New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

1O2.
10000 tons of coal, valued at $4,000,
were destroyed last week by fire on
one of the docks in Duluth. The dock
contained 100000 tons.
The ladies of the Congregational
church at Faribault have just sent 800
worth of necessaries to the Rev. Mr..
Peregrine, missionary at Amaret, Lyon
county.
There is potato famine at Duluth,
and prices have advanced from 80 cents
to Is cents per bushel. A farmer living
near Tower has marketed his entire
crop Of 600 bushels in that town at Is
cents.
A few days ago John Arnold, in the
employ of Maj. Walker, in the Calgary
sawmill, got caught in the feed belt
and pulled through revolving metal
pulley. His face was split entirely O.
pen through the middle of his forehead,
nose and lips.
There is hill on fire near Minnedo-
sa, which caught from prairie fire
last spring and has been burning ever
since. The smoke can be distinctly
seen, and when the wind blows from
that quarter to the settlement it smells
like burning coal.
The county buildings at Ortonville
were burned Sunday night, and lun-
attic named Herich persisted in the
flames. The fire was caused by the
overturning of stove in scuffle be-
! tween two of the inmates of the build
ing. Loss, $4,000.
Cyrcus Yandes. of ST. Paul. young
man, becoming deranged on account of
the recent death of his father, commit
ted suicide last Thursday morning on
the latter's grave, by blowing his brains
out with a gun. His father left an estate
valued at 81, 100000.
Between twenty and thirty farmers OF
Spring Grove, Houston county, raised
this year from one to three acres of
tobacco each, and the crop is excellent.
A good many more are likely to follow
next year, provided a fair price is realiz.
ed for the present crop.
Archie Lamount, of LIE Sueur county,
was found dead on the bank of the lake
this side of Waterville on Sunday morn
ing. He resided between Cordova and
Waterville and went on terrific drunk
on Saturday and no doubt died Sunday
from an over dose of poor whisky.
The land officers of the Tracy district
state that reports that the railroad
lands in that district are subject to en-
try under the presumption, homestead
and timber culture laws has no founda-
ton in fact. The only official act to be
performed at that Office is to certify to
all applicants copy of their records.
| Michael O'Brien, living six miles
from Fischer, was called up at o'clock
at night and going to his door was held
up by masked men with revolyers,
while their pals loaded some teams
with 700 bushels of wheat, and then
the whole party drove off. O'Brien
had mortgaged his wheat q few days
before.
, A new mode of swindling is in vogue
in Eastern Minnesota. Parties agree
to furnish the farmer with q photo
graph of his house for SO cents. Al
, agreement is then signed by the farmer
to receive the photograph at the price
named, and the said agreement turns
out in good time as promissory note
The scheme is said to have been work
ed successfully.
While excayating for dam near st
: Cloud lot of type was found in tn
+ Mississippi river, and it recalled tn
fact that Grey Swisshelm was mobbe'
: at St. Cloud, nearly twenty. eight year
; ago, for publishing an abolitionl news
9 paper. An xchange says it hardly ap
). pears credible that such an outrag
: : should have been committed in Mime
8 sofa, and yet it is fact
}: Recently GAINESVILLE lady, says tn
!. Argus, living on the outskirts of th
J village, had occasion to call on one
n more of our dry goods stores. As SD
{ left her dwelling burr became attach
: ed to her dress, and to this . ball {
9 yarn. All unthinkingly she walk th
It half of mile or more carrying the en-
y Of the yarn, while the ball at home wa
= unwlnding. The next day the villaee
# urchins amused themselves by rollin
S it up and wondering how 50 much Ion
e string came lying around loose.