Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-20
MinesnOta Newslte ms.
GooDHUE COUNTY.

The commissioners of Stearns count
have appropriated $4,000 to aid the city of
st. Cloud in constructing new wagon
bridge across the Mississippi.
The Red Wing Argus says Gen. s. p.
Jennison's readings in Centennial Hall were
listened to by a very good audience. He
read selections from Lowell, Cozzens, and
Bret Harte. The General does not intend to
give it up SO, and his next reading will be
selections from English humorists.
Mr.. Geo. P. johnson, of Zumbrota, Good
hue county, was accidentally drowned last
week in lake Waconia, small lake in Carver
county, about fifteen miles southwest of st.
Paul. He was worthy and valuable citi-
zen. He leaves wife and five children.
His funeral was taken in charge by the
Odd Fellows, of which order he was an es-
teemed member.
wABAsHAw COUNTY.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly is to crate at
Wabashaw on the Fourth of July.
At Lake City. Wabashaw county, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Jones were thrown from their
buggy, and both were seriously injured.
The SON of Geo. w. Stevens, while riding
| with his father in Guilford, Wabashaw coun-
| ty, was thrown from the wagon, wheel of
which passed over one of his legs, breaking
| it. The boy was taken to Lake City and
properly cared for.
The people Of Wabashaw are making
grand preparations to honor the coming
| Fourth, ''the day we celebrate" 1t will be a
| joint celebration of our national anniversary
and the completion of the railway up the val
ley of the Zumbro. There will be grand
procession, composed of delegations from
| the different towns, societies of all kinds,
etc. The Hon. I. Donnelly is to be the orator
of the day. The crowd will be entertained
/ by various games, running matches, q shoot
| ing match, etc., the afternoon exercises to
be concluded by the comic parade o.
the 'sMystic Grew of Incomprehensibles .
In the evening there viii be display Of
! fireworks, the whole to conclude with 9
Firemen's grand benefit ball.
MINNEAPOLIS ITEMS.
The 18th annual session of tie Univer.
salist State Convention assembled in the church
of the Redeemer on the 18th inst.
The State Convention of spirituallst;
closed three days session on the 10Th inst
1t is alleged to have been one of the most sue
cessful gatherings of spiritualists ever held il
Minnesota.
An incendinary fire the 18th, de-
stroyed the warehouse and hay pressi E
establishment, of J. E Osborne, on Washing
ton street. Loss 81 600, insurance $500. Thii
is the third time in three years the same es
Enlistment has been burned.
| Lumley's block, a large three story
wooden structure with frontage of so fee
on Washington avenue by 100 on Seventh
18th inst. Smith q Days hard " are store ad
Joining was next consumed. The grount
floor of Lumley's block was occupied as
wholesale and retail crockery store.
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
W. w. Bragdon, of Mankato, is putin,
up an elevator at Split Rock ,on the Worthing
ton and Slo'ix Falls railroad, for B. S. Cul
len. Its capacity will be 10000 bushels, ant
it is to be completed in time for the comm,
crop. From present indications there vii
be 100000 bushels of wheat rails ed in tina
neighborhood this season.
Miss Rose Irving jumped from movin
railroad train in Mankato the other day. Re
sult-a broken leg and sprained ankle.
dangerous practice, this jumping from NOV
ing railroad trains, and more honored in tn
} breach than the observance. The unfortu
nate girl was warned against attempting tn
hazardous feat, but she disregarded tn
, warning with the above result.
RICE COUN II.
, Henry Ward Beecher will lecture in North
field the latter part of July.
The dome of the new college observator
at Mortified, is in place, shining like burn
ished silver.
A society for mutual protection agains
| horse thieves has been organized in NORTH
field, Rice county.
CARVER COUNTY.
Agnes, daughter of John Kerher {
Chaska, disappeared last week under circuu
: stances that pointed strongly to sell
: destruction. The day after her disal
pearance her body was found in the river {
Shakopee.