Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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! Cornstalks fourteen and fifteen feet high
are numerous in and around Hastings.
Numerous fatal results are reported
throughout the State for the use of Paris
green.
Three fights and a general drunk was the
order of business in Winnebago City the
other day, according to the Press.
Steel rails are being laid on the river rail
road between Lake City and Red Wing, and
will soon be laid through to st. Paul.
The county commissioners of Fillmore
county have levied a tax of $18,398 on the
assessed property of the county for 1878.
| Sheriff Adams has recaptured Texas Jack,
who broke jail in Blue Earth county few
days ago. He is again in jail doubly ironed.
The debts made by farmers in Nicollet
county in 1873. for agricultural machinery
and tools, will reach, it is said, the sum of
100000.
A shanty in GAINESVILLE, occupied by two
women, was torn down by the property
owners the other day, being unable to get
rid of them in any other way.
| A burglar entered the house of H. II.
Dickman, of Wabashaw, the other night by
cutting the mosquito bar, the window being
raised, and stole 1886 in money.
George Milligan, who assaulted Policeman
Paul, of Hastings, with revolver, has been
bound over to await the action of the grand
jury at the next term of court.
The 1874, 900 bonds, issued by the town of
Sank Rapids for building free bridge at
/ that place, under an act of last winter, were
successfully negotiated at St. Paul last week.
In fracas the other day between white
and colored man at Lake City, the colored
man was shot back of the ear, and the ball
fattened out like q nickle. The shooter is
in jail.
At Howard lake, Wright county, the other
day, a little boy fell into an open well. He
was saved from drowning by clinging to the
pump stock, till a man could go down and
rescue him.
An eleven year old girl was burned to
death in Hastings a few days since. She
with other children were playing around a
bonfire, when her clothes took fire. with the
| above result.
The game law prohibits the shipping of
game out of the State-so careful is the law
to remove inducements for the exterminat-
ing slaughter of the game of the State
notably the prairie hen.
Mrs. William King, of Winnebago City,
entered complaint against her abusive hus-
band for assault. He was fined $25 and
costs, amounting to $34.91. That family
''jar'' was costly one.
The store of Hartley & Slipp, of Brainerd,
came near being consumed by fire the other
evening, by the bursting of a lamp. The
panic was great for a few minutes, but the
fire was extinguished without serious dam
age
GAINESVILLE Argus.: A son of S. G. L.
Moore returned home the past week. The
young man had been absent twelve years,
during which time nothing was heard from
him. He claims to have been an extensive
traveller, and returns with wife and child.
The bears are putting in an appearance in
force in the woods around Gilmanton, Ben
ton county. They have carried off several
hogs belonging to the farmers in that yicini-
| ty. The farmers are aroused, and are or
| ganizing for war of determination on their
bearships.
| A desperate gang of fellows made much
disturbance in Lanesboro, Fillmore county,
the other night. One of the gang, by the
assistance of citizens, was put in the lock-
up by Marshal Richardson-tle rest of the
gang got away. The imprisoned tramp
| threatens to kill Richardson when he gets
out of prison.
few days ago, Alonzo Smith, of Sank
Rapids, Benton county, while cutting hay
with a moving machine, unconsciously
stepped in front of it, the horses started,
and before he could get out of the way, the
steele blade caught him, and cut the cord
of the left foot above the heel, inficting a
terrible cash. Mr.. Smith, it is thought, will
be cripple for life.
| Mankato ReUSeD: The St. Paul GLoRE
owes Blue Earth county and Sheriff Schweit-
zer an apology for saying that the Jail of
this county was so insecure that prisoner
had lately escaped from the sheriff's custody.
The statement is probably true of Faribault
county, of which Blue Earth City is the
county seat, and want of familiarity with the
geography of Southern Minnesota, on the
part of ST. Paul newspapers, has probably
led the GLOBE into the error.
Two young town poachers of Winnebago
City, prior to August 18th, went onto
farmers premises to shoot "snipe' and
bagged prairie chickens enough to amount
to 1915, if the laws demands were complied
with. The farmers dog went for them, and
they each fred and killed the dog. This
brought the farmer onto the scene, who
told them to pay $50 for the dog OF he
would prosecute them to the extent of the
law. They left, but after sleeping over
their exploit, paid the farmer $50.
The young desperate, Hagan, of James
vile, Waseca county, being fred up with
liquor, committed an assault on Frank Dol
son. He threw whisky bottle at him which
would have killed him had he not lodged it.
The bottle struck the corner of the hotel and
was shivered into pieces, some of which
struck by-standers, inflicting ugly wounds.
One fragment struck John Baker in the
neck, cutting an artery, producing danger
GUS flow of blood, which Dr. Craig soon
stopped. Dolson knocked the drunken
brute down twice. He was then arrested,
handcuffed, and put in the lookup, but es-
capped before morning. He was rearrested.
j Mankato Reriew: Mrs. Sarah Knack,
sentenced to the penitenttary last winter for
two years for furnishing tools to prisoners
in the county jail to make their escape, but
pardoned by the governor about month
ago, on Monday last attained additional no
toriety by deserving her husband and chill
dren and clipping with another man. Since
her return from Saltwater Mrs. Knack has
behaved badly, neglecting her family, indulg-
, ing in unbecoming familiarity with other
men, and generally conducting herself in a
manner disagreeable to her husband, and to
the no little disappointment of those who
from sympathy for her young children had
interceded for her pardon.
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Milwaukee pays taxes on SAC, 1921, 981 in
real and personal property
Spring wheat is yielding from ten to