Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
There are at present sixteen prisoners in
the Steele county jail. And they are q rough

MINNESOTA NEWS. :.
There are at present sixteen prisoners il
the Steele county jail. And they are rougl
gang Of scamps.
DR.. Il. 81. Hurlburd, Of Ortonville, dief
quite suddenly in commissions last week
he was 20 years old. .,@
An immense amount of amber cane Seems
to have been grown in the vicinity of Chat
field the present season.
John Lefel, Of Fountain, Fillmore county
was robbed while en- the road going home
the other night, by two tramps, Of six dol.
lars.
night, the residence Of P.J. Malmquist was
burglarized and quantity of clothing
stolen.
n. B. Wilkins and his mother, Of Roches-
ter, Olmsted county, we're thrown from q
buggy, recently, the horse being frightened
By dogs. The Lady was good deal hurt.
John Bum, Of st. James, Watonwan
county, had two fingers mashed in hay
press, the other day.
The Watonwan fair was success and
turned out to entire satisfaction. The
weather was as pleasant as could be wished
for.
Saturdays are now being noted by the 10.
cal papers throughout the State as being un-
commonly busy days, and the time for trade.
The people 90 to oil the larger mercantile
towns and county Seats st:
Three ladies Of Martin county have drawn
the tree bounty on groves planted by their
own hands, and as mu h larger number Of
ladies planted out trees, doubtless many
others are emit tied to the tree bounty.
In Weaver, Wabashaw county, recently,
John Starr and wife were thrown from q
wagon by runaway team. Each had leg
broken, besides being otherwise badly
bruised.
The family of Adam Wolf, of Lime town
ship, Blue Earth county, lost two children of
the age of 9 and IL years, on the night of
September %, from diphtheria, one dying at
10, the other at IL o'clock. :.
Frederick Wagner, of Rochester, Ohm
sted county, who is not entirely in his right
mind, attempting ina meddlesome way to
couple cars, had hand fearfully smashed,
He will lose some of his fingers If not his
whole hand. 81:
One evening last week two reckless r0Wdies
rode through the streets of Ortonville, fir
ing their revolvers, and came near hitting
George A. Kline. At last one of the rowdies
shot off one of his own toes. This ended
the exhibition.
new town has been laid out on the farm
of George Quiggle, in Shelbyville, Blue Earth
City branch railroad will be located. Several
lots have already been sold and new build.
ing are being put it.
The body of John Kennedy was found
floating in the bayou south of jackson,
jackson county, and had apparently been in
the water two weeks or more. Whether
the drowning was accidental or otherwise
has not been ascertained.
A little son of Michael Dryer, Of Mankato,
was out gathering thorn apples, when some
other boys (villainous little wretches) COM
menced throwing stones at him, causing the
little fellow to miss his hold and fall to the
ground, breaking his right arm near the ell
bow.
Lake Benton Times -Four hundred teams
are grading on the Chicago & Dakota west
of the Sioux and still more help is wanted.
til cold weather sets in, and wo would NOT
yond the Sioux this season.
A great many young cattle are being
shipped from Minnesota to Iowa, where
corn is cheap, to be fattened. Many buyers
are looking out among the farmers, and
good prices are being offered. If this trade
continues it will tend to make cattle cheap in
the State and enhance the price of beef. y
Hermon Herald: Jim King took some
slight offense at few casual remarks which
appeared in the Herald last week, and en-
deavored to emphasize his displeasure by
showing revolver in our face. Our revolt
yer was the larger, and on hal.d first, so Mr..
King retired to the bosom of an aHectionate
family.
/ The wife of William Won Ruben, former
resident at Rice Lake, Steele county, ran
away with the hired man the other day, tax
ing several articles of household goods and
twenty dollars in money. Won Ruben pur-
sued them to Owatonna and found them at
Scandinavian hotel. he had them arrest
ed and committed on charge of adultry.
The son of G. j. Batty, of Spring Valley,
Fillmore county, some twelve years old, was
riding out with his sister few days since,
when the horse became frightened and run.
The girl jumped out and was uninjured.
The boy was thrown ont and had leg bro
ken.
At Granite Falls another fool has diecov-
cred that pistol he knows is not loaded
will ego off, He saw revolver on the pan
try shelf, picked it up, cooked it, pulled the
trigger, and a bullet passed through between
the second and third fingers of one of his
hands, taking out piece Of each finger, and
filling the hand and fingers with powder.
Prairie fires are beginning to run, and
careless farmers still leave their prop
perry unprotected. Numerous cases Of the
destruction of stacks, stables, ETC., that might
Just as we'll have been safely protected. The
carelessn. ss of farmers setting fires, and hav-
ing their property unprotected by belt of
plowed ground, is something very suspi5;
cious.
St. James (Watonwan county Sentinel,
Sept. 81: "a heavy prairie fire was running
southeast of town, Wednesday afternoon.
If any ono was the loser thereby there is no
one to blame but themselves. Everybody is
aware of the risk they run by not taking
timely steps to protect their property, and if
they are burned out it is out of place for
them to grumble.
Great Soldiers Reunion at Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., Sept. 29.-The reunion Of sur
vivors of Andersonville and other Southern
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