Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The "fat men'' Of Hastings propose 500,
to engage in walking match

The ''fat men" Of Hastings propose soon
to engage in walking match.
A second son Of M. Skooslan, OF Has.
tings, died of scarlet fever the other day.
l. A company is being formed to build
telegraph line from Anoka to Princeton.
:. The NJ. 3. church auditorium at Albert
Lea is seated with chairs instead of pews.
1t is expected a new and large Touring
mill will be erected in Anoka Center soon.
1t is reported that Judge Sherman Page
will remove from Austin and locate in Albert
Lea. -a
Rev. Felix Sumtrey, a Catholic priest, died
at Owatonna, last week. He was Bohe--
milan.
Shooting on tho lake at Sank Centre has
been an active amusement during the past
week.
There is but one vacant house in the
hourishing village of Long Prairie, Todd
county.
NEW town has lately been plated in Mo-
Cook county, which rejoices in the name of
Nation City.
Some sooundrel shot and killed colt. the
other day, belonging to D. B. Robinson, of
st. Mary, Douglas county.
Gov. Miller has rented Rev. B. II. Creyer's
house in Worthington, Mobiles county, and
will reside there in the future.
The st. Paul & Sioux City railroad com
pany have q depot building nearly COM
pleted OF Currie, Murray county.
The dwelling house of M. TwicheIl, on
upper Second street, Hastings, was de-
stroyed by fire the other evening.
Grain thieves are about in some sections
of the State, and wheat and oats are stolen
from granaries by the wagon load.
John Garner, of New Avon, Redwood
! county, lost all bis hay and poultry except
one turkey by prairie FIRE last week. -
Henry Pratt, Of Sheridan, Houston
county, had pair of horses and q set Of
double harness stolen the other night.
| The council of Luverne, Rock county.
! have licensed but two saloons, and the
Keepers OF all others are being prosecuted.
The other day little child of Amund Lar
SOB, of Bergen, fell into tub of hot water
and was SO severely scalded 81 to cause its
| death.
An old man named Michael Louis, aged
70, OF Melrose, was found dead in his house
few days since. He was living alone, ana
from the appearance, was dead several GAYS,
| The total vote Of LIE Sueur county at The
late election was 2,963-nearly 200 more
than ever before. The county has ahout
3,100 votes, indicating population ofabout
1900. WV -
A pack of prairie wolves came within 100
rods of the most thickly settled portion Of
the village OF Glencoe. By their howlino
they aWoke the lively echoes of the dogs O!
the town.
The dlphtheria prevails in malignant
form in Norwegian settlement in Orrock.
Sherburne county. 1t is feared it will spread
| all over the town. There have been seyera,
fatal cases.
! Warren Richardson, of Faribault, was
tossed eight feet into the air by bull, the
other day, and received severe Jar and
some bruises, but fortunately escaped with
out further injury.
At Owstonna, the other day, Jacob o.
pilger was found lying few PAGES from bis
horse and wagon, dead. The doctors pro-
nounce it case of apoplexy, caused by
over exertion. His age was GO years.
William Yeas. of Brown county, loaded
his Springfield with goose shot and then
with hammer commenced battering tbs
| muzzle, he says to prevent it's shooting: the
gun was discharged, the contents LODGED in
his lace and head, lacerating him terribly.
Hopes are entertained Of his recovery.
A boy Is years old, driving into Alexandria
with load of wheat, whipped his horses in
to run to prevent other teams from passing
him, was thrown from the wagon, entangled
in the lines and drawn under one OF the hind
wheels, which passed over his right arm,
breaking it near the shoulder and badly
bruising the flesh. .... -0..~.'~'
| The Window Reporter gives an account
OF the accidental and fatal shooting of Ed.
Muxon. BE was standing behind wagon
IN which wss loaded shot gun, throwing
ears of corn into the box, when the gun was
discharged, the contents passing through the
end board, entered the bowels Of the unfor-
tunate young man, killing him almost in.
stantly. .,.... .-0.5-
After partaking of supper the other dey
the family of q. G. Parlin, six in number
living in the vicinity of Morris, Stevens
county, were all taken SICK. 4 physiciap
was summoned, and found that all were moi
soned. Antidotes were administered, and
all we're relieved. It is believed the poison
came from apple sauce, cooked in posca-
lain iron kettle.
The other Gay Charles Eco]e, of Waseca.
was in a boat OH Mud lake shooting ducks.
A heavily charged gun kicked and he fell
into the water, upsetting his boat He lost
| bis gun and equipments, and foundered
around in the mud and water for about
an hour, when, in response to his cries as
slstance came to his rescue, bat for which he
would have persisted in the cold waters CT
| the lake.
Little Falls Transcripts The vote in
Stevens county on issuing bonds to aid in
| the construction of the Little Falls & Dakota
railroad stood 1893 for railroad bonds and
318 against, a majority Of 80 for issuing
bonds. In Pope county the vote stood $50
In favor of bonds, $50 against bonds, ma
jority in favor of bonds 300. The amount
of bonds to be issued by Pope county is
S65,OO0. In Sank Centre the vote stood 275
for, 8 against issuing bonds. Majority in
favor of bonds 27O.
an "A0rtculf,sr0I Number" Of Sc,.fbuer,s
Monthly.
In addition to the usual variety in the con-