Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

lakes west Of st. Peter.
Wells are running dry in many localities,
causing serious Inconvenience.
The farmhouse of N. j. Leavitt, of Vase
ca, was totally destroyed by fire recently.
The Turner association at Waseca have
abandoned their organization and sold their
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Many of the farmers of Murray county in
tend to cultivate the sugar cane extensively
next season.
The railroad track has been completed to
Montevideo, and trains are now running to
that point.
A depot building, engine house and
water tank house will be built at once at
Montevideo.
The st. Peter weather prophet, A. II. Ben
ham, predicts an open winter similar to that
of last winter.
fire in Winnebago City, the other day,
destroyed several buildings, involving con-
siderable loss.
In the region around about st. Charles,
Wlnona county, wolves are reported to be
very numerous.
Scarlet fever is prevalent in Blue Mound
township, Pope county. Several children
have died with it.
Anton Keller, of Laketown, Carver coun-
ty, has been appointed postmaster in place of
Mrs. F. Oberle, resigned.
The elevator at Claremont has been de-
stroyed by fire. Spontaneous combustion
supposed to be the cause.
DIR. G. B. Ames, of Delano, fell down
stairs at Kohler's hotel, sustaining serious
fracture of one of his arms.
Five persons in the family of M. Zickrich,
ST., of st. Charles, have had serious attacks
of typhoid fever. All survived.
The Touring mill at Currie is running
night and day and the mill-barn is full of
teams all the while, waiting for grists.
A juvenile lodge of Good Templars is one
of the most fourishipg institutions in Sank
Rapids. It has membership numbering
fifty.
It is reported that large amount of bust
ness is being transacted at the new town OF
Montrose, in the southern part of Wright
county.
Mr.. Chamberlain, of st. Charles, recently
caught two wild cats in traps. They were
very tough customers, but rifle bullets gave
them their quietus.
P. w. Kens]Y, of Lake Prairie, has lost
eight head of ckttle from eating smutty corn,
and his neighbors have lost quite number
from the same cause.
In ST. Cloud last week wildcat was
caught in a trap set by some children to
catch rabbits. It measured six feet from
tip of nose to tip of tail.
E. A. Ensign, of GAINESVILLE, while chop
ping caught his axe on bush, causing it to
glance, striking him in the instep of his left
foot, inficting severe wound.
The steamer Johnnie Schmoker'' has
been chartered by the Ferry company at
Wabashaw to tow the barge across the river.
| Trips are made every fifteen minutes.
A passenger train nearing Nlcollet station
| killed two horses. The horses endeavored to
cross small trestle-work in front of the
| train, but fell through and were killed.
| The matrimonial mart is active in Delano.
| Polish weddings were celebrated at the Gath
Ole church Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes-
day of last week, and more are soon to fol-
low.
One day last week train from the west
passed through Winona county with th1r
teen cars loaded with cattle, and few days
after seventeen cattle-loaded cars passed east
ward.
r. E. Wainwright, for eighteen years ex-
press agent at st. Peter, died recently. His
age was 46 years. He had lived at St. Peter
for twenty years. He was native of Yer
mont.
The Moorehead Manufacturing company
have just completed an elevator with storage
capacity of 100000 bushels of wheat. It is
fitted up in frst-class style, with steam
power, etc.
Last week w. Bowman, engaged in thresh-
ing on Mr.. Farrington's farm in Blooming
Prairie, Steele county, while eating his din
ner, leaned back in his chair, folded his arms
and instantly died.
The dead body of newborn infant was
found in Chaska near the track of the Hast
ings q Dakota railroad, short distance
from Liverman's brewery. The coroner was
summoned. 1t is not thought the guilty
parties reside in Chaska
A son of VIM. Popham, of GAINESVILLE, was
badly injured by a runaway team, his arm
being mashed to jelly above the elbow. He
was narrowing and had the lines tied around
his waist. The team took fright and ran,
dragging him against stump.
The new free bridge at Sank Rapids was
opened to the public last week, and is al
ready attracting large amount of travel.
Farmers from the west side of Sank Rapids
are busily passing over to dispose of their
wheat and to do their store-trading.
| ty found two indictments against Henry
Knauff, of Troy, for rape upon the persons
| of his daughters. The defendants attorneys
| obtained change of venue to Nicollet coun-
ty, where The case will be tried in Deem
Der.
William Bradshaw, of Nininger, was killed
| while quarrying stone. A ledge gave way,
| precipitating him distance of about GO feet,
several large rocks falling on him, killing
him instantly. He had been married but five
days, and he was buried just one week from
his wedding day.
| tenement house in Lake City belonging
to S. V. Ditmar, and occupied by Z. II.
Parks, was destroyed by fire few evenings
since. The household goods on the first
floor were mostly removed. The family were
absent from home at the time, and the origin
of the fire is shrouded in mystery.
| The Catholic church edifce at Anoka
came near being destroyed by fire on a late
Sunday morning. The lace, cloth and cur
tain arrangements caught fire from one of
the burning candles, destroying them and
considerably damaging the interior with
smoke. The fire was discovered in time to
prevent the destruction of the building.
| A little daughter of Gilbert Mattson, of
Palmyra, Renville county, was sent a short
distance to carry dinner to her brother, who
was herding stock on the PRAIRIE last Au-
gust, but it was soon discovered that she
was lost, and although the whole neighbor-
hood was in short time making search for
her, no traces have since been found, and it
is now believed she was kidnapped.
The Lake City Sentinel says: 1.-TWO of the
old citizens of Wabashaw county have folded
their tents and gone west with their fami
lies, namely, Elisha Perkins, of Zumbro
township, who has removed to Big Stone
county, Mimi, where he has taken tree
claim and homestead: and James Henry, an
old resident of the same town, who has
removed with his family to the land of the
Dakota's.'
| Caledonia Courier: Mr.. w. Il. Birdsell,
of Houston, returned from Lake county, D.
T., a few days since, where he has secured
quite large tract of land. He has been alb
sent about two months, reaching Dakota
but few weeks previous to election, and