Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.


in Windom-frontags 4S feet, depth 60 feet.
A girl in Aiken took up a loaded gun and ,
carelessly discharged its contents into her I
body. She is not expected to live..
Burglars robbed jewelry store in Fari-
bault few nights ago of between two and
three hundred dollars worth of goods.
Telegraphic communication has been
established between Wabashaw and Zum-
bro Falls, along the line of the Midland.
Some tramps in Albert Lea undertook to
fight gang of haryesters last week. The
mayor interfered and prevented bloodshed.
A drive of about 10, 100000 feet of logs is
working its way slowly down the river, and
is expected to reach st. Cloud in a few days.
The new bank in Albert Lea will be
called the "City Bank of Albert Lea and
will be ready for business by or before
Sept. l..
Sleepy Eye, Brown county, is to have a
round house for the railway, the CON-
company having bought 100000 brick for |
the purpose of building one.
A house was burned in Mankato last week.
They have no fire engine, but the "bucket
BRIGADE worked vigorously, and prevented
the conflagration from spreading.
The hardware store of F. Rueckert, of
Lake City, was burglarized, and a small
amount of money taken. An unsuccessful
attempt to burglarize A. G. Weour's store.
There are very general complaints among
farmers of the ground being rendered SO
soft by recent rains, that it is with great
difficulty they are able to use their reapers.
Sherburne county Star: Prairie chickens
are said to be very plenty around here, and
| the fact that the law does not allow them to
| be killed until August Is, does not prevent
some people from shooting them.
In the streets of Owatonna, fight oc-
| CURED between butcher and railroad hand,
| in which the latter got severely punished.
| The butcher accused the railroader of steal
ing sausages. Nice ''linked" sweetness long
drawn out.
| The New Ulm Post comes to us in an en-
tirely new dress and the appearance of the
paper now is worthy of It's interior excel
lence. Mechanically and Intellectually con-
sidered, the Post is one of the best German
papers of the State.
Conrad Dorm, farmer living two miles
west of Waterville, by some accident was
thrown in front of his reaper, on Saturday
last, and one of his arms and one leg were
so badly mangled by the sickle as to neces-
state amputation. Mr.. Dorm is poor man
with large family of children.
The Sherburne county Neacs tells of q
man named William Wilt, of the town of
Haywood, Benton county, who was suffering
from rheumatism. A neighbor induced
him to try some sort of medicine which was
warranted to be sure cure. So it was; it
cured the rheumatism, but killed the man,
who leaves wife and six children.
A few nights ago James M. Hall, on his
way on foot from Rochester to his home in
Marion township, was met on the road by
a she wolf and two whelps. The old wolf
disputed the right of way. Mr. Hall,
regarding discretion the bet er part of valor,
yielded to the wolverines demands, and
sought his home by an undisputed route.
terrible accident occurred last week to a
little son of Mr.. Frische, who owns the
Swayne farm in Rochester, Olmsted county
J The boy, about years old, had laid down in
the grain, and his father drove harvester
over him. All the fingers on the right hand
were cut off, and the left arm badly cut. He
: tended to by city physician.
J The Granite Falls Journal reports that
the boys allege that the young prairie chick
makes them dizzy when they attempt to fly
They sa. they rise from the ground all right
but are taken with a fit just after rising and
, fall to the ground. It behooves those who
) eat them to look out and get healthy chick
| ems, or the eaters may be dizzy too, or worse
The local papers in different parts of thu
: State say that "ssortsmen" are getting
' ready and impatiently waiting for the 15tl
Y of August, to commence the slaughte
of prairie chickens. And many of the loca
editors treat the subject SO triAingly ant
fippantly as to show that they have giyel
the subject of the unlimited slaughter O
S the prairie chickens no proper thought.
f The driver of the mail stage between Ell
4 river and Princeton, was assaulted in tn
. woods three or four miles from any habita
:, ton, where he had stopped to water hi
!. horses. by tramp, whose object. no doubt
:, was to rob the mail. The tramp got th
- - worst of it, and disappeared from sight, an
- the driver proceeded on his way. The ma
:. :, needs to be protected by guard in that Ion
, woods.
q Owing to some misunderstanding an
~ consequent bad blood, Charles DORIS made
q murderous assault upon Peter Kokluch, c
1 the Polish settlement in the town of Hole
: ing, Stearns county. Kokluch was knocke
= senseless by blow on the back of his nee
q with club, in falling fell on scythe, cuttin
IS a deep cash in his face. The physician say
# it is wonder his neck was not broker
rs The ruffian DORIS is under arrest.
Owatonna Reyiep: On Monday last
tramp entered the house of Mr.. Kovers, WI
resides near the line between Somerset an
Havana. Mrs. Kovars being alone in IL
re- house, the tramp demanded what money 81
,e had Upon being refused, he searched IL
- house until he found 1915. Mrs. Kovar
~ seeing he had got the money, attempted
~ take it away from him, when he drew kni
:; 10 and cut large cash in her left arm, aft
20 which he made good his escape.
"a Mazzeppa Tribune, July 27: JOSEF
Hubert, who resides about three miles fro
this place, on the Oronoco road, on Frid;
of last week, was severely injured by fl
from his wagon. 1t appears, as near as '
IT. can learn, that Mr.. Hubert had gone to PHI
- Island to get reaper, and while returni1
y home with that machine on his wagon, al
IS, directly after crossing the bridge in tn
r. village, the reaper slipped off the wagon al
n rolled down the steep embankment, and
ne top of the unfortunate Hubert. It was
a. first thought that he was killed, but he W
lit extrlcated from his very embarrassing pos
ton and medical aid rendered. One of Ii
arms was broken near the wrist, and b
chest seriously bruised, but it is expected l
will recover.
Il Workingnao,a's Pieces of the Republico
- Party.
u To the Editor of the Workman.
u. In my article in your last issue, stat,
~ :. that the workingmen of this district did n
n want such men as w. d. Washburn to rel
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