Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-21

place Of Micheal schmit -resigned. So
In Brockway, StearnA county, the other day
Pat Colleton and John Campbell, Sr., quarrel
ed, when the former shot the latter inAictina
dangerous wound. The physician says The
wounded man has about an even chance fol
recovery. Colleton Is in jail.
] st. Cloud Times. May 10: a boy namef
Adam Keepers, son Of Nicholas Keepers, q
Avon, while at work In the Avon Factory
yesterday, had his right hand badly lsceratei
on circulating saw. One Of his fingers wa,
cut Of, and two others injured. BE came K
this city, for treatment. In the afternoon an
other boy named Edward Londy, while work
Ing at the same saw, had his left thumb cut
.as*9 WabaSha County.
Chambers among horses are reported in Wa
bashaw and some other counties.
On Sunday, May 9, Bishop Grace confirmed
q class Of 50 at the Catholic church in Red
Wing. S.s ,'s7s;r: N: w, !. ~ - j. 3 :
| A family by the name Of De Graf, moving
from Alma, Wisconsin, to Dakota Territory
stopped at Mennt Pleasant, WabashaV
county, one day last week, and built 8
fire by the roadside, and cooked dinner
While the daughter, aged sixteen, was wash
ing the dishes, her clothes caught fire and be
fore 1t could be extinguished by the parents
her person was fcarfully burned from he]
ankles to her waist, and her hands ana arm
were also seriously burned, DR.. Adams WA
called Tuesday morning, but as vet he ia I'm
able to determine the result of this painful &C
cldent. The sufferer is sister of John De
Graft, of the Alma Journal. -: 49, :,
Brown County. * -
Considerable damage was done by hat
forms in Brown county, last week. p; i:
49, Dodge County. 800 .
James Campbell has been appointed post
master at Westheld Center, Dodge County. "
r: G. Libby, Of Hastings, came near LOSING
his barn by fire the other day by the careless
ness of q hostler. but the fire was discovered
III time to prevent serious confagration.
T. Otter Tail County. :.
The little daughter Of Ole Lysaid, of swed
run, Otter Tail county, recently fell into !,
well and was drowned. 49, u, - ~
A school house in the town of Buse, Otte
Tail county, was recently burned in the nigh
season by prairie fire. The housewas com
| Portable and well furnished for school pur
! poses.
+ Fergus Falls Journal: The Norwegia,
Lutheran church (synod) having sold it
church building, which is now converted in
to residence, will probably build a new
church this season on their lot just west O
! in town, about 36x6O feet, and in every way
substantial and ornamental structure.
| The Fergus Falls Journal sensibly remarks
Otter Tail county leads all its mel ghbors i,
everything but big farms. 1t is larger coun
! ty, has bigger lakes, rivers, water powers
| finer towns, &c. We are right glad that "
have corner against bonanza farms. A fe,
men only own as much as single section
! and we only know of two farmers, Martin 1
| Colby and w. d. Davenport, who have so
acres each under the pillow. While it look
good to see the thousands of acres being bro
ken up in counties about US, it pleases us ia
farm house and family.
+ Rice County.
A hungry thief entered Ira Struter's
cellar in Faribault the other night, and stol
seventy five pounds of salt pork.
! BY the storm of last week, the boiler hous
Lake, Rice county, was blown down.
In a storm last week, the Gas Work
in Faribault were struck by lightning. Tn,
damage to the works is estimated at from three
to four thousand dollars. No insurance.
- Dakota County.
| Three scamps were arrested the other da,
in Hastings for robbing Ulrick Basly of abou
$50 in currency. They are in Jail.
1t is alleged that there was never 60 man,
building improvements in Hastings in al
portions OF the city as during this season.
| {rnnrOp Of Tow ,o&o
county, had horse killed by lightning. H
was killed in low shed back Of Finch's Sc
loon. The capricious bolt passing by al
shed and killed the horse
Kandiyohi County.
H. johnson, of Willmar, the other day i,
using sharp knife had the misfortune *
have the point Of it, by slip Of his hand, en-
ter one OF his eyes, destroying the sight.
State at Large. =
! In most ofthe prominent villages and cities
of the state the demand for more houses il
very urgent-a sign at once of temporary EN-
barrassment and of increasing permanent pros
tperity.
| y Todd County.
The Long Prairie, Todd county Argus says
buildin gs were starting up so fast that
would keep our reporter busy to keep track
| of them.
~ The Long Prairie, Todd county Argus
of May ID, gives circunstantial account O
the finding of the dead bodies in the town o
Gordon, Todd county. The substance is a
follows: The boys names were Peter Hender
son, aged 9 years, and John NJ. Oleson, aged
II years, so1s of two neighbors living abou
hall mile apart. John was found dead neal
where they were seen playing, his face buried
| in the soft ground. The surroundings init
mate that he had died q peaceful death. The
body OF Peter was found in the edge of
marsh, his face buried in about three inches
OF water, the rest of his body on dry ground
NoIsign Of q struggle having taken place. On.
theory is that the boys had eaten some poi
sonous root, and being taken sick, started fo]
home and died before they reached there-an
other, and strangely strained theory is tina
the younger boy Intentionally or accidentally
killed the older boy by suffocation or choking
and then drowned himself. There were NJ
signs OF violence on the body Of the older. It
must levy heavy tax on credulity to beiiev.
that boy years old, killed boy II year
old, and then committed suicide. The theor,
Of poisoning. is the most plausible, and yet
physician gives an off-hand opinion, withou
examining the stomachs of the boys, that
there was no sign of poison, and tina: the boy
came to their death BY suffocation and drown
ing, . an a. the soroners Jury in their verdict
r -, Houston County. =,
Atson of Michael Gaglia, of Maryville, Hous
ton county, while feeding q cutting machin,
recently, got his hand caught and lost tire,
fingers. e~+s..: 81 - / - ... .
| / at. Olmsted County. erq,,,.
Last week NJ. Hanth, living near Eyota