Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Kandiyohi county bank is about to
erect new bank building in Willmar.
The house of E. Winkleman, of Tyrone |
township, Sibley county, was destroyed by |
fire few days ago.
The Carver county farmers have finished |
their seeding. A larger acreage of wheat has |
been put in than last year.
It is reported that A. v. Gardner is going
to put in forty acres of amber cane on Gen.
LIE Dues farm in Nininger.
Northfeld, Rice county, is reported to
have seventeen unmarried females who are
trying to give away their babies.
The house of John Bassout, of Cleveland,
granary, were destroyed by fire last week.
Last week the trustees of the hospital for
the insane, at Rochester, appointed A. II.
Kerr steward, at salary of ST. 200 year.
The Willnar Republican, Gazette reports
the season in that region more backward
than usual, though the weather is very
pleasant.
A man at Mankato while engaged in cut
ting stone let his hammer slip, striking q
fellow workman in the mouth. knocking out
several of his teeth.
Bell Bros. have been a. rded the contract
for completing the Presbyterian church edi-
fee at Hastings for the sum of So, 40. The
audience room will be ready for occupancy
August I.
Peter II. Shuttle had leg amputated in
Willmar the other day, to get rid of a cancer
that had largely and virulently developed it.
self above the knee. His recovery is by no
means certain.
The other day the stable of Warren Lam
bert, near Kosota, LIS Saeur county, was de-
stroyed by fire. together with valuable span
of horses. Mr.. Lamhert's small boy, play
ing with fire near the stable, caused the con-
fagratiou.
A prairie fire across the lake from Wor-
Ellington, tie other day, destroyed four stacks
and about twenty five tons of hay for Mr..
Hoffman. His stable was saved by the most
vigorous exertion. One of the men who
fought the fire had his face badly burned.
Forger Peterson, of Brighton, Nicollet
county, was killed the other day by bein &
caught in the wheels of his seed drill an
} being thrown in between the wheel and the
seed box. His head was terribly bruised and
crushed, and when his family found him,
} Immediately after, he was dead. His team
had been suddenly started up by some run
) ming colts.
April 18th John Holtberg was to work in
the bottom of we'll in st. Peter, when the
man at the windlass lost his hold, and the
,, bucket fell distance of thirty-two feet and
struck Holtberg on the head, inf1icting {
terrible wound. He was taken out and 6
>, physician called. His condition was consid-
. cred very critical.
a Chharles Premlow was arrested the othe1
day at Brainerd and taken to Sank Rapids
and had an examination before Justice Spur
, on charge of committing rape upon tw'
+ girls named Shadeau, living in the town o
o haywood, Benton county. The evidence
was direct, full and clear, and the prisone
o was held in $4,000 10 appear at the mex
J term of court, and in default of bail wa
9 taken to Stearns county Jail to await trial.
y Red Wing Aduance, April 16: On Mon
day young man in the employ of r. Berg
Y lund, was holding team at the foot of BUS
0 street, while lime wac being unloaded fror
: the wagon into the cars, when train cam
along and frightened the horses, and the bo
was thrown down and run over, the wheel c
the wagon passing over the chest from lei
to right, inficting severe internal injuries
but it is thought they will not be fatal.
IL Albert Lea Enterprise, April II: La
1T Thursday afternoon painter giving b
name as Bennett, stole $16 out of a drawe
70 in Warren Buel's house, where he was pain
ing. The matter was At once brought befo1
in the grand jury, who found an indictnel
It against him for larceny. The next Monds
- he was brought into court and was arralgne
70 before Judge Page for trial. The jude
4 asked him who he wanted for counsel; tt
st reply was he did not want any, and pies
a. guilty to the charge. He was then sentences
#. to two years in Saltwater.