Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-11
births, namely, ON January 8, 1877, and De.

births, namely, on January 8. 1877, and De-
cember II, 1877.
As Mr.. and Mrs w. P. Elliott were driving
across the railroad track at Spring Valley,
Fillmore county, on the 9th, they were both
accidentally thrown from the buggy, Mrs.
Elliott receiving such internal injuries Is
may prove fatal.
At the Shakopee, Scott county, fair, on the
18th, work oxen sold at from $50 to $11O,
beef cattle at about 81 cents per pouad, and
mich cows with calves at from $50 to $25.
There was large attendance, and much
business was transacted.
The Wright county Eagle mourns over the
fact that the turbine water wheel, placed in
Walkers dam, at Delano, q year ago, has
been taken out and shipped to Minneapolis,
thus ending that villages hopes for water
power, for the present, at least.
A township Of land has recently been pur-
chased near Sank Centre by Wisconsin
gentleman, with the intention Of turning it
into an immense wheat farm, while another
parcel OF 800 acres in the Same vicinity has
been bought for conversion into stock fagn.
Mrs. Sarah A. Porter, aged 81 years, and
the mother of eight children, seven of whom
are living, died on the LIST at Lydia,
Scott county. The deceased, born in New
York, settled in that shire in 1856, when
there were far more Sioux Indians in that
vicinity than white people,
On the 9Th, two prisoners, named Lang
don and Allen, confined in the Alexandria,
Douglas county, Jail, improvised a saw made
out of clasp knife, with which they
severed double inch plank door, and
swinging back the upper portion, delivered
themselves without leaving clue to their
Whereabouts.
A two-inch wooden pipe is being laid from
Lake Alice into the village Of Fergus Falls,
Otter Tail county, distance of about
quarter of mile. At the latter terminus
fountain is to be erected, to which hose can
be attached in case of fire, and considerable
"head' Of water will be obtained, as the fall
from the lake is twenty-five feet.
Patrick Gardiner, troublesome character
in Wells township, Rice county, stabbed
James Downie, with whom he was quarrel
ing, on the 4th. When arrested the follow
ing day he was permitted by the officer to go
into another room to change his shirt, and he
levanted through the window. Downie is
cut to the bone in two places between the
arm and elbow of one arm.
John J. Ring was restored to the treasurer
ship of Scott county on the 9th. In Deem
Der last, when Ring filed his bond, there was
"a deficiency of $3,S37 not paid over by him,
but which he claimed there was some doubt
of his owing, and he accordingly resigned,
Mr.. Yost being appointed in his stead. An
examination of the auditors books having
established the fact that Ring did owe the
money, he, on the day named, paid the
amount over, and was fully reinstated.
The United States land Office at Benson,
Swift county, after being closed for three
months on account of the death of the former
register, the late Capt. ]. G. Braden, was re-
opened for business on the 9th, with the
new incumbent, Hon. d. s. Hall, on duty,
who brought with him Mr.. Thayer as
clerk, represented as experienced in the bust
ness in Wisconsin. Mr.. j. @. A. Braden,
after faithful service in the latter capacity,
retires to assume more preferred pursuits.
been explained. Cyrus Fee, the party Of the
male part, says he and Miss Green had de-
termined to go to Dodge Centre to be mar.
ried. He arrived there first and met Miss
johnson, who informed him she had left hel
home in fight from misusage by her adopt
ing parents, and was going to friends il
: Wisconsin. Miss Green shortly Joined then
and she and Fee were married, Miss John
son witnessing the ceremony. And here
endeth the chapter.
According to a letter in the Faribaul
Republican from 8. H. Kenney, one of the
fathers of the amber sugar cane culture, The
lowest estimate of that crop in this State fol
} the current year is $4,000 barrels, represent
ing 5000 acres under the cane. Mr.. Kenney
afirms that he raised the cane nine success
sive seasons on one piece of land, seeded i
down to grass, and secured twenty two
bushels of wheat to the acre, clearly demon
strating the crop does not impoverish tn,
land, which is still good. A barrel of tn,
soft sugar has been forwarded to st. Loui
J to be refined.
G. B. Chappell, of this city, was recentl,
invited to celebrate the one hundreth birth
day of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rachel Allen
of Springfield, Mass. There were presen
on the occasion large gathering of children
grand children and great grandchildren
Among the children present were daughter
!, II, 70, and 63 years of age. Mrs. Allen is il
good health and retains her faculties re-
markedly for one of her age.-,St. Pete,
Tribune.
Last Tuesday, one of Clark d Mcclure.
big, four horse numbering teams passed
through Alexandria, returning to st. Cloud
from pinery north of Perham. The team
had been in the pinery all winter, waiting
for snow that didn't come, and returned
without hauling single log.-Alerondrit
Post, 18th.
st. Paul Produce Market. March 8.
WHEAr-Deliveries light, Market firm a
$1.OO.
FLoUR-Market dull. Patent Process $50
!; @7.00; straight xxx $5.O0@5.25; clear s32
@4.50; Xxx ss.5O@4.0O; Xxx $2.00@2.25. Ry,
-four at former quotations; s4.75@5.0O. Buck
wheat -four shade lower; s5.00@6.0O.
COMM good demand at 10000, free o
elevator. In bulk, to consumers. 41@42c.
OATs-Market firm; heavy white on the tract
to dealers 26@27c; good mixed 25@26c; to con
sumers free of elevators, mixed 27@28c; whit
28M29c