Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.

lhe Whooplng cough Is prevailing IN
Worthington.
Progress is being made with the new -four
ing mill in Mankato.
Tramps are giving good deal of trouble
in St. Charles, Winona county.
The cry for more harvest hands is coming
up from every quarter of the State.
Fishermen are taking fve-pound black
bass at Madison Lake, Blue Earth county.
The youngest son of G.. G. Payne, of Man
kato fell from barrel and broke his arm.
st. Cloud rejoices at the prospect of free
bridge across the Mississippi within the next
sixty days.
Window is reported to be again full of
lightning rod men-a different class-but it
will be safe to be cautious.
A white woman and negro were married
in Fergus Falls last week. The fair bride,
aged 20, is respectfully connected.
Dr. Cody, of Buffalo,s Wright county, had
leg broken and foot severely injured by
falling from a buggy the other day.
In st. Charles there have been sixteen
births and six deaths up to date, the present
year, and both classes were equal as to sex.
frightened dray horse at Willmar, ran
away, upsetting the dray loaded with eight
stoves, breaking every one. Damage
$4,000.
In Winona poor dumb man was begging,
but he got very mad, and then the dumb
spoke: and very profoundly at that. A mar
velous cure
The lightning rod men still live. The
Delano E0qle says they are infesting that
portion Of the country, and are heavy
drain on the farmers.
William Hughes clerk in hardware
store in Mankato, while setting up self
binder near Lake Crystal, lost finger by
having it crushed between the cog-wheels.
Sunday, July 81, about 200 per-
sons assembled at the banks of the White
vile, Winona county, to witness the admin
istration OF the rite of baptism by INNER
sion.
While Mrs. Madeio milking COW in
Worthington the other evening the report of
pistol frightened the COW. The animal
sprang, overthrow Mrs. NJ, and, alighting on
her breast, injured her severely.
The famous Hutchinson family, the
''Tribe of ASA are preambulating the State
of Minnesota in defiance of the hot weather,
and in accordance with the season are treat
ing the public to melting strains.
A widow lady in Rockford, Wright coun-
ty, searching for her COWS the other evening,
was overtaken by severe thunderstorm,
got bewildered and lost, but contrived to
find her way home about 10 O'Clock in the
evening.
bibulous gent in Minnesota City, labor
ing under deliriam tremens, strutted into a
house the other night, and being mistaken
for a burglar, was knocked down. He was
taken to the calaboose, and locked up for
repairs.
Richard Meirs, of St. Charles, came near
being fatally wounded in his blacksmith
shop. A blow from his hammer caused it to
fly up, and strike him between the temple
and the eye, inficting an ugly and painful
wound.
Some fifteen or twenty families have set
tied this season upon the Abercombie reser-
vation in Wilkin county, and are breaking
up farms. The land is not open to settle
ment, but they hope to be allowed to secure
their claims.
| The NJ. e. church of Minnesota has So
cured perpetual lease Of forty acres OF
ground adjoining Lake Elysian on the east
Buildings are to be erected, and the place is
intended for camp meetings, picnics and
summer resort grounds.
A young man by the name of John
Cooney, three miles east of Mountain Lake,
was caught asleep on the bridge by the after
noon passenger train going west. The pilot
of the engine struck him on the back of the
head, crushing in the skull and knocking
him off the bridge.
In the town of Monroe, little 6-year ole
girl of Nils Olson, had both feet cut off by
mower. The father was using the move
near the house with a yoke of unbrok
steers. The little girl seeing her smalle
brother near the mower, ran to rescue hin
and was herself the victim.
Capt. Davis, of ST. Paul, reports tina
every portion OF the State of Minnesota i
now supplied with arms and ammunition
ready for any emergency caused by sur
rounding tramps. The true, and only eff
fectual tramp remedy powder and ball-is
at length, being discovered.
The people of Rushford, Fillmore Co., by
majority of seventeen have decided agains
building new bridge. AS the old one
pronounced unsafe, and farmers refuse t
} cross it with their teams. the Rushford Sta
thinks the vote against a new bridge is
, great mistake, and will deal heavy blow t
the business thrift and prospects of the town
The Mankato Union says s:there has bee
an immense amount of lf-binders, sci
rakes and moving machines of all pattern
sold this week in this city. Never before
this part of the State was there such de
T. mand for all kinds of farm machinery. Th
l only regret the agents had, was the deman
t was greater than the supply. and this is al
unusual occurrence
A farmer, whose name is unknown, resie
: ing at Wclcott. between Faribault and Me.
ford, on the s. NJ. &, ST. P. railroad, shot an
. killed two tramps in the act of setting Fl,
? TO hic lf.lainlincr bor had l,aa