New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.

bracing the beautiful Minneopa Falls,
about five miles from Mankato, was
sold the other day by Mr.. d. G. Evans,
who has owned it for a quarter of a
century, for s4,4O0. 1t might be made
a very popular resort.
The Mankato Review states that Mr..
Sol. Taylor Of South Bend reports the
largest wheat yield yet published for
Blue Earth county, and it excells any.
thing we have heard from the State at
large. He says that from eighteen acres
OF land he has threshed 600 bushels of
wheat, which is an average of 363
bushels to the acre. Mr.. Taylor has
some excellent land on his farm. He
also reports that from three acres he
harvested 220 bushels of oats. His
wheat is Fife, and grades No. l north
ern.
Mr.. Lewis, the geologist, says that up
to date he has found nearly 900 mounds,
built by the mound builders, IN the vi.
cinity Of Red Wing. These mounds are
all SO accurate in their dimensions and
proportions that it would puzzle en-.
gineers of the present time to. measure
some of them.
The shorthorn bull of A. B. Moffatt,
OF the LIE Sueur stock farm, gained in
fourteen consecutive days 40 pounds,
being 10 pounds per day. He was fed
on steamed feed.
A lunatic who was brought to Roches-
ter for confinement in the insane asv-
lum, escaped from the sheriffs in charge
when the train stopped, and eluded
them completely. He was since seen
at Brace Halls place, west of that city,
minus coat and vest, barefooted, and
with 4 stone in each hand. An attempt
was made TO capture him, but he again
escaped, andfa last accounts was at
liberty.
Hog cholera still prevails to IN alarm.
ing extent in Wabasha county. Geo.
B. Albertson of Cooks Valley has lost
about seventy five by the disease.
The farmers about Breckenridge are
complaining that their wheat is sprout-
ing in the stack and will hardly be
| worth threshing ut I'LL. Some of them
have had to take down their4stacks and
set them out to dry.
Mrs. James Hughes, the mother of
the boy Howell Hughes, who was
drowned in the river at Winona, June
last, died on Monday from the shock
caused b. lie death OF her boy.
| DR.. Davis S. Hall, we'll known re.
sident Of Saltwater, was lost in the
| pineries near Cable, Wis, on the morn
ing Of the Oath ult Searching parties
were out a number of days, but no trace
of the doctor has been found. 1t is be-
lieved that lie wandered off into the
thick forest, lost his way and has died
from starvation or been destroyed by
wild animals.
St. Cloud Times: Geo. Williams, of
Haven, Sherburne county, had DIES.
perate hight with q wounded bear on
Friday which came upon him while he
was cutting corn. His arm was broken
and he had narrow escape with his
life. He kept up the battle until the
hunters who were following bruin came
up, when his bearship was ended.
John Larson OF Owatonna was killed
Thursday afternoon. He was driving
home on a hay rack when team came
up from behind and frightened his team
and throwing him off the rack. The
other team ran over him, killing him
instantly.
| A band Of about fifty Yankton and
| Sioux Indians came down to Pipestone
Q few days ago and camped at the quar-.
rles to get out their winter supply Of
stone.. They are making threats agains,
the white people who have squattec
upon their reservation and it is feared
they will make some trouble.
8 A terrible cyclone passed easterl,
over Bancroft township, Fillmore coun
ty, near midnight on the 18th ult. l
) was quite high in the air, but was 0
5 such q mighty and awful character tina
9 many people were awakened, and il
: naturalsalarm sought places Of safety
. j. G. Frost describes it as making it
appearance about II at night andtoccu
pying about an lonr in passing.
y Many forget that the hair and seal
! ! need cleansing IS well as the hands an
i feet. Extensive use Of Aver 81 Hal
q Vigor has proven that it is the bes
= cleansing agent for the hair-that