Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A new banking institution has been or
ganized in st. Cloud.
The army of hunters have driven tho deer
from Douglas county. -,
The hunters are now numerously in pur-
suit of the noble rabbit. ., ..- ,.-.-0s
On Monday, Dec. 18th, the legal season
for shooting deer closed. ...- g..
The elevator at Northfield has in store
10000 bushels of wheat. So. - -
The ladies of Elk River are getting up a
fund to purchase hearse. ~,
A project is on foot for building a rail-
road from Cannon Falls to Hastings.
The Good Templars' lodge in Marshall,
Lyon county, is increasing in numbers.
The revival meetings in Fairmont con-
tinne, but awaken only slight enthusiasm.
Chaska rejoices in fifteen saloons, and
city license revenue therefrom of 1876 q
year. .-... $50 --sg.5. .5 t.--51z. l..
Hugh Wilson has purchased H. K. Stevens
farm in New Richland, Wasecs county, for
$500. ..~%
Blue Earth county has paid bounties for
wolf scalps the past season eggregating
81 1888. ..aAr.#- .
The New Ulm Mill company shipped, last
week, a car load of flour direct to Glasgow,
Scotland. H.. A.
Counterfeit silver half dollars are reported
to be in lively circulation at Long Prairie,
Todd county.
The school at Union Lakes, Forest town
ship, Rice county, has been closed on &C.
count of the prevalence of diphtheria.
William A. Pease, of Chatheld, Fillmore
county, is wintering 100 head of cattle. He
has the best arranged stock barn in the
county. '.. .s
The Madelia Times, of Watonwan county,
is about to be removed to st. James, in the
same county, where it will hereafter be pub
lished.
A Mankato firm shipped, last week, one
car load of butter and two of eggs-2O, 900
pounds Of the former and $4,000 dozen of
the latter. s..
@. Mcfarland, of Mantorville, had val
liable horse fatally injured recently by COM
ing in contact with barbed wire fence
while on the run.
Mrs. j. G. Nutting, of Mortified, lost
her entire collection of rare plants, 200 in
number, last week, by fumiqation, which
proved too strong for them.
In Elgin, Wabashaw county, COW lived
thirteen days beneath straw stack which
had blown down upon her. She was found
to be nninjured when dug out.
William Tempe, the new proprietor of
Riederle's water power grist mill in Chaska.
has found it necessary to add steam power
to keep up with the demands of his business.
Frank McCauley, Jr., of Aurora, Steele
county, last week had his arm caught in the
cogs of threshing machine, and had all the
flesh, coat aud muscles torn off between the
wrist and elbow.
Jackson Republic, DEC. 13: Last Monday
morning Rev. Mr.. Alexander stepped into
the Presbyterian church and found some
evil disposed party had hauled few live
Goals from the stove to the floor, evidently
after services the evening previous, but
fortunately it had burned only partially
through the floor and stopped.
A couple of men put up at the Merchants
hotel Sin Benson, Swift county, the other
night, and on retiring one of them put his
coat, in the pocket of wlrich was a pipe with
fire in the bowl, under his pillow. In the
night confagration ensued-the bed was
on fire and the room full of flames. A live
" time followed, but the fire was subdued.
A company of railroad engineers. under
charge of Mr.. Zist, assistant engineer of the
Winona & St. Peter railroad, have gone out
to survey route for the extension of the
Tracy branch from the Missouri river to.
wards the Black Hills. The point Of cross
ing the Missouri river will be few miles
below Fort Pierre, near the mouth of the
Bad river.
The young maidens Of Pine City, Pine
county, do not intend to pine in single
blessedness, at least not without stout re-
sistance to the lonely dispensation. In SOL
emn conclave and with charming unanimity,
they have adopted the following resolution
"Resolved that if We, the young ladies of
Pine City. don't get married rext year.
somebody will be to blalne.''