Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Measles are still prevailing in Benson.

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Swift county pays its county attorney $3.50
per annum.
Fergus Falls has voted $4,000 for railroad
right of way.
Track laying on the Blue Earth City
branch has reached Vernon
Some of the farmers in Goodhue county
have commenced their fall blowing.
The Morris Tribune says new wheat
threshed from the shock is being delivered at
the elevators.
The amber cane crop in Rice county is re-
ported never to have looked 80 fine at this
season of the year.
BY runaway at Howard Lake, Wright
County, the other day, Henry Il. Mangan
had one of his legs broken.
The Merchants Hotel at Benson has
changed hands, Alonzo Maddox and David
Ward being the purchasers.
Cranberries promise to be very abundant
in the marshes of Lida, Otter Tail county
and the surrounding region.
A steam elevator, with a capacity of 49,
600 bushels, is approaching completion at
Howard Lake, Wright County.
Inkpa City and Geneva, in Dakota, near
the foot of Big Stone lake, have been con.
solidated under the name of Big Stone City,
George w. Newell, of Faribault, has farm
IN Stevens county, where he expects to get
2O,OOO bushels of wheat from 1000 acres of
land.
There was threshing machine accident
at Benton, Swift county, the other day, re-
sulting in badly fracturlng one of the legs of
Owen Ward.
The barn of Henry bangs, of Henderson.
Sibley County, was destroyed by fire the
| other day. Children started the fire playinp
with matches.
The railroad bridge across the Red River
at Fergus Falls will be 1928 feet in its ex-
treme length. The largest span will be 40
feet in the clear.
The Renyille County Times says consider
able sickness exists among the children of
that county, and in number of cases has
terminated fatally.
The towns of Canton and Harmony have
voted bonus for the narrow gauge railroad,
but it is alleged legal defect in the election
will vitiate the vote.
barge loaded with 10000 brick, belong
ing to August Lein, of Carver, destined for
st. Paul, sunk in the Minnesota river at
Chaska the other day.
A little daughter of Ole Banke, of Sacred
Heart, Chippewa county, fell down cellar the
other day and broke an arm above the elbow.
also dislocated the elbow.
Alexandria Post: Good Judges estimate
the average yield of wheat in Douglas coun-
ty at twenty-five bushels an acre, aggregat-
ing 5S7, 374 bushels for the entire county.
Mrs. Connolly, of Alexandria, old and in
sane, was burned up IN stable the other
day. The origin OF the fire is unknown, but
probably was started by the woman herself.
Three prisoners broke out of the lock- up
at St. Charles, Winona county, the other
night. Two were speedily recaptured-..the
other made good his escape, though fired
upon three times.
An old gentleman named Bennington, a
resident of the town of Des Moines River.
was thrown out Of his wagon near the mill
in Currie and badly injured. He was taken
up in an unconscious state.
man named Murphy, harvest hand,
was killed in Belle Greek, Goodhue county,
last week. He was asleep in field where a
reaper was running, and the sickle caught
him, decorating and tearing his flesh dread
fully.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: Farmers very gener-
ally in this locality report the corn crop as
promising one of the largest yields ever
known in this county. Much of the corn
will be safe from frost by the first of Sep
TENDER.
An attraction just now at Madison lake is
a large eagles nest on Stony Point. It is in
the top of very large elm tree, and is
really immense. After they had built their
nest the eagles were frightened away by
being shot at.
Elk River News: On Sunday, 10th inst,
John ellis, of Baldwin, in Sherburne coun-
ty, accidentally discharged the contents of a
loaded gun into his shoulder and back, from
the effects of which he is not, at this writing,
expected to recover.
Wabashaw Herald Many farmers in this
section propose to try stacking their grain
before threshing. Il the millers are right
they will not regret doing so, as it increases
the plumpness of the kernel. and that will
make their hearts glad when they get hold
of it.
Two thieves the other day stole from If
teen to twenty dollars from the money
drawer of Dennis Carter, tavern keeper in
st. Charles. They were pursued and ar
rested in Rochester, brought back to st.
Charles, and bound over for trial at the next
term of court.
sick tramp discovered in school house
near Lewiston, Winona county, last week,
was taken to the poor farm and prompt at
tention given him by the county physician,
but he failed to rally, and died on the 9th
inst He gave his name as Charles Will
Jams, of st. Louis.
Window Reporter: Joseph Curren, while
at work around threshing machine on
Capt. Glllelands farm, was caught by the
tumbling rod and pretty well shaken up.
His entire clothing, except one shirt sleeve
and his boots and stockings, was taken off,
but he was not badly injured.
Fergus Falls Journal: In q recent Park
er's Prairie storm the lightning killed and
almost burned to crisp a COW belonging to
Jaoob Browning. A thunder bolt descended
so near Mr.. Miners as to shock two of his
children, rendering them insensible and
almost lifeless for about thirty minutes.
Glencoe Register, Aug. IA: It is very
difficult to form any thing like correct esti-
mate of the yield of wheat per acre in this
county. Reports are about as conflicting as
estimates of political results before an cleo
ton. We think, however, that fifteen bush
els will be over, rather than under, the aver
age.
sauk Rapids Sentinel, Aug. 70: During
q storm on Tuesday night of last week, the
new barn OF Mr. Geo. Reed, in the town Of
Santiago, Sherburne county, was struck bv
lightning, and together with six tons of hay
which were in it at the time, was burned to
the ground. The barn was building 4Ox7O
feet in size, and was newly built
Jordan (Soott county, Advocates: Quite an
excitement was created one day last week,
ocoasloned by gold discovery worthy Of
note. j. +. Warner, while digging for cis-