Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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Murfn Bros. lost $4,000 by the fire at
Sleepy Eye.
A new brick school house has been COM
pleted at Stewartville, at cost of $500.
A saloon was burglarized in Lanesborough
Inc other night. Loss whisky and cigars.
Peter Cramer, carpenter, fell from the
scaffolding on Mr.. Sarverkoul's new building
at Chaska and dislocated his hip.
A well has been dug lightweight feet deep
at the new hygienic institute in Mantor-
vile, and an abundance of water obtained.
Mrs. Cook, whose husband died in Red
Wing few months ago, has received ST. 400
from the Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit So
clety.
John Flanagan, of Eyota, had one of his
fingers crushed while unloading railroad
iron, to such an extent that amputation was
necessary.
row occurred at Sheehan's saloon in
Rochester in which an assault was made with
knife. The parties weae arrested, fined
and imprisoned.
Donald Mckenzie, of High Forest. sew
cred the cords of one of his wrists with
sickle, with which he was cutting bands for
threshing machine.
John L. Dodge, Of Great Darlington,
Mass, who owns good share of Duluth,
has lately been visiting the latter place, look
ing after his interests.
The success of the fair at Pennington has
resulted in quite feeling in favor Of fitting
up track there, which may result in an
agricultural show next year.
Track has been laid on the Rochester &
IyUo 10 oir,4
miles of the village of Zumbrota, which will
be the present terminus of the road.
It is rumored that the Hastings & Dakota
hallway company is negotiating for the pur-
chase of land in the village of Hastings for
switches to accommodate its increasing busi-
ness.
A Swiss farmer of Anoka, named Nick
blesl, by being thrown to the ground and
run over by his frightened team, had
four ribs broken, and received other injuries.
He is expected to recover.
man by the name of Slack, of Roches-
ter, fell distance of twenty feet from the
roof OF house he was sh nging. No bones
were broken, but he received painful bruises
and internal injuries, causing hemorrhage
of blood. He will recover
Frank Meadows, of Sank Centre, found q
lost pocket-book containing 1916, belonging
to ). Slmonton, and appropriated the money
to his own use. He was suspected, arrested.
most of the money recovered, and the
culprlt put in Jail on charge of stealing.
There are some precious scoundrels in st.
Charles. Winona county. The other night
stone or brick was thrown at the north front
window of Kopp's Hall, breaking three panes
of glass-and on another night fonr maple
shade trees on the premises of Frank
Kiefer were girdled.
Two little girls, 6 and years old, daugh-
tiers of Jerry, Sheehan, of Rochester, riding
horse were swept off by clothes line. The
forward girl suffered a severe abrasion of
the throat by coming in contact with the
line, and the other girl had an arm broken
and shoulder dislocated
-Four stacks of wheat on the farm of Mai.
E. A. Rice. in Wolcott, Rice county, were
destroyed by fire from sparks from the
smoke-stack of a steam threshing machine
The wire bonnet of the smoke-stac was
defective, which caused the accident. It is
said the owner of the machine will make
good the loss.
Jordan (Scott county, Adyocate: Deputy
Sheriff Jordan came down from Belle PLANE
and arrested a man named John Bernet, for
stealing goods from M Gates, in whose en-
ploy the accused has been for a short time
The charge sets forth that the goods were
taken at divers times, and most of them
were found in Bernet's possession, at
Franken's hotel. He was taken to Belle
PLANE yesterday for examination.
jos. Brabeck's house, in Cambridge City,
lsant1 county, was struck by lightning on
Saturday last. The bolt went down the
stove-pipe, tearing it to pieces, tearing up
the hoor, and SO injuring little daughter of
MI. b. that she is since quite deaf, and Sc
verely injuring Mr.. B. about the arms and
lower extremities. DR.. Ames was called and
attended the injured ones. They are doing
as well as can be expected.
New Richland Warren county, Chroni-
Gle: Knute Knuteson, living one mile east
OF Hartland, while in the field blowing on
Saturday last, tied the lines to the plow
handles while he fired the stubble. The
team became frightened at the fire and ran
away, dragging the pillow after them. The
pillow was thrown forward and struck one of
the horses just above the hook on the hind
leg, cutting the cords off and smashing the
bone.
Rushford Star: On Highland prairie,
about ten miles southwest of Rushford, Fill
more county, gun in the hands of brother
OF Rasmus M. Vignes was fired at mark
near the granary, Rasmus being in the gran
ary at that time, and as the gun was dis
charged stepped to the door to pick up
knife, and received thirteen shots in the left
arm and seven in the lower part of the alb
domen. physician was summoned, nd
the young man is getting along.
Red Wing Republican,. The latest rail
road project here is to build a road from Red
Wing to River Falls, Wis. The road from
Hudson and st. Paul to River Falls cannot
long remain the terminus. The road must
be pushed toward other connections,
and 1t is thought 1t might be brought
to this city and form part of the system al
ready projected. The distance from Red
Wing to st. Paul by that route would be
only seventeen miles farther than by the
present line.
St Peter. Tribune: Peter Peterson Wig
dahl, an old man 20 years of age, who lives
upon returning to the stable the bull evil
IDENTITY attacked him, as he was found dead
soon after by his son. The old mans
clothing was nearly torn off, but his body
was not much bruised. slight bruise was
found on his temple, and it is supposed the
bull struck him fatal blow there with his
horn. 1t was with some difficulty that the
bull was afterwards captured.
G. B. Wilkinson, of Owatonna, was re-
turning home from church on late eve
ming, when he was stopped by two highway
men, ordered out of his buggy and his money
demanded. His pocketbook was taken from
him, the small amount of money it con-
tanned taken out, and the pocketbook was
returned to him. He was ordered back into
his buggy and directed to drive home. On
the same evening young man driving a