Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

~ MINNESOTA NEWS.
John Bush, of Eyota, had two valuable
hogs killed by dogs the other day.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sanford, lof Red Wing,
celebrated their silver wedding recently.
John Ford, of Granville, got broken leg
the other day, while attempting to break
colt. ~ ~.
In Faribault county, 900 acres of fertile
and is beng offered at fifty cents an acre,
cash down. -.-..r-
gang of tramps boarded freight train
at Waterville the other day, and resisted all
attempts to put them off.
March 25th the ferry cables were put in
and the ferries started at Red Wing, having
had a rest of about three months.
By the fall of a horse which he was riding,
son of DR.. Giddings, of Anoka, had both
of his legs broken below the knee.
Work is being pushed rapidly forward in
the construction of Nicolin's mill at Jordan.
Between thirty and forty men are employed.
Last year Austin. Mower county, gave
majority of 251 against license, and this
year it gave A majority in favor of license.
The commissioners of Mobiles county have
resolved to issue bonds to the amount of
$4,000 to pay the floating debt of the
county.
The house of Mr.. Phillips, of Chester,
Olmsted county, was entered by thieves the
other day in the absence of the family, and
some valuable clothing stolen.
Seeding has again begun in several parts
of the State, but as yet is not very general.
But few days of fine weather will put
every farmer in his fields. -
The teamsters and drivers who partici-
pated in the Indian campaigns of Minneso-
ia in 1862 and 1868, contemplate holding a
reunion the coming summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 81. Armstrong have re-
turned to Albert Lea from their late jour
ney and stay at the Arkansas Hot Springs,
both greatly improved in health.
For the seven months ending March Is
| there have been received of the 1873 wheat
crop at the LIE Sueur elevator "a 500 bushels,
and at the Touring mill 76, All bushels, max
| ing total of 161 ,061 bushels.
The other day q fire in the woodward of
the Milwaukee & st. Louis company, at Jor-
dan, destroyed fifty cords of wood. But for
the energetic efforts of citizens e. far greater
quantity would have been consumed.
Sleepy Eye Wsde-Aaoake: The name of
our town has been changed to Lorenzo The
change seems to cause considerable dissatis-
faction among our townspeople, but its
Lorenzo all the same. Guess we will have to
grin and bear it.
Peter Donnelly's barn, in Anoka, was de-
stroyed by fire the other night. He care
lessly set fire to his hay NOW from his Lam
tern. He succeeded in saving his team and
live stock but hay, grain and farm tools
went with the barn. Loss $500.
The March settlement between the auditor
and treasurer of Stearns county for taxes
collected from March 1st, 1873, toMarch lst,
1879 showed an aggregate of collections of
$35, 134.7S. The county treasurer had on
hand March $2,43s.56.
Last week at Cannon Falls, MIR. Mantel
and Joseph Sumner were badly injured by q
runaway team. Mr.. Mantei had q shoulder
dislocated and leg badly bruised. Mr..
Sumner was badly bruised about the head
and face, besides receiving other injuries.
Little Falls Transcript, March 81: On
the 18th inst. Mrs. Il. s. Clyde, wrapt her
infant, three months old, so closely that it
could not breathe, while returning from
Little Falls to her home in Swan River, and
when she reached home the infant was dead.
Grove City, Meekar county, Tribune,
March 81: Last Thursday couple of young
men living about two miles north of this
place set prairie fire which proved quite
destructive. Mr.. Bergren's stables and
granary were burned, the latter containing
800 bushels of oats and rs bushels of wheat.
One set of .grainstacks belonging to Mr..
Stranberg was consumed, as was also q hay
stack belonging to Mr.. Engstrom, of this
town. No insurance except on the grain
/ stacks. y>s4-t NsH@s@ 49, = 81 E@ = hsAs
st. Cloud Times: Mrs. Winslade of this
/ city, attended the auction sale on Saturday
last, and in paying for q purchase made,
dropped five dollars in small bills from her
pocket book. She did not notice her loss,
but short time after saw q small roll of
bills in Q woman's basket, who was standing
beside her. She spoke to the woman telling
her that she was careless with her money, to
thus carry it in her basket. The woman
nodded her head, threw her shawl over her
basket, and went out of the store. When
Mrs. Winslade went home, she found she
was five dollars short, and was very sure that
the money In dropping from her pocket
book, had fallen into the woman's basket.
Wells, Faribauh county, 4dcoeate, March
%: Frank Horn, of Barber township. this
county, met with, severe less sby. FIRE last
Thursday evening, that robs him of the pro-
ceeds of many years hard labor. His barn
was destroyed, together with seventeen head
OF cattle, one horse and colt, and all his
harnesses, etc.. leaving him without team
with which to do his springs work. The
IRE originated from prairie IRE, and Mr..
Horn supposed he was secure from any
danger In that direction, as he had twenty
acres around his property plowed, but foot
path was left leading TO his we'll, and up that
narrow path the fire stole, and the mischief
was done. Mr.. Horn thinks his lot in life
is fun Of vicissitudes, as only two or three
years ago his wife was killed by his team
running away with o reapers bat all he wants
now is another horse, to make him u team.
and he is ready to begin again.