Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.

At Red Wing, the other day, boy was
pushed in front of passing team by vicious
boy and run over, but fortunately was not
seriously injured.
Mable is the name of a new town in the
township of Newburg, Fillmore county, on
the narrow-g gauge railroad, about twenty five
miles from Preston.
Fruit trees in large quantities are being
brought into numerous localities in the
State. In very few years Minnesota will
be noted as great fruit State.
Young Brothers, of Lake City, had their
store burglarized recently, and goods stolen,
but not to very large amount. The bur-
glar has been captured. He was detected by
making sale of the stolen goods.
During tho month of October, Ohio nur-
serymen delivered large quantity of fruit
trees and shrubbery in Pope county. The
indications are that that county will be
among the largest fruit growing counties of
the State.
In the Mankato Record of Oct. 25 Orville
Brown announces his withdrawal, as editor,
from that paper, it having been sold to Gen.
J. H. Baker, who, having also purchased the
Mankato Union, will consolidate the two
journals.
Montevedio, Chippewa county, Leader:
constant stream of wheat has been COM
ing into town all the week. To go over the
country, in all directions from town, one
would think that but small portion of the
crop had yet been threshed, as wheat stacks
can be seen in all directions.
The Chatfeld Democrat says that J. G.
Easton, finding sheep. raising very profitable,
will, next season, seed down every foot OF
his land in that vicinity aud increase his
flock to ten or fifteen thousand head. He
says that the sheep for that section is the
medium grade, half Cotswold and Merino.
The dead body of man was found near
Dover, Olmsted county, the other day. No
| marks of violence were found upon the
body. A satchel filled with clothing was
near him, but there was nothing to identify
him. He had apparently been. dead about
three days. He was about forty five years of
age.
Ferris Cooley, drunken fellow in Elk
River, drove a horse and buggy recklessly
| and furiously about the town till he collided
| with post, when he was thrown violently
to the ground, striking upon his head. At
first it was thought he was killed, but doc
tor revived him, and he will live to get drunk
| again.
John O'Laughlin, of French Lake, Wright
county, went out to hunt cattle recently,
taking his little boy, eight years old, with
him. He found part of the cattle and sent
the boy home with them while he searched
for others. On reaching home he found the
boy had not been there. A search was in
stituted and the boy was found half mile
from home dead. --.
George Weeden, of New Haven, Olmsted
county, was robbed last week by highway
men on his way home from Rochester, where
he had been to dispose of load of produce.
Two strangers asked to ride with him. He
permitted them to get into his wagon, and
when near Genoa they seized him and robbed
him of all his money, between thirty and
forty dollars, and fed.
| j. B. Dunning, of Cedar township, Martin
county, has prepared a fire. break machine,
| by which few men With team can sue
cessfully fight back the approaching and de-
structive element. tits merely boards fast
| ened together like barn door, drawn with q
| team, and worked eudwise backwards and
forwards by two men, and it is said to work
admirably. It will pay to test it in times of
fire. .
The Taylors Falls Journal learns from
private sources that the TaYlors Falls &
Lake Superior railroad company intend
commencing work on the branch from Tay-
lors Falls to White Bear this fall, and that
survey is to be made Immediately, so that
contracts can be let for the grading of the
first two or three miles out of Taylors Falls,
so that work can be done on the heavy grade
| this winter.
At Salem, Olmsted county, the other day,
a fellow calling himself Frank Clark stopped
at the residence of Jacob Knessell and was
invited to dinner. He was very polite, made
himself very agreeable, was pious man, and
at the table proposed to say grace. After
dinner he went over the premises of Mr..
Knessell, viewing and praising his animals.
The next morning very fine and valuable
| horse was missing, and the thief has not yet
been caught.
A few days ago Frank Seward, aged 21,
who had been working for Gilbert Thomas,
of Yucaton, Houston county, shot himself by
placing revolver to his head just above his
right ear. No cause can be assigned. When
the shooting took place he was in room
with Mrs. Kate Comstock, and told her to
look, that when he counted s.3'' he was 90
ing to shoot. She laughingly told him to 20
away and stop his fooling. She covered her
face with her apron and at the word i3'' the
fatal shot was fred. Stewards family live IN
Broom county, New York. He had been
working for Mr.. Thomas about three