The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-29

pointed r. A. Dorc register of deeds Of
Lincoln county.
Ortonville is reported as booming in
business, with hotels crowded with visit
ors and pleasure parties.
A plat of the new village Of Benton, in
Carver county, has been placed Oh file.
A large and flourishing village is antici-
pated.
Miss Emma Jewett, of Litchfield, is
practicing and getting into trim for the
race with Belle Cook of California.
,, The farm residence of Dennis Callahan,
in Tyrone township, LIE Sueur county.
was burned on the goth inst, while the
family were in a field at work. All the
household goods, clothing, and $500 in
money were destroyed.
Simon Christianson has started brick
yard at Minnesota Falls station, and has
burned one kiln of light red brick
Bird Island claims to be the largest viii
lage in Renville county. The following
is the population of the different villages:
Bird Island, 2S9; Renvillc, 233; Hector,
1876; Beaver Falls. 1872; Olivia, As; Sacred
Heart, 103.
A dozen or more Of the young men of
Granite Ealls have organized a cornet
band, and are nearly all supplied with
instruments.
Daniel FELTON,, an old pioneer of this
State, and resident of Granite Falls for
the past ten years, died on the Goth inst,
aged 78 years.
Preparation is being made by Lyon
county to make an exhibit at the State
fair. Mr.. C. II. Whitney will have charge
| of the exhibit.
Mr.. Shaw of Winnebago City, partner
of Hon. A. H. Bulls in blooded cattle,
left last week for Portland, Me-, where
he goes to secure nine more head of
Hereford cattle, from shipload just ar
rived at that place from England. These
gentlemen are going into the business
extensively, and have now large number
of the best blooded cattle that can be OBJ
tained.
On the 21st inst, as a mixed train from
st. Paul to Cumberland was going down
the steep grade leading to the Hudson
bridge, near Saltwater, the rear cars, con-
tanning the brakemen, became detached,
when the locomotive and cars attached
rushed down the declivity at frightful
speed. The drawbridge was open at the
time to allow the passage of a log raft,
and the engine and nine cars went
down. falling upon the raft and demol-
ishing it, and sinking in twenty five
feet of water. The engineer and fireman
jumped from the engine and escaped
without serious injury.
Some time ago man by the name of
Harris rented grain elevator at Litch-
field, advertised himself as the farmers
friend, and secured large quantities of
wheat on storage. With farmers wheat
as his business capital he showed himself
such man of wealth that his wheat
checks sold for cash in St. Paul and else.
where. When parties holding the bogus
checks began to call for their wheat, Mr..
Harris betook himself to Canada, and the
detrauded farmers seized the grain in the
elevator. Mr.. David Dow, who had pur-
chased some of the checks, replevined the
wheat from the sheriff and sold it. A
suit was brought in the United States
court and resulted in decision, lately
rendered, in favor of the farmers holding
tickets.
The Madelia Times says that one of the
! children of Miles Orton, which labored SO
hard upon the trapeze in the circus, re.
Gently had a fall in the blanket, which
slipped from one of the supporters hands,
allowing the child to strike the ground,
causing injuries from which it died.
During a recent storm six valuable
horses were killed by lightning in NJ. L..
H0we's pasture; in the town of Alden,
Freeborn county. They were standing
iu fence corner, close to the wire fence,
and it is supposed that the fluid passed
from the wire to the horses. Five other
horses were killed by lightning the SAME
night in that vicinity.
Nathaniel Garland, of the firm of Gar
land & Claghorn. was found drowned in
Clear Lake, near Goodspeed's grove, Wa
SEGA, ON Monday last. He had for some
time previous shown symptoms of mental
deranrempnt Mr. Garland wae ono of
the first settlers at Wascca, and was in
prosperous circumstances.