Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Delano E0gze says many farmers in
that region are still busy blowing.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: Workmen are
work for the last long span for the new
bridge.
Somewhere in the vicinity of thirty thou
sand bushels of wheat have been shipped
from Rice's Station, Benton county, this
season.
A wolf was shot at Walcott, Rice county,
the other day. He had previously been
caught in a trap, which he had dragged some
two miles. He was pursued and shot.
The cold North House, so called, once
occupied by Hon. j. w. North, in Mortified,
Rice county, was destroyed by fire few
nights since, with nearly all its contents.
Faribault Republicans: Probate Judge
II. A. Scandrett received telegram an
nouncing the death of his father, which had
occurred from gun shot wound received
while hunting. Mr.. Scandrett took the first
train for Pittsburg, Pa, where his father re-
sided.
Faribault Democrat: While the evening
train was Oh its way down from Saint Paul
a day or two since, and within few miles
OF Farlbault, boy threw SNOWFALL with
such vigor as to shatter one of the windows
near which was sitting Conductor Bryant,
and piece of the glass flew into one of his
eyes, giving him intense pain. Arriving at
Faribault, Doctor Nichols was sent for and
the piece of glass removed without serious
injury to the eye, but it was a narrow escape
A farmer in Monticello, Wright county,
riding in buggy, seeing cattle in his field,
and placed it in his coat pocket, and leaving
his coat in the buggy, went for the cattle.
On his return, he found the pipe had set fire
to his coat and partially charred his pocket
book. twenty dollar greenback was
cremated beyond redemption bills of small
er denomination could be patched up and
saved, and quantity of coin went through
the fire unframed.
Elk River Star. There is not another
county in the State, of the same size, that is
so we'll fixed, financially, as Sherburne coun-
ty. good court house has been built dur
ing the year, which is all paid for without
any bonds of extra tax. There is not dol
lar of debt of any kind, and there is the nice
little sum of about two thousand dollars in
the county treasury. The county revenue
tax this year is only three mills on the dol
lar, and lower than it has been before for
several years. These are facts that speak
for themselves and which suit the intelligent
people of this county.
Rushford Star: A few days since young
Ellis, living nine miles north of the city, in
company with friend shouldered his gun
and started out for a coon hunt. They
tramped about in the woods for several
hours, and becoming tired crawled under
shelving rock, built fire, and laid down for
a nap. Briskly the fire burned, and con-
tinued for some time, the soil overhead fall
ing as the heat increased, alarming the
young men who started to move out Hard
~ had they gained their feet before that inn
mense rock fell, crushing Ellis and killing
him instantly. Mr.. Gaffney, upon whose
farm the terrible death occurred, brought the
news to the city yesterday.
New Ulm Reoiesc:: Last Friday man
named John Buckley, who had been EN-
ployed for some time in working on the
round house at Sleepy Eye, was thrown from
the platform of the rear end of one of the
cars, falling in such position that the
wheels passed over an arm and leg, cutting
them so that they merely hung BY a few
shreds. DR., Berry of this city was i'm
medlately sent for, but the unfortunate man
expired before the doctor reached him. The
deceased was from Wisconsin, was about 81
years of age, and during the time of the ac-
cident was just ready to start back to his
native State. A short time before the ac-
cldent he had received his wages, after which
ne had been imbibing rather freely, and by
the time he had got on the car was in such
state that q slight jerk of the train sent
him off,