New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-12-07
MINNESOTA NEWS,

"A man named Lewis johnson,
living in Bntternut Valley, on Mon.
day last, while stepping over the
tum1llng rod of his threshing ma
chine, got one OF his legs caught,
and it was badly broken.
At Atwater, on Wednesday, Jake
Minnick was married to Mrs. Fer
gusen. Minnick formerly married
Mrs. Fergusen's daughter, but Sc.
cured divorce, and is now his for
mer wife's step-father.
The Browns Valley Reporter
thinks the murder Of John Graham
1T Herman, on the 9Th of October
last, was committed by the Will.
ans brothers. Ed. Williams con-
fession having shown that they
were in that vicinity at that time.
The murder was a mysterious one,
for which no clue has ever been
found.
st. Charles Union. The poor chinch
bugs are having a bad time this
fall, according to the observations
Of some farmers. They disappeared
| from the fields during the wet wea.
Their in September, and the contin.
ued rain and early cold snaps finish
ed their career, it is believed.
Charles J. Folger, son of the Sc.
cretary Of the Treasury, arrived in
Worthington with his family on
Saturday last and will make this his
future home, engaging in extensive
farming operations and operating
the nay press in connection with
Mr.. Peab My. We extend to Mr..
Fo]ger a hearty welcome. Id
vance.
The wolves are beginning to lay
in their winter supply Of
meat. They killed eleven sheep in
the neighborhood of Waseca recent
ly. A party of hunters went out
one day to kill one which had been
seen providing about the timber
Va0O VI tAC1Ss
Three cases of smallpox are re.
ported from one hotel in Granite
Falls, and a family of six are report.
ed down with the same disease. No
protective measures have as yet
been adopted.
Candy can now boast of what no
other town on the Winona and St.
Peter road west of New Ulm can
boast OLA steam Touring mill
capable of turning out 100 barrels
of flour in "a hours.
Window Representatives, hay
presses are now at work in and
about Window. Judge Redding,
J. H. Clark and John Clark in com.
pany with 3. w. May, are all pres.
sing hay and several car loads have
already been shipped. Judge Red
ding has bought Mrs. Smith 5 barn.
and will confine his work wholly to
Window. His brother, j. S. Red
ding takes charge Of it, and he in.
tends. to run the machine both day
and night. At present Clark and
Mays and J. II. Clark's machines
are at work in the country, and the
hay is being hauled into town after
pressing, about 5000 pounds being
taken at load.
Two we'll defined cases of small
pox have made their appearance at
St. Paul, and the prospects are that
it will be quite generally distributed
over The State. At any rate there
is necessity for a rigid sanitary re-
gulation in every organized village
and city.
Two deaths from smallpox are
reported from McC auleyville, Mimi,
and three others are in critical
condition. Two physicians from
Breckenridge, who entered the. town
on an errand Of mercy, are detained
BY armed guards.
A brakeman named Robt. Palmer
met with a horrible death near the
Elk River station last Wednesday
night. As The 1880 freight was
| nearing the station the unfortunate
man was seen By the conductor IN
the act Of stepping from one car ia
another aud fell between The cars
and was crushed in 4 horrible man
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