Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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The Chatheld Democrat has just entered
on its twenty third year.
The Cannon City schools have again closed
on account of diphtheria.
Work has commenced on the new iron
trestle opposite Hastings.
Dayton Smith, tried at Litchfeld for horse
stealing, was acquitted by the jury.
A servant girl at Faribault had leo
broken the other day while washing.
The total valuation of real and personal
property IN Winona county is $lO,O99, 635.
Granite Falls is without church-poina
bell, or any other bell larger than dinner
bell.
One work of civilization is wanting in
Yellow Medicine county, there is no Jail
| there.
The other night the safe of J.. ii. Clark. Of
| Window, was robbed of a small amount of
silver coin.
The scarlet fever prevails to q considerable
extent in the neighborhood of Preston, Fill
more county.
The Morristown, Rice county, people are
considering the matter of reyoking their
village charter.
| daughter of Mr.. Biersdorf, of the town
of Welles, fell the other day and had one of
her legs broken.
Recently q farm house belonging to Stem
Stenson, in Peterson, Fillmore county. was
destroyed by fire.
George Q. Baker, the magnificent bass
singer, of the Baker family singers, is dead.
He died in Milwaukee.
John Williams, of Faribault, froze his toes
the other night, making the amputation of
one OF them necessary.
A store at Paynesville, Meeker county. was
burglarized few nights since, and goods to
the amount of $500 stolen.
Lamberton, Redwood county, is regarded
as one OF the very best points in the State
for the establishment of grist mill.
In digging well in Jordon, it was ascer-
tanned that the frost line extended from the
surface to the depth of four feet eight inches.
A. Lommor, of Wabashaw, lost his house
by fire last week. Most Of the contents
were saved. He had an insurance of $4OO.
One of the signs Of mild weather is the
appearance of croquet players on the lawns
on the sunshine sides of pleasant residences.
Sneak thieves are plying their small trade
in Faribault, stealing robes and whips from
vehicles and committing other petty depre-
dations.
Benjamin Slocum, of Castle Rock, Dakota
county, has lost four children by diphtheria.
aged 8, 8, II and II years, inside of two
4 weeks.
A new custom grist mill is to be built the
coming season in the town of Mainden.
Benton county, getting it's power from Elk
river.
small boy, son of A. Erkens, of jordan,
Scott county, fell from hay-mow the other
day, fracturing an arm and dislocating q
shoulder.
Joseph Birge, of ST. Charles, had leg
broken a few mornings since while as.
slst1ng In placing machinery in Miller &,
Ellsworth's elevator.
The number of accidents chronicled
caused by runaway teams, in Minnesota,
smashing up people, horses and vehicles, is
really something marvellous.
While August Hagemann, .of Sleepv Eve
was riding on horseback his horse slipped
and. fell with him, breaking one of the LEGS
OF the rider above the ankle.
During the mild weather of these maonif-
cent winter days, Ladies and gentlemen ara
seen enjoying themselves in horseback riding
on the bare and snowless streets.
Miss Mary Shepard, Of .ssauk Rapids. who
was so severely burned last week bv an ex-
plosion of gunpowder, is gradually improy
ing, and it Is now believed her oversight will
| be saved.
| Pete johnson, the thief who RECENTLY
'swent through" the milk factory at Has
tings and got badly frozen, has had abont
half of one foot, and two toes on the other.
ampuiated.
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into house in Litchfeld and frightened the
women and children, who were without anv
more protection. The police arrested him.
and locked him up.
AN unnltched team at Sleepy Eye ran away
track, which they followed till they struck a
small trestle, when one of the horses fell
and broke his neck.
I. H. Rose, who resides on Hioh1and
Prairie, Fillmore county, weighs 242 pounds
MS wife weighs 242 pounds, son 20 wears
Old weighs I'll pounds, and daughter II
years old weighs 181 pounds
Recently, team with load of hay took
fright, on Main street, in Red Wing. and ran
away, throwing the driver, j. p. Carlson. of
Vasa, on the ground, breaking both bones of
| one of his legs above the ankle.
Two wood choppers in Waseca comfy
were chopping on the same stick. when the
az of one glanced and struck the other m
the lnstep, nearly cutting the foot in two
There is but slender chance of saving the
foot.
A small boy, son of ]. Murdoch, of Jor-
oan' the other day, snapped cap on a gun,
when piece of the cap flew into one of his
eyes. 1t was feared the sight of the eve was
DESTROYED. He was taken to g. poDI g
treatment
The ether day son of John Hennessey,
OF Money Creek, Fillmore county, was
kicked IN the face by horse and severely
injured one calk of the horseshoe cut
tnrougn his nose, and the other entered his
cheek below the right eye.
Sank Rapids Sentinel: The granite which
was quarried and cut last fall for the pro
posed Minneapolis, st. Cloud & Sank Rapids
railroad bridge piers, is soon to be taken up
on -, the line OF the Northern Pacific, where it
will be used for building culverts, etc.
few evenings since a ttnon-explosiye
lamp in the house of A. j. Stevens. in
Rushford, exploded, scattering the oil about
the room, burning the carpet, running the
wall paper and damaging number of pieces
OF furniture. It was with the greatest exer-
ton the fire was put out.
James w. Phillips, an orphan pauper bow.
aged about seventeen years, living with man
named Hartzing, in the town of Brockwav.
Stearns county, was found dead on the 10Th
inst A coroner's jury, after holding an in
quest, found that deceased died from the re-
suit OF exposure and i'll treatment.
Window Reporter: Mr.. E. G. Nason,s
child swallowed small sized safety pin about