Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

sheep in jackson.
A Catholic church to cost $4,000 is soon
to be built in Blue Earth City.
DR.. j. H. Trow, of Chatfeld, has exhibited
yellow dent corn, thoroughly ripened, in just
80 days.
The other night John Frank, of LIE Roy
had his separator burned in the field by ar
incendiary.
B.Taylor, of Forrestville, Fillmore county
has in his orchard full 1000 bushels of fine
Minnesota apples this year. ...s
A nine-year old son of II. A. Ferguson, of
Orion, Olmsted county, had an arm broken
the other day by falling from horse.
During the first week of the opening OF
the public school in Austin three of the
teachers were summoned away to different
points by the death of relatives. 49,
The other night burglars went through
the sleeping room of J. M. Kingsley, at L.
Sueur, and took $50 in money and gold
watch and chain valued at $3.50.
On late Sunday, while Richard Jones
who lives about eight miles from LIE Sueur
on the Cleveland road, LIE Sueur county, was
at church, his residence was entered and
$4OO in money taken.
The other night, at Fer@s Falls, COW
fell into a we'll which was being dug, the de-
scent being twenty six feet. With gang Of
men and two teams she was drawn out, and
had received no injury.
There is at present considerable discussion
among Minnesota farmers in regard to SOW
ing winter wheat on the prairies. Conflict.
ing opinions are entertained, but there is 8
disposition among MANY - give it fail
trial.
Lors Flattum, living on Highland Prairie
Fillmore county, recently set fire to q straw
stubble, and the fire spread to nine wheat
stacks and consumed them all. It is though,
not less than $50 bushels of splendid whea
was burned.
One night last week the store of Rosine
q Doyle, of Belle Greek, Goodhue county
was entered by burglars. They broke open
one of the rear windows, and then had al
easy time Of it. They took 1926, which was
the amount of money in the till, but die
not disturb anything else.
Willmar (Kandiyohi county, Republican
Gazette: 1t is now thought by many tha
the yield of wheat throughout the county
will not be above twelve bushels per acre
The grade, too, will not be as good as many
have believed. Probably about one-hal
will go No. 1, and the other half No. 2.
At Eyote, Olmsted county, the other day
after course of target practice with re-
volver by q lady, she went into the house
and put the loaded revolver in chair and
threw an apron over it. In few moments
she hastily snatched up the apron, and ir
some way the shooting iron was caused tc
| 90 of, the bali slightly cutting the flesh be-
tween the thumb and index finger and came
very near hitting her father, who was sitting
near by.
Fergus Falls Otter Tail county, Advocate
The other night after the storm Ole Sundha
had to visit his store, aud his surprise MAJ
be imagined when he found an ble-bodied
looking tramp in possession. The rasca
was calmly engaged in fitting himself ou
with suit of outer clothing, and at the mo-
ment was trying on pair of pants whe1
Ole entered. In that position he fell al
easy prey to Ole's prowess.
John Spencer, comparative stranger, il
the employment of s. NJ. Herbert, of West
Union, Todd county, was killed by the dis
charge of rife which he took from hif
shoulder, and Was laying down upon q
bench, when by some mishap it was dis.
charged, the contents entering vital part
of his body. He lived thirty minutes, and
appeared to be fully conscious of his neal
dissolution, but refused all solicitation to
say anything about his history, or where his
friends were.
VIM. Hendree, Of st. Charles, Winona
county, with carelessness quite common
in Minnesota, to clear field of loose straw
set fire to it. The flames spread and soon
reached straw stack contiguous ia
stables and sheds, and all we're burned, sew
eral in number, except one shed, and hia
house was with difficulty saved. His loss
includes the sheds, about 200 bushels OF
choice wheat, over 100 bushels of oats, har-
vester, mower, plows, harrows, various
other agricultural implements and several
stacks Of hay. No insurance.