Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-04

300, number of good stores, several lum-
Der and lime dealers, boot and shoe makers
and other branches of business; among
them is a good hotel with Johnny Graham
on the quarter deck as landlord, and right
jolly fellow he is, and his house is stand
ing advertisement, and he takes the
GLOBE and reads it too.
The railroad company are making arrange
ments for putting in cattle yard to accom-
modate the increasing trade in that line of
business. There is no building of any &C.
count going on here. The lumber dealers
are putting up few sheds.
Coming into this place we were met by a
self-appointed delegation of boys, the largest
of whom told US that the machines were NIL
right down that way, and then wanted to
know if we did not fix machines. AS we
we're then on still hunt for the righting of
machine, we told him yes.
TRrrying awhile we found that the GLOBE
was popular journal at this point. Next
STERLING CENTER,
or probably better known under the euphoni-
GUS titles of "Gaugeville'' and tsHard Scrab-
ble." A little place with three or four
stores, blacksmith shop and postofice;
mail twice week. This place is seven
miles from Good Thunder. We had big
talk with Mr.. Ellis, proprietor of one of
the stores, and learned that there were some
complaints of blight in that vicinity.
Leaving this village behind, after two
mile drive we arrived at the farm of DR..
Francis, and found the doctor absent, which
was source of much regret. However, we
took look over the country thereabouts
and found that the harvesting was nearly
completed. Corn, potatoes and other pro-
ducts give abundant promise of Joyous
fruition of the cultivators.
Six miles more driving bring US 10
MApLEToN,
where we take supper at the Napoleon house.
Thus is town of 300 inhabitants, the CEN
ter of good country; has a goodly number
Of enterprising business men of all kinds,
and also has newspaper, the Mapleton In
dependent, j. L. Barlow editor and publisher
Mr.. Barlow showed us through the estab-
lishment and expiated on the merits of a
curious machine he prints his paper on and
calls press. Here we also found com.
plants of blight in the wheat crop, but not
to any great extent. There is not niue b
building being done here this season.
From what we could sec and hear the crop
prospects were never much better through
that section. And from the number of new
buildings dotting farms at the various
points of the compass, we came to the con
clusion that the farmers take the same view
of it.
Darkness setting in, we closed our note.
taking, well pleased with what We had seen
and heard. Three days more would pretty
generally finish the harvest in that section.
b. @. Flanagan, brakeman on the Central
railroad, hung his coat il the depot, this
city, yesterday afternoon, while doing some
switching, and thief got $14 in cash and a
$50 note.
Frank Hilton, of MCPHERSON, injured BY
the thresher engine tank passing over him q
couple of weeks ago, is recovering SLOWLY
land is now so we'll that no fears are enter.
tanned but what he will be able to be around
in few weeks.
Lars Jensen, of this place, blacksmith, is q
lucky man. He led his horse out to water,
Wednesday, and gave him too much halter
strap. The horse reared up, then coming to
the ground suddenly threw out his heels,
caught Lars in the ribs and knocked him
down, but no bones were broken.
A picnic was held at Minneopa Falls on
Thursday, and some thirty persons were in
attendance.
Mr.. Schoregge's little son has almost re-
covered from his burns received some weeks
since. He bears some ugly scars.