Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-17

his tune, interrupted dG capo; as often as |
he did this tie goat tottered, appeared
uneasy, and upon his master becoming
suddenly silent in the midst of the song,
fell to the ground. e..
MINNESOTA NEWS. g..
A large deer was killed near Hokah few
days since.
81. w. Hall, the leading druggist of Hast
ings, has failed. Too much credit did it.
Henry Sauerbrei, of Chaska, was thrown
from his wagon and quite seriously injured.
The strawberry vines are blossoming for
the second time in some localities in Min
nesota.
ferdinand Metknemer, of Sleepy Eye
committed suicide by shooting himself few
days ago.
The broad gauge branch railroad from
Rochester is expected to be running to Zum-
brota in few weeks.
John Schug, of Benton, Carver county,
fell from car and had leg broken and
was otherwise injured.
The late rains have considerably damaged
the terraces on the court house grounds at
Buffalo, Wright county.
At Dodge Centre, J. G. Evison's 2-year-
boy fell from second story window and
escaped with slight injuries.
son of G.. Berndt, of Pleasant Valley,
Mower county, had an arm broken in
wagon wheel few days since.
Mrs. Dennis Flynn, of Clairmont town
ship, Fillmore county, fell down pair of
stairs and disl ocated one of her shoulders.
A drove of 1O8 steers were collected in the
vicinity of Dodge Centre and started from
that place for Illinois, to be shipped from
Waseca.
Nancy Davis, who was sent to Jail in Hast
ings from Mendoza for being drunk and dis
orderly, has been pardoned out by Gov
Pillsbury.
The son of George Stokes, of Monticello,
Wright county, who WAS accidentally shot
fects Of the amputation of the shattered
limb.
The residence of Michael McHugh, of
Hastings, was entered by burglars few
nights since and watches, jewelry, silver
ware, etc., taken to the amount of some
$4,000.
Prairie fires have destroyed four stacks of
wheat belonging to P. Hutson, of Melrose
and one stack of hay belonging to Thomas
Lamb. 1t was by great exertion that further
disasters were prevented.
As E. D. Swartwood was driving team
near Pleasant Grove, Olmsted county, one
wheel of his wagon dropped into rut and
threw him out, hurting him badly. His team
then ran away and smashed up his wagon.
New Ulm Revie0: Duck hunting is now
all the 60 among the sportsmen. Besides
our own hunters two parties of Chicagoans
are in this vicinity, and the poor, innocent
fowls are being slaughtered by the hundreds.
telegram from Shakopee caused the
arrest of a man at Hastings. He being &C
companied by his wife, the benevolent officer
permitted them to occupy rooms together in
the hotel. In the night the culprit made his
escape. The officer pursued him, and after
sharp race, re-arrested him on his way to
Red Wing.
Fergus Falls (Otter Tail county, Advocate::
The two young men from this town who set
fire to the grass while out hunting had better
look little out. The fire ran down to the
Stoney brook settlement and it was only by
the united efforts of the settlers all night at
work that saved the wheat stacks and the
houses, etc.
John Lowry, a hired man employed by
James Goddard, of East Prairie, Steele
county, stole a lot of clothes from his en-
ployer's house, and taking one of his horses,
fled. The theft and flight were soon dis
covered and he was pursued and arrested.
When before a justice he plead ailty to the
charge of larceny.
Elk River (Sherburne county, STAR: Road
Master Pollard this week showed us piece
of pure copper, nearly as large as hens egg,
which was found while excavating for the
new road out by Hildrith's. It would be
something of surprise if the bluffs back of
town should be found to contain copper ore
in paying quantities.
Hiram Granger, of LIE Sueur Center,
while shingling his barn missed his footing
and fell to the ground, receiving injuries
that caused his death in about three hours,
and before medical assistance could be pro-
cured. Mr.. Granger was widely known and
respected, and his funeral was the largest
ever attended in the county.
The Benton County Press says that the
wolves are making sad havoc with the farm
ers' sheep in Gilmanton; that Eli Griffin
lost twenty-6v tons of hay by fire last Sun
day, making fifty in all burned by incen-
diaries; and that horse belonging to poor
man, named Florence Conner, was shot last
week by some unknown miscreant.
The house of Joseph Brabec, in the Bo-
hemian settlement in Woodland, Wright
county, was struck by lightning last week,
the lightning passing down the stovepipe,
breaking two legs of the stove and tearing
up and splintering the floor and joists;
thence out at the stills of the house. Mrs.
Brabec and several children were in the
house at the time, all of whom were more or
less injured, but none permanently.
Faribanlt Democrat: Typhoid fever and
diphtheria are quite prevalent in this city
and the surrounding country. These dis
eases are greatly stimulated, if not actually
terminated, by filth, and our citizens are
warned by the medical fraternity to see to it
that their cellars, sewers, wells, barns, out
houses, etc., are kept clean and sweet, that
those terrible diseases may have little or no
excuse for visiting Faribault.
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