Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-15
M1NNEsorA NEWS.

Peter Snider, Of Marshan, Dakota county,
got one of his arms broken in threshing
machine, the other day.
Major Strait has gone to Washington to
meet with the committee on army reorgani-
zation, of which he is member.
Samuel Randall. of Mankato, has lost five
children this fall by that dreaded disease
diptheria, and eight in all during his resi-
dence in Mankato. The afflicted family are
now childless.
Last week Peter o. Peterson, of Swede
Grove, Meeker county, had fifty tons of hay
destroyed by fire. He was threshino. and
one of his crew had been lighting his nine
near the hay stacks.
Miss Annie Buttruf, of Lake CITY, five
Gays after the removal Of an ovarian tumor
which weighed seventeen and one-half
pounds, was pronounced by her physician,
Dr. Crazy, who has charge of the after treat
ment of the patient, to be doing well.
Lake City CWabashaw county, Sentinel.
Some mischievous cuss tied three of the
telegraph wires together with q cord near
Eggleston, the night of the election. which
interrupted the transmission of messages for
number Of hours before the trick was dis
covered.
A son of Mr.. John Wheeler, who lives at
Waseca, Lit lamp in the house while Mr..
W. and wife were away from home. and left
it burning while he went out. The lamp
exploded, setting the building on fire. which
was totally consumed, together with nearly
all the furniture.
Red Wing dduance.: On late Sunday
evening, the pulpit of the church at Red
Wing was occupied by Rev. DIR. Brooks,
Rev. DIR. @. Hobart and Rev. S. Bolles,
whose combined ages are two hundred and
seven years. Rev. G. Brooks preached a
very clear and logical discourse, on the per-
sonal or individual responsibility for sin.
A tive-foot vein of coal, slate and fire clay
has been found at Dresbach, near Winona,
and is believed to be an outcrop or part of
a continuous vein. The drill has pierced
the following strata in descending 116 feet
len feet of sand rock, "a feet of gray slate.
IL feet of dark sand rock, feet of coal and
slate mixed, 10 feet black sand rock, 23 feet
of gray slate, l foot dark hard rock, feet
gray slate, IL feet of black slate, feet coal
slate and fire clay mixed, and feet of sand.
Mankato ReuieD: Waseca county recently
had seven prisoners in the Mankato Jail.
The court was in session there last week,
end the following were tried and disposed
OF: Abe Warner, for larceny at Smith
Minis, SIX years IN the penitentiary; John
Miller and henry Moran, one year and
three months each in the penitentiary;
Frank Boyd and Chas. Douglas, each three
months IN the county Jail to await the next
term OF court and answer to another indict-
ment; Scribner, the bigamist, was acquitted.
The witnesses against him were two of his
wives, their testimony and marriage certifi-
Gates not being admissible evidence.
A few nights ago, load of wheat and
several sacks were missing from the eranerv
of James Parr, of zumbro Falls, also lum-
Der wagon belonging to Mr.. Henshaw.
Agar, on succeeding night, a span of
horses and a harness were stolen from the
stable of +. j. Dunn, and second load of
wheat from Mr.. Parr. The whole neigh
borhood turned out to discover and GUST
the thief. He was found at Zumbrota, un-
loading the wheat in the stolen sacks, from
the stolen wagon, drawn by the stolen
horses. He fed, but was soon overtaken,
and his thieving operations brought to q
close in the county jail. Charles Ramsey is
the name of the thief.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: The other day
one of the Griffin brothers took their large
team of horses out of the stable to lead
them to water. Returning to the stable
about ten minutes after, he found that dur
ing his absence the floor overhead had given
way, and fallen down with about ton and a
half of hay. If the horses had been in the
stable when the floor fell, there is no doubt
they would have been killed. y * * At
the late district court for Benton county the
case of the State Of Minnesota vs.. P. E.
Curtis was to have been tried.
Curtis had preliminary examination
before Justice Carpenter last spring, on the
charge of seducing his daughter, through
threats Of personal violence. Defendant was
held to bail in the sum of 5000, which ne
secured, and continued at liberty. A few
weeks ago he took his gun, and telling his
children that ne was going to Brainerd, left
his farm in the town of Alberta, since which
time nothing has been heard of him. The
inference is that he has decamped to avoid
trial. :; On late afternoon little
son of Mr.. f. Hartz in running on top of
some hox cars standing on a side track, fell
between two cars, causing considerable in
jury to one of his hips. Though not serious,
the fall might have resulted fatally.
Waseca Radical; Simeon Merrill's house
IN Vivian, Waseca county, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Most of the contents were
saved. Origin of the fire unknown. 4 i ::
DIR. Young removed tumor from the neck
of BENZ. Howe, of st. Mary, Waseca county,
which weighed three and half ounces. 1t
had grown over the carotid artery, which
was laid bare by its removal. :: j: y q
James johnson, Of Napoleon, Blue Earth
county, son of Isaac w. johnson, of Waseca,
few days since was accidentally and fatally
shot. 1t appears that he had been hunting.
IN company with his brother William and
two others, and was returning home in
buggy. He had the butt end of his gun on
the bottom of the buggy, and leaned forward
to let one of the company have some tobac-
co, and when he Strengthened back, the gun
shipped, striking the hammer on the bottom
OF the buggy, and discharging the contents
into his thigh, severing the femoral artery.
DE only lived few seconds, and spoke but
few words. His remains were
taken to Waseca for interment. x *
a few evenings since the four in
mates of the Waseca county jail came very
near making their escape. They cut off one
Or the bars with a common steel table knife.
the scuttle door leading into the
attlc with an old key, went into the attic and
hole through the brick wall, on
me north side, close to the cornice. Sheriff
aeeley's attention was attracted by the noise,
and he and Jailor Long proceeded to drive
he culprlts back into their cells.
DISSOLUTION.