Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.
There were 1856 births and rs deaths il
Martin county last year.

six families in Dundas, Rice county.
Two hundred and ffty-four marriage
Licenses were issued in Fillmore county last
year.
Taxes in Martin county range from Is to
% mills on the dollar, according as local
school and town taxes are light or heavy.
The Chatfeld Democrat reports two rail
ways projected to that town. One from
Dover, in connection with the Chicago &
Northwestern; and the narrow gauge being
talked of at Winona.
Two Chatfeld hunters on the afternoon
of the 18th inst, killed two wolves and two
mild cats. One of the cats, weighing 3S15
pounds. was killed in Coon Cave. in Olmsted
county, few miles west from Chatfeld, by
shot from revolver.
A resident of Alexandria told committee
getting up donation for pastor to go to
his cellar and get sack of potatoes. They
made sack for the purpose, SO large that
when it was filed with the potatoes six able
bodied men were required to handle it.
Sunday afternoon, the goth inst, at
O'Clock, temperance meeting was held,
which was renewed in the evening and kept
up until $3.50 Monday morning, Temple of
Honor had been completely organized with
ffty-one members enrolled. Twelve others
applied for admission during the week.
Three forged notes, the Owatonna Journal
says were discovered there last week. Their
author, a young man named Harvey Brag-
don, has left. One of the notes, for S43, he
passed upon sewing machine agent by
whom he was employed to sell machines, and
two others, for $40 and $15, he hypothetical
on loan of $40.
The Moorhead 4drocpte recites number
of improvements contemplated for next
Spring at Muskode in that county, CLAY
including Touring MILL to be built by Mr.
Hall of New York, stock farm to be opened
by Major Smith with stock from his St
Cloud farm, and large wheat farms, to be
opened by Messrs. Smyrer, Scott and Waite
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| w. ]. Huron, Jr., having been found anG
arrested at Dodge City, Kansas, by Mr.. w
w. Miller. of Winona, has been lodged il
Jail at Winona, to await trial on numerous
charges of obtaining property under false
pretenses, swindling and forgery. On thu
way home Huron jump from the cars whe1
at full speed, escaping without injury, bu
was found hid under corn stack after two
days search.
Last Saturday night Isaac Staples hae
| banked at all his camps six million feet O
logs. At that time last year seventeen mil
lion feet We're banked, showing that abou
one-third as much work has been done 81
far this winter compared with last. Walker
Judd d VeaZie, at one of their camps, ar,
using an immense tank mounted on wheels
and holding five tons Of water. with which tt
sprinkle the road at night. It is said t.
work we'll. Unless we have a good fall O
snow soon to enable lumbermen to haul OF
long roads, the logs cut this winter will al
most all be of low grade. and '.uppers'' vii
be scarce in this market.-.Stil1ruter Inn
be7nlu1l.
{. Can cotton be grown in Minnesota? Fo
the encouragement of experimentors we Civ
the facts that Mrs. O. H. Wheeler, of thi
city, deposited Gotten seed in her gardel
last spring which sprouted and produce,
several bolls, one of which was shown us thi
week. 1t had matured and opened display
ing It's yield of white, raw cotton in tn
same perfect manner the plant natures i
the South.-4ustin Republican.
The loggers of J. w. Johnson's cam
struck bonanza lately, as one of the ere,
found bee tree, from which was taken owe
one hundred pounds of honey and this cam
has in consequence gained great notoriety a
the Sweetest camp on Rum river. The
have also captured and killed three bear
and before spring if they keep on they wi
have a cage of stuffed animals.-AnOk
Union.
! A fine looking team of dark bays is no,
owned by Hon. w. b. Yale, who has latel
purchased from Mr.. Charles Warren a fin
four-year-old horse sired by the we'll know
stallion Alexandria, owned by Mr.. Charlie
A. De Graft. The horse is an exact mate
for the one Mr.. Yale bought last Summer
and the two make handsome team
Wln0na Republlcan.
i The county treasurer collections at thi
place were considerably lighter this year tina
last. This is due partly to the fact that tax
es are somewhat lower, but principally to th
produced by the long continued lack of snow
The roads still remain in deplorable condj
ton and business is almost at a stand still
Wright County Times.
Richard Mcdonald, highly respecte
farmer, died Tuesday morning at 2 o'cloc
at the age of so years. He lived about tire
miles from the city. He came to Stillwate
in 1847 from Galena, where he had been 9
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The Land Office is still closed, no appoint
ment having been made. If the authorize
at Washington could realize the amount {
business which is awaiting its opening, the
would hesitate no longer, but select Regis
ter at once.-Benson Aerocate.
The venerable Mrs. Newton. of Superio
a lady we'll known to all the old settlers q
the head of the lake, died two or three day
SINCE and her funeral took place yesterda,
the Rev. Mr.. Wainwright, of this city
} officiating .-:Duluth Tribune.
Mr.. Henry Brinkman, of Rockville. sold t
Howard the past week an eighteen month,
porker which weighed GIL pounds net.
any person can beat this let him speak up
st. Cloud Journal-Press.
On the 28th day of December, 1877, SO
of Mr.. Dixon, at Oronoco, plowed half da,
, and barefooted at that. What next 3
Rochester Record.
The shipments Of wheat over the Souther
Minnesota road during the present mont
average about 5000 bushels per day.
Wsn07an Republican.
Some fifty thousand bushels of wheat ha
been marketed at Lake City during the paf
ten days prices ranging from 80 to SO cents
. Lake CITY Leader.
The total amount of business traneacte
in Saltwater during the past year foots u
Sic, 600, OOO.-Lunsbe17nnn
, JThnt a Won.an Did to Sare Her House.
tAlhert lea Enternrise