Daily globe., 1879-06-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS,
lrishmen, not Icelanders, are to colonize
IN Lyon county.
Dakota county has 5000 inhabitants and
IT'S jail Is without tenant.
a water power Touring mill is being built
on Crow river, north of Smith Lake.
Wright county.
over 200 breaking teams are turning the
SOD within radius of six miles of Camp-
bell, Wilkin county.
One Wilkin county man killed sixty-four
wolves last year and received 1892 bounty.
Strychnine did most of it.
st. Peter has lately purchased zoo feet
OF new hose, and can now reach over 1000
feet from base of water supply.
In little over ten months last past the 81.
evator at Howard Lake, Wright county, has
received 81. 900 bushels of wheat.
A new and substantial bridge has been
built over the Long Prairie river, four miles
west of Alexandria, Douglas county.
On Sunday, June Is, five timber wolves
were killed in Spring Lake township, Da-
kota county, by four men. Bounty obtained,
$15.
The Fergus Falls Advocate puts up the
following ticket on the head of it's editorial
column: 1880, for President, David Davis.
of Illinois,
J. NJ. Longford, postmaster at Delano,
Wright county, is insane, and his bondsmen,
as measure of safety, have taken posses
sion of the Office.
A slxteen-year old lad was thrown from a
loaded wagon in Red Wing the other day,
and one of the wheels passed over his BODY.
injuring him very seriously.
The observance of the 4th of July is very
much diluted in Mcleod county. Instead
of one grand celebration, nearly every town
in the county hasa local celebration of its
own.
Aviglance committee has been organized
in Jordan, Scott county, for protection
against tramps. The people there had a
| desperate fight with the vicious scoundrels
recently.
The engine house of the ST. Paul &, Sioux
City railroad, at LIE Sueur, was DESTROYED by
lire the other day. Loss $500; insured.
During the progress of the fire John Newell
had leg broke.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: The wheat, corn and
other crops continue vigorous growth, and
give promise of abundant yields. The wheat
in timber soils is nearly three feet high.
Rains continue, but cool nights and driving
winds measurably compensate for the ex-
cess of water. z
| bridge at Rushford, with loaded
wagon upon it. gave way the other day, and
preclpltated wagon, horses and driver into
four feet of water in the stream below The
driver and horses escaped without serious
injury. The load, 5000 pounds of feed,
went down the river
Accidents by farm machinery for the sea-
son have commenced. The other day D. A.
Scott, of Alexandria, was exhibiting Nc
Cormlck mower when ne accidentally got
his fingers between the sickle tooth and end
piece of the sickle bar, cutting off the end of
the little finger and the next one to it at the
first joint.
Alexandria Post: Oluf Solum's grand
mother, now living in this town, is 81 years
old. She is sprightly and active as q young
} girl. There is not single silver thread in
: her long, black, glossy hair. Her eyesight ia
undimmed, and she reads and sews without
the aid of glasses. Her achievements in
3 pedestrianism excel those of the famous lady
:, walkist.
.. st. Cloud Times: The foundation walls
: pillar bases, ETC., of the new church at St
Johns college, are in forward stage OF
progress, and will be completed about the
. middle of July. Mr.. Thomson, the builder,
: is pushing the work forward as rapidly as
the broken weather of this summer permits
A force of fourteen men is continually en-.
ployed on the walls.
f A singular case of blindness has occurred
!, ! in the town of Kelso, NIcollet county.
: boy about - years old, son of VIM. Kusche
! suddenly lost his eyesight about two week.
!, ago, and is totally blind now. There ha.
= been no pain or Inflammation, and no cause
: is known for this singular and sudden blind
! ness. Even now his eyes look perfectly
natural, except the inside of the pupil ap
q pears somewhat sunken.
n The Sauk Rapids Sentinel gives an &C
l. count of the finding of dead body of
man in the woods in Chinatown, Bentol
county, about thirteen miles from Sank Rap
ids. The body lay in the bed of creek o,
the old Peep-o'-Day road. The body PROVED
to be that Of cid man Doucette, who disap
peared about the middle of April last, in
fit of mental alteration, from his home a
Little Rock Lake, since which time nothing
had been seen or heard OF him. He wa
g over 20 years old.
Alexandria douglas county, Neps: Tha
!. was clear case of observation-disclosures which
happened the other day. A woman from
n the country came into town to do som
N trading and brought her baby with he'
When she left for home she forgot to tax
. her baby and did not miss it until she wa
about a mile on her way. She immediatel
k. turned back and found the clerk walking th
store with the baby in his arms and in
quandary what to do with it. After pledg
ing the clerk to secrecy she took the bab
and left.