Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Western Minnesota is receiving a consie
cradle tide of emigration this fall


MIR. Sprinkle, of Sakotah, Chippewa coun-
ty, the ether day shot pelican which meas
ured eight feet from tip to tip of wings.
The whole town of Marshall, Lyon county,
was out the other day fighting prairie fire.
The fire started from the careless firing of a
straw stack by farmer, who thought he had
everything secure. By hard work the fire
was kept from doing any great damage.
The Montevideo Te,1tszator strongly adj
yocates the erection of bridge over the
Minnesota river as necessity for the inter-
ests of the town, and as needful for the peo-
pie on the other side-the cumbersome pro-
cess of ferriage not meeting the wants of
trade and business.
Ralph Stockman, of Elmore, Faribault
county, met with serious loss by fire the
other day. His little girl playing with a
match set fire to the barn. On discovering
the fire Mrs. Stockman endeavored to get
the horses from the barn, but they refused
to go, and she barely escaped being consider
ably burned. The loss consisted of the
barn, two horses, harness, farm Implements
several hogs and thirty five tons of hay. No
insurance.
There seems to be a conflict between Man
kato and Belgrade in reference to the erec-
ton OF bridge to connect the two towns,
or rather as to its location, whether at the
lower OF the upper ferry. Mankato, it is
averred, will never consent to the erection of
bridge at the upper ferry Belgrade voted
$4,000 towards the bridge if located at the
upper ferry, or $4,000 if located at the low
er ferry, provided Mankato will build the
approaches. To this Mankato is understood
to demur. And thus the matter of building
bridge for the present stands still.
A tramp on horse which he had proba-
bly, stolen, stopped at Ten Eyck's hotel in
Cresco, Lyon county, where he obtained
dinner and feed for his horse. After dinner
he mounted his horse and rode off without
paying. Ten Eyck mounted a horse and
pursued and overlook him. The tramp fired
revolver at Ten Eyck several times, one
shot taking effect in one of his hands. Ten
Eyck leaped from his horse and seized the
revolver just IN time to escape receiving its
contents. A scuffie and fight ensued, in
which the tramp was severely punished, Ten
Eyck retaining possession of the revolver.
The tramp taking advantage of lull in the
struggle jumped upon his horse and escaped.
Ten Eyck has revolver and sore hand in
exchange for dinner and horse feed.
New UIm Recteo:. Wild ducks have never
been moro plenty in this vicinity than this
fall, and our sportsmen have bagged wagon
loads of them. q ): .: j. r. Ballanger,
of West Newton, met with a sad accident
last week. A horse which he was riding
stumbled and fell on him, breaking his left
leg below the knee. =: * * The round
house and machine shops at Sleepy Eye are
nearing completion, and the end of the
division will soon be moved from this station
to that place. Sleepy Eye will be the ter
minal point for the passenger trains, and
New Ulm will be merely way station. In
consequence of the change great many
families who have been making New Ulm
their home for several years will be COM
PEELED to move to Sleepy Eye. What is New
Ulm's loss is Sleepy Eyes gain.
Mankato ReOieao: We regret to state that
during the past ten days there has been a
marked increase in the number of new cases
of diphtheria, which disease now prevails
pretty generally in localities where it former
ly existed. For a time the disease had totally
disappeared FROM the southern part of the
city, but now it prevails there as well as in
the central parts of the town, mostly on what
is known as the second bench. There is
quite general belief that the disease is
largely tracable to the impurity of the water
used for drinking purposes, and in view of
this fact half dozen or more samples Of
water taken FROM the wells in the. neigh
borhood where the most severe cases
occurred, were obtained by DR..
Davis and forwarded to the State geol-
ogist to be analysed. :: e :: Jas.
johnson, saloon keeper at Mapleton, was
hunting, and in attempting to take his gun
from the wagon while standing by its side,
he elevated the breech so as to escape the
wheel, but did not Lift it high enough, and
the lock struck the wheel, discharging the
load, which entered his thigh, severing an
artery, from which he bled to death. =:
x 8 VIM. III. Harrison, Esq.,, of Win
nebago agency, died at the residence of Hen
ry Foster, Esq. Mr. Harrison has resided
in this county for over twenty years, was g
gentleman of fine business ability, and en-
joyed the confidence and esteem of large
number of friends all over the State. He was
~ years old on the 10th of September last.
The Masonic fraternity will probably attend
his funeral at the agency to-day, CTuesday),
at o'clock.