Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.
4. olendening, lumberman, of Tsylors Falls

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Alcontest for the county seat of CLAY county
10 about to be inaugurated between Glyndon
I and Moorhead. 6se
st. James, Watonwan county, 10 to be bene-
I hted3 by tho erection of several new buildings
the coming season.
A young halt-breed boy burglarized the In.
dian store.at Brainerd last week, and stole five
or six dollars in money. s4&@
Revival meetings are being held in St. james,
and the resident clergy men are being assisted
by ministers from abroad. E5sSH
The wells in st. james, and in many other
localities, have very generally gone dry, pro
ducing much inconvenience.
The old settlers Of Dakota county are even
now projecting grand old fashioned celebra-
ton of the Fourth of July at Lakeville.
! Some of tho country roads, at several points
| in tho State, are 80 drifted with snow that
teams are compelled to go through the fields.
Sunday night, March 2, at Cambridge City.
one neighbor discovered another neighbsr's
! house on fire in time to prevent confagation.
| seed wheat for the Horace Thompson farm near
Window passed up the road this week, being
| seed enough for 1900 acres.
An unusual amount of building improve
ments is being projected in many of the larger
and smaller villages of the State, judging from
| tho numeroua notices in local papers.
The St.. James Journal says, 'sThc average
| salary IF a preacher in Minnesota is $3.50, with
no certainty of getting it. They labor not for
this world" Is not that average" somewhat
understated?
Owing to some sharp competition, No.
wheat last week advanced to ffty-dve cents in
Mankato, and also in Delevan brought the
same price, and farmers rushed in their wheat
in lively manner.
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were married in this city few days ago, the
former being an American and unable to speak
or understand German, and the latter Ger
man and unable to speak or understand Unit
ed States.'' ~
Mankato Revie,u, March 4: During the week
just closed, we believe, there has not been
new case of ,diphtheria developed in this city,
and for one week We have been entirely free of
the disease. We hope that the epidemic may
now be at an end.
In Fairmont, Martin county, the improve
ments in 1873 amounted to $28, 1852; in 1877 to
1927, $50; in 1876 to $780, $50; total in three
years. $87, 562. The indications now are. that
the improvements this year will exceed that of
any previous year. ~
Z l.. A. Berg, ESQ.,, ex- county commissioner of
Isanti county, died last week after an illness of
three weeks. Mr.. Berg was q gentleman of in
telligence and many sterling qualities, and his
death creates void which will be felt by many
beyond the sphere of his own family.
Fairmont martin county, Sentinel: A Ger
man by the name of Jos. Kenneisel, of Frazer
township, lost his house, furniture, grain, hay,
etc., by fire last week. He is left in destitute
condition and subscription paper has been in
circulation for his benefit. The fire originated
in defective hue.
Renville Times: Wednesday night, of last
week, a stranger put up at the Dakota house in
this place. The next morning when about to
depart, some one discovered that his name was
Farnbauch, which led to further inquiries, and
10! he proved to be a twenty year absent son of
Micheal Farnbauch, OF this place.
Rush City Post: Mr.. Olson was found half q
mile from the mouth of Yellow river wander
ing about on the ice and in the woods. He was
badly frozen. He was just able to walk. He
had been out two days and two nights with the
thermometer at 80 degrees below zero. He had
fallen into the river and wet his feet and legs,
and both legs were frozen solid about half way
above his knees. His face and hands were bad
ly frozen also. He will lose his limbs if not
his life. He is q poor man with large family.
Fergus Falls Journal, Ayoung Dane got off
the cars at Mansion, and wishing to visit
friends in Otter Tail county, struck across the
flats towards Elizabeth. Night coming on he
lost his way, and cold and tired he lay down in
the snow and slept. He was aroused by wolves
Juggling away at his clothing. The sight of
three wolves staring at him, and feeling the
breath IF one in his face, he sprang up. The
fright started his blood anew. 3 yell from him
frightened the wolves away, and he renewed
his wanderings till he came to settlement. The
wolves had saved his life.