Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
There are 1885, acres of wheat growing
in Goodhue county.
A great deal of sickness prevails among
children at Cannon Falls.
In jackson, by actual measurement, corn
grew ten inches in thirty-six hours.
Jesse Clement, Of Chisago, ex-editor of
several prominent journals, is writing book
on Minnesota.
Track-laying is in progress, and the iron
horse will snort vehemently in Sank Centre
by the first of August.
Some sportsmen have discovered that I'M
til the middle of August snipe hunting is
pleasant ana profitable diversion.
A store at Junnell Hill, Fillmore county,
few nights ago, was burgarized, and some
eighty dollars in goods and money stolen.
The assessment of the town of Mankato
foots up, this year, total for real property,
.S473.43f; and personal, $1O3,55O, or in all,
$576,984.
In Rush City the other day, stage horse
received fatal sunstroke, and two year
old heifer was run over by railroad train,
and the train not thrown from the track.
At a special town meeting at Sank Centre,
that town voted to issue bonds for $4,000 to
assist the railroad in purchasing tt right of
way and depot grounds. But four negative
votes were cast.
Kasson Dodge county, Republicans:
Tramps are coming into Minnesota. Half
IN hour among our exchanges discloses the
foo hot {roy &ro, i-,.x
marching all over the State.
The Right Reverend n. B. Whipple,
bishop of Minnesota, visited Moorhead, Clay
county, last week, being the first time in two
and a half years, owing to i'll health. The
bishop met the vestry, and preached, in the
evening, to large congregation.
Waseca Leader, July 20: Last Wednes-
day small party of men went out to Seth
Phelps farm, about three miles from town,
to bag few wolves that had taken refuge
in his fields. They started only one from
his lair, and failed to catch him. The rain
proved unfavorable to the enterprise.
The Rochester Post of July 10Th, says ssfor
the past week or ten days this city has been
just literally thronged with tramps, and the
probabilities are that if some stringent meas
ures are not taken by our local authorities to
| prevent their influx their numbers will be
largely increased, causing much annoyance,
and perhaps, destruction of property
While Mr.. Ole Engebritson, of Viii e
Bear Lake. was cutting hay with a mower
recently, his horses became frightened at a
rabbit and springing suddenly caused him to
lose. his balance and fall from the seat, and
| before he could stop his team, his leg, hav-
ing caught in one of the wheels, was badly
bruised and his right arm was badly cut in
many places.
Morris stevens county, Tribune, July
Is: The Catholic congregation at Morris
have purchased bell for their new church
| It was put in position last week, and on Sun
day for the first time in the history of this
village congregation was called together by
the ringing of a church bell. It sounded
sort of natural, and reminded us that are
| gradually assuming city airs
Carver county Free Press. We are in
formed that new town has been located
midway between Norwood and Glencoe, that
the lots are already surveyed, and that it is
called Plato. The railway company will
put in a side-track at once, the schoolhoust
will be removed to the town, and arrange
ments are already made for store, black
smith shop, undergrad and Lutheran
church. The new town is on the count,
line, but just on the ed 9 of Mcleod county
Deer creek. a stream short distance nortl
of Spring Valley, in zFaribault county, wa.
greatly swollen3by recent rains, when Mrs
Eliza Bradley, with her little son seven YEAR
old, and q neighbor attempted to cross tn
same in wagon with double team. TIL
mother and son, by the upsetting of th
wagon, were thrown into the rapidly run
ming current, where it was ten feet deep
The driver chung to the horses and was car
ried to the shore. The heroic mother, Otter
submerge ID, chung to her child, and by al
most superhuman efforts, succeeded i
grasping the floating wagon box, in whic
she placed her child, and clinging to tn
box. she seized upon struggling W low tw;g
growing out from the shore and pulled he1
self to the land. By her great presence Q
mind and extraordinary exertion she save
her own and her child's life.
In Bennington township, Mower county
, during q terrific thunderstorm, lightnin
J struck the chimney of the house of j.
Johnson. Mrs. johnson, at the time, wa
alone III the house. The electric fluid seems
have left the chimney, str king Mrs. Johnso
on the left shoulder, running down her side
: her hips, thence circling around her corset t
? the opposite hip, and down the right leg teal
ing her shoe in fragments. and leaving he
paralyzed and insensible on the floor. I
J. this situation she remained but a few second
when her sister-in-law who was riding by i
= buggy stepped in, providentially, on som
8 mission and finding her in state Of, pros
: tration Rnowing it was the result of ii
g ightning) set at work i1nmedi tely by lit
: eral application of spirits and water upo
t the paralyzed limb with the hands, whic
f continued for an interval of half an hou
r caused the circulation to react and restore
t the woman to consciousness. Strange t
Q say, the house was spared. Mrs. johnson
getting along well.