Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-25
MINNESOTA NEWF,

Mr.. Barton, of Sleepy Eye, aged SO years,
had hip bone fractured the other day by a
fall. His recovery, owing to his great age,
is hardly expected.
The board of education in Glencoe have
refused to introduce the Merrill text books
in the schools of the district.
Mr.. Kerick was thrown from his wagon
near New Prague the other day, by the &C.
ton of his frightened team, and was so in
iured that he soon after died.
new town has been organized in Clay
county, called Goose Prairie.
In Clay county the name of the town of
Woodland has been changed to Krognes, and
the name of the town of Lund to Tansem.
The building season is opening briskly
in Glyndon, Clay county, and the lumber
trade has become very lively.
M. M. Gragg, charged with embezzlement
as agent of the Northern Pacific railroad at
Glyndon, when brought into court waived
examination and was bound over to the
April term of court, and not furnishing bail
| was committed.
Canadian farmer, it is stated, reported
to be worth 100000, is about to invest in
the vicinity of Moorehead, Clay county.
By the appropriation of the school fund
for March $2,778.40 are appropriated to
Goodhue county. There are in the county
7,446 scholars.
Carleton college has received $4,000 in
Minnesota.
There were 134 births and 1OS deaths in
Sibley county last year.
Fremont Ellsbury of Eyota has been
arrested for illegal voting at the late election
in that village, and was bound over in $500
to appear.
The Rochester Record and Union says that
on Saturday, March Ii, one thousand pounds
of butter was marketed in that city, CLASSIFIED
thus: 200 pounds civilized, 80 pounds en-
lightened, some 800 pounds savage.
Little Falls Transcript, March 10: The
body of D. 0. Goulet, whose death III Little
Falls and whose burial in the Catholic GEM
etery in Bell Prairie was recently recorded in
these columns, was disinterred On Friday
last, for the purpose of sending it to st.
Gervais, in the province of Quebec, Canada,
where his mother resides. The tody was
forwarded for that destination on Monday
last.
Little Falls Transcript, March 49,: On
Tuesday last the board of county commits
sioners appropriated 800 to be applied to-
ward the cost of having the stomach of John
Millbauer analysed. Frof. Peckham, of the
State university, will analyze the stomach
for $500, and it is understood that the rela-
tives of Mrs. Millbauer, who are very anxious
to prove her innocent of having poisoned
her husband, are willing to add 800 to the
appropriation made by the county, and thus
make up the sum necessary to secure the
proper analyzation of the stomach.
Diphtheria has broken out in the town of
Erin, Rice county, and three of the schools
in that town have been closed in conse-
Iquence.
Henry Heithington, of Hoseys, man
IS years old, is under arrest on q charge of
bastardy preferred against him by Christine
johnson, his Swede housekeeper.
In Hastings the other day, Marcus Marks
hired man, with a horse and buggy, ran
over seven year old boy near the Catholic
school house. The unfeeling brute did not
stop to assist the boy or to ascertain the
amount of injury inflicted by his careless
brutality. The left leg on the child was
broken.
Andrew Webber, of Hay Greek, Goodhue
county, hung himself the other day. He
was a well-off farmer, aged 81 years. No
cause known for his self destruction.
Diphtheria is reported to be having a run
in Kilkenny, LIE Sueur county, and in an ad-
jacent neighborhood in Rice county. There
have been several fatal cases.
The total cash receipts of county funds
during the past year in Nicollett county,
were $31, 0441O. The total expenditures
we're $15,990.77. A deficiency in the poor
fund of 81 ,592. % has been paid during the
year, and q cash balance of $13,463.04 was
in the treasury March LIST.
1t is getting to be serious question with
many of the villages of this State what to do
with the large and steadily increasing influx
of population pouring into them, on account
of the scarcity of buildings for their accom-
mediation. Families are often driven away
for want of housekeeping accommodations
while the great flow of population into the
State is encouraging to villages and cities.
Mr.. Taylor, the present postmaster at
Anoka, contemplates resigning, and petit
ton is in circulation asking for the appoint
ment of james A. Foote.
Valentine Richert, aged 81 years, died ct
his residence in st. Cloud last week. He
had been a resident of st. Cloud for
twenty-eight years.
o. d. Brown, cashier of the bank of Lu-
verne, Rock county, has been appointed to
and has accepted the position of general
anu SutOL cuStucGE Oh Gu0
Nebraska lines of the Chicago, Omaha & st.
Paul railroad company.
The Plainview, Wabashaw county, Library
lecture course has Melted $4,000.
Julian Kenney, of Pennington, has been
adjudged Insane and sent to the asylum.
Tom. Nesbit, on his way to Hastings the
other night, was driven back home,a distance
of about q mile by a large pack of
hungry tribe of wolves.
The Tyler, Lincoln county Tribune, en-
tered upon its second year March II.
The new bridge scross the Minnesota river
at Mankato has been completed and accepted
by the city.
The court house contest in Nicollet coun-
ty continues. The site has not yet been
agreed upon.
At Sank Rapids last week tramp was
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in
the Stearns county jail for stealing an
overcoat.
Oscar Bent, of Hyde Park, Wabashaw
county, by the conclusion of q fall last week,
nearly bit off his tongue. Under the skill
full treatment of surgeon, who was called
to his relief, it is hoped the injury may be
repaired.