Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The population of Wilmar, by the late
census, is about 1000
Snut is reported to have appeared in the
wheat in the vicinity of La Sueur.
The Grove City, Meeker county. Tribune
Grain is looking superb in this section of
country.
Adam Buck, of Henderson, has been award
ed So, 800 back pension, and twenty dollars
month for the future.
Another fool, Peter Carlson by name, of
Walnut Grove, Redwood county, didn't
know it was loaded, and fired pistol ball
through the arm of Samuel Carson.
Thieves, probably tramps, are lowering
about camp meetings, stealing picnic dinner
baskets, provisions, spoons, knives, forks and
dishes, to the great disgust of camp meeting
attendants.
The city of Mortified, Rice county, east
and west side, and the town, shows an ag-
gregate population by the late census of
3,154-500 less than the ambitious estimate
of the people.
One evening last week child was lost at
Chippewa Falls. The neighbors were raj
lied, and after long and excited search, the
child was found asleep under the bed in its
parents house.
Patsey Madden, of Fountain, Fillmore
county, got drunk last week, lay down on
the railroad track, went to sleep, and was
run over by a train and crushed into an
unrecognizable mass of humanity.
Lamberton Commercial: The weather
has been quite cool this season. Wheat has
been looking we'll ever since the fall of rain
which brought it to the surface. There has
been large amount of rain, but after care
full inquiry we have not been able to find
place where any damage has resulted there
from.
Detret Becker county, Record: Every
thing is favorable this year for good har-
vest IN Becker county. The continued rains
and cool weather has given the wheat a
good start. 1t has 'sstooled ont" splendidly,
and now if nothing unusual occurs in the
way of hail storms or drouth we may conf
IDENTIFY expect an abundant yield and boom
ing times next fall.
One morning last week, the Waterman at
the G. M. & st. P. railroad, Wabashaw, as he
was returning from duty, discovered the
body of man floating in the slough near
the railroad bridge. Coroner Arnold was
summoned and viewed the body, and after
QUo 1nNCntlSdLlO1, OduAO W bAO OOnolOohOA
that it was q case of suicide by drowning
The body was identified as that of Andrew
Headstrum.
In Northfeld, last week, descending
cloud or water spout, dropped down from
the heavens in the form of huge pyramid
tapering at the bottom until it touched the
river at point near the Grange mill. 1t
was grand sight, and one never before
witnessed in this State, we understand. The
water-spout remained unbroken for nearly
half and hour, when passing cloud struck
it, and it soon fell to pieces in shower of
rain.
George O. WILDER, breaking some two
miles east of Breckenridge, unhitched his
team aud took shelter under his wagon dur
ing thunder storm. The wagon was struck
by lightning and he was stunned. He finally
recovered consciousness to find he was blind
and in great agony. He CROPPED his way to
one of the horses, mounted him and the
horse took him to town, where medical aid
| was summoned. The next morning he was
unable to open his eyes, and his condition
was regarded very critical.