Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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village charter is being prepared for
Granite Falls.
Both Ferries at Shakopee are still runninp
and have been running all winter-Shnto,
pee 4rgus.
live fawn was shipped to st. Paul last
Wednesday by Spring Hill gentleman
Nelrose Record.
The st. Croix Touring mill shipped three
car loads of flour to Boston on Monday
Stallacater Gazette.
John Funk, our leading pork buyer.
shipped last Monday $4,000 pounds of pork
to st. Paul.-Chasku Herald.
Land hunters are plenty. and during the
winter have taken a large amount of land
around Morris. -Stecens County Tribune
When the wolf hunters of Rice county
catch the wolf they are after and two more
they Will have three.-Farl5auH Democrat.
The Bigelow boys and the boys from Will
son Township, Iowa, had game of base
ball last Saturday. WorNtaagton Adcunce.
VIM. II. Patten d Co., a few DAYS ago.
shipped car load of hogs to st. Paul that
averaged $50 pounds to the hog.-Le .Sueur
Sentinel.
Uncle John Tenvoorde and wife. after
twenty five years of harmonious married life,
celebrated their silver wedding Yesterday
st. Cloud Times.
A throat disease is prevailing among the
horses of New Sweden and Lake Prairie,
Nlcollet county, several horses having already
dled.-LeSue,tr Sentinel.
A deer jumped off the Long Prairie bridge
at the store, and killed itself. Active meas
ures are being taken to prevent any more
from jumping off.-1'odd Comfy 4rgus.
postal card from Jamaica, Long Island
N. T., states that ten or twelve gentlemen
from that place are coming on in the spring
to look up locations.-Wo rAtagton Jo,t1-
nal
After very discouraging week, Judge
McKelvy has again begun to improve, and
yesterday was able, for the first time, to sit
up in bed. well supported by pillows.-!St
Ctoad Journal Press.
Mr.. Hinton, the State bible agent, who
preached in Monticello last Sunday. evidently
believes in h, but his ideas of its proper 10
cation are somewhat confused. He is an
Hinglishman.-W Wright County Times.
2. ]. Downs, of the N. p. Bridge corps.
fell from the Crow wing river bridge to the
ice, a distance of 16 feet, on WEDNESDAY, Sc
verely bruising his hip and giving him a
good shaking up generally.-Bruinerd 113b-
me.
An epidemic, something similar to that
which prevailed among the horses four years
ago, has again made its appearance in the
county. Although not SO severe as then, it
promises to make some trouble for our farm
ers.-1'odd County 4ryus.
young man named Moot, who lives near
Balley's Station, was putting revolver into
his breast pocket yesterday morning, when it
went off, the ball striking him in the side of
the face, inficting bad, though not danger
GUS wound.-Sherdurne Comfy Star.
Hon. M. H. Dunnell, Congressman from
this district, informs US by postal card that
the examination for West Point cadetship
from 1st district will begin at 10 a. m. Tues
day, March 10, 1873, at the Minnesota
Academy building in Observation-Disclosures
UnSon.
The Minneapolis and ST. Louis road is
running the flour train only every other day
at present, on account of the scarcity of
wheat. The present understanding is that
they will not pay the employees for the
month of December until some time in Feb
rnary.-F,ree6orn County Standard.
Some dissatisfaction with the Catholic
priest at this place caused portion of the
Irish part of the congregation last Sunday to
nail up the door of the church and forbid the
priest to enter i'll the discharge of his min
lsterial duties. We do not understand the
cause of the trouble.-1nelrose Record.
MIR. J. S. Thompson, of Belvidere, had a
SOW which was one year old last April, and
which in the last of June had seven pigs
Six of the pigs and the SOW were killed two
weeks ago, the pigs averaging over two hun
dred pounds, and the SOW weighed 1913. The
remaining pig was saved because it was the
best.-I'ed Wing Republican.
We understand that over twenty farmers
from Goodhue and Dakota counties are ex
pected to settle in this vicinity the coming
season. These parties have purchased sew
eral improved farms, and have taken W
Hastings and Dakota railroad lands to thu
amount of 1880 acres in Granite Falls town
shlp.-Grdnate Falls Journui.
A gentleman from the East who is her,
looking at the country, observed mower i,
operation last Saturday on the prairie nea
Worthington. Il declared said he, II mus
write home Immediately and let my friends
| .A..O " CHaC nay my LAS ColluleHCeo ueIe. IL
dld not know the hay was used for fuel
Spirit Lake Beac0n.
1t is reported that Mr.. Mulligan, of Hous
ton, has recently fallen heir to third part o
S15O,OOO. and will soon leave for st. Loui
to claim his share. His appearance in tina
city will probably be surprise to the othe
two heirs, who, believing Mulligan dead
have already divided the property equally
the father dying intestate.-Caledonia Con
r2er.
Mr.. Petermann, of Laketown, was stoppe.
on the highway, near the Moravian grave
yard, on the Victoria road last Wednesda,
evening just after dark. He had on loat
of flour and bran and the highwaymen, SOM
three or four in number, proceeded to re
lieve his load of just SO many sacks. He wa
unable to recognize them. They were 81
strong in number, he failed to follow then
for fear of personal harm.-CAasku Herald
!. A SPOILED PUN.
4oma Norh Carolina Judge Repeated