New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-11-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
John Nancy, of Lime township,
Blue Earth county, received 104 GAL
Ions of Amber syrup from a half
acre ofcane.
Last Monday night Iver Jensen,
while intoxicated, drove his team
from Cannon Falls towards his
home, four miles south. The team
fell down into an excavation and
upset the wagon on Jensen, who
was found dead.
Wabashaw Bulletin-On Monday
afternoon while out duck hunting
with his brother in.law near Weav.
er, John Elbury accidentally shot
himself. He was in the act Of load.
ing one barrel of the gun when the
other was discharged, carrying
away the entire skull, and killing
him instantly. He leaves wife.
Renville Times: Several nights
since, while returning home from
Hector, Matthias Johnson's team
ran away, throwing Mr.. j. out in.
to a slough, where he remained all
night. The team ran into an open
cellar, breaking the neck of one of
the horses.
Miss Lille Dickey accidentally
shot and killed herself with a pistol
at the residence Of Judge Rea in
Minneapolis a few days ago. The
pistol was present to her, and she
had lett it carelessly among her laces
and ribbons, so that in handling
them it was discharged.
Faribault Repu blican, Oct. Goth
We learn that hail storm passed
over the town of Wheeling, Mon
day afternoon. The storm covered
about three miles in width, and some
Of the hail stones were as Zig as
hickory nuts.
Mrs. Blsbee, of .Madelia, while
standing in chair on Sunday, Oct.
rs, fell and broke two of her ribs.
Gen. M. D. Flower and CAPTAIN
Hawkins a few days ago captured IL
genuine salmon, weighing five lbs.,
IN Lake Elmo-the first fruit of the
spawn placed there several years ago
by the State Fish Commissioners.
The Chat6eld Democrat says that
J. c. Easton, finding sheep.raising
very profitable, will, next season.
seed down every foot of his land in
that vicinity and increase his flock
to ten or fifteen thousand head. He
says that the sheep for that section
IS the medium grade, half Cotswold
and Merino.
George Weeden, of New Haven,
OImsted county, was robbed last
week by highwaymen on his way
home from Rochester, where he had
been to dispose of load of produce.
Two strangers asked to ride with
him: He permitted them to get III.
to has wagon, and when near Genoa
they seized and robbed him of be-.
tween thirty and forty dollars, and
fed.
J.B. Dunning, of Cedar township,
Martin county, has prepared a fire.
break machine, by which few men
with team can successfully fight
back the approaching and destract.
i've element. It is merely boards
fastened together like barn door,
drawn with a team, and worked
endwise backwards and forwards by
two men, and it is said to work ad.
mirably. 1t will pay to test it in
times of fire.
The town of Litch6eld has gen.
uine sensation, gotten up regardless
of cost. A man calling himself H.
H. Harris about month ago pros.
pected in Litchfeld, Mimi, and Fl.
na]ly settled there. He succeeded in
leasing or buying on time the grain
warehouse Of Mr.. James D. Atkin.
son. He began buying wheat as
fast as it came in, and thus got the
confidence of the community. He
represented to the farmers that, as
wheat was on the rise, it would be
advisable for them to store it in his
elevator and wait for. better prices.
Many wheat owners followed the ad.
vice and put their property into
his hands, for which be gave
storage tickets. In the meantime
he boarded at the Litchfeld House
and paid no bills, as he seemed to be
doing prosperous business. He
bought oil for the elevator on credit.
A week ago on Saturday he left
Litchfield ostensibly on a business
visit to ST.. Paul, but he passed
through to Chicago, from which city
he wrote letter dated on Tuesday,
directed to Mr.. Jamea Atkinson tina;
ifhis creditors were willing to settle
at Is cents on the dollar he could
be addressed at Belleville, Ont, and
advised that good money should not
be wasted for poor money, as the
creditors could not harm him. On
the facts becoming known the farm.
ers took possession of the elevator,
and in the scramble about 1000
bushels were carted away. Several
persons had from 800 to 600 bushels
each in the elevator. They were
Alex Charncross, Fred. Zimmer.
mann, VIM. H. Greenleaf, S. w.
Scarf, Andrew Jackson, John An.
derson, Nichols Nelson, George A.
Chandler and others unknown. Nc.
Ilrath and Gilbert of St. Paul put on
attachment for I, 900 to 10, 600 bush.
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