Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Hlarge deer was killed near Hokah few
days since.
81. W.Hall, the leading druggist of Hast
ings, has failed. Too much credit did it.
Henry Sauerbrei, of Chaska, was thrown
from his wagon and quite seriously injured.
The strawberry vines are poisoning for
the second time in some localities in Min
nesota.
Ferdinand Metknemer. of Sleepy Eye
committed suicide by shooting himself a few
days ago.
Rochester is expected to be running to Zum-
brota in a few weeks.
John Schug, of Benton, Carver county,
fell from car and had leg broken and
was otherwise injured.
The late rains have considerably damaged
the terraces on the court house grounds at
Buffalo, Wright county.
At Dodge Centre, J. G. Evison's 2-year-
boy fell from second story window and
escaped with slight injuries.
A son of G. Berndt, of Pleasant Valley,
Mower county, had an arm broken in a
wagon wheel few days since.
Mrs. Dennis Flynn, of Clairmont town
ship, Fillmore county, fell down a pair of
stairs and dislocated one of her shoulders.
A drove of 1O8 steers were collected in the
vicinity of Dodge Centre and started from
that place for Illinois, to be shipped from
Waseca.
Nancy Davis, who was sent to jail in Hast
ings from Mendoza for being drunk and dis
orderly, has been pardoned out by Gov.
Pillsbury.
A little child, daughter of John Strick, of
Clairmont township, Fillmore county, fell
out of wagon and broke one of her arms in
two places.
A Lake Washington, Nicollet county
farmer has sold over 5000 worth of water
melons the present season, from one acre
of ground.
II. I. Bicknel, of Warsaw, Rice county,
has manufactured over 1900 gallows of
amber cane syrup, and will probably make
as much more.
Mrs. Church, of Garden City, Blue Earth
county, was thrown out of wagon, striking
upon her face, inficting painful and dis
figuring injuries.
The New Ulm Reoieu reports the grain
market very lively, but adds, 'sthe prices
paid are not very satisfactory, and the same
complaint is universal"
G. ]. Browns store, in Dodge Centre, was
burglarized few nights since, and some $50
in cash taken from the money drawer.
Nothing else was taken.
New Ulm ReDieao. Prairie fires are rag
ing all along the line of the railroad west of
here, and we hear that five bridges were de-
stroyed last week west of Gary.
The son of George Stokes, of Monticello,
Wright county, who was accidentally shot a
short time since, is dead-died from the eff
fects of the amputation of the shattered
limb.
The residence of Michael McHugh, of
Hastings, was entered by burglars few
nights since and watches, jewelry, silver
ware, ETC., taken to the amount of some
$4,000.
Prairie fires have destroyed four stacks of
wheat belonging to p. Hutson, of Melrose,
and one stack of hay belonging to Thomas
Lamb. 1t was by great exertion that further
disasters were prevented.
Moorhead Clay county, Adyocate: Harry
Arnell was arrested and brought before S.
Partridge, ESQ.,, j. P, on the charge of sod
omy, and in default of bail was committed
to await the action Of the grand jury.
AS E. D. Swartwood was driving team
near Pleasant Grove, Olmsted county, one
wheel of his wagon dropped into rut and
threw him out, hurting him badly. His team
then ran away and smashed up his wagon.
New Ulm Reuaew: Duck hunting is now
all the go among the sportsmen. Besides
our own hunters two parties of Chicagoans
are in this vicinity, and the poor, innocent
fowls are being slaughtered by the hundreds.
Andrew Anderson, of Worthington. picked
up a pocket book in the Ashley house stable,
containing between nine and ten hundred
dollars, and restored it to the rig hful owner,
who rewarded him with a ivedollar green
back. Asa
Rube Morris and Jim Burk, of Rochester,
got into quarrel at Byron, Olmsted county,
| when the former hit the latter on the head
| with a coupling pin. The deputy sheriff in
| terviewed Morris and placed him under ar
rest.
During the late storm a shed on the farm
of /. B. Tozer, in Marshan, Dakota county
was struck by lightning and burned with its
contents, rye in bundles and headed wheat
The quantity of grain destroyed was over 4OC
| bushels.
The citizens of Anoka have provided
themselves with new Silsby steam fire en-.
CINE. Having been comparatively helpless
| in former confagrations, they are deter
mined to be prepared for all future disasters
| of the kind.
| Matthias Maenten, of Dahlgreen, Carver
county, aged "a years, living alone, was
| missed from September 29th to October I'd
| when search was made and he was founc
! dead in his bed. From all appearances he
died from apoplexy.
Benson (Swift county, Times: A terrible
fire ragged at Lakes Traverse and Big Stone
during the past week. One James b. Flooo
barely escaped from the fiery fend with 8
child in his arms. His house, hay and
everything were totally destroyed,
A little boy, 21s years old, son of George
Renstow, of Rochester, got hold of bottle
containing preparation of opium, and
drank enough to have put him into his fna
sleep. A physician was summoned, the
proper antidotes used, and the child was
saved.
Owatonna Journal: One night last week
robbers entered E. Soper's barn, a few miles
from this city, and had succeeded in untyine
Ill the horses preparatory to running them
off. Mrs. Soper heard the noise and called
for her husband. This frightened the rob.
bers and they fed.
A man with team, in Moorhead, Clay
county, went upon the farm of Mr.. Probst-
field and stole therefrom wagon load OF
corn in broad daylight. The party was
tracked and is known. A bold thief that
Thieving is likely to be reduced to calling
If not to revenue, bye-and-bye.
Rochester (Olmsted county, Record ana
Union: Typhoid fever has prevailed fol
several months past, in the vicinity of the
city, of a moderately mild form. It has
been gradually subsiding for the past two
weeks, and our city and vicinity is now quite
free from sickness of anu sort