Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-18
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
NicOllet County.

The st. Peter Tribune says that fruit
thief came to grief few nights age in
Mr.. Bitner's melon patch. Having missed
numerous melons, he concluded to
watch the grounds, and after a while sew
eral boys appeared and were about taking
some melons when he blazed away with
a shotgun. The boys got away, but the
next day DR.. Daniels was summoned to
take some shot out of one boys leg, al
though he says he was shot while hunting
chickens. The Tribune also has this !:
One day last week several boys entered
J. B. Sackett's yard and commenced
stealing grapes and apples. AS Mr.. and
Mrs. Sackett had gone to st. Paul they
evidently thought that they would not
be molested, but it happened that sell
want girl was in tie house, and she drove
them of, but not until they had pelted
her with stones, one of which struck her
on the head and inflicted severe wound.
J. B. would like to know who those
boys were, and if he finds out it will go
hard with them. 1t seems almost useless
to attempt to raise fruit here, for after
all the labor end money expended it
results in its being stolen.
Waseca County.
8. 8. Phelps, of Waseca, had flock
of sheep run into by railway train, the
other day, and had 100 killed.
Wabasha County.
The citizens of Jarret's Ford and vicin-
| ity, Wabashaw county, have petltioned
the postmaster general for the establish
ment of post-ofice at that point.
A rattlesnake five feet and two inches
in length with eleven rattles, was kiilec
in the road between Maiden Rock and
Stockholm, Wabashaw county, the other
day.
A thief entered the stable of A. D.
Stocker, of Lake City. the other night,
with the apparent intention of stealing
his valuable mare, "May Queen" but the
animal happened to be at the Driving
park, and the thief, thinking that he had
secured the coveted prize, took away old
Prince" the family carriage horse. The
animal was little lame, and the jay
hawker, finding that he had made mis-
take, tied "Prince' to post near the
Secondhand school building and aLan-
1oned him.
Blue Earth county.
Some miscreant put Paris green into
the pump at the residence OF Jehl Kroome
in Mankato, but, fortunately, 1T was dis
covered before anyone had used any of
the water.
The Mankato Review says a drove of
Montana horses were IN the city last
week, the owner of which stated that it
cost one dollar to raise them in Montana
and dollar and half to bring them to
Minnesota, at which figures good profit
is made.
Benton County.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: Quite a num-
Der OF our farmers have threshed their
wheat Those who few weeks ago were
sure of twenty-i or thirty bushels to
the acre have not yet reported, but the av-
erage yield is now placed at from fifteen
to twenty bushels, which, being all No. /
in quality is not considered SO very bad
after all.
Lyon County
On farm about five miles north Of
Marshall Mr.. Murphy was pulled from
straw stack in sport. He fell on his
back, and four-tlned fork which he had
in ! is hand followed closely after, striking
him just below the corner of his lett eye,
penetrating it and the outer membrane of
the brain. He was rendered insensible
for time and has not spoken since. but
has his senses and can understand all that
is said to him.
Faribault County.
The publisher of the Winnebago City
Press is entertaining the question of q
removal of his paper either to Blue Earth
City or Fairmont-
While out hunting prairie chickens the