Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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The other day son of Mr.. P. Clark, of
st. Charles, was thrown from a mule and
had leg broken.
The residence of ]. Schorenkee, of North
Rochester, Olmsted county, was partially de-
stroyed by fire the other day.
| Burglars entered the Wolcott mill, near
Faribault, the other night, blew open the
safe and secured 1856. so in cash.
The Anoka Union of Aug oath says ssthe
three lumber mills in that city paid out over
$4,000 to their workmen last week.
| Many tramps seem to enjoy little rest in
jail until their diet is reduced to bread and
water-then they are ready to tramp.
The rebuilding of the burnt district in
Faribault is progressing as rapidly as the
weather and obtaining material will permit.
Dog days are said by some authorities to
begin July "a and end Aug. 24-others say
they begin July 8 and close Aug. IL. This
is perplexing.
| Several burglanss were committed in
Quincy, Olmsted county, few nights since.
The burglars got away with proceeds, aggre-
eating about 800.
A small boy, son of L.. johnson, of Alex
andria, Douglas county, while attempting
to catch horse the ter day was severely
kicked in the mouth.
Faribault Democrat: The prospect of a
good fall trade is encouraging, and mum
Der of our merchants have s tarted, or are
preparing to start, east after goods.
A few days ago, boy some years old, a
son of William Neuman, of Rochester, was
kicked by colt in the face-both upper and
lower lips were laid open, making fearful
wound.
Dodge Center Press. A new town named
Goodwin has been laid out by the railroad at
the point formerly known as Prairie Siding.
Dakota. The cars CONSTRUCTION trains) are
running to that point.
Anoka Sun md Republican,: Business
| has shown marked improvement the past
week. Harvest hands returning and mills
paying off las circulated the dollar of oul
dads quite freely again.
| drunken gang took possession of Elk
River village, Sherhurne county, on last
Sunday night, and made night hideous by
| their drunken howlings, tearing down fences
and injuring property, etc.
The Minnesota annual conference of the
NJ. %. church will commence its session in
Rochester September Is. Over 16O preach
ers, besides visitors, are expected to be pres
ent. Bishop Foster will preside.
Red Wing (Goodhue county, Republican
Mabel Cole ran away from COW, fell into a
ditch and broke her left arm. Her father
has not yet recovered from the fracture of a
leg which occurred three weeks before.
5. Bresleam, a dining room employee in
the dining room of the Cook house, Roches-
ter, stole watch from another employe, was
detected, the watch found, he was arrested,
plead guilty, and was sent to the county Jail
for sixty days.
St. Cloud Journal Press: The town has
been filled with strangers the past week
some of whom have been looking around
with view to locating here, and are well
pleased with what they see and the prospects
of the town and county.
Lake City Leader: We are panied to learn
that during the latter part of last week
Mr.. j.. G. Haradon, of Clifford, fell from
his reaper, and received severe injuries.
Mr.. II. is large man, and the shock of the
fall has, as we learn, rendered his case a
critical one.
j. Shehan, of Marion township. Olmsted
county, paid off tramp the other day who
had worked in his harvest field, and soon
missed a valuable watch. The tramp was
pursued and arrested-owned to stealing the
watch, but refused to tell where it was. He
was committed.
At Pine Island, Dodge county, the other
day, young lady, with small boy, was in
the field picking blackberries, when rufian
accosted her, and told her if she made any
noise he would shoot her. She called the
boy, and the villain shot at her, inf1ict
ing painful wound on one of her hands.
Hesdisappeared, aud the excited people are
trying to find him, to bring him face to face
with Judge Lynch.
Owatonna Re1ieU: Notwithstanding the
continual complaining upon the part of mum
bers of persons that we are going to have
] shard times,' the effect does not seem per
ceptible to the ordinary observer who might
chance to stroll along the streets of our city
at any time during the day. Large numbers
Of teams are always on the go, and the hur-
rying to and fro of both man and beast be
token anything but a gloomy state of affairs
Rochester Post: A few days since, as W,
learn, couple of tramps, journeying OH the
Lake City road, and when about four mile
from this city, got into fight, and in thu
progr' SIS of the fray, one of the pugilists bl
OFT about an inch of the other fellows nasa
appendage. A surgeon of this city was APP
piled to to repair damages, who trimmed OF
the torn and ragged fragments and succeed
ed in making pretty decent nose of it.
Rochester Record and Uaion. Madam
Du Pree and Il. E. Miller walked fifty mile
on the afternoon OF Aug. 81 for purse o.
$500. They began their walk at four min
utes past II and completed their task at a
minutes and IS seconds past II o'clock a
night She rested 61A minutes, and he 4
minutes. They were to complete their 81
miles IN eleven hours, which she lacked
and he fifty seconds of accomplishing. The
had crowded house to witness the contest
Rochester Posi-: Perhaps no man ivin
was ever more quickly unshiried than wa
Mr.. Frank Holmes, of this city. last Friday
While working at his lathe, having on Meth
or vest or coat, the wristband OF the shir
was caught by the revolving shaft, when jus
about one-half of that garment was Stripes
off and wound around the shaft in a it'll
less than no time. Indeed, the job was &C
complished so suddenly that Mr.. Holmes ha
no time to notice the process. Happily,
Thoroughly ruined shirt and slightly bruise
arm was the extent of the injury done.
Hoo This Section. of the Country I'm
presses q Stranger.
To the Editor of the Globe
How Ignorant we strangers are with re
gard to this great and good region
Yes, we have been ignorant and many wi
remain so if not enlightened.
In leaving the father of rivers at McGrego
and coming THROUGH a few miles of hInffc