Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-09
."If we don't live in big town, we feel a
big as anybody"

"f we don't live in big town, we feel as
big as anybody"
Crookston Journal: Mr.. r. Shaw, a
nephew of our townsman E. Fl. Shaw, while
crossing the bridge on Snake river, last week,
missed his footing and fell through the
bridge to the ice about twenty-five feet be-
low, breaking his arm and causing very Sc
rious internal descriptions which are reported
to be dangerous.
Rush City Post, Dec. 27: Tuesday even
ing word was received here, to Mr.. James
Doyle from his home in Wyoming, that his
little son, about years old, had been very
badly burned. He had some matches, play
ing with them, when he caught his clothes
afre, resulting as aforesaid. The accident
fortunately has not terminated fatally.
Mankato ReUien: On Christmas pay
Louis Wolf, while repairing gun, took it
out to try, and in discharging it the breech
pin was blown out and struck him on the
eye, breaking the ball and filling the other
eye with powder. DR.. Bishop was called,
and removed the PIN, and under his treat
ment the sight in one eye has been partly
restored.
On Christmas day man by the name of
Breton was getting out ties near Hinckley,
Chisago county, and while thus innocently
employed, thinking no danger near, was shot
by a keen-sighted, incautious huntsnan
named Alexander Mckenzie, who mistook
Breton for deer! The ball struck the get
ter out of ties just above the elbow and shat
tered the bone.
Taylors Falls Journal: Reports from
the pineries are encouraging. The swamps
are frozen over III good shape, and in some
localities there is snow enough for present
purposes. At some camps they have made
good roads for hauling by flooding them with
water and allowing it TO freeze. There is no
doubt but that logs enough will be put in to
supply the demand next summer.
Lanesboro Journal: The Carrolton mills
of this place, belonging to White & Beynon,
caught fire at o'clock Wednesday morning,
and would have been totally destroyed had
not George Hyde made timely discovery of
the devouring element. The flame was
quenched just in the nick of time by the two
or three employees in the mill, and thus
Lanesboro escaped another disastrous con-
fagration.
Hokah Blade: We heard Mr.. J. C. Easton
say, while coming on the tram from La
Crosse Wednesday, that the Southern Min
nesota Railway company intend before a
great while to build a railroad from Lanes
boro up the north branch of Root river to
Rochester via Chatfeld. This will pass
through splendid country and will make a
paying feeder to the s. M. railway.
Hokah Blade: Mr.. John Krock, a Ger
man, aged about 60 years, living in the town
ship of Brownsville, was killed last Friday
by the fall of large limb from tree which
he was cutting down. His skull was badly
fractured, and he lived only few hours.
DR.. McKenna, of Caledonia. was called to
see him, but he could afford no relief.
Krock was well-to-do farmer, and leaves a
family. 1
Brainerd Tribune: A fracas occurred ON
the Duluth train on Thursday, between two
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and Sargent-in which
q lantern, a chair and some articles of freight
in the car they occupied were demolished
when Branley finally drew the stove poker
and struck at Sargent's head: missing him
and striking the conductor, Henry SpaIding
(who was endeavoring to stop the Array ON
the left arm, between the elbow and wrist,
nearly breaking his arm. The poker cut
through his overcoat, undercoat, shirt sleeve
and the flesh TO the bone, and for some time
the bone was thought to be broken. Had ii
struck Sargent's head, as intended, it would
have killed him instantly.
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