Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.


Unlawful shooting of prairie chickens is
| steadily going on.
The personal assessment of Pipe Stone
county is 1901, 325.58.
There were four deaths from diphtheria
| in Cannon Falls last week.
Haying is in progress in Steve MS county,
and the yield is above the average.
| One of the farmers at Beaver Falls COM
menced harvesting his wheat July II.
The railroad company are sinking an ar
tesian we'll near the depot in Faribault.
The crops in Sank Valley are reported to
be splendid. Harvest is fairly under way.
Mosquitoes are reported to be presenting
their bills for liquidation in great numbers.
The postoffice at Morristown, Rice county,
is to be money order office after August L.
| The farmers of Otter Tail county are re-
ported to be jubllant over the grain pros
poets.
A drove of over 104 head of cattle passed
through Rushford, Fillmore county, last
week.
| One day last week the Washburn Touring
mill at Anoka turned out 800 barrels of
-four.
| On and after August LIST, the postoffice at
Candy Chippewa county, will be money or
der Office.
| Theodore Jacobs, of Jacobs Prairie, broke
leg in jumping from load Of hay the
other day.
| 1850 in 1870. By the census of 1880 it
has 1867.
The townof Princeton, Mile Laos county
has population of 917, twenty-five more
than Elk River.
John Perry had foot badly smashed
while attempting to board moving railroad
| train near Collegeville.
Tony Manly, freight conductor, dislocated
an ankle while boarding his moving train
the other day at Oak Station.
A son of Thomas Scott, of Stevens county,
had leg broken by the kick of horse,
while reaping hay the other day.
Very encouraging reports in regard to the
wheat crop came up from Chippewa county.
The cat harvest is already in progress.
From every part of the State comes up
praises of the weather as the best possible
for the ripening wheat-cool and breezy.
A band of horse thieves have-been operat-
ing in the vicinity of Monticello and Buff
falo, Wright county, during the past week.
Fillmore county, by the late census, has a
population of 2S,369. The population in
1870 was 2S,337: gain in ten years thirty
two.
It is reported from LIE Sueur county, that
the barley crop, though small in average is
one of the finest ever produced IN that sec
ton.
Warren, the little son of D. FL. Freeman,
of st. Cloud, was swept from hor-e the
other day by clothes line, and had an arm
broken.
Fl. B. Morrison's saw-milI at Motley, Nor
rison county, was destroyed by fire, and
George Robinson, head sawyer, was burned
to death.
A plat of the new village of Benton, in the
town of Benton in Carver county, has been
placed on file. A large and fourlshing vii
lage is anticipated.
A number of people are spending the sea-
son at Briggs lake, Sherburne county. It is
said to be very fine, quiet, pleasant place
for summer resort.
The Morris Tribune of July. %, says Sup
to the time of going to press the crop pros
poets are most favorable, and the weather all
that can be desired"
A twelve year old daughter of Ludwig
Maquedouze, of Tyrone, LIE Sueur county,
had the enterprise the other day to attempt
to ride calf. Result, a broken nose.
By reports from different localities in the
State, it appears that the farmers have
bought an increased quality of machines to
facilitate their harvesting operations.
| On Sunday, July 10, Jacob Gooden, aged
II years, was drowned in Circle Lake, in
the town of Forest, Rice county, by the
upseting of boat. Two others with him
escaped.
In Henderson, Sibley county, on Sunday,
July IL, nearly 100 children were confirmed
in the Catholic church, the Right Reverend
Bishop Ireland administering the rite of con-
firmation.
Last week w. J. Martin, of st. Charles,
jumped from wagon, when the team was
running away, and was very seriously in
iiured. With the best of care he will be laid
up several weeks.
The crops are looking splendidly as a
general thing on high. ground in Dodge
county. The farmers are reported to be
blue two weeks ago.
| batIie, TWO year olu daughter or u. y.
Lobdsll, of Le Roy, Blue Earth county,
last week pulled the hot coffee pot from the
table onto herself and was SO severely
scalded as to cause her death.
The esnsus returns of Big Stone county
show q population of 1862. Since the
enumeration the Connemara colony has add
ed over 300 tothe population, which makes
the actual number about 1000.
Minnesota Academy, at Owatonna. under
the auspices of the Baptist society, has elect
ed Prof l. Eel. DeWolf as principal. rof.
DeWolf stands high in educational "circles,"
and will make popular teacher.
| w. S. Toogood commenced cutting wheat
on his farm in the southern part of OIm-
sted county, July %. Chinch bugs are do
| ing damage in spots, but he thinks he will
have yield of twenty-five bushels to the
acre.
The silver wedding of MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Goldman, Of ST. Charles, Winona
county, was celebrated July 10. Some so of
their friends gathering for the occasion.
| Silver presents were numerous and valuable,
| including $15 In silver coin.
Morris Stevens county, Tribune: Wyman
Baker, vi the town Of Stevens, set out last
spring strawberry bed, from which they
| have picked two bushels of berries. Yhe
piece contains about one hundred square
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