Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
Minnesota News items.
The Moorhead driving park is finished.

The Moorhead driving park is finished.
Bears are reported to be numerous and
bold around Alexandra, Douglas county.
Nine or ten children have died recently in
WHITE Bear Lake township of scarlet fever.
Whooping cough prevails to somewhat
serious extent IN Lanesboro, Fillmore county.
a=s By q runaway team, Mrs. Sturdevant, of
Spring Valley, was thrown out of carrisee
and very seriously injured.
The proposition submitted to vote of the
people to build q bridge over Root river at
Rushford, has been defeated.
Rattlesnakes continue to put in an ap-
pearance about Hokah, Houston county. A
big old fellow was killed three or four days
ago. --
August Sd, in the town of Nave, Halvor
Peterson, aged sixteen, while working in the
harvest field was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
The elegant new NJ. E. church which is
approaching completion in Spring Valley,
Fillmore county, will be dedicated ON the
25th of August. '>.'>'
The county commissioners of Houston
county refused an appropriation to the
county agricultural society-and this refusal
gave the society its death blow.
By a reaper accident at Grand Lake, five
year old girl was terribly mangled, and had
one foot nearly severed. The foot has been
amputated, and hopes are entertained of
her recovery.
John Eberspoche, of the town of Ashley,
met with q severe accident the other day
from harvester. At first his Injuries were
thought to be fatal, but later hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery.
A destructive, hail storm is reported to
have passed through tho country between
Lake Henry and Paynesville, destroying a
large amount of grain. 1t is said the hail
covered the ground to the depth of six
inches.
Fred Heller, an IL year old boy of the
town of Hokah, struck gang of snakes in
the outskirts Of the town. He pluckily
killed thirty-fve and SOLE got away, and
the Hokahans say it was not a very good day
for snakes either.
scarcity of laborers has been the stand
ing complaint throug bout most of the har-
vest fields of the State. Three dollars day
has been very common price for labor, but
in some instances $3. SO, $500, and even
$500 day have been paid.
The night Waterman at Waseca found
man one rainy night, lately, entirely naked,
crouched close to Kroft's hotel. He could
not tell where his clothes were, or how he
came where he was found. He was drunk.
He was taken to the lookup.
The first Sunday in August, farmers put in
their time lndustriously, the weather being
very fine, and on Sunday night it rained,
and thus the damage from that rain was es-
capped, and Monday was another bright and
beautiful day for the harvesters.
There are various suggestions as to solu-
ton of the tramp problem. The Spring
Valley ladete has the following: Before
condemning tramps too hard, wouldn't it be
well to give them a chance. Who knows but
they'd be glad to get some of the county Of
fees this fall. Probably most of them have
had experience in the sheriff's office-behind
the bars.
Sank Centre Herald: The railroad was
completed to Sank Centre and regular trains
commenced running on Wednesday. A car
is used for an Office until the depot building,
which is under way, is completed. and soon
everything will be in order for the transac-
ton Of business. Mr.. S. S. Timer has left
his post as depot agent at Melrose and taken
his station here to remain until station is
opened further west, when he will move on
to the end of the line.
Ifestou 1tepuotacuh: Inc large farm OF
Oliver and 0. A. Jones, his son, situated two
miles northeast of the lively little village of
WykoH, contains ten hundred and fifty acres,
and is all under cultivation except one hun
dred acres of timber. OF this, $50 acres is
in wheat, and 12O acres in corn. Mr.. Jones
bought a portion of his farm of the late P.
P. Pineo, of Chatfeld, in the year sc, and
has resided upon it since 1862, and has
abundantly reaped reward for his close an
plication to duty.