Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The late wind storm laid low many trees
in and around Caledonia.
Lieut.. Gov. Gilman will deliver Fourth
of July Grafton at Verndale.
James FL. Allen, of Fergus Falls, has been
appointed receiver of the land Office at that
place.
In Olmsted county 6,242 scholars draw
public money, and 1t is to be paid out early
in July.
Reports from Sherburne county state that
the late rain storms have not injured the
crops in that vicinity.
Fairmont, Martin county Sentinel, of june
18, says the crop product continues to mako
everybody feel happy.
Chaska town and village officers have been
busy since the late rains repairing, rebuild
ing bridges, roads, etc.
Rev. John Slevin has succeeded Father
Roberts as pastor of st. Patrick's church in
Shieldsville, Rice county.
The late rains in and abont Rochester,
Olmsted county, destroyed three-fourths Of
this years strawberry crop.
It is stated on good authority that fifteen
families are coming direct to Alexandria,
DUuBIub COuuty3 4IOu OHOuShs
The Whalan mill property at Rushford,
Fillmore county, was damaged by the late
high water to the amount of $4,000.
The property owners of Rushferd, Fillmore
county, have voted bonds to the amount of
$4,000, to span the Root river with an iron
bridge.
The procession at the funeral of the late
A. M. Tyrer, in Albert Lsa, was the largest
ever known in that city. Il numbered sixty
carriages.
A bridge from somewhere up the country
was noticed at Monticello, Wright county,
taking voyage down the swollen, rapidly
flowing river.
From Swift county it is reported that
crops have not suffered much from the late
storms. 1t is reported that wheat Was never
more promising.
The people of Edgerton, Pipe Stone
county, have subscribed $1,000 towards the
erection of stone grist mill at that place
to be completed in time to grind the fall
crop.
Last week R. o. Sweeney, of st. Paul
member of the State fish commission, sent q
supply of young brook trout to st. Cloud, tc
stock the streams with that mostsexcellent Of
all brook fishes.
The Duluth NeWs says 160 cars of -four
and grain, received in four hours time the
other day, made the railroad lads step aroun6
lively. They sent out the same day 80 loaded
cars and 80 empty ones.
Reports from Dodge county lstate that the
crops have not suffered 80 badly from the
late rain storms as many had feared, an6
that with favorable conditions from now til
harvest, there will be an abuodont crop o
small grain.
It is estimated that half of tbs population
of Shakopee were on the bridge, Sunday
June 13, watching the river es it rapidly
| flowed beneath. Large trees uprooted by
the flood are being constantly carried down
into the Mississippi.
The county board of Goodhue county havt
appropriated $2,350 to aid towns in repair
| ing damages done to railroads and bridges
by the recent rains, and will have to incul
| the entire expense of O new sixty feet spar
of wooden bridge across Hay creek.
Tue st. Cloud JournGl-PreSs says: The
reports from the country as far as received
are to the effect that crops generally hav
not been materially injured by the heay!
and continuous rains, and that with favora
BILE weather from this time forward splen
did harvest of small grains may be conf
| IDENTIFY anticipated.
Rochester Record and Union, June 18
| Last Sunday afternoon three young mel
named Rose went into the Zumbro river
| half mile below the dam at Oronoco, for
| bath. One of them, Frank, aged about II
years, went too far into the swift curren
and was drowned. His body had not beer
recovered at last accounts.
Chaska Herald Gen. Rosser informs u
that he has over 300 men at work on the II
& d. cut off, and that the force will be in
creased next month to 500 men and 20(
teams. Boarding houses have been built all
along the line to accommodate the working
forces. The grading will be finished, ready
for the iron, by Sept. 1st.
Rochester Record and Union, June Is
Lars Larson and family were going from
Salem to Rock Dell, during the storm o.
last week Thursday morning, when light
ming struck and killed one of the horses
broke the wagon tongue, burned the finge
of John Hoganson, who was driving, ant
stunned all the occupants of the wagon, ant
the other horse, also.
Little Falls Transcript, June Is: Oh
Sunday last an old gentleman named Ur
was drowned in Skunk brook in Rich Prai
rie. No person was with him when the &C
cident occurred, but his body was fouut
soon afterwards. He was probably trying
to cross the stream, and in some manne
fell into the deep water, and was unable t.
reach shore, being somewhat decrepit.
Crookston Polk county Journal, Jun'
II: On the 9th day of June Mr.. George
Smith pulled from the field of Mr.. Jacol
Stambaugh wheat which measured ifteel
inches in length. This is about the averag
heighth of the whole field of 45O acres
[ The portion from which he pulled the whea
was sowed April goth. Wheat in the vicinit.