Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Chatfeld Democrat has just entered
on it's twenty third year.
The Cannon City schools have again closed
on account of diphtheria.
Work has commenced on the new iron
trestle opposite Hastings.
Dayton Smith, tried at Litchfeld for horse
stealing, was acquitted by the jury.
A servant girl at Faribault had leg
broken the 9th or day while washing. 800.
The total valuation of real and personal
property in Winona county is $lO,099, 635.
Granite Falls is without church going
bell, or any other bell larger than dinner
bell. :.
One work of civilization is wanting in
Yellow Medicine county-there is. no jail
there. >. !,
The scarlet fever prevails to a considerable
extent in the neighborhood Of Preston, Fill
more county.
The other night the safe of j. 81. Clark, of
Window, was robbed of a small amount of
silver coin.
Martin county has 45O,650 acres of arabic
land, only 100000 of which are subject to
taxation.
A daughter of Mr.. Biersdorf, of the town
of Welles, fell the other day and had one of
her legs broken. 49, .'r':
Recently farm house belonging to Stem
Stenson, in Peterson, Fillmore county, was
destroyed by fire. T. II 5"::j
The Morristown, Rice county, people are
considering the matter Of revoking their
village charter.
John Williams, of Faribault, froze his toes
the other night, making the amputation of
one of them necessary.
Owatonna, with a population 5000, has
four weekly newspapers, three English. and
one German.
The union revival meetings are still in
progress in the N. E. church at Fairmount,
and are largely attended. =.
George G. Baker, the magnificent bass
singer, of the Baker family singers, is dead.
He died in Milwaukee. = 49,
A store at Paynesville, Meeker county, was
burglarized few nights since, and goods to
the amount of $500 stolen. e..
The st. Peter Times says that diphtheria
has broken out at Kasota, and has already
carried off number of its victims. -.
The county officers of Nicollet report their
fees as follows: Clerk, $l,O28.5O; register
of deeds, $s15.14; sheriff, 81 ,02oo8. -
ssDid anybody asks Minnesota local,
paper, "ever know winter like the present
to be followedby a poor crop Of wheat?'' :
Lamberton, Redwood county, ls regarded
as one of the very best points in the State,
for the establishment of q grist mill.
In digging we'll in Jordon, it was ascer-
tanned that the frost line extended from the
surface to the depth of four feet eight inches.
A.. Lommor, of Wabashaw, lost his house
by fire last week. Most of the contents
were saved. He had an insurance Of $500.
One of the signs Of mild weather is the
appearance of croquet players on the lawns
on the sunshine sides of pleasant residencess
Benjamin Slocum, of Castle Rock, Dakota
county, has lost four children by diphtheria,
aged 6, 8, IL and II years, inside of two
weeks n .essa&t yss:2:,.4i 80; ~ t&15t FL;
n a new custom grist mill is to be built the
coming season IN the town of Mainden,
Benton county, getting its power from Blk
river. ID, :. ,.ar,ls-err f. 49, aa,,~ 80.
: Sneak thieves are plying their small trade
in Faribault, stealing robes and whips from
vehicles and committing other petty, sdepre-I
dations.
), A small boy, son Of a. Erkens, 81 Jordan,
Scott county, fell from hay-mow the other