Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A railroad depot building is being ere

MINNESOTA NEWS.
A railroad depot building is being erected
at Verndale.
A few cases of diphtheria are still report
ed in Hastings.
Depredations of the Hessian fly in gardens
are already complained of.
Farmers are getting their corn land ready
and are about to commence blowing.
Not robin-red- breast, but the hand organ
is now regarded as the sweet harbinger of
spring.
A valuable horse died in Paramount the
other day of lockjaw, caused by running
nail into his foot.
The residence of A. r. Pau, of Mankato,
was destroyed by fire May 4. Most of the |
contents were saved.
The dlphtheria is still raging in the Nor
wegian settlement northeast of LIE Roy, |
Mower county. Several deaths have occur
red.
The house of Rollin butcher, of Stowe's |
prairie, Wadena county, with stable and the
entire contents, was destroyed by fire the
other day.
A gang of dozen tramps were arrested
in Hastings the other day. They were
found in warehouse on the levee stealing
everything they could lay their hands on.
Last season 5000 brook trout were intro
duced into the streams of Fillmore county.
Application has now been made for 5000 to
stock streams in the vicinity of Chatfeld.
house thief was arrested in Jackson
last week with the stolen horse and wagon
in his possession. Two horses, wagon,
and harness had been stolen in Wisconsin.
| Rush City Post: A farmer named Peter
Anderson, living couple of miles out of
town, west, had his house burned on late
Sunday, while himself and family we're at
church in Rush City. He lost everything in
the house, household goods, provisions and
all, and is left nearly destitute. A fire run
ming in the woods caused the confagration.
The contract for grading the Southern
Minnesota railroad from jackson to it's juno
ton with the Sioux City road has been let,
and the work is to be completed by the Goth
of June. The road crosses the Sioux City
road on the South side of section thirty six
in La Crosse township. The contract for
the line West of the Sioux City road is no.
let yet.
Johnny Murphy, fireman on Snider's
freight train, on the Winona & St.. Peter
railroad, met with q bad accident recently,
at the water tank, about one-half mile from
Waseca. He was standing on top of car
while the train was in motion, and was struck
by the iron pipe of the tank used in filling
the boilers, and knocked off. One of his legs
was broken, and he was otherwise badly
bruised.
A runaway of disastrous results occurred
in Waseca the other day. John McWade
and family, of Iosco, had been in Waseca on
the day mentioned, attending church, and
we're starting for home, when their team
became frightened and started off down
Second street at rapid gait. The occu
pants of the vehicle were thrown out and
severely injured. Mrs. McWade's left arm
was badly broken in two places, while Mr.
McWade sustained several bad bruises.
a May 2 German farmer named Carl Otto
of Nicollet township, while in st. Peter. wal
: fatally stabbed by tramp. Otto felt HAND
in his pocket, evidently with the intent o
9 taking his pocket book, and turning saw the
d tramp. He inquired what was wanted an,
d the man answering, cpl show you.'' drew
Q a knife and stabbed Otto in the side, infict
n ing severe, and it is feared fatal injury
O little hopes being entertained of his recov
v is now in Jail at st. Peter.
g Christian Strempf, of Hay Greek, Good
s hue county, was at Myers mill in Red VIM
y recently, with team and his two children
n He left the little ones in the wagon while b
i. stepped into the mill. At the same momen
Q a hog running across the road frightened tn
IS horses, and they wheeled around suddenly
Q throwing the little girl out, breaking tn
}, arm. The horses then dashed down the hi
}. and half way down the boy was dashed
g the ground. He struck upon his head an
a face, breaking his neck and killing him ir
o stantly. he was aged about six years.
J May 4th the barn of G. Gloucke, of Syr
= township, Blue Earth county, was burned
g together with four head of horses, a thresl
( ing machine and about one Thousand bushe]
of grain, four hundred and fifty of whic
was wheat, and the balance barley, etc.
was thought that the fire was communicate
to the barn, during the high wind, from
burning brush pile some distance off, b,
o. which at the time was supposed to be 9,
X tinguished. The house narrowly escape
=, destruction, and a neighbor at work on Il
roof had the hair partly burned from b
10 head.
~ New Ulm Revieao: Quite an excitementw
ha created in the lower part of the city recen
~, by gentleman unearthing q small coff
shaped box while at work in his garden. I'll
news spread like wildfre, and soon an Gag
90 crowd had cougregated, all intent upon sc
ing the contents of the box. Numero
~ we're the conjectures, and some limited th
of it contained the clue to dark mystery, b
n when the lid was removed, nothing more n
ed less than the skeleton of poodle dog W
ne disclosed, to the great disguest of all pre-
40 10 ent and our hopes for material upon viii
- to base two-column article vanished in
tie thin air. The poodle, no doubt, had be
u- the pet of some young lady, and when
Ii passed in its checks, had received q ,dece
burial.
At Rock Rapids, Rock county, lit
'as Robert Phinney, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
he Phinney of that place, was standing on t
hv bank of the mill race connecting with t
. shore by single plank. A fierce gust
~ wind gathered up the plank, and hurled
hv against the boy, smashing out some of
he teeth and causing compound fracture
nd the left arm, and knocking him over in
.a. deep water of the race. The little fell
1as foated under the bridge and after rising
-, the surface the second time managed
~ seize the plank, and there, with face smas
~. Nv ed and one arm badly broken, he held hi
self till assistance reached him. He was
tha mediately brought to his home in this pls
no where every attention that skill and CT
haf can suggest is bestowed upon him and he
t,at doing we'll.
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