Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-07
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Scott Comfy.

retiring, in the pockets Of which was
about 700 In money. On late
afternoon, while number of small bows
We're playing IN wheat bin in Nicolin's
at Jordan. the spout below was
opened by persons who were loading out
the wheat, and one little fellow, a 8 year
old son of Joseph Karls, was drawn into
the vortex and suffocated before he could
be rescued.
Wright County.
Mrs. Wilbur Simmons, Of Corirna,
Wright county, wit babe fifteen days
old, was kidnapped by her mother and
simila:ed "U. S. officer" The husband
pursued and endeavored to obtain his
wife, but was unsuccessful. The case
will be settled IN the courts.
Monticello Times: DR.. Wa efield, OF
Anoka, met with quite a serious accident
on Saturday at Round Lake. He had
driven into the lake to water the ponies.
and stepped out on the pole to loosen
the check reins, when they took fright
and dug out at lively rate, giving
the Doctor "bad scald"-breaklng rib
and otherwise demoralizing him. .
State at Large.
State Treasurer Pfaender has pur-
chased $4,000 Missouri 6 per cents. for
permanent school funds.
There are no prairie chickens, nor will
there be until the 18th of August, but
there are plenty of snlpe, larks and owls.
Reports of burglaries are coming up
daily from numerous cities and villages
Of State. Tranlps are the perpetra-
tors in many of the cases.
Anthony Qulst, of Briar Creek, fell be-
fore reaper the OF er lay, his horses be-
ing unmanageable, and one foot was cut
entirely off, and the other one nearly so.
Ida Stafford, daughter of John Stafford,
farmer near Reedsburg, while riding
herseba, k the other day, was thrown
from the horse, sustaining injuries from
Whic she cannot recover.
July 90, 1878, Jacob Tingley mark
eted the first load of new wheat at the
mills in Minneapolis. This year on the
same day of the month he did the same
t ing, and it was No. /. at that.
A lad named Tew met with an accident
on the St. Paul s. Sioux City railroad,
and it was found necessary to amputate
his arm. After the arm was cut off he
had an attack of diphtheria and the doc
tor found that the principal deposit was
on the stump of the arm, and the case
was mild one. The suggestion was then
made that probably blistering would have
the effect of drawing the deposit from
the throat, as this wounded arm had
done. An experiment was made on a
girl in Belgrade. Nicollet county, after
the deposit had had two days to form
and relief was found almost Immediately
This &c rer"o"mended by almost all the
physicians there. ....
Goodhue County. s..
The tailor shop of A. M. jacobson, OF
Red Wing, was burgarized the other
night, to the amount of $50.
A few days since John Winter, living
near Plainview, committed suicide by
shooting himself with rifle.
Mr.. Watson, of Zumbrota, was badly
cut up with a harvester machine the 9th.
er day, by his horses running away.
A party of emigrants, Swedes, arrived
at Red Wing the other day, in eighteen
days from an interior town in sweden.
Recently John Becker, of Plainview,
sustained a fracture of one of his legs
between the ankle and knee, by being
thrown from a sulky.
Christopher Kutz, poor and old.
Belvidere, Goodhue county, hung himself
the other day Cause, trouble in the
family, where he was not wanted. He
mad married widow, and the old folks
.ived with er son by former husband
The old man was considered an ''incum
rrance," and he took himself out of tne
way with a rope.
&C.,. Rice County. ......
Misses Rosa Andrews and Julia Lynch
| were out riding few days since, in Fair
ault, and attempted to ford Cannon rivel
at SCOTS mill. When about half way
across, the horse became frightened ant
commenced backing. The young ladies
jumped out into the river, and with the
lelp of some ands from the mill, were
rescued. The horse, meantime, alked
ashore. No lives lost or damage done
Dundas Nraox: At Godfrey's crossing,
asst, Mr.. Elisha Godfrey attempted t.
ord the river with is team. When about
the middle of the stream one of the hors-
IS went down, and being caught in the
harness, was drowned. During the strug
gle the wagon went TO pieces, the hind
wheels sinking to the bottom and the Doz
| ioating off do n the river with man on
,oard. 1t finally landed near the Ole
lime kiln. Both h. rses had been drawn
| under the water, but one OF them succeed.
ed in swimming ashore wit its dead
mate and the front wheels of the wagon.
Dakota County.
A gang of tramps broke up self bird
er in a ted in Dakota county, the Other
day.
Mrs. NJ Hines, of Rosemount, Dakota
county, fell from the piazza Of her dwell
ing house the other day and had her
| right shoulder blade broken and was in
other respects injured. She will recover.
At Hastings, Dakota county, the other
evening, a small dog jumped into the fiery
furnace Of the steamer, Clinton, and was
quickly consumed by the roaring flames
In this suicide act he was credited with
being mad.
Jackson County.
At the recent term of court in jackson
county E. A. Hatch was fined $50 and
costs for violating his license, and in de-
fault of payment was committed to jali.
Mcleod County.
1t is alleged that one agent has sold in
Glencoe this season $30, 900 worth OF farm
machinery to the farmers of Mcleod
county. M
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