated the money
to his own use. He was suspected, arrestt d,
most of the money recovered. and the
culprit put in Jail on a charge of stealing
Two little girls, 6 and 8 years old, daugh-
ters of Jerry Sheeban, of Rochester, riding q
horse were swept off by clothes line. The
forward girl suffered a severe abrasion OF
the throat by coming in contact with the
line, and the other girl had an arm broken
and shoulder dislocated.
Four stacks of wheat on the farm of Mai.
E. A. Rice, in Wolcott, Rice county, were
destroyed by fire from sparks from the
smoke-stack of q steam threshing machine.
The wire bonnet of the smoke-stack was
defective, which caused the accident. 1t is
said the owner of the machine will make
good the loss.
Jordan Scott county, AdU0cate: Deputy
Sheriff Jordan came down from Belle Plaine
and arrested man named John Bernet, for
stealing goods from M. Gates, in whose EN-.
ploy the accused has been for a short time
The charge sets forth that the goods were
taken at divers times, and most of them
were found in Bernet's possession. a
Franken's hotel. He was taken to Belle
Plaine yesterday for examination.
jos. Brabeck's house, in Cambridge City
Isanti county, was struck by lightning or
Saturday last. The bolt went down the
stove-pipe, tearing it to pieces, tearing NJ
the floor, and so I'M juring little daughter o
MIR. B. that she is since quite deaf, and Sc
verely injuring Mr.. B. about the arms -ant
lower extremities. DIR. Ames was called ant
attended the injured ones. They are doing
as well as can be expected.
Rushford Star: On Highland prairie
: about ten miles southwest of Rushford. Fill
more county, gun In the hands of brothe
of Rasmus NJ. Vignes was fired at a mari
near the granary, Rasmus being in the gran
! ary at that time, and as the gun was dis
) charged stepped to the door to pick up
knife, and received thirteen shots in the lef
arm and seven in the lower part of the alb
domen. A physician was summoned, ant
the young man is getting along.
J st Peter Tribune: Peter Peterson Wig
dahl, an old man 20 years of age, who live
in Lake Prairie, led bull to water, ant
upon returning to the stable the bull evi
} IDENTIFY attacked him, as he was found deat
: soon after by his son. The old man
clothing was nearly torn off, but his bod,
; was not much bruised. A slight bruise wa
found on his temple, and it is supposed tn
bull struck him a fatal blow there with hi
horn. 1t was with some difficulty that th
} bull was afterwards captured.
G. B. Wilkinson, of Owatonna, was re
} turning home from church on late eve
ming, when he was stopped by two highway
men, ordered out of his buggy and his none
J demanded. His pocketbook was taken tror
/. him, the small amount of money it con
tanned taken out, and the pocketbook wa
r returned to him. He was ordered back int
, his buggy and directed to drive home. o.
the same evening a young man driving
team was stopped by the same robbers, an
- taken from him.
' AS Henry Clifford and G. T. Palmer wer
= driving into Faribault on the Cannon LAX
: road, between and 10 o'clock in the even
!, ing, man seized their team by the bits
3 while another man appeared at the side @
the buggy and ordered them to put up thei
1 hoSa arlC Il
/. which the robbers replied, s'Your money.
: clifford gave the fellow blow with the but
OF his whip. and started the team on a brls
run; the fellow by the buggy fred his re
volver as the team started, but no one wa
hurt.
Faribault Republican: Three men al
, tempted to obtain entrance into Mai. II. W
Bingham's house. While they were tryin
to open one of the blinds, the family becam
alarmed, and the man servant fred upo,
them. They left, but continued to ham
, about the place. Burglars en-
tered the house of Rev. Geo. B. Whipple
They effected an entrance by way of the Gel
lar. In cropping about they awakened tn
Japanese man who is employed by MI
Whipple. who threw hatchet at them. ant
they quickly retreated. No property
|. known to be taken.
: st. Cloud Journal Press. A Paynesvill
! correspondent sends Us the following item
Mrs. Mariette Town. wife of Homer Town
: of Roseville, was accidentally shot in tn
! breast. She had gone with her husband t
+ look Cor some colts, and the gun had beef
: taken along for game. Mr.. Town. standin,
4 on the ground, handed the gun to his wife
who was in the wagon, and it is supposed
that the load was accidentally discharged a
a she was taking the gun with the muzzl