Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Minnesota.
There were 1874 births and 1Os deaths in
Sibley county last year.
The sleighing was good at Fergus Falls
till Wednesday, March II.
A new town has been organized in Clay
county, called Goose Prairie.
The Plainview, Wabashaw county, Library
lecture course has Melted $4,000.
The Tyler, Lincoln county Tribune, en-
tered upon its second year March ~.
Perham, Otter Tail county,, has . new
paper styled "Perham Weekly News.''
Julian Kenney, of Pennington, has been
adjudged Insane and sent to the asylum.
Last week the farm house of Archie Coe,
of Medford, Steele county, was destroyed by
fire.
The new bridge across the Minnesota river
at Manksto has been completed and accepted
by the city.
The Sleepy Eye Wide-Awake has an
nounced itself to be an out and out Repub-
lican paper.
The court house contest in Nicollet coun-
ty continues. The site has not yet been
agreed upon.
Swante Anderson, of Leon, Goodhue
county, had leg broken by runaway team
the other day.
Alexander Rochel, of Chantrossen, Carver
county, was killed last week by falling tree
which he was chopping.
The Worthington Advance is authority for
the statement that 10000 head of sheep are
owned in Mobiles county.
The board of education in Glencoe have
refused to introduce the Merrill text books
in the schools of the district.
The building season is opening briskly
in Glyndon, Clay county, and the lumber
trade has become very lively.
The Cascade street bridge at Fergus Falls
was demolished the other day and the work
of building new bridge commenced.
The report that G. Paul Smith, the noted
boy elocutionist, is a woman in male attire,
is thought to be an advertising dodge.
A Canadian farmer, it is stated, reported
to be worth 500, 900, is about to invest in
the vicinity of Moorehead, Clay county.
In Clay county the name of the town of
Woodland has been changed to Krognes, and
the name of the town of Lund to Tansem.
Emory Olothier, of Menden, Steele county,
had one of his legs badly crushed and bones
broken last week by having log roll on to
| him.
The dwelling house of Lewis McClelland,
of Wells, Faribault county, was destroyed
by fire the other night-contents mostly
saved.
In Faribault, the other night in the alb
sence of the family, the residence of Richard
Holmberg was entered and robbed of $26 in
silver.
Diphtheria has broken out in the town of
Erin, Rice county, and three of the schools
in that town have been closed in conse-
quence.
A small boy, son of Mr.. Creusmeyer, OF
West Albany, Wabashaw county, was kicked
| by colt the other day, and had an arm
broken.
| At Sank Rapids last week tramp was
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in
the Stearns county Jail, for stealing an
| overcoat.
| Fremont Ellsbury of Eyota has been
arrested for illegal voting at the late election
in that village, and was bound over in $500
to appear.
By the appropriation of the school fund
for March $2,778.4O are appropriated to
Goodhue county. There are in the county
| 7,446 scholars.
Mr.. Barton, of Sleepy Eye, aged SO years,
had hip bone fractured the other day by
fall. His recovery, owing to his great age,
is hardly expected.
Valentine Richert, aged 81 years, died at
his residence in st. Cloud last week. He
twenty-eight years.
John Morozok, Polander, lost his life
last week, about two miles from Delavan, in
Fillmore county, by the caving in of we'll
which he was digging.
Tom. Nesbit, on his way to Hastings the
other night, was driven back home,a distance
of about a mile by large pack of
hungry tribe of wolves
Mr.. Taylor, the present postmaster at
Anoka, contemplates resigning, and petit
ton is in circulation asking for the appoint
ment of James A. Foote.
Diphtheria is reported to be having run
in Kilkenny, LIE Sueur county, and in an ad-
jacent neighborhood in Rice county. There
have been several fatal cases.
| Mr.. Kerick was thrown from his wagon
near New Prague the other day, by the &C.
ton of his frightened team, and was 30 in
jured that he soon after died.
| Henry Heiihington, of Hoseys, man
| 10 ycnIo OAO, 10 uuuC1 oAIope VI OAo1So "a
bastardy preferred against him by Christine
johnson, his Swede housekeeper.
Andrew Weber, of Hay Creek, Goodhue
county, hung himself the other day. He
was well-of farmer, aged 81 years. No
cause known for his self destruction.
| The water works test recently made in
Mankato for fire purposes, showed that
water could be thrown from hose attached
to the MIGRANTS from ten to twelve feet in
| the air.
| The Rochester Record and Union says that
on Saturday, March ID, one thousand pounds
of butter was marketed in that city, classified
thus: 200 pounds civilized, 80 pounds en-
lightened, some 800 pounds savage.
Last week H. P. Davis, of st. Joseph,
Stearns county, fell from load of hay and
struck upon his head; his neck was broken.
paoducing death instantly. He was GO years
old, and as citizen and neighbor highly re-
spected.
Oscar Bent, of Hyde Park, Wabsshaw
county, by the conclusion of fall last week,
| nearly bit off his tongue. Under the skill
full treatment of q surgeon, who was called
to his relief, it is hoped the injury may be