Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-14
MINNEsorA NEWS.

1.-Two hogs are selling at lie Sueur for $2.75
per 100 pounds.
Diphtheria has made its appearance at
Pine Island. There have been two fatal
cases.
A son of Ole Nelson, of Nunda, fell from
a stumbling horse and had collar-bone
| broken.
Michigan parties are considering and dis
cussing the project of erecting Touring
mill in Albert Lea.
William Snider, of Pickerel Lake, Free
born county, killed seventeen ducks at one
shot with gun of one barrel.
A daughter of Michael Anderson. of Rice
land, Freeborn county, aged 20 years, died
almost instantaneously few days since.
A human skull, supposed to belong to an
Iudian before he became good, was recently
found in the woods in LIE Sueur county.
A farmer in Kingston, Meeker county, had
four stacks of hay burned by prairie fire
started by the careless burning of stumps.
The unorganized portion of Wadena
county has been attached to the town OF
Wing River for voting purposes at general
elections.
A man in Brown county had his arm
| broFen in two places by MINDLESS, and
little girl had her ankle put out of joint on
a turn table.
The LIE Sueur Touring mills are now ship
| ping five car loads of -four and one car load
of bran every week. The -four is mainly
shipped to New York.
William r. Traverse, of LIE Sueur, was
run away with by his team the other day and
tnrown from bis buggy, and had one of his
legs broken below the knee.
| John Buchanan, young man living IN
fGordonsville, Freeborn county, has just re-
turned from the Black Hills, and proves to
be insane, and will be sent to the asylum for
the insane.
| An incendiary attempted to burn the Pin
ney mill at Granite Falls. The fire was dis
covered SO soon that, by the vigorous aid Of
the citizens, the fire was extinguished and
the mill saved.
| A black bear has been on the skrmish line
about the town of Norway, Fillmore county,
for few days past. A party of skirmish-
ers is being organized to give his bearship
warm reception.
Lake City (Wabashaw county, Sentinel:
A Plainvlew merchant was brought te Waba-
shaw last week, on a warrant, for fooling with
a lady customer. Ten dollars and costs he
paid for the insult, and was sued on the spot
for $500 personal damages.
William Gansberg, of Jordon, Scott coun-
| ty, in endeavoring to hold frightened team
was thrown against wood pile, and had
severe bad gashes cut around his left eye
and near the temple. His escape from in
slant death was a narrow one. He will re-
| cover.
| At Litchfeld, Meeker county, on recent
morning the dead body of man was found
by the side of the railroad track. His neck
was broken. and there we're some bruises on
his person, indicating that he had fallen from
a passing train. On him we're found rail-
road ticket and SCI in money, but nothing
to indicate his name.
LuVerne Rock county, Herald: An acct
dent which came very near proving fatal &C.
Cured at Adrian last Sunday morning. A
gentleman got caught between the passenger
coach and the depot platform and was
dragged the entire length of the latter. For
tunately no injury was sustained beyond an
uncomfortable squeezing and few bruises.
At the new bridge in process of erection
at Sank Rapids John Pullman, an employe,
fell backward from the bridge and struck the
tramway below, and from there into the
s"ift current of the river. He grasped an
upright timber of the trestle work, from
which position he was rescued. He won
derfully escaped fatal injuries, having sus-
tanned only some severe bruises.
Cannon Falls Beacon: Another meeting
of the capitalists interested in the Cannon
Valley railroad project will be held in Fari-
bault. Sufficient interest has already been
awakened to justify the commencement of
| the work. A company of twenty capitalists
are to undertake the work, and aided by local
bonuses from the towns benefited, expect to
be able to carry it through to an early COM
pletion.
As two young farmers, Christian Fl. Gus
trud and Ole b. Gustrud, were proceeding
from Willmar to their home in the country,
their horses took fright and ran away. Both
were thrown from the wagon and were taken
up in an insensible condition, badly injured.
The youngest brother, Ole, soon recovered
consciousness. The other is believed to be
fatally injured, his skull eng broken in
several places.
| Waseca Leader: We have two railroads
we paid $500 for one-and at the same
time we have no good market. Wheat is
/ being hauled over both railroad tracks to
Morristown mills, distance of twelve miles,
there made into -four and hauled distance
of ten miles to the Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad and there shipped East. Where
does the blame lie! Some one please an
swer and explain.
Winnebago City Press: Mr.. Barnes, a
young man for some time past employed in
the cooper shop at Colman's mill in this
city, few days since received the intelli-
gence that through the generosity of some
relative he had fallen heir to fortune of
SlS,O00. He has received remittance of
$6oO, and will in few days return to his
home IN Canada, and take possession of his
suddenly acquired wealth.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: Mr.. s. d. Rouse,
while ENGAGED with his ditching machine in
Marshalls and Parents meadow, in the town
OF ST. George, plowed out pair of elk horns.
They were twenty-five inches beneath the
surface, and though the prongs and tip ends
were considerably decayed, the main part
/ OF the horns were in good state of preser-
Walton. 1t must have been a great MANY
years since they were deposited.
Wadena Tribune: John Hompe, of Dree
Greek, was shot in the hip. Whoever made
the shot did it with a shot gun charged with
buckshot, two of which struck Mr.. Hompe.
one entering the Reshy part of the hip, and
one hitting his pocket book and CHANGING off.
DIR. Cromett, who was called to dress the
wound, gave it as his opinion that if it had
not been for his pocket book, that shot
would have entered his bowels and cauesd
| his death.
Albert Lea Enterprise. A farmer living
over the Faribault county line. near Banks
postofice, had eight wheat stacks DESTROYED
by lire, the work of an incendiary, last week.
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