Daily globe., 1880-07-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

LILO Popuiatlou VI Ouahop0e ~ G,UfI.
There are number of cases of diphtheria
at Cannon Falls-one recent death.
Stearns county has population of $4,000;
Morrison county 6,161; Benton county 3, OIL Z:
Anoka county 7,055.
An editor who alleges to have been extern
sively over Mobiles and Rock counties, asserts
that "crops never looked better"
The new Touring mill at Anoka City is in
full blast. The first flour turned out was
sent to Boston July 1.-two car loads.
The milk wagon Of E, P. Watson, of Red
Wing, ran away the other evening and
smashed up the rig. Damage, fifty dollars.
Round Lake cheese factory, jackson
county, was destroyed by fire the other
night. Supposed to have been set on fire by
stroke of lightning.
The house of J. G. Murphy, at Boon
creek, Anoka county, was struck by light
ming the other night and entirely consumed.
Most of the contents were saved.
Mabel, daughter of M. L. Webb, of Ros-
window in the upper story of the house
broken in two places.
Reports as to the condition of the crops
are very conflicting, even from the same To-
calities people entertain different opinions as
to the prospects. A few days moro will now
set the matter at rest.
The house of N. J. johnson, of Kasson,
has been recently burglarized and consider
able property taken. No one was in the house
at the time. Mr.. Johnson's wife recently
died and he was absent with his children.
A 13-year-old son of E. G. Koch, of New
Ulm, received a severe wound the other day
on one of his feet by reaper sickle. He
came near dying from loss of blood before q
physician could be obtained, but will re-
cover.
Crookston Northern 1aer, July 10: Pc
ter Nelson, at work at the gravel pit, had
two fingers of the left hand cut off at the
first joint, by wood saw, on Tuesday last.
1t became necessary to amputate the first
finger entire, but the greater portion of the
second can probably be saved.
The city council of Rushford have &C.
cepted the proposition of the Cleveland
(Ohio) Bridge company for the sum of
$3,31760. The bridge will be of iron, of
two spans of 104 feet each, and in width 16
feet. When completed it will be one of the
handsomest wagon bridges in the State.
John George Oberly died in Mankato on
Monday, July 12, aged ninety one years, two
months and twelve days. He was born in
Rhine, Bavaria, and served under Napoleon
the First in his great wars. He was pres eat at
the great battles of Leipsic and Hanau, be-
ing with the Bavarian forces. He came to
this State from Germany, in 1856, and set
tied in that city. He had fourteen children,
eight of whom came to this country.
Last week while Miss Mamie Jacobs of
Austin was assisting her father and doing
some press work in his tailoring establish
ment, sparks must have escaped from the
nose of the coal heater, which caught in her
cambria dress, and before she was aware of
it she was enveloped in flames. Mr.. Jacobs,
assisted by Mr.. Kunath, succeeding in quench-
ing the flames before Mamie was injured.
Mr.. Jacobs burned one hand quite badly.
N. V. Christman, aged about 20 years, re-
siding in the town of Ridgely, Nicollet coun-
ty, was struck by lightning last Friday fore
noon, and instantly killed. Mr.. Christman
was in the cornfield driving span of horses
attached to sulky plow at the time of the
fatal stroke. The bolt struck his head, pas
sing down on both sides of the body and out
from the toes of the boots. One of the
horses was also struck down and lay stunned
for some time, but afterwards recovered.
On late dark night, about two miles
from Albany, Stearns county, N. Weber was
driving team across a bridge, having a
third horse in the rear of the wagon. The
rear horse broke through the plsnks, fell,
rolled off and dragged in the wagon, team
and Weber with him, and piled up the whole
| in an almost inextricable confusion. Mr..
| W., though buried under wagon and horses,
escaped without injury. Taking in the stu
alton by the flashes of lightning, he went
for assistance, and brought several men to
the scene of the disaster. The horses and
and wagon were got out, and neither wagon
nor animals were seriously injured.