Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-12

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kerosene.
Philo Dunning, of Madison, has been ap-
pointed a member of the State fish commits
sion in place of William Weloh, resigned.
He has accepted.
While riding home from a dance near
Brodhead, the other night, young man
named Cox, who lived at Avon, was thrown
from his horse and killed.
William Steele, of Newport, near Kill
bourne City, fell from ladder in his barn a
few nights ago, receiving fatal injuries, from
which he died in few hours.
Many farmers complain of the blackbirds
that swarm in their corn fields by thousands.
The corn is@4h the milk, and the birds liter
ally clear the corn from the cob.
At railroad crossing at Magnolia Mrs.
Townsend and babe and Miss Lett were
thrown from buggy by the horse becoming
frightened by the cars, ana all were seriously
injured.
Recently E. F. Ring, q we'll known citizen
of Sparta, was caught by an engine of the
Valley railway, at Tomsh, which ran over
and crushed his left foot, necessitating am
putation.
It is reported that there is more sickness
in Racine, caused by the dry weather, than
in long time before, and many deaths are
occurring. There were three funerals in one
day recently.
In Oconomowoo the other evening q
hydrogen gas machine exploded, burning
DR.. Lawrence and Jerry MCCARTHY and
damaging the blacksmith shop where the
accident occurred.
Weyauwega Chronicle: We hear that
large number of persons were overcome by
the heat, last Saturday, Sept. 6. while pick
ing cranberries on the marsh near Aurora
vile. 1t is reported that three of the cases
proved fatal. -......
At Oshkosh Mrs. Augusta Brosius threw
oil of vitriol on two young boys were tres
passing on her premises. Both were badly
burned in the face and hands, and their
clothes burned in many places. The woman
is under arrest.
A river man is supposed to have commit
ted suicide by drowning in the Black river,
thirty miles above La Crosse. His clothing
was found on the bank-in which was let
ter signed Syvert Larson, which indicated an
intention to commit suicide.
E. J. Cady, editor of the Manistee Advo-
cate, arrived in Milwaukee Saturday morn
ing, accompanied by his better half. They
returned to the boat toward evening, and dis
covered that wallet containing 1925 had
been stolen from their berth.
A cook named Peterson, in drunken fit,
attempted to murder Peter Rush, mate of
the schooner Vulture, in Racine harbor, the
other night, but was disarmed by bystsnders !;
he avoided formal arrest, by Immediately
making complaint to justice, and paying
his fine. .. .,..a :,
Sparta Republicans: Cranberry picking is
in full blast. The crop shows up we'll, ex-
cept where it has been nipped by the frosts,
a short time ago, and this has not been so
general as might have been expected. The
yield generally may be set down as fully up
to the average.
At a meeting held at Chippewa Falls last
week q new railroad organization was formed
under the name of st. Paul, Eastern and
Grand Trunk railway company, which pro-
poses to run line from st. Paul through
Menomonee, Eau. Claire and Chippewa Falls
to Lake Michigan.
At Fallon's blacksmith shop, Oconomo
voc, Friday evening, Jerry Mccarthy was
seriously cut and burned in the face by the
explosion of a hydrogen gas machine. DR..
Lawrence, whom he was assisting, was also
injured. Considerable damage was done to
the shop by the explosion.
Sahwano Journal: A few more weeks
and time for trouting will be at an end, and
we shall be most devoutly thankful. The
past season there has been more wholesale
destruction of the trout than years before,
and the streams will not be as full again for
years If in fact they ever recover. We can
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from the streams, and probably three times
that number have been slaughtered.
Hudson Star: John A. Humbird had q
misunderstanding with mule he was rid
ing up on the extension of the North Wis
consin, the other day, and the mule came
out sound, but, unfortunately, Mr.. Humbird
received broken ankle. After being hurt
Mr.. II. was compelled to ride tho mule
fifteen miles; he was brought down from
Cumberland in his business car, and we are
glad to know is now doing we'll.
| The circulation of information by the
State board of immigration is yielding salts
factory returns. A farmer ct Pennington
Missouri, writes: II did not know there We're
any such lands in Wisconsin. There are
several families here, all German, who would
like to settle in your State, to get away from
the ague. We would go with our teams and
bring our traps with %. Please inform N
more particularly about the land and how
we can reach it."
A party of ladies and gentlemen started
on fishing excursion from Waukesha ia
Delsfeld on recent morning, and had
reached the outskirts of the village, when,
in turning corner too shortly and driving
too fast at that time, one of the hind wheels
gave way, throwing the party violently to the
ground, frightening the horses 20 that they
started off and demolished the vehicle pretty
thoroughly. One lady whose name could
not be ascertained sustained several slight
| bruises about the head and face.