The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-02

A corn festival and banquet was held in
Aberdeen recently, everything on the bill OF
fare being connected in some way with that
cereal.
A portion, consisting of ia head OF cat
tie, have been slaughtered at Lower Bridge
agency for Indian supplies during the win
ter Az soon us the weather becomes colder
200 head more will be killed.
Ole Olson, jr.. o. Sioux Falls, claims to be
the first white child born in what is now the
state of South Dakota. He first saw the
light March >, 1860, on his fathers fnrm,
eight miles west OF VrrmIllion.
On returning from visit in the country
alderman Jim Grove and vie, of YunktOn.
were pursued 10y pack of prairie wolves.
by hard driving they gained the city before
their hungry pur, uers
mountain lion jumped on boy named
McAuley near his home at Gulenn and but
for tn" timely arrival OF n party of wood
hhulers, who were attracted by the boy s
cries, would have made short work OF him.
The little daughter of II. +, Die endorr, of
Montrosr, while playing tell into II kettle of
! boiling water head first, terribly sculding her
face and neck She lived, suffering great
agony, twenty four hours alter the accident
/ happened.
Capt. THttle. of Parker, has lilac bush i'll
his yard that is making an heroic struggle
to appear i'll Il full suit Of foliage by Christ
mas. The bush is loaded with swelling
| buds, some Of which are bursting into tiny
| leaves.
1t is claimed there is considerable dcstitu-
| ton i'll the nothern portion of Hanson cOun-
| ty and that no relief has been afforded be
cause the sufferers are outside the jurisdiction
OF the committees which have been appoint
ed
Harry Brooks, while digging we'll near
Gpttsyburg stepped into bucket that was
| lowered by means OF q horse and pulley, for
/ getting to have slack taken up. He fell clear
to the bottom. distance of thirty five feet
and miraculously escaped with broken leg.
Some miscreant loaded Jim Christie stove
with Charge OF giant powder at his cabin in
Straw berry guIch in the Black Hills Jim
was making fro and suddenly discovered
the powder caps just in time to make his es
cane The powder exploded and smashed
things i'll the cabin.
Some disease is affecting the ponies RnC
! horses at Crow Creek agency, and Collins
state veterinary surgeon, is now there anC
has killed a number. and more are to be
killed, among them being many Americar
horses which were lately issued to the indiana
by the government.
peculiar accident happened at Rapid City
butcher was driving one-horse Wagon
heavily laden with meat over bridge across
Rapid creek. when the vehicle became
stuck, and in it's efforts to pull it over thu
obstruction the horse swung around anC
went over the side of the bridge, which il
about thirty eet high. The wagon wa
heavy enough to keep its place and the har
ness was strong enough to bear the weigh
of the horse, so that the animal hung hcat
downward over the creek. Help was called
but all efforts to pull the animal back onto
the bridge proved Intellectual. Then tn
traces were cut and the horse plunged head
long into the water below. Fortunately tn
water was deep, and beyond running his nos
into the mud in the bottom OF the creek tn
animal was unhurt.