The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-06-10
STATE ITEMS.

The Catholic society of Sleepy Eye pro-
pose to celebrate the Fourth of July at
that place.
Bull & Newton, proprietors of flour
ing-mill at Minneapolis, have failed, with
liabilities of $125, 900.
The Catholics at Sleepy Eye dedicated
q new alter in their church Wednesday.
The alter cost over $500.
Oronoco, Olmsted county, has a news
paper, the Journal, recently started by
NJ. w. Clay. 1t presents quite neat ap-
pearance. IL
One hundred and twenty.six liquor
licenses have been issued by the city au-
thorities of Minneapolis thus far this sea-
son, and about forty additional applica-
lions are on file.
The other day while Joseph, an eleven
year old son of Mr.. NJ. Becker, of st.
Cloud, was playing with young colt, he
was attacked by the mother of the colt,
which nearly bit the boys left ear off. 1t
is a bad wound, the ear being almost
severed from the head.
Marshall Messenger: Mr.. John Was
son, the old gentleman, who lives near
here was killed suddenly last Wednesday
by fall from his stable where he had
gone to look at nest. He fell off, strik-
ing his neck on the sharp edge Of plank,
which dislocated it causing death at once
About two miles east OF Prior Lake Sta
ton, the Hastings & Dakata road bed,
for several rods, has been for some time
past slowing sinking. The place will be
filled with earth during the day, but by
morning will again need refilling. Every
train passing over it sinks the road bed
several inches.
1t has been demonstrated at half Il
dozen localities in Minneapolis that ar
tesian wells can be sunk and the purcst
of water obtained from them. At the
East side paper-mill they bored to depth
of one hundred and nincty-five feet, and
struck flowing we'll sufficient to run a
mill. and as clear as crystal.
The body of an old German named
Drinkman was found in little slough
four or five miles south of St. Paul, or
Sunday last. 1t is supposed that in going
to his home on Saturday night he became
lost in the storm. and falling down cx
hausted was drowned in the floods which
poured down the hillsidcs on that dark
and tempestuous night.
There was great excitement in Owa
tonna, the other day, when it was known
a horse had fallen into well. He wa
found sitting on his launches, with heat
a yard below the top of the we'll A gans
of men went to work with will, ant
soon dug trench of sufficient length ant
depth to get the horse out. He was res
cued with little damage.
On the evening of the End inst, Mrs
Samuel Campbell, living in New Havel
township, Olmsted county, while feedin.
some corn to the cows, was severely
gored by an ugly one, the horn piercing
the flesh midway between the hip ant
knee. The bone of the leg was cntirel,
bare, and it was feared Mrs c. will los,
the use of the injured limb.
! President Strong of Carleton Colleg
has returned to Mortified. after thre
months absence at the East, raisin.
funds for the college. 1t is reported that
as usual, he has been quite successful
Two college buildings will be complete,
and the foundations for a. third one will
be put in this fall. Willis hall will b
ready for use by September 1, and tn
scientific hall by November L.
Mrs. Col. McKinty committed suicid
at St. Paul on Sunday morning last b,
hanging herself in summer kitchen at
tached to her residence. She had com
planned of great pain in her head durin:
the day previous, and was doubtless tenn
porarily insane. Mrs. McKinty was tn
widow of Col. Henry McKinty, wei
known to the early settlers of this Stat
as large land owner and energetic bust
ness man, who died by his own hand il
1859.