Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

There is not vacant building in Breck-
enridge.
A brass band numbering twelve pieces has
been organized in Medford, Steele county.
It is reported that business was never
known to be better in St. Peter, than of
late.
Ice formed on Lake Pepin Nov. %, which
effectnally closed navigation for the season
of 1879. The lake opened April II.
Wolves are numerous in Woloott, Rice
county. S. Anderson trapped two the other
day, for which he received a bounty of ten
dollars.
In New Ulm recently, John Quin jumped
from wagon while the team was running
! away and had one of his legs broke below
the knee.
The destructive fires reported in the
towns, villages and cities in all parts of the
State, are noticeable features of the present
cold term.
Clark Cody, of Burns Station, Brown
county, committed suicide on the evening
of Dec. l., by shooting himself, on account
of some love affair.
S. 81. Kenney, of Morristown, Rice coun-
ty, recently forwarded 10000 pounds of
| amber cane seed to the agricultural depart
ment. Washington, for which he received
81, 900.
Mrs. John Salnuelson, of Bernadotte, Mic
ollet county, the unfortunate lady from
whose thigh DR.. Marcellus removed the tine
of pitchfork Nov. 20, died the day before
Thanksgiving from exhaustion and pyaemia.
A nine year old son of Alfred H. Hewett,
| of Faribault, came near being drowned the
| other day, by breaking through the ice while
skating. person passing saw the accident,
| and ran to the rescue and pulled the boy out.
Deputy Sheriff Joy, of Breckenridge, and
James Parker, OF McOauleyyllle, broke
through the ice while crossing the Red river
opposite Fort Abercrombie the other day.
The horse was saved from drowning with
difficulty.
Albert Cakes, engaged in digging we'll
at Hastings, by the breaking of the windlass
standard was precipitated to the bottom, q
distance of eighteen feet, and the windlass
came after him, but fortunately did not
strike him, and be escaped with slight in
jury.
The other day as Levi Kiel, of Lynde,
Lyons county, crossed the bridge at Marshall
with load of wheat, his team became
frightened by the cars and backed off the
river bank, upsetting the wagon and plung-
ing into the water. A large number of men
rushed to the rescue, and by vigorous efforts
saved the horses from drowning.
The Scott County Advocate saws man
named August Lux went into Frank Moo
Inns store in Jordon, on late afternoon,
and made deadly assault on the proprietor
with stone tied up in handkerchief. The
intended victim evaded the murderous blow.
and bystanders soon disarmed the would-be
murderer, whose cause of wrath was the at
tempt of Nicolin to collect a debt against
him.
The wheat saved in damaged condition
from the elevator burned in tue late great
fire at Pennington, Rice county, has been
sold at auction to a Lake City firm. It's
destination, says the Pennington Press, will
probably be some great brewery or distillery
In Chicago or New York. The amount paid
was Sc, $50, besides the expense of clearing
1t out. The amount to be shipped must not
be far from 10000 bushels in more or less
damaged condition. At this rate it. will
probably amount to about shilling bush
81 for the entire lot. =. .-,~ -. ~ .-.
st. Peter Tribune: As our readers gem
orally know, large number of men have for
some time past been at work rebu1fdinq the
bridge of the Winona & St. Peter railroad
company which crosses the Minnesota river
near the Minnesota hospital for the insane.
The wood structure, which is now to be re.
placed with iron, was completed in May,
1870. The entire length was 2,4SO feet, and
it required 1000, 900 feet of the choicest
pine lumber, aside from that used on the
1000 ineal feet of truss work. Its cost
was 100000. That it requires replacing in
a little over eight years shows the perishable
nature of the material used. The company
therefore concluded to put up an iron struc-
ture and have had from seventy=five to one
hundred and fifty men employed on the work
for some months. @ .
The Ceicago and Northwestern Railroad.
New YORK, Dec. AT meeting of the di-
rectors of the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road company to-day semi-annual dividend
of per cent. on common stock and q Quarterly
dividend of IA preferred stock, was declared