Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The bar in the bay at Duluth has been
removed by dredges.
Samuel Brown, of Glencoe, lost by the late
wind storm over 500 bushels of wheat.
A stranger was knocked down by high
wayman near Frontenac, Goodhue county
and robbed of $40.
1t is stated that a mandatory is to be
started in Albert Lea for the purpose of
making the Asbestine stone.
An ice chest in the barn of VIM. Ten
brook, at Rice Point, was burglarized, and
the family breakfast gobbled up.
At a school meeting, largely attended in
Litchfeld, it was voted to erect brick
school house, to cost not more than 81 600.
The bears are emigrating from Wisconsin.
Three rough black bears we're lately seen to
swim the lake to the Minnesota shore near
Wacouta.
By a runaway at Hassan, Hon. Henry
Ghostley was thrown from his buggy, and
had his left shoulder dislocated and was
otherwise injured.
A male child about year old in Ovation
ma was drowned in tub about half full of
water. The child was carelessly left to him
self with the above result.
''Prairie schooners'' are still seen in vari-
Gus localities vending their way Westward
10 get into winter quarters, preparatory to
next years farming campaign.
George Baldwin, Of Red Wing, acct
dentally discharged revolver into the palm
of his hand, the ball coming out of the back
of his hand, making painful wound.
A gang of some twenty-five men have
been busily engaged laying steel rails through
st. Charles for the Winona & St. Peter rail-
road, in place of the old worn out rails.
A tramp, who stole several revolvers out
of store in st. Cloud, was pursued to Sank
Rapids, arrested and put in Jail. He had
sold the revolvers from 45 cents to So each.
A seven years old boy, a son of J. A.
Bafber. of Chester, Olmsted county, was
swinging on trapeze bar when he fell,
breaking an arm above and below the elbow.
A Scandinavian was badly injured in Yum
brota, in unwisely atten pting to stop run
away team. He was knocked down, and his
head and other parts of his body badly
bruised.
A drunken Norwegian attempted suicide
in Rochester, by cutting his throat with a
razor. He wrought an ugly cash, but a
surgeon sewed up the wound, and the man
will recover.
Rev. j. F. Tassel, of Cannon Falls, walked
into an open trap-door on the east side of
Forrest street, and fell into o cellar dis
lance of some eight feet, and was consider
ably bruised, but fortunately escaped serious
injury.
Another attempt was made by the prison.
ers to break Jail in Olmsted county last
week. The Record and Union asks if it
isn't about time new Jail was built that
cannot be broken open two or three times
week.
man working in cornfield at Fronte-
nae, was confronted by big black bear.
The man ran, and the bear after him, but
the latter was behind in the race. The in
cident being made known, hunters were
soon in pursuit of bruin. He was found in
cornfield and shot. Though thin in flesh,
he weighed 400 pounds.
Waseca Radical. A fellow by the name
of Hill, from Stevens Point, Wis, came to
Waseca and partly bargained for a horse
with Mr.. b. f. Forbes. He was to take the
horse on trial, and, if he suited him, was to
horse and returned him. Soon after the
horse was missed and SO was Hill. Forbes
would like to see them both but probably
won't very soon.
Winnebago City Press: Mr.. E. G. Buck
of this city, met with quite serious and
painful accident one day last week. He was
working on building for Felix Hill, west of
the river, and when leaning against a cor
nice board it gave way precipitating him to
the ground, q distance of about ten feet, and
striking upon the ground on his face and
head, one jaw bone was fractured, besides
sustaining other cuts and bruises.
Lake City (Wabashaw county, Sentinel.
On Saturday, woman living up Rush river
drove into Maiden Rock with span of dogs
and cart, which attracted the attention of
several little children who surrounded the
rig, among whom was little Johnny Taylor,
aged about years, son of Tip Taylor. In
the absence of the driver the little fellow
thoughtlessly reached out his hand to pet
the dog, and the miserable cur grabbed him
between the thumb and finger and inflicted
a frightful wound, the result of which the
physician is as yet unable to determine.
Lake City Sentinel. d. G. STAN, travel
ing agent for Henry Sears & Co., Chicago,
manufacturers of pistols and plated ware,
was passenger on the up freight Monday
afternoon. He left his satchel, containing
several hundred dollars worth of samples, on
the platform and stepped into the ticket of
fee for q moment. When he returned his
satchel was gone. He was just in time, how
ever, to see it moving off in the clutches OF
an able-bodied tramp. He gave chase, over
took the thief and wrested the satchel from
him,