Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-08
MINNESOTA NEWS,

Dodge county IN February.
For lack of patronage the Dundas Enter
prise has been discontinued.
| 1t is reported that there are 100 organized
Baptist churches in Minnesota.
| The measles have visited nearly every
house in Pine City, Pine county.
The Catholic church at LIE Sueur has raised
$131 for the sufferers in Ireland.
During the month of January $50 barrels
| of beer were brewed in st. Cloud.
The county treasurer of Pine county is
| collecting taxes at the rate of 5000 day.
The building of Jail aud jailor's residence
| at LIE Sueur Center has been determined
| upon.
During the recent revival in High Forest,
| O!msted county, sixtythree persons wore
| converted.
E. b. Wengle, of Walcott, Rice county,
| killed wolf the other day, after chase of
eight miles.
The auditor of Dodge county paid the
premium on seven wolf scalps during the
month of February.
The schools of LitchfieId, Meeker county,
have been closed on account of the preya-
lencs OF scarlet fever.
| Enos Conner, of Granite Falls, was bit the
other day on the head by spent pistol ball
fired by some careless boys.
A postotfice has been established at Had
ley Summit Lake. MOBILES county, and MIR.
Lukkason appointed postmaster.
The frame work of the new Luthern
church ediice at Glencoe has been raised.
The structure will DE an imposing one.
One night last week the store of James B.
Dougherty, of Litchfeld, was burglarizsd
and ever 5000 worth of properly taken.
While John Leitch, of ST. Cloud. was
handling revolver the other day, sit went
off," and the ball went through one of his
hands.
The clerk of the court of Olmsted county
issued fourteen marriage licences during the
month of January, ana just half that number
in February.
John Heinz, of New Ulm, lost child by
diphtheria. Two more of the family are
down with the same disease. but are report
ed to be convalescing.
A crazy family is that of Jonas Tenney, of
Wabashaw. Three members of the family
have been taken to the insane asylum within
the last three months.
Persons having had experience say that
) worn out land is the best for growing amber
cane, and that mach depends on good cult
} walton in the beginning.
petition has been circulated in S.,
Cloud, Stearns county, asking Congress for
an appropriation of 500, 900 to improve the
Mississippi at that place.
A three-year old daughter of John Krue.
ger, of Hastings, fell backward into tub OF
hot water the other day, and was severely
scaided, but her life will be saved.
j. p Doyle, engaged in building the Sauk
Rapids bridge, fell, last week, from the tres
tie work, distance of twelve feet. His right
arm was very badly broken at the elbow.
Last week Jewett's saw mill, on the line
of the town of Ellsworth, Meeker county,
caught fire from spark from an engine
but lucky discovery prevented its destruc-
ton.
Depredations were committed in the Con-
gregational church at st. Charles, Winona
county, last week, by breaking flower vases
tampering with the organ, and other petty
acts.
The baro, granary and tool shed of j. d.
Thompson of Dover, Olmsted count, were
destroyed by fire the other day, caused by
the breaking of a lantern, setting hay on
on fire.
Rev. j. j. Walker, formerly of Plainview
, Wabashaw county, died last week at Tops
ka, Kansas. His remains were taken tc
Plainview and inferred in the cemetery al
, that place.
Mrs. Diepolder, of Lafayette, Nicollet
county, while hunting eggs in barn loft g
few days since, fell through an opening il
, the floor and had one of her ankles badly
fractured.
!, Major Newson, of st. Paul, delivered hi:
popular lecture, hurry Up,' at Elk River
oherburne county, on the last Sabt ath even
ing Of February, t. large and highly en-
tertained audience.
A young man in Ravenna, Dakota county
the other day, had the index finger of one OF
, his hands nearly severed by an Ak. The
wound was dressed by q surgeon and thu
finger will be saved.
| A little girl named Alice Smith, of Scram
bier, Otter Tail county, twelve years OF age
fell Oh the hardened snow, receiving an in
jury between her shoulders, from which she
died few days afterwards.
, The Union soldiers of the war of the re
bellion, residing in Otter Tail county, have
formed an organized association for the pur
pose of promoting fellowship, and keeping
fresh the memories of the late war.
The Red Wing furniture company hal
, been organized with capital Of $4,000
= divided into 1000 shares of $50 each. Nine
:: ty-six prominent business men of Red Wing
. have subscribed to the capital stock.
Currie MURRAY county Pioneer, March
l Up to last Thursday night, when the storm
Z began, some darties residing in this vicinit,
had commenced dragging and one individual
, had sown twenty-five acres of wheat.
/ Last week David Weed, of Central Point
Goodhue county, lost his team of horses BY
driving them on to ice weakened by milo
weather. They were attached to sled loaC
of wood, and broke through the ice and wert
drowned.
Recently Samuel Converse and wife, O.
Bear Valley, were thrown from a wagon
MIR. Converse struck on his head and bacl
and died of his injuries three days after tht
7 accident His wife was badly injured, bu
} not fatally.
man named Congdon, at Rice Station
Benton county, last week in a saw mill hac
one OF his fest severely cut by circular saw
which entered the foot at the second toe and
cut up in the instep. II is thought the foot
may be saved.
MelrOse Record: Frank Boisvert, FINAL
breed native of Sault St. Marie, and former
ly resident of st. Cloud, but now keeping 6
hotel at Twelve Mile Point, near Pembina
Dakota, has been arrested for poisining his
wife, whom he has treated, for some time
past, very cruelty.
One night last week, Mr.. Weik. near Au,
dubon, Stearns county, after getting very
I Il t,l
ing was found dead by the railroad track
near the depot, having been run over by a
train during the night.
The Herald says there are but five cases OF
diphtheria in the village of Sleepy Eye at
| nd all %boI