Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
A booty man was robbed of 1926 in Al
bert Lea the other night.
Louis Joy, young man, while bathing in
the river near Bristors Ferry, was drowned.
Physicians are reporting number of
cases of diphteeria in and around Fairbault.
In the Avoca colony in Murray county A.
$50 acres of land have been sold since last
April.
The apple crop at Howard Lake, Wright
county, is reported to be in flourishing con-
dition.
Arms are being put in order in Red Wing,
tp be in readiness for the incursion of
Famps.
One day last week forty tramps, in one
squad, we're arrested, in Rochester, and taken
to the lookup.
ASwede, in Reed & Sherwood's mill at
Anoka, was seriously wounded by the burst
ing of a circular saw.
August w. Wolf, aged II, of Dahlgren,
was drowned in the Minnesota river at Chas-
ka, few days since while bathing.
A special night police has been employed
to patrol the streets of Cannon Falls, as a
protection against tramp depredations.
Mrs. Charles Parks, of Cannon Falls, fell
through trap door into the cellar, receiving
dislocation of a shoulder and other bruises.
The total number of acres of taxable land
in Freeborn county is 1893 ,O35, of which 1885,
s31 are improved and 267,704 unimproved.
young man of Chaska, named Henry
Neunsinger, fell overheard from an excur-
sion steamer, near Bloominton Ferry, and
was drowned.
Las week a man and team went off from
the bridge over Root river, and came near
being drowned. The man and the team
were saved.
Last week son of William Deter, of
Haverhill, got his head caught IN the ma
chinery of harvester, and re ,eived severe
cut between the eyes.
At Anoka the other day colt claimed by
three different parties received the tender
guardianship of the lawyers but at last &C
counts was still in state of orphanage.
Mrs. Geo. Dromader, of Cannon Falls,
was thrown to the ground by team hitched
to a mower, a wheel of the machine passed
over her right leg, which was terribly lacera-
ted.
While William Otto and family, living on
the Castle Rock road, six miles from Cannon
Falls, were absent from home attending
| church, the house was rifed of $l15 in
! money.
man in Currie, Murray county, gives fair
and full public notice that any tramp COM
| ing to his house without his consent should
bring his coffin with him. He keeps load
ed howitzer in his kitchen.
A 10 year old son of L. w. Lonoro, OF
East Rochester, fell, in his fathers mill,
from an upper floor, in his descent caught
his thigh on a bag hook, ripping the flesh to
the bone, making wound seven inches in
| Tenth.
| On Sunday some parties we're having 9
race with hand-cars out on the line of the
Central road, near Mapleton, when the two
cars collided, and one of the men, the sec.
| ton boss, was thrown from the car, fractur-
ing the skull.
| Ason of Mr.. Love, Of Hayes township
Swift county, while hammering a plow
had piece of steel fly into his eye, embed.
removed the particle, and the sight of the
| eye will be saved.
A lot of tramps, who were loafng around
New Uln, the other day, took advantage Of
the temporary absence of Mr.. Cordes from
his hotel, near the depot, and smashed in al
the windows on the front and committed
other depredations about the premises.
The Red Wing Aryus says: Three young
rascals pounded country boy, whom they
ofund in the city last Sunday, with heavy
lucbs, until the poor little chap was almost
edad. One of the little brutes was arrested
and stayed in the calaboose over night, anG
the police are on the lookout for the othe1
| two.
J.J. Hull, of Benson, Swift county, mel
with serious accident the other day. HI
was looking for cattle, when dog ran ou
and frightened his pony, which threw hin
off. He lay on the ground in an insensibl,
condition from noon till 3 o'clock the mex
morning, when he was picked up. The ae
cident occurred ten miles south of Benson
1t is thought he will recover.
The Mankato Record, of July 9th, say
/ quite number of tramps were ordered on
of that town a day or two since. ga farme
who was going into the town to hire harves
hands, passed three of this abominabl
class, who said they were looking for work
and he offered them $500 per day, but the
swore they wouldn't work for less than $50. s.
per day. Such men ought to be hanged
Saunder Slette shot Hedge Olson il
Blooming Prairie the other day. They me
on the sidewalk, Olson accompanied by hi
wife, when few words passed between
them, when Slette shot Olson, the ball en-
tering the right side of the breast and passin
out near the shoulder blade. Slette was al
rested. He is an ex-saloon keeper, and own
several bars. Olson is one of the leadin
men of the town.
4 The Red Wing (Goodhue county, Repall
lica7o has this: s'What mark have you o,
your gate post? It is said that nearly ever
gate post in town bears mark made b
tramps, with a certain significance know
only to themselves. On some of the posts
long red mark is made, the Interpretation o
which is supposed to be that if one calls h
will get something to eat. On others tn
letter N is placed, which is said to mean IN,
cold victuals here.'' The tramp, of course
takes due notice thereof and governs him
self accordingly