Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-13
MINNESOTA NEWS.

is reported to be at the point of death.
A new post Office named Waller has been
established in Lac qui Parle county, with
Oluf Streeter postmaster.
One hundred thousand bushels OF wheat
had been received at the Anes mill in North
field for the year ending Nov. 80.
The grand jury in Yellow Medicine county
found two indictments against Henry Kanauf
for rape on the persons Of his two daughters.
A runaway team, the other day, at Sleepy
Eye, collided with railroad train. One of
the horses was killed, the other escaped in
jury.
Henry Geger, of Elysian township, Nicol-
let county, had leg broken the other day.
below the knee, wagon wheel having run
over it.
The burning out of one of the chimneys
of the court house at Lac qui Parle caused a
lively time, and no little anxiety for time,
but no harm was done.
Mr.. B. E. Cole, station agent on the Min
neapolis and st. Louis railway, at the village
of Jordan, will, about the time of Merrie
Christmas, wed one of the fair daughte rs of
that village.
Two boys, in Mortified, ecuhiing in a
wagon, frightened the horses, and were
thrown out on the frozen ground. One was
badly hurt, aud was taken up insensible, but
will recover.
E. G. Buck, janitor OF the Odd Fellows,
Winnebago City, in going down the stairs
from the hall, missed his footing and fell.
One rib was broken, and he received other
severe bruises.
The citizens Of lie Sueur are rejoicing in a
fine new school edifce and graded school
was opened on the 9th inst, with about $50
pupils, and large number of citizens were
present to witness the opening exercises.
In Hastings, the other day, a sensation was
produced by the appearance on one of the
streets of crazy man entirely naked. His
clothing was found on the street. He ian at
full speed into the country, and at the latest
date had not been found.
Joseph Henry, going home from Hastings
the other evening, was met by two highway
men. One stt uck him on the head, the other
drew revolver and demanded his money.
He passed over his wallet, containing 81.
which the villains took and fled.
Two st. Paul men wheedIed away a very
valuable dog from Jackson, belonging to w.
Sears, on the 18th of last November. He
lately got clue, and found his dog at G.
Prescott's, st. Paul, and was greatly reioiced
to recover him. Mr.. Sears purposes to give
the abductors of the dog taste Of the law
for their enterprise.
In Faribault, recently, an attempt was
made TO burn large three-story stone dwell
ing occupied by G. j. B. jackson, formerly
known as Hollock Institute, by pouring kero-
sene on the basement floor and setting fire
thereto. The fire did but little damage. The
result of the attempt was discovered next
morning. No clue to the miscreant.
Isaac Newcomb, of Pepin, Wis, while
skating from that place to Lake City Mon
day, broke through the ice when near the
center OF the lake, and was only saved from
drowning by the timely aid of SONS boys
the lads tied their coat sleeves together, and
by twisting the garments formed a rope,
with which they rescued him.
Jordan Adcocote:: On a late evening as
the express train on the M. & st. L. road
was passing point short distance above
Backofen's mills, volley of stones was fired
into the car windows by some persons con-
cealed near the road. We do not know that
anyone was injured by the cowardly assault.
The railroad men are on the lookout, and if
VIC Ou0uSo ID IcpodteQ tu0 TOWOleS Will be
treated with warm reception.
LIE Sueur Chronicle: AS Charles Alyoid
was leading young horse from the stable,
the horse started to run, and as he passed
out of the door, caught Avoids right hand
between his body and the door jam, crushing
his hand badly and taking off the end of one
finger, and fearfnlly lascerated other ones.
It seems that the halter was made Of rope.
and that Mr.. A. had it wrapped around his
hand in such manner that he could not let
go. of it in time to save his hand.
An exchange says: Travelling over the
county, it is surprising to see how ruthlessly
the farmers cause their property to be de-
stroyed. We refer to the manner in which
they treat elf-binders, reapers, mowers, and
other farm machinery. Many farmers leave
these valuable helps of farm labor in the
open field, where they had performed the
last of the seasons work, to. undergo the
rains and storms of the fall and winter. IA
not this in a literal sense the destruction of
Fred Marks, living near the mounds in
Blue Earth county, IN company with two
women and child were coming across the
Blue Earth river at Woodland, and as they
were ascending the steep grade at the end of
the bridge, the evener broke and the wagon
ran back onto the bridge, broke down the
railing on the side of it, and fell into the
river twenty feet below. One of the party
had a rothor n rr.<,yD oooa,,o fro,o