Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-30

was thrown out and severely injured.
The people of Albert Lea are clamoring
Tor Touring mill, but as yet have found no
capitalist to invest In such enterprise.
In New Haven, Olmstead county, four
stacks of wheat and threshing machine
were destroyed by fire, the work of an in
cendiary.
By frightened runaway team, Mr.. j. E.
Thomas, of Elk Biyer, was thrown from a
buggy and was badly bruised, though not
seriously injured.
81. 1saacson, of Black county, Wis, has
purchased the American House at Glencoe.
Mcleod county-consideration $4,000. He
goes into immediate possession.
| Two men in Cannon Falls were throwing
sticks at squirrel on opposite sides of
| tree. A stick struck one of the men in one
of his eyes, destroying the sight.
Aman at Little Falls few days ago waded
/ across the Mississippi river, and didn't think
it much deeper than heavy dew. What a
showing for the Father Of Waters''
Shakopee argus: Work on the bridge is
progressing finely. The excavation for one
of the abutments is already finished and the
| filling in of the rip rap begun.
The Long Prairie Todd county, Arqus is
informed that another attempt was made to
drive the Indians from the northern part of
the county, but the red men could not be
| found.
Near Plato, Carver county, new thresh-
ing machine was being tried, when Zone of
the stacks caught fire. The fire spread, and
| destroyed four other stacks, and also the
threshing machine.
| The settlement of Finlanders commenced
IN the southern part of New York Mills,
Otter Tail county, some years ago has been
increased by immigration every year, and
the settlers are doing we'll.
! Andreas Schultz met with mishap the
other day at Chaska by the running away of
| his frightened team. He was thrown from
his buggy, but sustained serious damage.
The buggy was broken up.
The dwelling house of William Ross at
| Two Rivers, Stearns county, has been de-
stroyed by fre-caught from chimney
most of the household goods were saved.
Loss, $500; insured, $500.
Thomas Mcclure, Of ST.. Cloud, while
hunting, accidentally discharged the con
| tents of his gun in his left arm below the
elbow, shattering one of the bones. The
| surgeon thinks he can save the arm.
A dog fight in st. Cloud, resulted in a
fsticuff fight among the Polanders. Dur
ing the melee a gun was brought in req
uisition, but not discharged. Arrests were
made, and che party was fined $15, and tue
other $14.
| Wright County TsVses: A few years ago
black or gray squirrel was rarely seen in the
woods in this county. Now in many local.
ties both varieties are numerous. They seem
to travel westward with the advancing tide of
civilization.
Jonathan Greyson, Of Austin, Mower
county, as he was returning home from the
circus the other night, was seized by two
robbers, who attempted to rifle his pockets,
but were scared away by some persons COM
ing along in the nick Of time.
| Fergus Falls Journal: Five canoes load
ed with Indians made their appearance last
week on Lake Eliza, near Pelican Rapids,
for the purpose of skinning the cranberry
marsh at that place. The settlers hearing
of the fact mustered force and drove them
off. Poor Lo is out of luck.
Red Wing Republican,: An old man who
had drank not wisely but too much fell over
| the railing into the basement at Poole's drug
store. A crowd gathered to pick up the re-
mains, but the old man called out, "You let
me alone" He was unhurt. Cautious cit
liens always get ight just before they are
going to fall, and so escape injury
Ole G. Nelson, of Rock DELL Olmsted
county, had span of horses stolen from
his stable, but they we're recovered in few
hours. About three miles from the stable
the thieves met party of young men re-
turning late to their homes, and mistaking
them for party in pursuit of the horses,
they leaped from their backs and fed.
LIE Sueur Seminal: D. G. De La Verne on
Friday last narrowly escaped death. While
splitting wood his ak caught on clothes line
and the corner Of the ak struck the front
part of his head and cut into the skull. The
fall of the partly broken by his hat
and the ak being dull it was thus prevented
from penetrating the skull. Such accidents
should be perpetual warning.
Hastings Gazette: The wing dam on the
west side of the island near Point Douglas
has so far proved complete failure. Not
enough water has been turned on the other
side to form channel, while the dam itself
prevents the passage of boats around the
| island as heretofore. The Nellie Kent has
not been able to reach here the past ten
days, although thousand barrels of flour is
waiting her appearance.
John Griffith, aged % years, of weak mind
and subject to fits, son of p. Griffith, of
Ayr postofice, Goodhue county, left his
fathers house Monday and wandered in the
vicinity until Friday, when he was found
one-half mile south of Zumbrota, lying by
the side of the road asleep, with his pockets
full of crab apples. The father of the lost
man, assisted by about 100 of his neighbors,
were searching for him until he was
found.
D. Valentine, a farmer living near Cannon
Falls, went into his pasture on horseback for
| the purpose of driving his cattle to the yard.
All OF them started in front of the horse, ex-
cept the animal named, which refused to
move. Mr.. V. approached him and attempt
ed to strike him with a stick, when the ami
NAL rushed at him, one horn penetrating the
calf of his right leg to the depth of two
inches, making very painful though not
dangerous wound.
The other day several nice young men
went into the jewelry store of Mr.. Newell at
Shakopee, and asked to see. some watches.
/ Severed were handed out. AS they were pre-
pairing to go, Mr.. Newell saw that one of
the watches was missing, and accused them
OF stealing it, and proposed to so far intrench
on their valuable time as to detain and search
them. The search revealed the watch in the
vest pocket of one of the nice young men.
Near Plainview, Wabashaw county, the
granary of George Nelson was struck by
lightning and burned, the fire communicate
ing with his wheat stacks and barn, also
consuming them. The granary contained
l5O bushels of old wheat and quantity of
oats ana barley. The wheat in stacks raised