Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

county.
Diphtheria is reported in Pipe Stone
county.
The births in Brown county in 1879, were
49G and the deaths 191.
1879 aggregated 1857, 4O5.
GAINESVILLE, Waseca county, had 81 births
and IL deaths the past year.
The village of Zumbro, Goodhue county,
has voted in favor of license.
Three licenses have been issued in Grant
county for the sale of liquor.
In Blue Earth city, Faribault county,
diphtheria is claiming its victims.
John Wagner, of Alma City, had his house
burned the other night. No insurance.
At the village election in LeRoy last week
the entire temperance ticket was elected.
Rev. Elder Reed, of Sterling, Blue Earth
| county, has lost two children by diphtheria
mile of railroad iron was put down last
week between Litchfield and Darwin, Meeker
county.
The commissioners of Nicollet county are
taking measures for the erection of a new
court house.
Leap-year parties ore prevalent all over
| the Northwest, and East, West, North and
South as we'll.
now school house is about to be erected
In Litchtield. The school board will soon
| advertise for proposals.
| The Independent claims that Litchfield
IS not a one-horse town-fve draymen daily
ply their vocation there.
The ice in Lake Pepin is only fourteen
inches thick. Frequently at this time of
year it is three or four feet thick.
The Elk River Star says from 400 to 800
tons of wild hay are pressed annually at
Berke's station and shipped below.
| Over $4,000 acres of land were entered at
the Fergus Falls land Office during the
eleven months ending Dec. LIST, 1879.
| The body of Trule Knutson, the Nor
Weglan frozen to death near Tracy, Brown
county, short time ago, has been found.
In many schools districts in Rice county
1t Is almost impossible to maintain schools
on account of the prevalence of dipthherla.
Colds, sore Threats and kindred ailments
prevail extensively throughout the North
west, caused, doubtless, by the changeable
| weather.
In Dakota county, in 1879, there were
4O6 births and 1876 deaths. There were
eight pair of twins born in the county dur
ing the year.
On account of lack of "wood, oil and
enthusiasm" states the Taylors Falls
Journal, the week of prayer was not OBJ
served in this village.
A pupil in Medford, Steele county, assault
ed a teacher, for which assault be was arrested
and tried, and fined $40 and costs, the whole
amounting to $32.45.
In Mcleod county there were $50 births
IN 1879, and 1l9 deaths. Twins were born
in four townships, namely, Glencoe, Win
sted, Penn and Acoma.
The stable of o. Olson, of Urness, Doug
lass county, was destroyed by fire the other
day, caused by careless deposit of hot
ashes. A COW persisted.
The salary of the superintendent of schools
| in Pope county has been increased from
$149 to $3.50 year, and that of the county
attorney from $3.50 to 1876.
j. 81. Morris has been reappointed post
master at Litchfeld, Meeker county. He
has received his commission for four years,
running from December Is.
! During the past month three butchered
hogs valued at $50 have been stolen from G.
w. Smyth's storerooms in the basement of
the Diamond 10 warehouse, Lake City. No
clue.
| In Long Prairie the other day, Mrs. Il.
Nesslein, was run over by an OK team at
tached to q sled and receiving injuries, it
was at first thought fatally, but she will re-
| cover.
During the year 1874 there were issued in
Otter Tail county 136 marriage licenses, 1SO
first naturalization papers were taken out,
and 26 second papers; 20 suits were COM
menced in the county court.
| There were sixty-six births in Austin
Mower county, in 1S73-thirty. three males,
| thirtythree females. The number of deaths was
thirty four-eIghteen males, sixteen fe-
males-13 of the humber died of diphtheria.
| A. s. Crandall has been appointed TAILOR in
Faribault county. and the appointment ap-
proved by the judge. No former appoint
ment to the position has ever been before
approved in the county by the proper
authority as the law requires.
Wabashaw Herald 1t is rumored that
Honeyman, the man found dead near Dover
Olmsted county, in October last, was foully
dealt with. He left Lake City with some
$3.50 on his person, in company with an En-
glishman, the latter leaving his clothes,
which are as yet uncalled for.
I John Fronta, of West Newton, Nicollet
county. was arraigned on a charge of at
tempting to poison his wife. On the trial
Mrs. Fronta testified that the charge was
false; that she made it to get even with her
husband, of whom she was jealous. He was
discharged, and Mrs. Fronta was mulcted in
$3O and costs for her by-play.
A Msnkato paper says the Sioux City is
doing an Immense business ut this time.
Extra trains are on the road all the time.
The regular freight Is followed by an extra
each day, and there is an extra train each
night. 1t is the result of the activity of
trade along the line and its branches. Lum-
Der, wood and brick are III active demand,
especially on the branch lines.
On Sunday night, Jan. 18th, Swan Cole
man, of Ellsworth, Meeker county, was
crossing Washington Lake, at Dassel, with
sleigh, in which, besides himself, were his
wife and three children. He missed hia
way in the darkness, drove on to a thin
piece OF ice, when the team, sleigh and all
suddenly broke through. A girl, years
old, was drowned. The others, with the
team, were, with difficulty, saved.
Montevideo Leader: Frank Oakley,