New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A glass company, which will build
works in west st. Paul and manufac-
ture glass, has been organized with
$4,000 capital.
Thirty-seven fairs will be held in
Minnesota this year, the largest number
that have ever been held before in the
state in one year.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Luverne,
Rock Co. The schools and churches
have been closed, and all public gath
erings prohibited.
Mrs. Anna Koch committed suicide
at Wadena by hanging. She had
been deranged since the death of her
husband, which occurred about year
ago.
A threshing machine and about
thousand bushels of wheat were burned
on the farm of C. O. Jones, near Moor.
head. The fire was started by q spark
from the engine.
Hon. c. D. Gilfllan is planning to
build four large barns. capable of hold
600 head of stock, on his farm in Red
wood county. Two of the barns have
been erected this Summer.
Ole Dybdal, near Fergus Falls, last
week, slipped off hay stack and struck
on top of pitchfork handle, which
penetrated his bowels nine inches and
broke off. The man must die.
A large amount of canned salmon
from British Columbia is being receiv-
ed at Duluth over the Northern Pacific.
1t comes packed in cases made of Alas.
ka fir, and is bound for Canada East.
Monroe Shaul. while engaged in
raising his house by means of elevating
screws, was instantly killed by the build
ing falling off the screws and crushing
Mr.. Shaul against an embankment of
dirt.
Although the outer walls of the new
Ramsey county court house are to be
OF stone, there will be enough brick
used in the structure TO construct vii
lage of ordinary-sized houses, contain
ing 1000 inhabitants.
The records of births and deaths in
Minnesota for the year 1884 have been
filed at the state capitol. The births
were 35,061, and the deaths were 49,
734, showing the natural increase of
population during the year to be g.
317.
The heaviest hail storm ever known
in that part of the state passed over
Yellow Medicine county Wednesday
morning about Z O'Clock. Stones were
picked up ten inches in circumference.
Windows were broken and shingles
split and knocked from the roof. Stand
ing corn was pretty we'll husked and
game in great abundance was killed.
David Gamble has made sale of hi:
farm ner Marshall on rather peculiar
terms. The purchaser was C. w
Pomeroy, and the consideration is tina
one thousand bushels of No. 2 whea
shall be- placed in the elevator at Gam
ble's disposal each year for four years
making four thousand bushels, wher
Pomeroy is to have warranty deed.
Ten of the farmers of the town O
Pepperton, Morris county, give notice
that ''in self-defense, and considering
broken Sabbaths, burned wheat shock!
and stacks. crippled horses and cattle
the safety of poultry yards, broken an.
missing waterpails and drinking YES
sells, and sundry other grievances,
tho so-called sporting fraternity, tramp
and other nuisances are warned that
they again trespass on their farms the,
will be prosecuted to the full extent Q
the law.
| Mankato Review:-Mr. Theodor
Fitterer, living on the old Hugo Knu1
farm in Mankato township, threshe
last week. and realized from six acre
of ground, 1873 bushels of No. 1 bar
6Opounds to the bushel This is thewhea
largest yield we have heard of in Souti
ern Minnesota, and shows what OF
soil is capable Of by careful cultivatio,