Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The lawyers in Morris, Stevens county,
are reported to be busy.
Jacob Brewer, of Chaska, lost his resi-
dence by fire last week.
The Good Tenn lars of Owatonna are
receiving new members every week.
The Zumbrota Independent says consid-
cradle sickness prevails in and about that
town.
Last week Frederick Rickmier, of Waseca.
lost his house by fire. Most of the contents
" ere saved.
A shaft at Freeborn, Freeborn county, has
been sunk in pursuit of coal, but none has
yet been found.
The house of Anton Lucking, of Marshan,
Dakota county, with most of its contents, was
destroyed by fire the other night.
The house and barn of Albert Loobs, of
Tyrone, LIE Sueur county, were recently de
stroyed by fire with most of their contents.
Charles Damerel, of Hastings, the other
night lost valuable COW by falling into the
river at the levee and freezing fast in the
ice.
Owing to severe cold and sore throat
Major Whittle has been obliged to cancel his
appointments in Minnesota and has returned
to Chicago.
Col. Kings Oakwood farm in Meeker
county, has been purchased by Geo. Dickson,
of st. Paul, for $4,000. The farm contains
LOO acres, we'll fenced, with frst-class build
ings, and cost over $4,000.
At recent meeting of tho commissioners
of Scott county, deficit of about 800 was
found in the accounts of Treasurer Ring, and
when he presented his new bond for ap-
proval, it was properly rejected.
Prompt assistance the other day saved the
Minnesota academy at Owatonna from being
destroyed by fire. The furnace caused the
fire, which was burning around the register
in the school room when discovered.
A three year-old child of John Fagorlie,
of Sacred Heart, Renville county, was badly,
and it is thought fatally scalded the other
day by pulling over kettle of boiling water,
which had been carelessly set upon the floor.
Among the new postofices established
in Otter Tail county is one at Dalton station
to be called Tumuli, Lorenzo N. Clausen,
postmaster; another in the town OF Dora,
Gottlieb Baer postmaster; and third at
Lake Sybil, David Parks, postmaster.
A structure in Owstonna was burned last
week, the upper portion of which was occu-
pied as residence by J. w. Wood and fam
ily, who were absent at the time. They lost
their all, and had no insurance. The citi-
zens contributed literally to the family of
Mr.. Wood, in their sad and destitute cir
cumstances.
The other day little child of VIM. Way,
of Austin, accidentally lodged steel button
with an eye half an inch long, in her wind
pipe. Agony unspeakable was the result.
A surgeon made an incision in the windpipe,
the button was pushed up into the throat
and the child swallowed it. But in6amma-
ton ensued and the child died.
The Alexandria, Douglas county, Elevator
and Warehouse association have concluded
to build steam elevator as soon as spring
opens. 1t will have a storage capacity of
$4,000 bushels, which in connection with the
present warehouse will give a capacity Of
about $4,000 bushels.
Faribault Democrat, Feb. IS: Wednes-
day evening about 8 o'clock meteor of
great size and briliancy was seen in the
north. 1t appeared as though half the size
of full moon and gave light sufficient to
cast dense shadow, In color it was blu
ish white and it threw off many brilliant
sparks, but left no trail. Its motion was
very deliberate and towards the northeast,
passing out of sight without an explosion.
Mor1is, (Stevens county, Tribune, Febru-
airy IL: A man named Nels Morris had the
misfortune to lose his way on the prairie,
last Friday evening, and wandered about till
daylight. The night was very cold, and as
his feet were not properly protected, they
we're frozen. He will have to suffer ampu-
tation of the toes, and perhaps lose por-
ton of one foot also. When he left the
village he was under the influence of liquor.
Emma Beacher, of Mankato, aged 16
years, the other day placed pair of white
kid gloves on her hands for the purpose of
cleaning them with benzine. She poured
the liquid into basin, and set the basin on
hot stove hearth. The benzine exploded,
and her head and arms were instantly en-
veloped in flames. She rushed out and put
her hands in the snow, but both of her hands
and arms were so badly burned to the elbow
that there is but little hope of saving them,
as there is danger that modification will set
in.
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