Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Washington County.

MAX ing inquiries as to the time and place
of payment of the employees. This tact
being made known to the secretary of
corporation, Mr.. J. S. Proctor, that gen.
tleman considered prudence the better
part of valor, and on Sunday, Aug. 2,
with large amount of money for the
payment of the men, went up to the
boom in a row boat, instead of driving
alone in his buggy, as has been his GUS
tom hitherto. If the suspicious inquir-
crs had any evil object in view they we're
completely foiled in their purpose.
Steele County.
Three highwaymen were arrested at
Medford, Au gust 6, for robbing a farmer
of Sc in money and watch:
Olmsted County.
oc hester Record and Union: E. D.
Swort1 God. the other day, had the hook
of self binder enter his left hand at the
side, and v hen it had effected a good hold,
Mr.. s. pulled away, and tore out bones,
muscles and everything else. He will lose
part of his hand.
Dakota County.
The diptherla is prevailing at Lake
Vile, Dakota county.
The Dakota county commissioners
have made levy for county expenses this
year of $22 ,000-a reduction of gil ZOO
from the amount assessed last year.
Pennington Dakota county, Press
Sheriff Chapel has sold over 1000 acres OF
wheat on attachments during the last two
weeks-mostly to recover payments due
on machinery. Twentythree actual sales
were made, the crops being bid in by the
plaintiffs, and renewed notes secured for
future safety. In all he had over sixty
levies, but mast of the suits were adjusted
without salse.
State at Large.
New wheat is beginning to find it's
way to market at various points Ill the
State.
AS the harvest is nearly through, the
towns and villages are being ove1run with
lazy, thievins, begging, vagabond tramps.
In the vicinity of Young America the
other day, three-year-old boy of Peter
Meyer, fell into a painful of hot starch
and was so severely scaled as to cause
death in few hours.
Capt. Bradon will build five depots on
the Blue Eerth City branch, one 24x70 at
that town, one 24x6O at Winnebago CITY,
and the other 24x48 each at Garden CITY,
Vernon, and possibly at Shelby.
According to the latest revised game
law, sportsmen cannot enter nor allow
their dogs to enter growing grain, and
permission must be asked of the owner
to enclosed grounds at any time Viola
tions of these provisions subject the trans
gressor to a penalty Of $40.
Douglas County.
Alexander Post: a large apple tree
growing in the yard of John Sim onton,
bore full crop Of blossoms in the spring.
Most of the fruit blasted. On the list of
August it again blossomed as fresh as
May.
Alexandria douglas county, NeDs
The other evening, during the heavy thun-
der storm, the lightning entered an open
window in the residence of W. H. Nc
Killips, in Lake Mary, the shock knock
ing Mrs. M. insensible. Mr.. McKillips
was just stepping in at the door, and
caught his wife as she was falling. A
little cold water soon revived her, and
she has almost recovered from the shock.
No damage was done to the building or
furniture.
Stevens County.
A very large crop of oats in Stevens
county is reported.
Quite number Of horses have sicken.
ed and died in Morris during the past
week, from VIVA. seemed to be lung fever.
The merchants and business men of
Morris, Stevens county, arc anticipating
great increase in business, and are max
ing corresponding preparations to meet
the anticipated prosperous state of af-
fairs.
Goodhue County.
The amount of taxes levied by the
commissioners Of Goodhue county, at
their late session, was $4,000.
The other morning, Charles Armenian ,
a worthy German farmer, living near Pine
Island: Coodhue county. was kicked in
the bowels by a colt, producing injuries
resulting in death. He was Al years old.
One day last week son of Mat. Eigo,
of Bell Creek township, Goodhue county,
aged : years, while leading a horse to
drink during thunder shower, was
struck by Tightening and instantly killed.
The only mark Of injury was sli ght DIS
celebration Of the temple.
The other evening the house of John
Strom, who lives about five miles eest of
Cannon Falls, was struck by lightning.
Mrs. Strom and her little children were
alone in the house at the time, but were
not injured. The building took fire,
which Mrs. Strom succeeded in quench-
ing before it gained much Roadway.
Recently a man in Bell Creek, Good-
hue county, was driving a reaper, and
had his little girl on with him, giving
her a ride. The horses were troubled
with flies and became unmanageable, and
in order to control them, he threw off the
child, out of harms way, and IN doing so
lost his balance, was thro vn in front of
the sickle and had an arm cut complete
ly off, besides being badly cut in other
places.
Martin County.
Seth. A. Faulkner, of Tenhasseu, Mar
tin county, the o~her day borrowed his
fathers team to 60 to an adjoining town
ship, and then put out with design to APP
propriate the team to his own use. The
relentless father pursued his fleeing son
with a sheriff, overlook and arrested him
for horse stealing and he is now in JAIL
Stearns County.
The st Cllud Times: The other dav
Michael Moos, Of st. Augusta, stearns
county, drove horse over manure pile
in which a pitch-forx was sticking. TIE
animal stepped upon the fork, threw it
up, and. the tines entered it's body, tear
ing the flesh and causing the entrails to
Protrude. Attempts were made to sew up
the wound, but they were unsuccessful
and the horse died.
Faribault County.
Major H. w. Bingham is the first in
market in Faribault with new wheat.
$. Pfefer has been appointed president
OF the Faribault County Agricultural So
ciety in place of John Franklin, deceasd.
Mrs. E. D. South. of Blue Earth City,
was peppcred with shot the other day by
a sportsmen who was shooting prairie
chickens.