Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22


496 and the deaths 191.
The improvements in Redwood Falls in
| 1879 aggregated $57, 405.
GAINESVILLE, Waseca county, had 81 births
and II deaths the past year.
The village of Zambro, Goodhue county,
has voted in favor of license.
Three licenses have been issued in Grant
county for the sale of liquor.
At the village election in Leroy last week
the entire temperance ticket was elected.
Rev. Elder Reed, of Sterling, Blue Earth
county, has lost two children by diphtheria.
mile of railroad iron was put down last
| week between Litchfield and Darwin, Meeker
county.
The commissioners of Nicollet county are
taking measures for the erection of new
court house.
Leap-year parties ore prevalent all over
| the Northwest, and East, West, North and
| South as we'll.
| A new school house is about to be erected
| in Litchfeld. The school board will soon
advertise for proposals.
| The Independent claims that Litchfeld
is not one-borse town-five draymen daily
ply their vocation there.
The ice in Lake Pepin is only fourteen
inches thick. Frequently at this time of
year it is three or four feet thick.
The Elk River Star says from 400 to 800
tons of wild hay are pressed annually at
Berke's station and shipped below.
Over $4,000 acres OF land were entered at
the Fergus Falls land Office during the
eleven months ending Dec. 1st, 1879.
The body of TRUE Knutson, the Nor
wegian frozen to death near Tracy, Brown
county, a short time ago, has been found.
In many schools districts in Rice county
it is almost impossible to maintain schools
on account of the prevalence of dipthheria.
Colds, sore throats and kindred ailments
prevail extensively throughout the North
west, caused, doubtless, by the changeable
weather.
In Dakota county, in 1879, there were
4O6 births and 156 deaths. There were
eight pair of twins born in the county dur
ing the year.
A pupil in Medford, Steele county, assault
ed teacher, for which assault be was arrested
and tried, and fined 80 aud costs, the whole
amounting to $32.45.
In Mcleod county. there were $50 births
in 1879, and 119 deaths. Twins were born
in four townships, namely, Glencoe, Win
sted, Penn and Acoma.
The stable of o. Olson, of Urness, Doug
lass county, was destroyed by fire the other
day, caused by careless deposit of hot
ashes. A SOW persisted.
The salary of the superintendent of schools
in Pope county has been increased from
$148 to $3.50 a year, and that of the county
attorney from $3.50 to 1875.
j. H. Morris has been reappointed post
master at Litchfeld, Meeker county. He
has received his commission for four years,
running from December 49,.
During the past month three butchered
hogs valued at $65 have been stolen from G.
W. Smyth's storerooms in the basement of
the Diamond 10 warehouse, Lake City. No
clue.
In Long Prairie the other day, Mrs. B.
| Nesslein, was run over by an OK team at
tached to a sled and receiving injuries, it
was at first thought fatally, but she will re-
cover.
During the year 1874 there were issued in
Otter Tail county 136 marriage licenses, $50
first naturalization papers were taken out,
and 26 second papers; 20 suits were COM
, menced in the county court.
. There were sixty-six births in Austin,
Mower county, in 1679-thirty- three males,
thirtythree females. The number of deaths was
; thirty -four-eighteen males, sixteen fe-
males-13 of the number died of diphtheria.
A. S. CrandaIl has been appointed jallor in
Faribault county, and the appointment ap-
proved by the judge. No former appoint
ment to the position has ever been before
approved in the county by the proper
authority as the law requires.
|
Honeymap, the man found dead near Dover,
Olnsted county, in October last, was foully
dealt with. He left Lake City with some
$3.50 on his person, in company with an Eu-
elishman, the latter leaving his clothes,
which are as yet uncalled for.
John Fronta, of West Newton, Nicolet
county, was arraigned on q charge of at
tempting to poison his wife. On the trial
Mrs. Fronta testified that the charge was
false; that she made it to get even with her
husband, OF whom she was jealous. He was
discharged, and Mrs. Fronta was muleted in
$50 and costs for her by-play.
A Mankato paper says the Sioux City is
doing an immense business at this time.
Extra trains are on the road all the time.
The regular freight Is followed by an extra
each day, and there is an extra train each
night. 1t is the result of the activity of
trade along the line and its branches. bum-
Der, wood and brick are in active demand,
especially on the branch lines.
On Sunday night, Jan. 18th, Swan Cole
man, of Ellsworth, Meeker county, was
: crossing Washington Lake. at Dassel, with
} a sleigh. In which, besides himself, were his
; wife and three children. He missed his
way in the darkness, drove on to a thin
, piece OF ice, when the team, sleigh and all
, suddenly broke through. A girl, years
/, old, was drowned. The others, with the
team, were, with difficulty, saved.
Montevideo Leader: Frank Oakley,
whose wife deserted him short time since,
| shows the world that some things can be
, done as well as others, by going down the
, road for few days and returning with a
; bran new wife, and good-looking one at
.. that. The idea that one runaway wife is GO
: ing to doom man of Oakley's get up, to a
life of single blessedness, is all bosh, as Oak
ley has very clearly demonstrated.
Lake City Sentinel: Thirty-three brew
cries in this revenue district turned out
1852 barrels of beer and ale during the
, | month of November. OF this amount Wa
bashaw county furnished 1.073 barrels, as
follows: John Schmidt & Co., Lake City,
212 barrels; Peter Beck d Co., Lake, 129
barrels; Burkhardt & Co., Reads Landing,
! 274 barrels; Mszeppa Brewing Co.. so bar
rels; Charles Leslln, Wabashaw, 37S barrels.
|, Zumbrota independent: Halbert's mill
. caught fire from the stove in the new engine
house. Some sparks fell down between the
, ceiling and the siding of the mill, and set
fire to mouse nest. The fire, ran mp the