The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Minnesota patents: George A. BolAnd,
Waseca. windmill; J. 8. Willford, Minneapolis,
rollerm1L
Last Sunday son Of Peter E. Tup, who
lives in the northern part of Swede Grove town,
while hunting, was accidentally shot by one of
his companions, and will lose leg If he does
not die
John Letter of Orion, O]msted county lost
his house by fire Thursday night. 1t was val
ued at $3 500. The large Touring mills at
Zumbro Falls were burned a few days since
Loss unknown.
J. D. Vanderwarker, in stepping from
woodpile on to his wagon loaded with wood,
ing on the back of his head and shoulder and
| rendering him senseless His condition is con-
sidered critical
The wife of Girls. Tysell, living south of
Hawley, who has for some time been of di.
seased mind, took an insane freak recently ana
burned the barn and granary on their Il. farm: n
by the sheriff.
At Bird Island, James Brown, while intoxi-
Gated, was run over at midnight while con,
struction train was switching. One leg was cut
of and other serious injuries inflicted, from
which he died while the doctors were attending
him. He was about fifty years old and leaves
q family.
Last Monday son of John Druedon of
Winnebago, while raking hay with horse
rake, was carrying his gun with him, resting 1t
upon one of the wooden bars of the rake IN
front of him. The gun slipped and was dis
charged, the contents entering the stomach
and causing almost instant DEATH
Following is the democratic ticket in Winona
! county: Sheriff, E. V. Bogart; treasurer, 8. W.
Hamilton; judge Of probate, Jacob Story;
| clerk of court, J. NJ. Sheardown; surveyor, L.
F. Ven Wimpffen; superintendent of schools,
| O. NJ. Lord; coroner, D. A. Stewart; court
commissioner, G. H. Berry, who declines to
run: county commissioner. second district, l.
NJ Poye.
At Hastings August Fritag shot and killed
himself in his house in the lower part OF the
town. He was twenty y-seven years old, and
was married last March. His wife says that
he said he would lie down and rest q while
She went up stairs, but soon hearing the dis,
him still standing. She spoke to him, but he
made no answer, and Immediately fell to the
floor charge of shot from one of the bar,
rels of double barrel shot gun had entered
to the left of the heart
During the heavy storm OF Thursday last at
! Owatonna considerable damage was done. Ex,
change hotel barn was unr0ofed, Simpson d
Greeiey's wind mills both blown down, Dia-
mond mill engine room lnroofed and new
smoke stacks down, Droughts mill smoke
stacks blown down, Howe & Co.'S foundry, roof
damaged. Lumber was badly scattered and
many temporary buildings euch as sleds,
vester sheds blown down. The aggregate
damage in ewatonna is probably not less than
$4,000.
The following dispatch outlines the situations
in many localities, while others in much
better condition: The last of September, no
threshing done, scarcely The same can be
said in regard to fall plowing, and at this writ
ing no prospect that either can be resumed
for the next ten days under the most favorable
circumstances. There is more water on the
ground now, than at any time before this sea-
son one so prolific of rain stormes and cyclones.
There is now good reasons to fear that grain
| in stacks has been damaged to q considerable
extent by the hard driving and long continued
| rain