Stevens County tribune., 1879-02-20
MINNESOTA NEWS,

MINNESOTA NEWS.
building society is being organized at Dun
das.
The diphtheria is reported in Faribault with
fatal results.
The liabilities of Behnke d. Bro, of New Ulm,
reach 5000
Bogus dollars bearing a very deceptive ap-
pearance are afoat
The influenza Is quite virulent among horses
in the lumber districts.
G. F. Case, of the Messenger has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Marshall.
Several old veterans in Chatfeld and vicinity |
will draw upwards to $500 under the new |
pension. |
Plans are maturing for the erection of several |
fine brick buildings in Litchheld, Meeker |
county, next season.
The parties in Kilkenny who lost so heavily
by the late fire will erect better buildings than
they had before the fire.
Calico balls" on Washington's birthday,
are the rage in large number of pleasant,
lively villages in the State.
Florida" is the name of new township
recently formed from territory lying in Yellow
Medicine county west of the village of Candy.
Rev. DIR. Vincent of New York, the leading
Sabbath school teacher in the United States,
will lecture at Northfeld, Rice county, February
n.
The lower dam at Easton's trout pond, at
Chatheld, gave way last week, and over 5000
of the speckled trout, it is estimated, were
lost.
A man digging well in Lamberton, found
| at the depth of twenty feet, willow log or
| tree two feet in diameter and grapevine wind
| ing around it.
On a late Sunday evening Rev. Mr.. Dixon, of
Worthington, preached on the subject of
| Hell" He takes issue with Henry Ward
| Beecher on that subject.
A new Touring mill is the present leading
project of Waterville, LIE Suer county. 1t is
believed it will be ready for work by the time
| the next harvest is secured.
The Presbyterian church and society in
| Litchheld have extended unanimous call to
Rev. Mr.. Sheriff. to become their pastor. The
salary paid is $1,000 year.
The St. Cloud-J Jommal-P,eSs announces that
this vicinity has been visited by another terri
BILE snow storm. Snow fell to the depth of
| nearly quarter of an inch"
Frederick Strauss, of tie town of Wheeling
| Rice county, found piece of wire two inches
| long in the liver OF one of one of his butchered
hogs. He has fed his hogs on wheat bran.
The new Congregational church edi6ce at Mar
shall is being finished in neat and beautiful
style. 1t has stained windows as we'll as many
other exterior and interior modern adornments.
residence of Mr. Wilkinson, in Albert Lea. was
badly burned in the face while attempting to
kindle fire with the oil. 1t is feared she may
lose her sight.
Personal property taxes become delinquent
on the first day of March. and real estate taxes
on the first day of June. The penalty is 5 pei
cent, added to the former and 10 per cent add
ed to the latter.
The new county of Candy is proposed to con-
tain twelve towns, six from Yellow Medicine
three from Lyon and three from Lac qui Parle
If the three counties vote yes the new county
will be established with Candy for the cocnty
seat.
: The late Rev. DIR. Horatio Brindsmade, o1
Newark, N j., has left SO, Quo to Carleton col
, lege, in Northfeld, and 81 900 10 the Congresa
? tional church in Beloit Wis, both bequests
being for the education of young men for tie
I ministry.
/ Col. Albert M. Lea the founder of the tow
of Albert Lea, Freeborn county, is now army
officer on duty in Texas He has forwarded t.
the State Historical society manuscript his
: tory of the early events in Minnesota and Iowa
in which he took part.
An increased number of Sherburne county
! ! farmers will engage in raising sugar cane next
season. The farming community have become
convinced of the Importance of dlverslfylng
their pursuits, and of not confning their at
, tention SO exclusively to wheat culture.
l Numerous wells are being driven through
s the rock at Shakopee. Some twenty wells have
l been driven there this wiater. In the east part
Cf the town water is found at depth of from
: thlrty-six to forty-fve feet; and in the west
part at depth of from nifty to sixty-five
feet.
Hastings NeoU Era, Feb. IL: Miss Ada
; House. formerly of this city, who became in
; sane and was taken to the asylum at St. Petel
: ! about three years ago, died on Monday, of las
week, at St. Peter. Her body was brought tt
. this [city and inferred on Wednesday. Hel
mother resides in this city.
e The burning of Nicolin's Touring mill al
f: London, Scott county, is regarded as a great
calamity to that place and vicinity. By this
disaster forty-fve men are thrown out of EN-
ployment, and the large number of farmers
! who found market there for their wheat viii
have to seek market elsewhere
Moorhead (Clay county, Advocate: 1t costs
more to ship bushel of wheat to St. Paul
from Breckenridge, than it does from Fisher
Landing; and the reason Why because wheat is
worth ten cents per bushel more at Moorheao
than at Breckenridge. We can get our wheat tx
market cheaper and quicker than at any othel
, point.
Early Wednesday morning, February 18th
: the house of George W. Fowler, two miles east
J of Mazeppa, was discovered to be on fire. Mr.
Fowler was the first to awake, nearly suffOcateo
with smoke. By heroic struggle of the in.
InaC6S, Gn6 IRE was SuQuu6u anu Gne mouse
, saved. Damage from 5000 to $400 to house
and furniture.
, Nicollet county seems to be financially strong
q The amount hand March l, 1878, wa
$33, ,264:58; receipts from that time to Jan. 81
1879, $47. 447.30, making total of $50, ,711.S .S8
{ while the expenditures during that time
amounted to only $54, ,316.35, leaving balance
in the treasury of $26395.53, belonging to
! different funds.
st. Peter Tribune. Peter BATHS, whose skull
was broken in the fight at Veith's brewery or
l the Goth of December, died from the effects o1
3 the wound on Saturday, Feb. Sth, and his
funeral took place at the Catholic church on
Monday. The point of the faucet with which
he was struck penetrated the brain over two
a inches it is said, and it is surprising that he
lived as long as he did.
case of mistaken identity occurred at Has.
tings the other day. Sheriff Chapel, of Farm
ington, was in attendance at court, saw a man
. he was sure was Fred Martin, who stole $500
worth of jewelry from Mrs. Campbells board
ing house in st. Paul some weeks ago. He ar
/ rested him. The man admitted his name was
Martin, but claimed he was not the thief, but
his brother. This proved to be true. The re-
20 nblance between the two is very striking.
Red Wing Republican,, Feb. 13: Yesterday
afternoon Albert Halverson, about years old
whose parents live corner of Bluff and Sixth
streets, and another boy jumped on
the side of a load of wood for q ride. The
driver warned them not to ride on the side OF
the load, and turning the corner of Bluff and
Fifth streets, Albert either was thrown off or
: attempted to get off, and fell in front of the
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