New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-06-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

There is an immense pigion roost
on Belongi island, near Spring Lake,
Scott county.
Great damage was done to the
growing crops in Lyon county, a
few days SINCE by hail storm.
Within distance of three miles
square in the vicinity Of Hatfield.
Pipestone county, 400, 900 trees have
been planted this Spring.
Sells Bros's Polar bear died at
Mankato, and after the conclusion
Of the circus performance at night
was buried in the ring. The next
day an enterprising citizen dug up
the body for taxidermy.
A large merchant Touring mill
will soon be erected at Benson, as
several parties have signifed their
willingness to take the 81, 900 bonus
offered, and build the mill.
Fargo Republican: A rather
dilapidated looking tramp got off a
freight train at the Moorhead depot
the other day, and after gazing
thoughtfully OH the alleged town in.
quired, ''Say who owns this farm?''
E. A. Tiffany, books and station
cry, at Mankato, has failed. Firms
in this State and the East are said
to be largely interested. The liabil-
tiles are at present unknown, but
exceed the assets largely.
Mrs. Elmira Partridge, wife OF
Chas. Partridge, committed suicide
on Friday morning last at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Curtiss, in Cannon CT.
ty, by taking a dose of arsenic, in
the presence Of her children. Do
nestle troubles are said to have been
the cause of the act.
State Auditor Whitcomb, during
h:s recent trip, sold over 10000 a.
cres ofschool, internal, improvement
and university lands, at an average
price of about Sc per acre. A nota.
BILE fact IS that at least three fourths
of the land sold is situate in the Red
River valley.
The body of Lew Hays, former
resident of Candy, was found late.
ly under railroad bridge at Huron.
It is stated the he started west &C.
companied by another man, by
| whom, it is supposed, Hays was
killed for the money he had on his
person.
This State has new law permit
ting teachers in the public schools
to give daily instructions in social
science, good morals and patriotism
Thirty topics are specified, such as
health, beauty, honesty, industry
and charity. but none of them dis
tinctly religious.
The Pope County Press gives tn,
particulars of late elopement of .
woman living in Gilchrist, aged A
years, with her husbands hiret
man. She is the mother of min,
children, seven of whom were lief
at home, the youngest being fou
years old.
Grove City, Meeker county, Tri
5une: Mr.. Jebb, of Union Grove
had a young horse cut himself VI
very badly, on a barbed wire fence
Jud ging from the number of acct
dents of this kind mentioned il
nearly every State paper, these barb
ed wire fences are source of grea
| trouble to horse owners.
Rev. d. F. Hayes, a Catholi
clergyman, and his brother Jerry
met with asad and fatal calamity il
the town Of Corcoran, Hennepil
county, last Wednesday night. Tn
unfortunate men were spend
ing the night with a family nance
4 Nolan and slept in small, unven
tilated room; and upon retiring ar
presumed to have turned down thei
lamp and left it burning. The.
\ did not make their appearance a
q the usual time on Thursday morninj
and failing to respond to calls a
the door, it was forced open, an
both mon were found dead IN thei
bed They were doubt less suffice 1t