The Worthington advance., 1880-09-16


log debts at Redwood Falls, Redwood
county. A German butcher there owed some
parties $20, and they hung him up to . tree.
Then they took him down, and he offered to
pay, but COULDN'T find his pocket book, 60 they
hung him up the second time. When they
took him down he said if they would 20 to
his house he would get the money, but when
he got there he said he must have lost his
pocket book where they hung him. They
went back, but failing to find the pocket
book they hung him up the third time.
Finally they found the pocket book, got their
pay, and let him 60, but several of the par
ties have since been arrested.
Miss Alice T,bey, of sauk Centre, was thrown
from buggy the other day, and had both
bores of her left Arm broke about tho wrist
and shoulder and body bruised by = wheel
passing over it: In this condition she had to
walk mile before she could get assistance.
A careless fool in New Sweden, Nicoilet
county, was snapping pistol, the other day,
thinking it waa not loaded, bnt it was, and
ball was lodged in the stomach of . ten-year-
old boy OF August Logerntroms. The pbysi-
clan thinks it impossible for the boy to re-
cover.
this county, (Dakota). for 1880 ia - trifle over
81, GOO acres. At fifteen bushels IN acre, which
is very reasonable estimate, the crop will
yield 750, 900 bushels. If We estimate eighteen
bushels an acre the yield would be $4,000
bushels.
James Gallagher. Of Adams, Mower county,
who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared
from Grand Meadow, in tho same county, three
weeks previous to September l, had not been
sion that he had met with foul play, very gen
orally prevails.
With customary carelessness son of Ge.rge
Doty, of Mapleton, took hold of loaded shot
gun by the muzzle and drew it towards him.
1t was discharged, the shot lodged In his aide
inficting a very Serious but it is hoped not .
fatal wound, though hia condition is not re-
garded critical.
Albert Lea Standard: While wheat raisers
have been fretting and furning over the vet
weather, 8. J. Johnson, of Manchester, Free
born county, haa been sailing down $1,000 20,
obtained "a follows: From tho sale of wool and
sheep, $7s6.2O; from the sale of hogs, $466. 90.
He has a large flock of sheep left over, aud q
ramber of head of cattle not yet disposed of.
Currie (Alurray county, Pioneer: The
damage done to crops, although serious, il
not 80 general as at frat feared. Flax that was
cut and not stacked is materially damaged a.
we'll a. other grains but those who shocked
their oats and wheat and capped them were
prepared for this wet spell Of weather, and
have saved their products thus far in good
shape.
OWatonna Re0ie,o, Sept. 4: Jas. McNarma,
wh0 was shot in the arm while hunting prairie
chickens week ago Sunday, died on Friday
evening. His arm seemed to be doing we'll al
along. Although from the first he seemed to
run down, yet even on the day of his death no
of his death was the stoppage of blood between
the heart and lungs from clotted blood.
Fergus Falls Journal, t,ept. y: On Thursday
night of last week young man named Peter
kiefer, who kept . saloon at BarneAville was
lnysteriously shot and fatally wounded. At
the time he was in his saloon with = stranger
believed to be = common tramp. and in some
manner which ba. rot been fully explained,
revolver WAS discharged, the ball striking Mr..
Kiefer and causing his death At 2 o'clock Fri.
day afternoon. The coroner's jury decided
that the shooting was accidental.
Mr.. and Mn. Henry Heisel, of Rochester,
Olmsted county, have been arrested for
stealing valuable clothing, silverware, etc.,
belonging to Rev. G. II. Dere aud wife. The
property was stolen when Mr.. Dere and wife
were absent on their summer vacation. Ar
ticles of the stolen property were found in
the house of Mr.. Heisel. Mrs. H. con-
feaeed the theft, and said her husband knew
nothing about it. He vas discharged, but
ehe was committed to Jail in default of
81 800 bail. They had heretofore boznes .
good reputation in the community.
Heavy fFosts were noticed in Morris,
Stevens county, on Monday and Tuesday
nights, September 9Th and 7th.
The other day two-year.old boy of ]. II.
Lucas, Of Waseos, fell from two story win
dow, and escaped without injury.
-Four desperate prisoners undertook to
break jail In Faribeult tho other night, but
BY timely discovery were foiled In their
designs.
A few ''prairie schooners'' are noticed at
some points in the State on their return voy-
age, but they arc few in number compared
With former years.