Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Wright County.

wright COunCy.
By runaway at Howard Lake, Wright
county, the other day, Henry l.. MangaL
had one of his legs broken.
A steam elevator. with capacity OF
10000 bushels, is approaching compile
ton at Howard Lake, Wright county.
Rice County.
The amber cane or, p in Rice county Ii
reported never to have looked so fine al
this season of the year.
George w. Newell, Of Faribault, has q
farm in Stevens county, where he expects
to get 10000 bushels of wheat from 1,2OC
acres of land.
Renville County.
THE Renville County Z zines says COR
siderable sickness exists among the chill
dren of that county. and in number OF
cases has terminated fatally.
WinOna County.
Three prisoners broke out of the lock
up at St. Charles, Winona county, tn
other night. Two were speedily recal
tured-the other made good his escap,
though fired upon three times.
Two thieves the other day stole from
| fifteen to twenty dollars from t. none.
| drawer of Dennis Carter, tavern keepe
| in ST. Charles. They were pursued ant
| arrested in Rochester, brought hacn T.
St. Charles, and hound over for trial a
| the next term Of court.
A sick tramp discovered in schoo
house near Lewiston, Winona couny La
week, was taken to the poor farm an
prompt attention given him by the count,
physician, but he failed to rally, and die'
on the 9th inst. He gave his name a
| Charles Williams of st. LOUIS.
Ramsey County.
| Charles B. Slauson, of St. Paul, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in tn
mead on the afternoon of Thursday Au
| gust Z. He leaves wife, but had no eli
Iren. He is supposed to be victim @
hard drink. ......
Four children playing under an EN-
bankment in the Western suburbs Of 81
Paul, on the 10Th inst, we've covered b
the dirt and sand falling in upon them
Three we're rescued alive by the exertlon
Of Mrs. Henrietta Freiling, Mrs. F1t2
5ibbon and Miss Josephine Marty. TIL
other, little 5 year old boy name
Joseph Deity was dead when taken out
Douglas County.
Alexandria Post: Good judges estimat
the average yield Of wheat IN Dougla
county at twenty-five bushels an acre
aggregating 5S7.374 bushels for the en-
tire county,
Mrs. Connolly, of Alexandria, old AM
insane, was burned up IN stable tn
other day. The origin of the fire is un
known, but probably was started by tn
woman herself. az
Sherburn County.
1Elk River News: On Sunday, 10th
inst, John ellis, of Baldwin, in Shcr
burne county, accidentally discharged tn
contents of a loaded gun into his shoutde
and back, from the effects of which he
not, at this writing, expected to recover
Cottonwood County.
Window Reporter: Joseph Currer
while at work around a thleshing ma
chine on Capt. Gilleland's farm, wa
caught by the tumbling rod and prett
we'll shaken up. His entire clothing
except one shirt sleeve and his boots ant
stockings, was taken off, but he was no
badly injured.
Otter Tail County.
Fergus Falls has voted $4,000 for raj
road right of way.
Cranberries promise to be very abur
dant in the marshes of Ida, Otter Tai
county, and the surrounding region.
The railroad bridge across the Red Riv
or at Furgus Falls will be 1873 feet in it
extreme length. The longest span vii
be 40 feet in the clear.
Fergus Falls Journal; In a recentPark
er's Prairie storm the lightning kille,
and slmost burned to crisp COW belong
ing to Jacob Browning. A thunder Dol
descended so near Mr.. Miners as 10 shoe
two of his children, rendering them insen
siblc and almost lifeless for about thirt,
minutes.