Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

established by Washburn & Co.
The young ladies of lsanti gave leap year
ball on the evening of March 20.
Some $400in money has been raised in Hast
ings for the sufferers in Ireland.
A new elevator of 81, 900 bushels capacity is
to be built at Herman, Grant county.
A new furniture factory is in process of
erection in Waterville, LIE Sueur county.
The Elk River boom company are driving
piles in the river opposite Jameson's island.
The town of Elk River is building $50 feet
of sheds for the shelter of cattle on Fair
days.
John Ehrmantraut, prominent citizen of
Chaska, Carver county, an old settler, died last
week.
L. Goodsell is planning to build several
tenament houses in TaylOrs Falls, Otter Tail
county.
Two vagrant tramps were sentenced last
week in Hastings to eight days each in the
work-house.
The wife of Nels Thompson, Dahlgren, Car
yer county, died last week, leaving large
family to mourn.
Burt Shreve, the wheat thief, was taken
Minneapolis last week, the Jail at Willmar not
being deemed secure.
new postoffice has been established in the
gard appointed postmaster.
Several new buildings are reported in process
of erection in Ortonvllle, and improvements
and additions to existing buildings.
A house owned by George Bleichner, Jr., of
Camden, Carver county, was destroyed by tre
last week. The loss covered by insurance.
Ben Whitney, an employee in the railway
coal house at Hastings last week fell from the
second floor of the building and broke leg.
The Journal says some fine specimens of
copper were found where the railroad cut is
being made through the Dalles, at Tay lors Falls.
Taylors Falls Journal Immigrants are
passing by the train load, and goodly number
are dropping off in this region. Fergus is get
ting share.
Oscar Solum, of Alexandria, had hand ter
ribly crushed recently, while attempting to
hold in place loose frog when train was
passing over it.
A postoffice by the name of Box Elder has
been established between Marshall Lyon
county, and Redwood Falls. E. N. Martin is
the,postmaster.
Mr.. Ashton, of Green Prairie, Morrison
county, has been awarded the contract for
building a new school house in district No. IL
in that town for S59S.
Clark Hursh, of Inman, Otter Tail county,
stands committed on a charge of assault with
intent to kill his brother, with whom he has
long had bitter quarrel.
Wilfred f. Coffin has sold his Ortonville
(Big Stone county, Herald to j. 81. Sheets,
formerly of the Todd county Argus, by whom
the Herald will be hereafter conducted.
On Sunday afternoon, March 81, August
Wetterbaum, of Otisco, was accidently shot and
instantly killed by young son of Charles
Johnson, who was carelessly handling loaded
shot gun.
Mrs. Margaret Sicily, wife of Patrick
Sicily, of LIE Sueur, died last week at the age
of IS years. Her husband, who survives her,
is 100 years old. They had lived in married
life seventy years.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson wrote to Mayor
Lambert, of Hastings, last week, if he would
guarantee her $3.50 she would lecture one night
in that city. Mayor Lambert respectfully de-
clined the proposition.
R. ]. Ruth, of Alexandria, fell from a new
building the other day, by the sWaying of a
ladder, distance of Is feet to the frozen
ground, and, though somewhat bruised, re-
markably escaped serious injury.
sneak-thief in st. Cloud was arrested last
week for robbing clothes lines. Five com.
plants were lodged against him. He was fined
$50 and costs, all amounting to $85. He paid
up like "a little man. and lit out"
W. Fl. 81. Dolman, Norwegian in North.
field, accidentally shot himself the other day
while carelessly handling revolver. The ball
entered his head just under the left eye. pene-
trating the brain and killing him instantly.
The log house of A. P. Coe, of Deerfeld
Steele county, was destroyed by fire last week
and all its contents; involving loss of $500
His kind neighbOrs turned out, and within 6
week he had a framed house mp and enclosed
The northern portion of Minnesota has had
uninterrupted sleighing during the winter
while the middle and southern portion has haC
more wheeling than sleighing, though there has
been more sleighing than for several previous
winters.
The Lake City treasurer reports that the
total receipts of the year in his Office were
81, 631.S6, against $1,000 SO paid out, leav.
ing 81 ,6O0.33 in the treasury. The city debt
$S, 500, has been reduced $4,000 during the
past year.
1t is reported that narrow guage railroad
will be built from Montgomery, LIE Sueul
county. to LIE Sueur Center the present year
an organization for that purpose having beer
made in Montgomery. Surveys will be com
mepced at once.
County Surveyor Noel, on st. Patrick's day
was at the township of Oak surveying cleared
lot when row took place between some Ger
mans and Irisbmen, and in the melee the coun
ty surveyor was seriously cut on the nose
mouth and chin.
In row the other day at Kulze's hotel in
Albany, Stearns county, Kulze's face was badly
cut Dy beer glass in the hands of Fred Lemke
and in return Lemke's face was badly beaten
by a poker handled vigorously by little
daughter of Kulze's.
The contract for the grading of the line OF
railroad from Morris, Stevens county, tC
Browns Valley has been let to Messrs. Langdor
& Co., and it is evident from the arrangements
that are going forward, that 1T will be com.
menced as soon as the ground Is in fit condi
ton.
poor boy, stranger, some IA years old, &
district waif, was kindly cared for and giver
employment by Dennis Keiltry, of Forest City
Meeker county. Recently he broke open 6
trunk, distracted therefrom $75 in money anc
left. Though pursued, he has not beer
found.
One night last week freight train loaded
with horses and cattle, was wrecked about half
mile west of Goodhue City, Meeker county.
Though there was a very miscellaneous mixing
up strange to say, not one of the animals was
killed or even injured. The roofs and sides
were speedily torn away to iberate the ami
mails.
Last week, the house of E. K. Jones, some
three and a half miles northeast of Darwin,
Meeker county, took fire from stove pipe,
and, heavy wind blowing at the time, the
barn and granery soon caught fire and no effort
could stay the flames. House, barn, granery
and everything in them was lost. No insur-
ance.
Melrose (Stearns county, Record: Already
has the tide of emigration set in for the north
ern nortiOns of Minnesota Dakota and Mani