Daily globe., 1879-12-13
MINNESOTA NEWS,

MINNESOTA NEWS.
1t is reported that Tyler, Lincoln county,
is to have two new grain elevators another
Erick Olson Lind, O farmer Of Stockholm,
Wright county, is under arrest, charged with
poisoning his wife.
Sneak thieves are nightly applying their
petty calling about the farm houses In the
vicinity of Hastings.
The residence of w. Bright, of LIE Sueur,
was destroyed by fire the other night, with
most of its contents.
-Four cars of merchandise were ditched
last week near Aurora, Steele county, caused
by the breaking of wheel. .-..
Mrs. Whipple, wife of Bishop Whipp!e.
is reported to be seriously sick with typhoid
fever at their residence in Faribault.
The house of Michael Carney, Of Alton,
Waseca county, was destroyed by fire, the
other night. The furniture was mostly
saved.
The other day, buzz saw In Welsh's
stave mill, at Janesville, Waseca county, took
of one finger for one man and three fingers
for another. =
The demand for houses to rent, beyond
the supply, in all the villages and cities of
Minnesota, is sign of great aud increasing
growth and prosperity.
A wildcat was taken in q trap in Wolcott.
Rice county, recently. A panther is believed
to be lurking in the timber of the township.
His cries often agitate the wood choppers.
The pay car of the Midland railroad on tho
side track at Wabashaw, was set on fire the
other day by an over-heated coal stove, and
considerably damaged before the fire was o.
tinguished. e~s ...->. 81.
Bishop Grace, of st. Paul, visited shako-
pee last week to consecrate new bell for
the steeple of st. Marks church in that
place. The bell weighs $500 pounds and
cost $3.50.
During the absence of the family at
church, on the last Sabbath. in November, q
thief entered the residence of J. r. Mack,
IN the town OF ZumbSo, and took therefrom
$77 in money.
John Lloyd, of Cottonwood, Brown county,
has had eight cases of diphtheria in his fam
lily, and one death. Mr.. Edwards, q neigh,
Dor of Mr.. Lloyd, had five children attacked
by the disease, three of whom died.
| George Burrows. of Howard Lake, Wright
county, recently had one of his hands dam
aged and q finger broke by the kick of 8
horse. The other day his stepeon acoiden-
| tally put the contents of revolver through
his left hand.
At the foundry in st. Peter the other day
George Loehl, in attempting to remove the
skum from ladle of melted iron picked up
clamp that had frost in it, and had barely
touched the iron when it few all over his
face, producing painful burns.
1t is reported that a number of young Ia
dies in Roscoe, Goodhue county, have formed
themselves into sort of Temperance society.
and have formally resolved not to accept tht,
company or attentions of any young MAJ,
who is addicted to the use of intoxicating
liquors. ~. .":.
! Charles Hess, of Cordova, Ls Sueur county
recently received back pension pay to the
amount of 300. He was Union soldier.
and was member of the First Minnesota
regiment, sent out in the war of the rebel
lion, and is said to have been the first aol-
dier from Minnesota who was wounded.
| Arthur II. Baker, son of Gen. j. n. Baker
of Mankato, who has for some years bee,
engaged in the money order Office of the
postofdce at Washington, has resigned his
position and gone into business in Boston
Mass, as partner and treasurer of the VOL,
loston Heating and Ventilating company, q
large manufacturing firm in that city.
At Verniliion, Dakota county, one after
noon last week, James Dunn, q farm hand
in the service of Bennett Bros, IN order to
frighten one of the hired girls, who was
feeding calves near the hay-loft, wrapped q
quilt around him and slid off the hay. He
landed square on his feet, fell back insensi-
bic, and never spoke afterwards. He was 81
years old.
Delano Eagle, Dec. IL: It is rather cad
circumstance to record three funerals in town
on Tuesday, viz: That of VIM. Fenkner
more particularly mentioned in anothe,
place, and Mrs. Teisen, wife of Peter Tie:
sen and daughter of John Kuchenmeistsr, ct
this township, and a little son eight months
old, of John steffes of this village. Tbs
combined funeral of the three taking place
at the same time from the Catholic church,
was numerously attended, and one Of the
largest yet witnessed in this town.