Daily globe., 1879-05-31
MINNESOTA NEWS.


There were two burglaries in Cannon
Falls the other night. Net proceeds $7.OO
Twenty five thousand dollars has been
paid for cattle in LIE Sueur and Sibley coun-
ties during the past two months.
A small boy shot himself through the
hand with pistol, at Willmar, the other
day, AS usual, he did not think it was
loaded.
James McCue, of st. Peter, was recently
taken before the probate court, on the ques-
ton of his sanity or insanity, and it was de-
cided that he is sane and sound of mind.
Recently Mrs. Jacob Smith was on her way
to st. Panl when her horse took flight and
ran-she was thrown from the buggy and
had an arm broken.
The other night six ladies and two chill
dren were all thrown out of buggy at Red
Wing, by horse frightened by the thunder,
and all were good deal bruised.
The remains of man have been found
on Buffalo River, Otter Tail county. They
are supposed those of man lost on the
prairie in 1874.
Last week tramp-thief entered the house
of DR.. A. S. Campbell, on his farm. in the
| southeast part of Brainerd, In the absence
of the family, and stole a watch.
Miss Edith Cox, daughter of Judge Cox,
has been appointed deputy clerk of the
| court for Nicollet county. Miss Cox in
tends to study law, with view of entering
upon it's practice.
The other day Geo. Noble, of Red Wing,
was carrying door, when heavy gust of
wind struck it, and threw him on to
some rocks ten feet below, fracturing the
bone Of one of his ankles.
! John Nogren, of Red Wing, loaned his re-
volver. When it was returned it was "un-
loaded = of course. Nogren un3ertsok to
clean it, and as usual with unloaded pistols,
shot himself in the hip.
The Sherburne Star says in recent
| thunder storm seven head of cattle,s belong
ing to Messrs White & Beck, who live about
three miles above Elk River, we're struck by
lightning and killed. They were standing
under a tree which was struck by the bolt.
Anoka City Herald: A valuable dog
belonging to D. Y. Smith, was goarded to
death by q vicious COW on Thursday last.
The little boy and dog were going through
the barn yard, and the COW went for the
boy, and the dog jumped in between them
and was killed.
Anoka Union: A farmer who has resided
in Anoka county for q score of years or
more, says that wheat and other crops never
looked better at this time of year. He says
the prospects are now that Anoka county
will have the biggest crop ever known in her
history.
The other day as Mrs. George Butterheld,
of Lake Washington, Nicollet county, was
driving to st. Peter, her horse became
frightened and ran, and she was thrown
from the buggy and had one of her legs
broken above the ankle. The horse also had
leg broken and had to be killed.
In the district court at st. Peter, in May,
1877, Helene Simond was tried for arson.
the alleged crime being the setting on fire
of the house of Louis Bode, of Courtland d.
Under the lashings of a guilty conscience she
now fully confesses that she did set fire to
the house.
It was reported the other night that Ed
Green, a lumberman, had committed suicide
by jumping off the bridge at Brainerd, and
q large crowd assembled at the bridge to see
the corpse. But Ed Green appeared
in 22r0prS0 persona in the cdi-
torial sanctum of the Tribune and request
ed the editor to deny the truth of the report,
alleging it to be false in every particular.
The editor promptly complied with what
seemed to be 40 reasonable request.
Missouri Editors.