New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-10
Minnesota News Items.
oLMsTED COUNTY.

in Minnehaha county, Dakota.
Mr.. r. Whitcomb, formerly of Rochester,
but for the past half dozen years residing at
Gainesville, Ca, has returned to Rochester,
where he will engage in brickmaking.
Mr.. r. B. Jordan, of Olmsted county, has
planted this season about 1000 fruit trees,
the Wealthy and Duchess apple, and will set
out about 500 Flemish Beauty pear trees
He now has about 70 acres in orchard.
Mr.. Thomas EclSles, of sEyota, .Olmstead,
county, VIII this spring set out about 100
apple trees and SO evergreens. He has an
orchard of some $50 trees. MANY of them
now in bearing, and last fall picked three
barrels of fruit from his Duchess trees.
The commissioners appointed by Judge
Mitchell to appralse the right of way on the
line of the Rochester & St. Paul railroad,
commenced operations Wednesday the DIST
and will continue until the work is com
pleted. The commissioners are w. II. Hurl-
burt, M. Buttles and H. P. McCaleb.
WINoNA COUNTY.
Mr.. r. r. Briggs, of Winona, and Mr.. F.
A. Elder, of Mower county, have associated
themselves together for the practice of law,
at Moorhead and Fargo. Their office being
at the first named place.
STATE AT LARGE.
Two-thirds of the vacant lands in BIC
Stone county have been taken, and the coun-
ty IS still flooded with land hunters.
The Lacrosse Liberal Democrat says
tramps are already SO thick in Southern
Minnesota that the housewives have to bake
extra supplies of mince-pies.
Horse thieves are again industriouslv ply
ing their vocation in different sections of the
State A loaded shotgun for-ducks, is al
ways handy thing to have about the house.
The Elk River STIR says that E. Cross, of
Sauk Rapids, about to start cheese fac
tory at Santiago, Sherburne county. and
that it will be the largest in Northern Min
neSOta.
By an act passed by the late Legislature,
town clerks and city and village recorders
are empowered to administer oaths and take
the acknowledgment of deeds, mortgages,
etc. Also an act making townships liable
for damages to persons and property result
ing from defective bridges and causeways.
passed.
little four year old daughter of Randolph
Frank, of Yellow Medicine, was burned to
death Monday the 25th. She was PLAYING
about rubbish fire when her clothing
caught, burning off every particle of her
clothing but the band around her waist.
She fingered in great agony for some three
hours when death put an end to her suffer-
ings
BLUE EARTH COUNTY.
Mr Geo. T. Barr, for many years assistant
cashier of the First National bank, Mankato,
has resigned, to take effect April 1st.
Fifteen car loads of wheat have been
shipped direct from Mankato to Liverpool,
and Mr.. Van Dusen has contracted for one
hundred and fifty cars. The grain goes by
rail to Boston.
The rush of newcomers continues, saws
the Mankato Repaem, the Winona road
bringing from one to three hundred daily,
about half of whom go out the St. 2 aul d.
Sioux City road
The Mankato RoUieao learns that farmer
named Nicholas, middle-aged man, of the
town of Mcpherson, died OF smallpox on
the 18th, and was buried the same night.
His family are unable to trace the origin of
the disease.
M. A. A. Hawley, of Mankato, died at
Pueblo, Colorado, to which point he had
gone for the benefit of his health, Friday,the
22d. Mr. Rawley was one of the most ac-
tive and energetic business men of Mankato'
and his early death is sincerely mourned by
large circle or acQua1ntanceS.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY
Mr.. A. j. Underwood, of the Fergus Falls
Journal, speaks good word foi Mr.. j. S.
Brockelhurst, who is about to locate at that
place in the newspaper business, wishing
him success in his enterprise.
Sam H. Nichols was employed in the past
week taking afidavits of the claimants on
the State swamp lands, with a view to re-
aac n11t t11o of fha Of TO oil
claimants-the State to be reimbursed by
the government-F Fergus Falls Journal.
wAsEcA COUNTY.
Wm. Hobine, of Blooming Grove, Waseca,
county, lost his barn, granary, seven horses,
and considerable grain, ETC., by fire, Tues
day, the Goth. Loss So, DOB; insured ST. ,O1s.
Supposed incendiary.
ANOKA COUNTY
The Anoka Union hears unfavorable re-
ports from the Rum river drive.
RICE COUNTY.
The citizens of Dundas, Rice county, de-
feated the village charter proposition, the
vote standing SO to rs.
Glass ball shooting is growing in favor at
Faribault At prize shooting there Wednes-
day afternoon Mr.. G. L. La Grave won the
first prize, Mr.. Phin Dunham the second,
and Mr.. Landrus the third.
The farmers have been greatly aided this
spring by the splendid condition of the
ground, Rice county farmer estimating that
he has been able this year, with three teams,
to do work requiring five teams last year.
MowEp COUNTY.
The Masons of austin have leased Hunts
Hall, and are engaged in fitting it up for a
lodge room,