Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-11-06
] MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
sherburn County.

NNES0TA STATE NEWS.
sherburn County.
Elk River, Sherburne county, Is report
ed to be now free from d1phtheria, no
new cases having occurred for some time.
Stearns County.
Sank Center IS talking of organizing
fat mems club. Eleven citizens there av-
erage 222 pounds each.
A new Catholic church, to be known
as st. Benedict's at Avon, Stearns county,
was dedicated on recent Sabbath.
Last week the house of A. B. Darling
Of Lynden, Stearns county, was burned
with all its contents. Loss 81 800; insur-
ance 81, 200. :,
During a row at Cold Springs, Stearns
county, the other day, Henry Ncisling
was stabbed below the ribs, making a
serious wound.
Over one thousand letters not counting
passing ones were mailed at st. Cloud
Oct. 20, the largest number mailed there
in any one day in the last ten years.
Todd County. Il
Last week L. NJ. Davis, of Hartford,
Todd county, had his left hand badly
shattered by the bursting of his gun
while hunting ducks.
Stevens County.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Congregational church in MorT1s,
Stevens county, and by Thanksgiving it
is expected to be ready for use.
Mark Coleman, on bis farm, two and a
half miles south of Morris, raised, this
year, on seventeen acres, $40 bushels of
wheat, all No. 1, an average of nearly
thirty-one bushels to the acre. The
wheat is of the variety known as the Rus
sian tea, and it is a large fine berry.
Wabasha County.
Paul Conrad, of Chester, Wabashaw
county, had an arm badly fractured re-
Gently by falling from wagon.
A 9-year old daughter of Samuel Mys-
tetus, of Wabashaw, while playing, at
school the other day, had one of her arms
broken above the elbow.
John Edbury, Of Weaver, Wabashaw
county, Vas instantly killed by the acct
dental discharge Of his own gun the other
day, while out duck hunting. He leaves
wife.
Rice County.
Mr.. Scarborough, OF Mortified. has
made over 5000 gallons of amber syrup
this season.
In the hail storm last week, in some
portions eft Rice county, hail stones fell
as large as hickory nuts.
A large number Of sheep have been
killed in Morristown, Rice county, by
dogs or wolves, the past season.
Before the very recent frost green peas
of the second growth were gathered in
Dundas, Rice county, and the currant
bushes were budding out for the second
time.
Fariba'llt Democrat: Major Bingham
has gone up on the Northern Pacific rail
road to buy 10000 acres of land for sever
al OF the leading men at Faribault, On
which they propose to start stock
farm.
An alleged incendiary fire in an empty
store building in Faribault-the other
night-called out the fire department and
the flames were quickly extinguished,
and prevented from spreading, though
the wind was blowing strong at the time.
Scott County.
The new Jordan City, Scott county mills
are now turning out -four of an excellent
quality.
Pope County.
During the month of October. Ohio
nurserymen delivered large quantity of
fruit trees and shrubbery in Pope county,
The indications are that that county will
be among the largest fruit growing coun-
ties of the State.
Cottonwood County.
Mrs. B,sbee, of Madelia, while stand
ing in chair on Sunday. Oct. 26, fell
and broke two of her ribs.
Two daughters of Mr.. Bates, of Made
liza, we're thrown from buggy and severe
ly bruised, but not seriously injured.
State at Large.
The house of George Hamilton, of lit
tie Sank, was burned the other day, with
nearly all of its contents.
Wild geese, ducks, and all aquatic fowls
are moving south, indicating the near
approach of wintry weather.
The late long-continued pleasant
weather has enabled farmers throughout
the State to advance their fall work fine
ly.
There are said to be 100000 bushels
of wheat in the different elevators along
the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
railroad.
Fruit trees in large quantities are be-
ing brought into numerous localities in
the State. In very few years Minnesota
will be noted as great fruit State.
Blue Earth County.
In the Mankato Record of Oct. IS,
Orville Brown announces his withdrawal,
as editor, from that paper, it having been
sold to Gen. ]. 81. Baker, who, having
also purchased tho Mankato Union, will
consolidate the two journals.
Olmsted County.
The dead body of q man was found
near Dover, Olmsted county, the other
day. No marks of violence wlre found
upon the body. "a satchel filled with
clothing was near him, but there was
nothing to identify him. He had APP
parently been dead about three days. He
was about forty-fve years of age.
George Wooden, of New Haven, Ohm
sted county, was robbed last week by
highway-men on his way from Rochester,
where he had been to dispose of load of
produ:e. Two strangers asked to ride
with him. He.permitted them to get in
into his wagon, and when near Genoa
they seized him and robbed him of all
his money, between thirty and forty dol
lars and fed.
At Salem, Olmsted county, the ether
day, fellow calling himself Frank Clark
stopped at the residence Of Jacob Knessell
and was invited to dinner. He was very
polite, made himself very agreeable, was
pious man, and at the table proposed
to say grace. After dinner he went over
the premises of Mr.. Knessell, viewing
and praising his ANIMALS. The next NOR
ming very fine and valuable horse was
missing, and the thief has not yet been
caught.
Redwood County.
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