Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

now turning out -four of an excellent quality
One day last week twelve car loads of hogs
were shipped from Caledonia, Houston coun-
ty.'
Mr.. Scarborough, of Northfeld. has made
over 3,OOO gallons Of amber cane syrup this sea-
son.
The new bridge over Straight river. at second
travel.
The attempt to form an association in Red
Wing in opposition to the wheat ring has been
abandoned.
In the hail storm last week, in some portions
OF Rice county, hail stones fell az large az
hickory nuts.
Sank Center is talking of organizing fat
mems club. Eleven citizens there average 222
pounds each.
Paul Conrad, of Chester, Wabashaw county,
mad an arm badly fractured recently by falling
from wagon.
Wild geese, ducks, and all aquatic fowls are
moving south, indicating the near approach of
wintry weather.
A large number of sheep have been killed in
Morristown, Rice county, by dogs or wolves,
the past season.
In Douglas county. land that two years ago
would not bring So an acre, now readily sells
for $40 an acre.
large number of cases of typhoid fever are
reported IN various parts of Mcleod and adj
joining counties.
The house of George Hamilton, of Little
Sank, was burned the other day, with nearly
all of its contents.
William Burwren, of Cannon Falls, had sew
eral bones in his face broken the other day by
the kick of horse.
A. f. Rheinhardt, one of the oldest inhab-
ltants of Hastings died last week of consump-
ton, aged So Years.
new Catholic church, to be known as st.
Bsnedict's: at Avon, Stearns county, was dedi-
Gated on recent Sabbath.
The late long-continued pleasant weather has
enabled farmers throughout the State to adj
vance their fall work finely.
Mrs. John Keith, of Greenville, fell to the
t1oor dead while performing her household
duties, few days since.
Elk River, Sherburne county, is reported to
be now free from diphtherla, no new case hav-
Ing occurred for some time.
we'll III feet deep has been sunk on the
farm of A. P. Rose, of Milton, Dodge county,
and equipped with an iron pump.
There are said to be 1000 900 bushels of wheat
n the different elevators along the St. Paul,
Minneapolis d Manitoba railroad.
DR.. b. A. Thurber, of Glencoe, is suffering
from severe attack of typhoid fever in Has
tlnss, where he had gone to visit friends.
During row at Cold Springs, Stearns coun-
~. the other day, Henry Neisling was stabbed
belo" the ribs, making serious wound.
Two daughters of Mr.. Bates, of Madelin,
were thrown from buggy the other day and
severely bruised, but not seriously hurt.
Last week the house of A. B. Darling, Of
Lyden, Stearns comfy, was burned with all it's
| contents. Loss, 800; insurance, $1,000.
Last week L. M. Davis of Hartford, Todd
10 lofc hon he'd 1v haiti hxy
the bursting of his gun while hunting ducks.
Last week In Kilkenny, LIE Sueur county, a
| daughter of Michael DAILY, 10 years old, was
kicked in the head by horse and instantly
| killed.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new Con-
gregational church in Morris, Stevens county,
and by Thanksgiving it is expected to be ready
| for use.
An incendiary fire at Eden, Brown county
the other day, destroyed the barn, stable span
of mules, and farming tools and machines OF
T, L. Gilbert.
Miss Emelie German, of Belle Greek, Good
hue county. daughter Of NJ. German, has bid
farewell to her friends and gone to Milwaukee
| to enter convent.
| 9-year-old girl, daughter of Samuel Mys.
tetus. of Wabashaw, while playing at school
the other day, had one of her arms
| broken above the elbow.
| Before the very recent frost green peas of the
second growth were gathered in Dundas, Rice
county, and the currant bushes were budding
out for the second time.
Over one thousand letters, not counting
passing ones, were mailed at St. Cloud Oct. 20
| the largest number mailed there in any one
! day in the last ten years,
| Mrs. Maunro, wife of the editor of the
Stevens county Tribune, was tn: own from
carriage the other day, and considerably
though not seriously injured.
John Edbury, of Weaver, Wabashaw county
was Instantly killed, by the accidental dis
charge of his own gun the other day, while out
duck hunting. He leaves wife.
| Hastings Gazette, Nov. l: Monday morning
the Mary Barnes left the levee with 75O barrels
of flour, the largest load of this staple ever
I taken from this market without barge.
| o. E. James, of Atwater, Wright county, wa.
! shot through the wrist the other night by 8
drunken man who was carelessly handling a
revolver which he asserted was not loaded.
Will. H. Lamb, editor of the Glencoe Enter
prise, has been suffering from severe attach
OF typhoid fever. He is recovering. Severa
cases Of typhoid fever are reported in Glencoe.
Faribault Democrat: Major Bingham has
| gone up on the Northern Pacific railroad to buy
| $1,000 acres Of land for several of the leading
men of Faribault, on which they propose to
| start stock farm.
Recently the house of J. B. Aftermath, of
Leavenworth. Brown county, was destroyed by
| fire. He is postmaster, and kept the office in
| his house. The postof6ce effects and the house
| hold goods were mostly consumed.
! 4 An alleged incendiary fire in an empty store
building in Faribault-the other night-called
| out the fire department and the flames were
| spreading, though the wind was blowing strong
| at the time.
The Red Wing Republican says Peter Tor
ford. trimming with beer. got into fight the
| other day, and bit the cheek of an innocent
bystander, instead of that of the man he vas
| fighting with. BE was arrested and sent off
to sober up.
The following ia statement of the trst
snowfall in Minnesota for nine successive
Years, commencing in 1871: 1871, Oct IA; 1872,
Nov. 4; 1873, Oct. %; 1874. Oct, 80; 1875, Oct.
10; 1876, Nov. 10; 1877, Nov. 16; 1878, Oct.
q; 1879, Nov. l.
During late heavy wind barn belonging
to James Williams, in Marshall, Leon county,
uas destroyed by fire. There were in the barn
tools, etc. The fire is supposed to have caught
from sparks from the house chimney.
Mark Coleman, on his farm, two and q half
miles south of Morris, raised, this year, on
seventeen acres, $40 bushels OF wheat, all No.
|, an average of nearly thirty-one bushels to
the acre. The wheat is of the variety known
as the Russian tea, and 1t is large, fine berry.
An intelligent, we'll posted farmer of LIE
Sueur, who does not take the papers. last week
took "a large load Of dressed turkeys and
chickens t" market under the impression that
Thanksgiving was on the 23d of October in
stead Of the last Thursday (the 27th) of No
vember.
Two horse thieves stole. the other night,
from Mark Tracy, of Cokato, Wright county. q
span of horses. Fir. Tracy pursued and over
took the thieves near Fair Haven, Stearns
county. He fred eight shots at the thieves,
ubo hon bo no1o