Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23
m1NNEsorA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
thief stole $50 from the shakopee mill
the other day.
A series of revival meetings are in prog
ress in Mankato.
Granite Falls is happy in the possession
of candy factory.
Number or births in Stearns county in
1878, $50; number of deaths, 166.
The store of G. ]. Brown, of Douglas Gen.
ter, was burglarized the other night.
The diphtheria still turks around Mankato,
and is quite fatal in the country round about.
On Thursday, Jan. 18th, broken rail
near Lake Crystal threw twelve freight
cars off the track.
A span of horses and a double harness
were stolen from Robertson's barn, in Ro-
chester, few nights since.
Arrangements are being made to build a
grist mill on Turtle creek, in the town of
Moscow, Freedom county.
A $125 horse, belonging to n. Picket, of
Alexandria, was found one morning recently
in his stall with one leg broke.
Tom Finn, of Rochester, was arrested for
threatening to take the life of citizen, and
compelled to give bail to keep the peace.
A poor man in Wabashaw was badly
frozen the other day. He was taken to the
poor house and cared for, but soon died.
The village council of Alexandria, Doug
las county, have passed an ordinance re-
curing 5000 for license to sell liquors.
A light feecy snow fell on the dirt roads
in st. Paul and vicinity last week, and now
the sleighing is excellent-in the Eastern
States.
On Saturday, Jan. 18th, German family
living just out of Mankato buried one child
and two more on the Sunday following Of
diphtheria.
A young attorney of Zumbrota went tc
Red Wing the other day with an order OF
| August Bucholz for $500. He obtained the
money and is missing.
The county commissioners of Chippews
| county, at their late session, granted licences
to all applicants to sell liquor, fixing tn,
| sum of 300 for each license.
T. L. Parsons, of Hastings, had his hous,
broken open the other night, and none,
| and household articles stolen. The burglar
was pursued to Prescott, arrested and takel
| back.
An intoxicated man named Maeske, il
Lake Crystal, Wabashaw county, fell upon
circular saw in motion and was instantl
killed. He was single man, aged about 81
years.
s. Tyler's broom factory, in Burnside
Goodhue county, was recently destroyed b
fire. 1t is supposed to have originated from
corn taking fire which was set too near
stove for drying.
The Scott county commissioners hav
levied no road or bridge tax for 1879, be
cause it requires all the taxes that can b
levied, under the existing law, for the gen
eral revenue of the county and for the sup
port of the poor.
The Wabashaw Ferry company have de
cided to establish steam ferry boat.
contract has been made for building steam
ferry boat at cost of from So, 800 to 81, OOC
The boat is to be finished and ready for us
by the 10th of April next.
Worthington AdUance.: d. w. Chute too
a load of wheat to SINNERS mill, abov
jackson, and got, in return, thirty -fou
pounds of flour to the bushel-about 67 cent
per bushel for No. wheat. This is nearl
double the price paid by buyers.
Number of births in Red Wing during tn
year 1873: Males, 115; females, ia; tota
229. Number of deaths: Males, 81
females, 45; total, 80. During a period q
eight years, from 1871 to 1873, inclusive
there were 1,45O births, and CAB deaths i
Red Wing.
Andrew Harrison, of Red Wing, the othe
day slipped from the roof of barn, i
Belle Creek, with bundle of shingles, fall
ing eighteen feet on to the frozen ground
striking upon his side, the bundle of shingle
following, struck him, bruising one of hi
legs badly. He will recover.
Wells AdU0cdte: neighbor of ours wa
nearly eaten out of house and home by
superiority of rats. He conceived an ir
genuous plan of getting rid of them, b
catching one and covering it with turpentint
then setting it on fire. He did SO, but
took dozen pals of water to save his house
On the LIST of January, Peter Jensen, G
Colfax, Kandiyohi county, took load G
wheat to Willmar. While at the East En-
elevator, train came along and frighteae
his horses. He sprang in front of them
and in attempting to hold them by the bits
was thrown down and run over. One of til
front wheels of the wagon passed over hi
body and broke two or three of his ribs an
otherwise seriously injured him. He die
at IL A. M. the next DAY.
Little Falls Transcript: William Sloa
is dangerously i'll. DR.. Simmons on visit
ing him found Mrs. Sloan moving brisk
about the house attending to the wants G
her afflicted spouse, although her baby wa
not quite twenty-four hours old and wa
quietly sleeping in basket in one corner G
the room. Mrs. Sloan seemed to be in he
usual health, and such remarkable vigor ca
be accounted for only by the fact that sh
and her husband are half Chippewa.
Austin Republican,: Col. Dresbach an
the Davis Brothers, the discoveries of th
coal mine at Otanto, called upon us thi
week and reported progress in their worl
They had penetrated about thirty feet belo'
the surface and had purchased new dri
with which to commence operations at ar
other point. Their work will not be Stacker
ed until they find the extent of their dis
covery. Would it not be we'll for the legis
lature to encourage them with an appropr
alton in aid of their prospecting in Mir
nesota.