Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A man at the Garden City House, Hast
ing, had about $95 in cash and a watch stol
en- from him.
Six hundred and twenty-four tickets were
sold from Faribault to the two fairs-425 to
st. Paul and 1879 to Minneapolis.
A local exchrnge speaks gushingly of San
suspicious funeral at which prominent
citizen was laid away to his final rest.
The store Of Wilson Brothers, in Kasson,
was destroyed by fire. The goods were
mostly removed in a damaged condition.
Bird Island is the name of q station on
the Hastings & Dakota railroad, in Renville
county, and is talked of as the possible future
county seat.
blacksmith shop was destroyed by fire
in Kasson, and with a number of wagons
and sleigLs stored in, was consumed. It
was an incendiary fire.
The dwelling house of John Gohl, near
Delano, Wright county, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire few days since. A portion
of the contents were saved.
man at work for M. Spilane, Sem, of
Waseca, set fire to stubble field which
spread to Spilane's stacks of grain and nay
and to his barn, consuming them all.
Adam Sellner, an old resident of the town
of Sigel, Brown county, was kicked by a
horse on his left side, from the effects of
which he died twenty four hours afterwards.
There is scarcely local paper in the State
that has not chronicled instances of tn g
pockets of some of their citizens, male or
female, being RATED by pickpockets during
the late fairs.
At Buen & Youns's quarry, Sank Rapids,
where stone is being quarred for the Fort
Smelling bridge, one blast moved a solid
mass of granite masonry so feet long, Is
feet wide, and feet thick.
There is good deal of sickness, typhoid
fever, at Sank Rapids. DR.. Cheney says the
wells in the town are in bad condition, and
should be cleaned. He says most of the
sickness may be traced to the use of impure
water.
In the town of Eden, Brown county, a
school me- ting was closed by knock down.
An investigating committee found the treas
urer's liabilities to be S65, and no assets
except bondman. Hence the bad blood
and row.
| Sank Rapids Sentinel: E. w. Griffin has
returned from his camp near Fort Ripley
He reports that he has lost about twenty five
tons of hay by fire, and that altogether not
less than two hundred tons have been burned
in that vicinity.
| Another fool didn't know it was loaded
and the pistol IN careless hands was dis
charged at Sandahls hotel, in Judson, Scott
county, but no person happened to stand il
the pathway of the bullet. A huge scare
but not blood, was the result this time.
Henry Hamann, of the town of Cotton
wood, died lately of typhoid fever after
sickness of four weeks. He was one of the
Oldest settlers, having located in Brown
county in 1856. His family, consisting o
wife and five children, are down with the
fever. A stricken family, truly.
Mrs. E. Roberts, an ingenious dame o
Sank Rapids, placed a pan of live coal
under bed in the chamber of her house tt
destroy bed bugs, and it did. The bed wa,
set on fire, an alarm was raised, furnitur
was removed, the room was flooded with
water, chamber window dashed out, tn,
house saved, and the bed bugs roasted.
John Melvin and p. J. O'Loughlin, O
French Lake, Wright county, were thrown
from wagon, the team running away, ant
the former was seriously hurt. A wheel mus
have struck Melvin's head, as it was lying OF
some sharp substance, cutting the scalp or
both sides of the head to the skull, and OF
the right side severing the ear. 1t il
thought he may recover.
Mortified (Rice county, Journal: 4
curiosity in this latitude was brought to oul
attention by Moses Bryant, Esq, of thi
city. 1t was a handsome specimen o
second crop strawberries, some of which
were not quite ripe, but in effort to become SO
will succeed unless Jack Frost shall veto tn
| TyDn Of ctr ,x,l,
season will do pretty well for Minnesota.
Waseca Radical:: A fellow by the nam
of Hill, from Stevens Point, Wis, came t
Waseca and partly bargained for a hors
with Mr.. B. r. Forbes. He was to take tn
horse on trial, and, if he suited him, was t.
make payment in lumber. He tried til
horse and returned him. Soon after tn
horse was missed and so was Hill. Forbe
would like to see them both, but probabl
won't very soon.
Another idiot didn't know it was loaded
In a store in st. Michael's, Wright county
John Kessler was wounded probably fatally
by pistol shot. John Reiling was benin
the counter, carelessly handling the pisto
not knowing it was loaded, when the weapo
was discharged, the ball striking Kesslel
who was within three feet of him. in til
left breast, passing through the upper lob
of the left lung. The surgeon could nc
find the ball. The recovery of the wounde
man is a matter of doubt. 1t is said th
fool who discharged the pistol feels ba
about it.
Waseca Radical: Walter Blowers, Will
running mower on the farm of Mr.. Run
nerstro q. met with serious accident. 81
stopped the mules which he was driving {
oil the machine. While in the act of re
movin some weeds from the sickle th
team became frightened by prairie chicke
which flew up short distance from then
and started on run. Young Blowers wa
caught by the guards of the machine, one
them passing nearly through his right arm
He was also wounded in the back and sid
and fearfully shaken up.
New Ulm Reuiew: We hear of blood
tragedy that occurred at Lake Kampesk;
Two men, named Owens and Balls, who
appears had some grudge, met and quarrt
ensued. Mr.. Owens, who was armed with
shot gun, finally started to run and was 70
lowed by Balls, who also was armed, br
with small revolver. After running dis
lance Owens turned and fired both charge
OF the shot gun at Balls, but without effec
and then continued to run In the chas
THEY came across brother of Balls. who Wa
out goose hunting, and when Balls came u
to him he snatched his gun, which We
loaded with buck shot, and fired bot
charges at Owens, killing him instantly.
A HORRIBLE RECORD.