Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-28
pots, and from this earth, after being in the
house few days, there Matched out lot of

house few days, there Matched out a lot of
In Stearns, and Mile Laos counties, the
law requiring the county funds to be counted
by the board of Auditors, has never been
with. Perhaps the officers are
changed SO often they haven't chance to
learn what their duties are.
The Owatonna journal estimates the loss
by the burning of P. Gonser's brewery in
that city last Tuesday morning at $4,000 to
$4,000. The insurance was only $6,OOO of
which $4,000 was in the North America, and
$4,000 in the st. Paul Fire and Marine
A Willmar fisherman tells of seeing
plckerel IN the lake there as large as an aver
age size man. The doubts recently expressed
about the existence of that lake of fire, in
which the authors of fshermen's yarns are
promised part is already having its effect
There were Sc deaths in Red Wing last
year, of which II are charged to consump-
tives, and II to typhoid fever. Births 2O6
being males, 10 and females 90;
including three pair of twins. During seven
years ending with last year there were 1921
births in the city, and 544 deaths.
Sheriff M. Mickey, of Stearns county, for
twenty years or more resident of Mime
sofa, is under promise to visit a brother in
Pennsylvania, who lately learned his where
abouts aud opened correspondence with
him, after they had for many years had no
knowledge of each others doings or places
of residence.
Diamond 10 is negotiating with one of
the Eau Claire mill companies, for taking
their lumber by barges to the company S
sales yards in different towns along the Mis-
sissippi. The mill company expect to gain
enough by their lumber being delivered in
better condition than if foated in the river
to more than pay the extra expense OF
freighting.
lively squabble is going on in Lyon
county over county treasury matters. The
treasurer having been elected member OF
the legislature this fall, the county board
acting on the advice of the Attorney General
proceeded to appoint a treasurer Before
leaving for St. Paul the treasurer appointed
a deputy and left him in charge Of the books
and papers of the Office, and refuses to rec
ognize the appointee Of the board. The re
suit will probably be law suit that will b.
decided a year or two after the expiration Of
the present treasurers term of office, which
will be January LIST next.-Ncc Ih
Herald.
From various parts of the county We hea
of revival meetings being conducted Will
satisfactory success. In Caledonia meeting
have been held at the M. E. church by Rev
!; Mr.. Bowdish almost every night for the pas
! ten days. In Yucatan Elders Colby an,
, Harding are arousing considerable en-
thusiasm. Also, Rev. Mr.. Wilcox, of Rice
5 ford, IS actively engaged, and has for his as
| slstant no less person than our frien
Y Wash Comstock. At La Crescent and othe
2 places the campaign is being carried forwar
r with vigor and enthusiasm.-Cale110ni
9 Courier.
9 John De Boos. whose store in Bigelow wa
entered on the night of Dec. 81, and good
taken to the value of $12, received the TO
lowing letter. It is without date or signs
e ture, but the envelope has the Sibley pos
mark of Jan. 16: "We boys, in frolic. e,
q tered your store, not thinking of the COZ
sequences of the crime. We are very sor,
and will never be guilty again. We sen
e you the amount the Worthington paper sa,
is your loss. So you need be no loser ar
r we heartily beg forgiveness. ~ orthingto
Adoance.
x While in st. Paul the other day we m
Mr. Collins, the mill man, who in compa1
with Mr.. Drake, is now about to make IL
is contracts for the mill at this place. On tn
day he and Mr.. Drake had completed the
partnership affairs, and were ready to tai
y hold in earnest Our people may set Il
mill down as certainty, and with the ope
i ing of spring they will no doubt see Mr.. CO
Inns driving his work.-Win9om Report1
Preparations have been perfected, the pr
llmlnary surveys made, and work will OPT
/ IN the spring upon the construction of Il
road from Detroit on the N. p. r. to Per
, bina, and from the N. P. junction to AS
:, land. Both roads will be completed th
~ year.-Brdine1U Tribune.
Mr.. John Gorst of Belle Prairie, has co,
st menced proceedings to get possession
= $15, 900, which sum was willed to him by b
father, now deceased. The will and mon,
are supposed to be in England Little Ful
J, transcript.
Business is reviving little, as the farme
and others who were waiting for snow ha
:, despaired of seeing that desirable substan
= in available quantities this winter, and ha7
9 begun to do their hauling on wagons
Little Falls Ilunseript.
" The wolves are reported to be quite n
A. merous in this section of the country, and
the aggregate are doing much damage
our sheep growers WsnueJago City Pre-.
l. few tramps of an unlimited capacity f
e cold victuals have made their appearance
this vicinity. They hate the sight of buc
st saw.-Vright County Times.
st Robert Minis succeeded in securing b;
bonds. and went to Shakopee yesterday
have them approved by Judge MACEDONIA
E. -Glencoe Register.
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