Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-10
MINNESOTA. NEWS,

Cannon Falls has circulating library.
Nearly all the grain in Nicollet county is
threshed.
In Carleton college, Mortified, Rice county,
tcere are at present l0S students.
The steam elevator at Alexandria has taken
$4,000 bushels Of this years wheat.
Deer are said to be very plenty in the big
woods near Cleveland, LIE Sueur county.
A few ducks and geese linger on the stubble
south. T.
The building Improvements in Delano,
Wright county, during the past season foot up
$4,000.
During the month sf October, nearly 20, 900
bushels Of wheat were purchased for the mill
in Anoka.
0. A. Poirier's house in Appleton Swift
coun ty, was damaged by fire the other day to
the amount of $500.
The other day Mr.. Hohans, of New Ulm, was
thrown from wagon by a runaway team. He
struck upon his head and WIS badly hurt.
Recently one hundred dollars were stolen from
the money drawer in Youn,ans Bros. & Hold
gin 8 lumber Office in Marshall. Lyon county,
John Daily jumped from gravel train at St.
Olaf, Otter Tail county, the other day, and
fell, breaking an arm between the elbow and
shoulder.
MIR. Anthony Smith, living in Big Stone
county, had his stable and five horses burned
the other morning. The fire was communicated
from lantern.
William Jellett, of Dunbar, Faribault
county, has succeeded in getting an artesian
we'll that throws water with great force twelve
feet above the surface.
j. 3. Altermoth, of Leavenworth, Brown
county, whose house was destroyed by fire two
weeks ago, has built himself new house 26x3S
feet, IA feet high, much larger than the one
burned.
little son of E. P. LIE Sueur, died at his
grandmother's in Katson, Dodge county, the
other day. The child was injured by the
lightning in August last at the time his mother
and several others were killed.
Delano Eagle: No trace of any kind has yet
been found of the little Spencer girl lost in
Albion township, this county, last summer.
The disappearance of this little girl is as mys-
FERROUS as the famous Charlie Ross case, only
it attracts less attention.
The Faribault Republican says the residence
of Col. Williams, in Jewett Valley, caught fro
the other day. Mrs. w. was alone at the time,
but neighbors rallied to her aid and the fire was
extinguished with damage of $40 to house
and furniture. Loss covered by insurance.
The Advance says Mrs. NJ. 8. Chandler. of
Red Wing, had diseased leg amputated the
other day. The amputation was necessary to
save life. The operation was successfully per-
formed, and though very weak from her long
illness and great suffering, her condition is re-
garded hopeful.
Rock County Herald: A Frenchman living
south of Rock Rapids lost a span Of horses,
two cows, his barn, sheds, etc., and all of his
grain, in the great prairie fire that swept over
that region last Monday night. He only sue
ceeded in saving his house by the aid Of the
boys who were working on the railroad.
Dundas Ne,os:: Old settlers will remember
the fall of 1851 as very much like the pfesent.
The warm weather just such as We have been
LIST of November. The winter following was
very mild and great deal of sickness, es-
pecially typhoid fever Ct u malignant type,
prevailed.
Alexandria douglas county, Post: Last
week J. Thoreson, q laborer about so years old,
employed in loading gravel train west Of
town, was crushed between caving banks and a
car and badly bruised and crushed. The right
leg was broken and the bones protruded
through the flesh, making a compound and
dreadful fracture.
Charles Boothroyd, eldest son of William
Boothroyd, a young man about 20 years of age
was instantly killed Monday near EgRleston
station, Goodhue county. He was going to the
station with load of wheat, and it ia not
known certainly Just how the accident oc-
CURED, whether the team ran away or he was
thrown from the load while going down steep
hill, where the body was found with the neck
broken.
Hermann Grant county, Herald, Nov. Z:
just as we go to press shooting affair occurs
on the street in which Mr.. HayeIin receives a
flesh wound on the left chesk, which though
painful is not serious, from revolver in the
hands of T. w. Dickson. The merits of the
case will be tested before Judge Washburn this
Thursday) afternoon, and full particulars Civ
en- next week. woman figures prominently,
as usual.
Red Wing Republican. Nov. 6: A farmer
named Hale stepped to the grindstone in La
Grange mill, Tuesday, to grind his axe. For
some reason he worked upon the wrong side of
the stone, where behind him two cog wheels
revolve to change the direction of the shafting.
He stepped back; perhaps in 1tepping back he
stumbled, and was caught by these wheels,
which seized him by the left side of his back
and tore him fearfully.