Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-28
MINNESO NEWS.

Red Wing by the census, just taken, shows
population OF 5000.
There were seven births recently in one
week in Janeville Waseca county-five boys
and two rls.
Mrs. Thomas Holiday, of Lexington, lie
Sueur county, had one of her legs broken the
other day by being thrown out of wsgon
The Congregational society of Brainard
are making improvements in their church
edifoe, which when completed will make II
one of the handsomest in the northwest.
William Collins recently hung himself
in Widow Browns barn in Blooming
Grove, Waseca ,ounty, because the widow
failed TO rtquite his love and refused to mar
ry him.
The Lac Qui Parl9 County independent
says "ths crops still contine to Look good i'll
this county, and if nothing happens We will
have the largest harvest known in the his
tory of this county"
While the family were attending the funeral
of young Mr.. Cam, i'll Shokopee, recently,
Patrick Nssby's residence, situated at Il =
dale, was destroyed by fire. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Glencoe Register, June 24: We have never
seen the wheat looking more promising at
this season of the year, and seldom or
never saw corn looking Pless, but good
weather during July and August, with a
couple of weeks in September, will give US
a good corn crop...
Anoka Herald: The census of the city
Is completed, and shows a population of
1858; in 1870, including the towns of Ano-
ka and Blaine, it was 1893 in 1875, in
Guiding the same 2,420. The increase over
1875 is about twenty per cent, while we
have doubled on the 1870 returns. A good
healthy increase.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: The dry weather of
the past ten days is cheering the hearts of
the farmers and others as we'll. Wheat, es-
pecially on high lands, is looking remarka-
bly, well, and is heading out. OF course it
is heavy on all soils, and is liable to lodge,
but the dry days and cool nights is strength
ening the straw. Corn is also coming for.
ward rapidly.
Duluth NelcS, June "A: One hundred and
twenty-six car loads Of corn stood on the
track on Monday morning, ninety of them
arriving the day before. 1t begins to look as
though there would be as much corn as
wheat handled in our elevators this season.
Considering that no corn was shipped out
of our elevators until last season. this ia
rather a remarkable showing.
The ever glorious Fourth of July occurs
this year on Sunday, and 1t is celebrated at
most places, where celebrating occurs, on
the third and fifth of July. But the people
of New Ulm hold ''that there is nothing like
celebrating the day on the Fourth of July
iuself, although 1t was on Sunday and
hence they viii sanctIfy the Sabbath day by
Its celebration with a national salute at sun
rise, procession at 1880 A. M, an Grafton
in English, and other appropriate exercises.
The Croozston Northern Tier of the
21st, gives an account of three bad acci-
dents at that place. Darby Thompson,
yard master, wGs knocked from freight by
a projecting beam of a coal train and seri-
ously but not fatally Injured. While a
number of men we're engaged III moving a
house, beam in the capstan b:oke aud
struck 4. B. Gates on the side of the head,
intiicting dangerous wound. His cOndi-
ton is critical. L. w. Cowan. while
coupling cars, had ths life nearly crushed
out of him by the cars coming together.
No bones were broken and he will recover.
Zumbrota -fadspendsnt, June 24--Ws
learn to day of the death of DR.. ]. N. Far
ran, of Oronoco, Oimsted County, by
drowning. As near as we can ascertaip, be
went out with friend yesterday Afternoon
to take boat ride on the mill pond at
Oronoco. short distance above the dam
the toat became unmanageable and as it
approached the dam the doctors companion
Ieaped into the water and swan ashore.
The ill-fated doctor plunged over this, now,
swollen waterfall, and his life was taken
with but seconds notice. This aceiden.
so c!oae upcn the one that occurred buis q
few days ago makes it sad indeed for little
town.
Albert Lea Standard: Quite number OF
cattle in the herds that have gone west from
here to be herded during the summer have
died with the blackleg, and the disease il
ssid to be prevalent in Faribault and Martin
counties Mr.. Horner, who returned from q
herd in Martin county on Monday, reports
the loss of two head of his own besides
others. The disease seems to attack the
latest cattle. In this connection it may be
we'll to remark that q mixture of salt. salt
peter and ashes left where cattle can havs
access to it is said to be an excellent proven.
tive of this disease.