Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Burglars have been visiting houses In
Rochester lately, but without much success.
man in Pleasant Valley, Oimsted coun-
ty, was killed last week by the caving in of
well.
A. W. Snyder, of Waseca, while practicing
upon a turning pole, fell and broke his left
arm.
The chimney of the Norton house, Roch-
ester, was struck by lightning en- Sunday,
July 18th.
A few days ago @. G. Tanburn, river dri-
yer at Little Falls, stole $112 from his COM
rades and fed.
Z man in Pottsdam, Olmsted county, was
seriously injured in attempting to stop
runaway team.
The house of Alexander b. Mcdonald, of
Mell lose, was burned last night, caused by
lamp explosion.
Mr. Crane, of Mantorville, says an i'm
mense number of bees are gathering honey
from his onion field.
The Methodist camp meeting at Otsego,
Anoka county, is closed. The meeting is
regarded as success.
The Owatonna cheese factory was burglar
lied the other night, and q box containing
valuable papers stole.
Paramount, Fillmore county, is under tele-
graphic as well as railroad communication
with the rest of the world
The assessment of personal property in
Rochester, Olmsted county, is about $780,
600 more this year than last.
| Burglars broke into the st. James saloon,
at lied Wing, the other night, but We're
frightened away without booty. 59
| Thieves entered the house of William
Bruce IN Lowvllle, Grundy county, few
days since, and took such property as they
desired.
| Drownings and suicides seem to be cpl
demlc this not season. The telegraph wires
and the newspapers are burdened with the
accounts of them.
county, had two wagons loaded with cheese
upset in Root river. The cheese hoatea
down the stream, but was secured.
A little child at Madelia, aged two years,
drank some eye water the other day. the base
of the preparation being poisonous. by tue
administrator OF proper remedies, she was
saved.
The Mankato Record of the goth inst.
says: Hon. Amos Coggswell passed through
unls city on Sunday, returning from oul
West, where he has been breaking up DIS
claim.
Faribault has good police and well Or
gained and well equipped militia company
and instead of feeding yagrant thieves anu
Iramps, they propose 10 give them military
salules.
Waseca Journal: Work on the extension
west OF Falfmont, is in progress, anc
Jackson will soon torn link III tue South
ern Minnesota chain ere the expiration OF
many weeks.
At school meeting in Wasaw, last week
a special tax OF $1,000 was levied for the
purpose of erecting the brick wing to {
new school edltice, which the district is al.
ranging to build.
Some boys at Mankato, the other day
were playing with the hosting apparatus IL
the Farmers MILL when one OF Them fei
Il distance Of fourteen feet, receiving very
severe, but not fatal injuries.
Robert Cahoi, of Anoka, received severe
cut under the left eye, from a knot being
projected from an edger saw. 1t made al
lnclslon about two inches in length, but vii
not result III any permanent injury to the
eye.
Prof. D. w. Sprague has been appointed
principal of the pubnc schools in Anoka. He
occupied similar position in st. Charles fol
a number Of years. He is fayorabiy Spoken
of as o highly educated and GENIAL gentle
man.
The bigamist Scribner, examined befor,
Justice beudish, confronted by two wlyes
and several others to hear from, was boune
over to the next term of the district court
and in default of bail, was sent TO the Man
kato jail.
The other day man discovered Gov
two miles from Little Falls fastened between
= two trees. Procuring an axe one Of tbs
trees was cut down aud the COW liberated
The distance between the two trees was onl
seventeen inches.
The Hastings Gazette says the second tria
of James Mckay, for attempt to commit
rape in Empire, was concluded on Tuesday
) The jury rendering verdict OF guilty. d
was sentenced yesterday to State prison fc
fourteen months.
Two tramps in Rochester threatened t
Kill a woman who refused them food, unles
she furnished it. They looked SO sayag
and ugly that she, in her fright, gave the1
food. 1t she could have administered buck
shot to them, it would have been for sur
deserved.
, Robert II. Foster, of Pleasant Grow,
Clmsted county, attempted to ford Root riN
!. er with two horses and wagon. The cu1
I rent was SO strong the horses and WACO
d were swept down the stream. Mr.. Foste
g narrowly escaped drowning. The horse
:, were drowned.
! Great excitement was produced in Anok
: BY the report that woman had commute
murder, and was burying the body OF hi
victim IN the eastern part of the town.
), rush was made to the buiiding indicated, an
e a crazy woman was found burying her oW
q wearing apparel.
q Shelbyyille township Blue Earth count
g will vote in few days On the proposition
. issue bonds to the amount of $4,000 in a
of the north and south line of raiIros
which the st. Paul d Sioux City compa1
l. have undertaken to construct from BIZ
le Earth City to point on their line.
j. Jonathan Howell. residing in the town
,f Blooming Grove, Waseca county, was q
rested by the sheriff last week, charged wi
81 attempting to poison himself, his cousin a,
D a young woman who had refused his SUI
d The discovery of the poisoning in time,
ID administering of antidotes saved the parti
\ from death.
= The Mankato Record says the new ir,
!, bridge over Lyons creek has been placed
~ position, and in few days the approach
10 thereto will be completed ready for tray,
at This will prove great improvement ov
ID the old road, as the hills on both sides ha
been graded down, SO as to make mu
:, easier grade than before.
=, Two drunken men in Anoka the ott
d afternoon got into quarrel about the own.
is ship Of a pair of horses and wagon. o
,t,i owned tho vuapon and tho other fha hove
a and they swore out warrant against ca
other, and then got into the wagon a
: drove furiously out of town together to ave
1e the officers of The law they had inyok