Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-14

MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Many cattle in Swift county are dying of
what is called the blackleg.
Axle Love. of Baldwin, Sherburne county,
lost his house by fire the other day.
Lewis Nelson, of Nelson township, Watonwan
county. has recently lost two children by diph-
iberia. -.
Since January last, the clerk of the court
IN Fillmore county, has issued 1875 marriage
licenses.
George Laughlin, section boss, riding on q
hand car the other day, sustained fracture of
one of his feet.
Ole A. Bergstrom, of Montevideo, was thrown
from his wagon, last week, and had his left leg
broken near the ankle.
August Castle, of Camp Release, Chippewa
comfy, was thrown from his wagon, last week,
and had an arm broken. issE .a.-s.s .-
Last week F. d. Campbell, of North Roches-
ter, Olmsted county, had the third finger of his
right hand taken off by circular saw.
Mrs. W. W. Cutshall, of Pine Island, recent
~ had some 1926 stolen from her bureau
drawer in tho afternoon or night. No clue.
Wallace Clark, of Oak Ridge, Morrison
county, fell out Of wagon recently and one
OF wheels passed over his head, inflicting dan
gerous injuries. -- . -s. 49,. - .-.
At the elevator at Montevideo there is daily
average OF 1900 bushels of wheat taken in.
There is on hand in the elevator now some &C, =
OOO bushels of wheat.
At the late election the Temperance State
ticket received more votes in Blue Earth
county than the Greenback, the former re-.
ceiving 40 and the latter &c.
Elijah Wilson, of Dakota county. states that
wolves infest the woods in his vicinity. They
are numerous and annoying. and are too cum
ming to touch poisoned meat. .-.
The dwelling house of Sylvester Alderman
four and half miles southwest of Stewart.
Vile, Olmsted county, was destroyed by fire
with most Of its contents the other day.
The other day, Mrs. Alkaline Chinnard, OF
Belle Prairie, Morrison county, received al &C.
cldental pistol shot in one of her hands, caus.
ing the probable loss of one of her fingers.
Some fendish person recently cut the leg Of
horse belonging to Fred Hall, of Green
Prairie, Morrison county, and injected poison
into tho wound, causing the death Of the horse
The other day, Henry Dow, of Little Falls,
Morrison county, while ohopping wood found
the bowl of large table spoon in a stick OF
wood. nearly four inches from tho outside
bark.
J. Sullivan, brother of Martin Sullivan, of
Rochester, Olmsted county, was washed from
the deck of a vessel in recent gale on Lake
Michigan and was drowned. The body has been
recovered.
John Gavin was found, the other day, in q
dying condition, in the road, two miles n,rth
of Caledonia, Houston county. He died IN hall
an hour after being discovered, supposed from
heart disease.
The proposition to divide Lac qui Parle
county, for the purpose of aiding in the forma.
ton Of a new county, with the county seat al
Candy, has been voted down in that county by
nearly 500 majority.
The Blue Earth county board of commits.
sloners, at their recent session, ordered the
chairman to issue the $40, 600 voted by the
river iron bridge.
months, died at his home in Wieton, Waseca
county, Oct. 81. He was the Oldest mau in the
State. He fought under Wellington in the
battle of Waterloo.
Two horses attached to q wagon. one night
last week, backed off from the bridge over
Ashley Greek, in the town of Ashley, Stearns
county, and fell distance of fifteen feet int
the creek. Both horses were drowned.
The other day Robert Smiley fell distance
Ut twenty-five feet in the De Graft, Swift
county, elevator, striking projecting iron rod
in his way, which somewhat broke bis fall
Though seriously injured, it is thought be will
recover.
In New Richmond, Waseca county, last week
in four consecutive days there were six acoi
dents caused by runaway teams. Harness and
wagons considerably broken up, one man &c.
verely bruised, but no lives lost or bones
broken. w.
Mrs. John White, living near Sank Center,
being alone st night, heard a noise in the
stable. Aiming herself with pistol she went
out and saw thief with dark lantern leading
horse from the stable. Pointing the pistol
at him, she resolutely ordered the thief to re.
turn the horse to the stable; he obeyed; she
then ordered him to travel, which he did
promptly.
In Adrian, Watonwan county, Dane named
Christian Anderson on the Oath of last Octobe,
lost q child by diphther,a. The british fathe,
put the corpse in an old box, which he tool
into the yard and covered over with old board.
and there left it, and it remained there till
November 8. when the town authorities caused
1t to be buried. When asked why he did no,
bury the child. the inhumau brute replied that
he had not time.