Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-27


lungs, and was otherwise injured. 1t is
thought he may recover.
A few nights since the barn of L. Runk,
of Milford, Brown county, was burned with
nearly all it's contents, the horses only being
saved. The fire is supposed to be the work
of six tramps, who were seen loafng about
the vicinity in the evening.
A seven-year-old daughter of William
Brecht, of Hay Greek, Goodhne county, was
almost instantly killed by the kick of a
horse. In endeavoring to snatch little
baby-girl from too great nearness to a horses
heels she met her own death.
short time since Deitrick Tohlmann, of |
the town of Helen, Mcleod county, met |
with serious accident. He was chopping |
across him, pinning him to the ground, and |
breaking both bones in his left leg.
Owatonna Journals: The reports that we |
hear in regard to the growing wheat are very
favorable. Farmers tell us that though it |
came up thinly, it is stooling out splendidly.
The cool weather that followed the rain
seems to have been Just what was needed.
Jordan Adyocote, May %: On Tuesday
the walls of the mill we're completed and the
framework of the roof was put in position.
J. H. Breidert, of st. Paul, arrived with the
iron for the roof and crew of workmen, on
Tuesday night, and is at work laying the
roof.
An explosion occurred at the Faribault
gas works, the other day, doing considerable
damage to the building, setting it on fire.
The flames were speedily extinguished by
the fire company. The explosion was caus-
ed by leak in the pipes, the escaping gas
coming in contact with test light.
St. Cloud Jouanal-P7'ess: The young
man Irwin, whose attempt at suicide at Avon
we noticed last week, has concluded to live a
little longer. DR.. Waite and about quart
of mustard tea took all the love and desire
to make cold corpse of himself out of him.
He left Avon on Friday to ego on the drive"
George B. Winship, publisher of the Gale
donna Courier, in Houston county, an
nounces the discontinuance of his paper, for
business reasons. Other places, he says, af-
ford greater business advantages, and he has
selected another, as yet unannounced, loca-
ton where he will engage in the printing
business.
New Ulm Reuieao: Sharpers are practic-
ing a new swindle among the agriculturists,
and which is proving very successful IN
some portions of the State. They approach
their victims under the pretense of pur-
chasir egg, poultry ETC., and if bargain is
concluded, the purchaser pays one dollar to
secure the bargain.
A fisherman fell into the water at Little
Falls, Mimi, and on getting out hung all
his clothes over fire to dry. They were
ignited and entirely consumed, leaving
their owner naked and three miles from
home. Seeing woman approaching, he
submerged himself to the neck in the stream
and bargained with her to lend him some OF
her skirts.
Burton A. Livingston, highly esteemed
citizen of Alexandria, Douglas county, took
his own life by pistol shot. The announce
ment of the deed threw the village into q
J state of excitement never before known. II
letter written before he killed himself, b.
spoke in the most loving and endearine
terms of his wife and three little boys, whom
he leaves in sorrow and desolation.
LIE Sueur Sentinel, May %: A marrow
escape from death by lightning was made OF
Monday of last week, while Mr.. Goodman,
} resident of Sibley county, about fourteen
miles from LIE Sueur, was sowing timoth
seed in his field. Lightning struck his wir
fence, then jumped from the fence to til
pan in which he was carrying the grass seed
his side and leg to the ground, leaving re-
! streak one inch wide, which was visible 70
: several days.
3 Red Wing Free Press: During one Q
the recent storms Mr.. Robert and family, O
, McCanterville, Wilkin county, we're sitting
! in one room while their little baby was lynn
: asleep IN the cradle in an adjoining room
: and near an open window; when Mrs. Rob
q erts went to look at the baby she found it in
: sensible and black in the face. Lightnin
$ had entered through the window and struc
= the child. It remained insensible severa
: hours, and several days passed before it II
9 covered from the shock, and it's natural co
;. or has not yet returned.
! During the rain storm of recent date
deluge of water fell, as il from burstin
. cloud, on the farm of P. Murray, near the vi
8 lage of Saratoga in Winona county, whic
y tore up and totally destroying thirty acres
q his corn. The water found its way to Il
creek where the element went rushing Of
damaging the Hampton mill dam somewhs
and making a clean sweep of the one !,
iPekin. Mr.. Daimler, proprietor of the Tre
: mills, discovered the water in time to rails
four of his waste gates, thus saving his dar
A son of Mr.. Joseph Wheelock saw the rail
fall, who is reported as saying that she wat
y rolled over the ground carrying front
: at least two feet in heighth.
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