Stevens County tribune., 1879-08-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Freeborn County.

The scarlet fever has broke out in
Lanesboro> and produces some anxiety
and apprehension in that community.
The towns of Canton and Harmony
have voted bonds in aid of the Caledonia
d Mississippi railroad, which insures the
narrow guage to Preston by the first of
November if Preston votes in favor of
$4,000 bonds in aid of the enterprise.
One Of the tramps confined III the city
calaboose at Albert Lea, the other even
ing set it on fire. The fire was discov-
cred in time to extinguish it without its
doing much damage. At this the tramp
got mad and tore his clothes into shreds,
and the fellow remained in confinement
in the calaboose for three or four days in
perfectly nude condition, when he re-
quested one of the policemen to bring
nim needle and some thread to fix his
clothing with.
Crow Wing County.
Bralnerd Tribune: Mr.. Kerr, chiet
sawyer at Jones Bros, met with severe
accident one day this week, that will lay
him up for some time and probably Grip
pie him for life. He undertook to tight
en- nut near the large circular saw with
out stopping the mill, and the wrench
slipped off the nut bringing his left hand
in contact with the saw, severlng the
knuckles from the first and second
fingers.
Scott County.
1t is reported that the corn and potato
crops of Scott county will be simply
enormous.
A year old daughter of John Geiser,
of Shakopee, had an arm broken, the
other day, by the kick of horse.
Jordan Advocate: Recently the Mer-
chants Hotel was entered by burglars,
who succeeded in getting away with land.
lord Shearer watch and chain, together
with the pantaloons he had laid aside on
retiring, in the pockets of which was
about $50 in money.
On a late afternoon, while a
number of small boys were playing in q
wheat bin in Nicolin elevator, at Jordan,
the spout below was opened by persons
who were loading out the wheat, and one
little fellow, 8 year old son of Joseph
Karis, was drawn into the vortex and suff-
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Henry Zoller, of Helena, Scott county,
while driving team, the other day in a
harvest field, was thrown in front of the
machine and was cut and mangled in q
fearful manner. The bone of the right
leg was cut entirely through and the foot
left hanging by the muscles. The left
leg was not so badly cut, the bone not
being injured. He will recover, and it
is hoped that he may escape the amputa-
ton of his right leg.
| Brown County.
New Ulm Reriew We learn by a
gentleman from Tracy that the track on
the new road is now laid about eighteen
miles and that men are at work laying
iron night and day. He also informed
US Il at the company contemplate extend
ing this line to the Jim river this fall.
Sleepy Eye Wtde-Awnke: On Sunday
evening, August Sd, E. P. Lesueur, OF
Candy, his wife and two children were
struck by lightning The woman and
children were killed outright and Mr..
Lesueur's life is despaired Of. 1t will be
remembered that Mr. Lesueur and family
removed to Candy over one year ago and
established the Lesueur House. Mr.. Le-
sueur was considered to be an excellent
and accommodating landlord, highly re-
spected citizen and the loss will be great
ly felt by the people Of Candy and vicini-
ty.
Pope County.
| Mrs. Wamsley, Of Reno, Pope county,
came near being killed by vicious COW
the other day. The cow kicked her in
the face and trampled upon her, iniuring
her seriously.
Wabasha County.
On Sunday, July 81, $50 harvest hands
were hired on the streets OF Wabashaw.
The Herald says: "This may be all right
and perfectly proper, but it certainly
would look better if little less business
was transacted in Wabashaw on the Sab
bath.
| Benton County.
G. s. Barnes & Co., grain buyers, are
about to erect an elevator at Sauk Rapids.
The other day Theodore Berg, of the
firm of Berg d Neils, of Sauk Rapids,
was thrown from load of hardware, and
had his collar bone broken.
| Clay County.
The Clay county AdOOcGte says the
wheat crop Of that county "will be the
largest ever harvested since the first sod
was turned" Ii:
| Moorhead Advocate: A train of five
cars standing on the side track near the
depot, had an escapade of their own early
the other morning. By some means they
received momentum and started down
the levee at the rate of twenty miles an
hour, smashing up things considerably
| The cars containad feed, lumber, etc.
E. M. Zebley, of Moorhead, in dispute
with disreputable loafer named John
Hutchinson, was shot by the latter. He
| fired two pistol shots one of which struck
Zebley in the throat, passed through the
windpipe, and lodged in the back part of
the neck. The desperate was arrested.
1t is thought the wounded man may sur
vive.
Rice County.
Eddy Reed, the son of David Reed, CT
Faribault, was badly burned the other
day by pouring powder from flask on
coal of fire.
Two burglars were discovered the other
night in the house of Geo. w Batchelder,
of Faribault, but being discovered, fed
without plumber.
Dundas Neaos: At Godfrey's crossing,
about four miles up the river, on Sunday
last, Mr. Elisha Godfrey attempted to
ford the river with his team. When about
the middle of the stream one of the hors-
es went down, and being caught in the
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gle the wagon went to pieces, the hind