Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A little boy, 18 months old, was drowned
in well in Martin county, last week.
It took just 16 days for a cargo of flour
to go from Minneapolis to Liverpool.
The residence of James Norell, OF Isanti
county, was burned to the ground last week.
The June settlement in Stearns county
shows $4,000 more collections this year
than laet.
Father Holton lost 5000 in Hastings
few nights ago, and is wholly unable to &C
count for it.
A poor widow woman living in Rochester,
Olmsted county, died the other day from
over work.
A few days ago a laborer in Winona saw
mill, had his left arm nearly severed by a
circular saw.
Thursday night, June 9th, a man named
Bismarck was garroted and robbed in Roch-
ester, Olmsted county.
Martin Noah, of Smithtown, Lake Mime
by lightning, last week.
Thieves are becoming SO numerous in
Hastings that call is being made for an
Increase of the police force.
The Deckers, of Kasson. have % breaking
teams running near Marshall. Nearly 1000
acres they expect to turn over.
Charles Roach, of Westfeld, Dodge coun-
ty, an old and respectable citizen, dropped
dead last week from heart disease.
Pat Kernon, Of Eyota, was thrown from
his wagon and kicked by one of the horses.
The team was frightened by the cars.
Nineteen miles of the Hastings & Dakota
railroad extension is completed, and freight
billed for Addie and Stewart stations beyond
Glencoe.
The Fergus Falls Adcoc0te says Mr.. Kop-
pany, of Aurdal, had 26 out of flock of 80
sheep killed, or so manged by dogs as to be
worthless.
Two children of Mrs. Mark Holmes, of
Rochester, were badly scalded last week,
aged respectively five and one year. They
will recover.
Burglars entered the residence of E. Hill,
in st. Charles, in the absence of the family.
Mr.. Hill suddenly returned, and they flew
without booty.
Gen. Wagner, of Hastings, lost $50 last
week from between the ticks of his bed, the
burglars having effected an entrance through
the side door.
Henry Means, son of John B. Means, of
Rollingstone, Winona county, was drowned
at GAINESVILLE, Wis, on the 18th of June,
while boating in Rock river.
The Sherburne County Star estimates
from reliable information that not less than
5000 acres of new land will be turned over
for cultivation in Sherburne County this
year.
Fred. Botz, Of Rochester, had a steer
hnbi ind ~
a sudden jerk, ovelturning the wagon,
throwing Botz out, and breaking one of his
legs.
The house of Dwight M. Shumway,
of Castle Rock, was burglarized
one night last week, and notes to the value
| of $4,555 taken, together with $65 in money
and gold watch.
In Henderson, Sibley county, last week
John Bertany came near losing his life by
his team running away. He was thrown
| from his wagon and his face and head fear
| fully cut and bruised.
Mrs. johnson living on Tenth street
Hastings, was terribly alarmed one night
last week by an attempt on the part of two
men to enter her room after she had retired
to bed. Her screams aroused the neighbor-
hood, and the scamps fed.
| A busy man is Mr.. Tolcott. His mind is
on his business. He has ga soul above hat,
tons''-or an old vest. The St. Cloud j o1r-
nal-P7ess says: 81. B. Tolcott was engaged
in burning brush on his farm about @ mile
below town. Taking Off his vest, in which
there was Ss35 silver watch, he hung it on
small bush, around which he proceeded to
pile lot of brush, After getting pile he
set fire to it, and it blazed up beautifully.
He then went to another part of the field to
work. and coming back after while to look
after his vest, discovered that it had contrib
uted its share toward making the nice big
fire, and that he was minus watch