Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.


An elevator and grist mill are to he erected
at Ortonville, Big Stone county, the present
s. II. Hamilton, Of Bertha, Wadena
county, had q COW killed the other day by q
falling hill.
By the late hail storm $500 worth Of glass
was destroyed in the vicinity Of GAINESVILLE,
Wadena county. $50 s IL
"A, Methodist church edifce ssveneered with
brick is about to be erected in Lanesboro,
Fillmore county. 81 +.
From every quarter mosquitoes are re-
ported to be an unoommonly large crop
large and plump. 81
a. N.Johnson q Co., ofsBenson, have a
contract for furnishing ], 900 head of cattle
to party in Winnipeg.
Mr.. Phippen, Of Dundas, is building q
new mill and giving employment to twenty
men, nearly all residents of the town.
a sort of whirlwind at Enterprise the other
day upset James Taylor and his load of lum-
Der. MI. Taylor was seriously injured.
A change of postmaster is agitated in
Pennington, Dakota county. A petition for
the appointment Of L.zW. johnson is being
circulated. as@sa VI az
William Herring, one of the oldest settlers
in Lura, Faribault county. died few days
ago Of what was pronounced to be the 'sblack
jaundice."
The town council of Anoka offers reward
of 300 for the conviction Of the innendiary
who set fire to Owen & Mayall's Touring
mill in Anoka.
The many building improvements now in
progress in Dundas give the town lively
appearance, Indicating a healthy growth,
thrift ard prosperity.
In fracas in Wabashaw the other day,
Herman Gaul made an assault upon. Mrs.
Sullivan with whip, for which manly trans
action he was fined s$25. 7e
The little daughter of J.W. Kennedy, of
Lake City, who fellinto we'll two weeks ago,
has entirely recovered, having experienced
but little injury from the great fail.
Thomas G. Corey, Of iPlainview, plead
guilty to charge of forgery at Rochester
the other day, and was sentenced to the
Saltwater State prison for two years.
The other day young man named Dilley,
Of Pennington, had one of his fingers so
severely injured by q jerk from horse whose
halter he was holding, that amputation was.
necessary. Is 81 z@
-7s
the Zumbro river, near Mantorville, which
weighed three pounds. It was pronounced
to be q salmon, . fish that is . stranger in the
upper waters. s ss4 s5.
The house of F. G.. Stevens, Of Popple
Grove, Dakota county, was destroyed by fire
last week. It had been unoccupied for three
weeks. Origin of the fire unknown, but
probably incendiary.
A small boy, son of @. w. Sniggle, of
Gilmore, Faribault county, had his leg kroken
below the kneosby the giving away of some
of the gearing about his fathers pillow when
the team was in motion.
n Edward Powell, OF shelbyyille, Faribault
county, in good natured scufne with a.
companion, was thrown, and received such
injuries that his life was despaired or, but he
rallied, and will recover.
second case of diphtheria, the first one
having proved fatal, has occurred in the
family of Owen Pritchard, at Lake Crystal,
Blue Earth county. The primary school at
that place has been closed.
An editor, thoroughly experienced in the
pork market, being asked, s.Do hogs pay?''
replies that ga great many do not-they take
the paper several years and then have the
postmaster send it back marked refused.' =
N. J. Snow, of the manufacturing firm of
Neal. Snow & Co., of Lake City, while ad-
justing belt to pulley, got his hand caught
and the machinery stopped or his hand
would have beon torn off. AS it was he was
terribly hurt, but it is believed his hand will
be saved.
st. Charles Times: Fred L. West1ine, son
of Peter Westline, of this city, has, by an
examination of physicians, been adjudged
insane. He is twenty years of age. The
cause of his insanity is attributed to severe
illness number of years ago, from which
he has never fully recovered.
A lady passenger on the st. Paul road,
while eating breakfast at the Kasato, LIE
Sueur county, eating house few mornings
ago, was left by the train, and what is
worse still her baby was on the train. The
conductor telegraphed for her to come to St.
Peter by the freight, and held his train till
she arrived.
GAINESVILLE Argus; Early in the spring an
emigrant wagon passed through this place
bearing the following inscription: :" Jim
river or bust, for in God is our trust The
other day the same wagon again passed
through the place on its homeward trip with
the following added Jim river is thing
Of the past.
The Glenwood Press gives an account of
q narrow escape from drowning -Four
young persons, two gentlemen and two la
dies, went out in sail boat on Lake Whlpple.
A flaw of wind capsized the boat-they all
succeeded in reaching and hanging to the
boat. Their cries we're heard, and two boats
were soon manned and went to their rescue.
q. Wabashaw Herald For many years
economical young men with the girl of their
choice, on matrimony bent, have found their
way to Wisconsin to be united in wedlock,
thereby avoiding the license fee which is re-
quired in this State. At last Wisconsin re-
taliates by sending her dogs to Minnesota to
rusticate while the tax gatherer assesses the
taxes.
8John Lafond, Of Belle Prairie, Morrison
county, while pounding cold ploughshare,
the other day, had q particle of steel lodge
in his left eye. Surgical aid was procured,
but it was found impossible to remove the
particle. He repaired to st. Paul to get
the benefit Of the best skill IN the State. H.
was there informed that the eye ball would
have to be removed, which operation was
performed.
Advance on Passenger Fares East.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Thc joint executive
committee of railways met to-day. Discus
sion was had on the subject of adjustment of
through passenger rates from the West, aud it
was resolved to restore the rates to tariff figures,
and instructions were given to the several lines
by telegraph to have the arrangement put in
operation by Monday next. The matter Of a
passenger pool was talked over, but action on
the subject was postponed on account Of the
representatives of many roads being absent
The board of arbitration will meet in q couple
of weeks, but the PLACES of meeting is not fixed.