The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

Western Minnesota Press, Atwater, July IL:
"A very distressing accident occurred here on
the Fourth Of July, whereby one of our citizens
sustained injuries that will remain with him
through life Our village did not celebrate but
noon. E. E. Burt was the principal one doing
the firing, which was done in front of his black
smith shop. Anvils we're used, also gun bar
rel was put in the ground, filled with powder
and an iron plug driven in. During the prog
ssa Of Loading Burt the received saR " the s1Pa PaSsfS
stee, penetrated ems ed the psnp The en We@nd was as
painful in the extreme, and on the advice of
DR.. Gibson MI. Burt went to St Paul to con-
suit an occul;st The perilous operation of re-
moving the steel and cutting out the eye was
and the sufferer greatly relieved. The right
eye is also injured but it is hoped only slight.
ly. Mr.. Burt is still below under medical
treatment The community at large will
sympathize with him in his affiiction-in not
only losing an eye but in sustaining injuries
trade for some time to come
Stanbro, Hawley, Mimi, express agent fol
the Northern Pacific, is under arrest at Winni-
peg, charged with taking $4,000.
An attempt was made to wreck the midnight
passenger train on the River road Tuesday
night about three miles north of Lake City.
The spikes had been pulled out of a rail and
the rail moved ten inches. The train came at
high rate of speed but every car passed over
the dangerous spot in safety until the sleeping
car was reached, the hindmost truck of which
failed to follow the track across the ties that
had been made by the wheels of the engine and
coaches The train was nearly at stop then
and no damage resulted farther than twenty
minutes delay.
A man who registered at the Metropolitan
hotel at Morris as Moritz Brumer of Casselton,
was found in the room in an unconscious con
dition, apparently dying. A physician was
called and declared the symptoms those of
opium poisoning and he soon died.
Dakota Station, near Winona, was invaded
by gang OF tramps who terrorized the inhab-
itants until officers from Winona gathered in
seven Of the roughs and took them to the Wi
mona Jail Some of the tramps offered to sell
silk handkerchiefs, and pen knives at about one
tenth their value, which was undoubtedly stolen
property.
Robert McLellon, charged with being the
father of a child, by his own daughter, girl
seventeen years old, was brought before JUS
ination and was committed for trial at the fal!
term of court, bail being set at 81 ,OO, in de-
fault of which he WAS locked up.
Howard Eldred of Pillsbury, Mimi, died at
Long Prairie, aged sixty five years. He came
to Minnesota from New York in 1855, and loca-
ted at Lake City. The funeral will be held at
Long Prairie on Sunday, the 10th.
Crookston Chronicle: The report reaches
US that Coffin, the man who was to give $15, 600
toward building the branch of the Manitoba
into Red Lake Falls has skipped the country,
taking with him about$ 40 600 in money, out of
which he has swindled Carl Kretzchmar, and
other Red Lake Falls business men.
Alexandria Post: Robert Mcclellan, who
lives on the shore of Skunk Lake, town Of
Hudson, was, on complaint of several Of his
neighbors, arrested and brought to town last
Saturday, charged with incest Monday he
succeeded in procuring bondsmen, and wi!
have hearing before Justice Hutchinson, Fri
day, the 18th inst. "
: The 81 Paul board of health is taking timely
action in looking toward the prevention of the
introduction Of Asiatic cholera The PROPOSE
tion to quarantine every immigrant arriving In
the eit either By Eai q ryef unless he 9sn
one and should be- esoarrfed into effect and RI
gidly enforced. 80 s,I ..,.e.ts' sts' ,ts+sss
|. AZ the shooting tournament at Winona the
Plainview team, six men, won the state cham.
pionship prize! ,s %, ~ go r., ~. :.z'
s. Depression in business has caused the whole
{ sale fruit store Of James NJ Smith q Co., St
Paul. to close. The sheriff attached the stock
for something like 30, COO II There were three
attachments issued; one in favor OF the sQApi-
tal bank for %, $50; one for Henry Swift Tor
9915 IS, and another for 316I96, in favor Of