New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
A son of Mrs. Kane, of Douglas,
Dakota county, aged IA years, fell
from a stack on rake handle the
other day, and received injuries from
which he died the next day.
Moorhead (Clay county, Advo-
cate: John Erickson garnered /, 1874
bushels of No. 1 wheat from 80 a.
cres sown on the sod-over. 3Obus.
to the acre. He also received 1873
bushels of wheat from 1875 bushels of
seed--a return Of twenty and one
half times the quantity sown. Also
he received LILO bushels of oats
from 43 bushels of seed-a return of
twenty.six times the quantity sown.
Appleton (Swift county, Record
er, Sept. 18-Saturday, September
10, at about 6 p. m. Miss Sarah
Cook, aged 10 years, sister of Ira
Cook, while running, fell over a
grindstone, striking her chest and
shoulders. When discovered she
was conscious and was able to walk
into the house, but was Immediately
taken with spasms. The spasms
continued at intervals for six hours.
when she died.
Morris (Steyens county, Tribune:
A sad accident occurred the other
day whereby Daisy, the infant
daughter and only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris, lost her life. It ap-
pears that at the dinner hour, and
while the parents were at the table.
the child crept up, unperceived, and
pulled over a cup of hot coffee, the
contents spilllng upon and scalding
It's face, breast and stomach so Sc
verely that the child died in a few
hours. =. ...l 49,.
Our State exchanges are utt~ring
timely warnings to the farmers to
institute precautionary measures to
guard. against prairie fires. Now
that the frost is killing the grass it
is becoming very combustible, and
fires will soon begin to run. The
grass is reputed to be heavier and of
greater heighth than it has been for
many years, and hence the fires will
be unusually intense and fierce. No
farmer should neglect to pillow around
his fields, and especially round stacks
and buildings-and in case of high
wind, unless there is a broad belt of
ploughing, the fire will skip-over.
Somebody attempted to burn the
City Hotel at LIE Sneur, Wednesday
morning, by setting fire to an ell in
the rear; but the attempt was fail.
IRE.
Mr., John Wilson, of West Alba.
ny, .Wabasha county, was running
to head off a horse that he wished
to drive into the barn, when he sud-
denly fell and never spoke after.
ward. Members of the family were
near, and, upon seeing him fall,
they ran to him, but he was already
dead when they reached him.
The twenty.ffth session of the
Minnesota annual conference of the
M. r. church begins at Winona to.
day, and continues about one week.
Bishop Peck will preside. This is
the largest religious body in the
State. There will be more than
1855 ministers and about 100 Law de.
legates in attendance.
The Monticello Times has an &C.
count of a sad event in the neigh.
boring town of Albion. Mr.. John
Spencer was in the field at work.
and his three children, one a little
girl, two and a half years old, were
playing short distance away. The
little girl started for home alone and
has not been seen since. The whole
country around has been thoroughly
searched but all in Wan, and the
agonizing question, where is she?''
still haunts the grief-stricken par
6nts.
The Warrington Advance says:
III. L. Erskine, Of Indian Lake,
paid out $50 two years ago for twelve
head of young stock. A few days
ago he sold from this lot Of stock to
the amount of $24O, and his $50
worth of increase left on his farm.
These cattle were kept exclusively
on grass and hay, SO that Mr.. E. has
$24O for his trouble and interest on
his investment Of $50. M. Jordan
informs us that two years ago he
put $820in cattle. A few DAYS ago
he was offered 50, $50 for the lot and
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