Daily globe., 1880-06-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Resent copious rains are reported in various
sections of the State.
Diphtheria has disappeared from Sleepy Eye,
and mumps and measles have come in to keep
the doctors busy.
Full preparations are being made in Martin
vile, Chippewa county, for grand celebration
on the Fourth of July.
The residence of Mr.. Smith (which Smith p
was destroyed by fire the other day. House
hold goods mostly saved. No insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roeller. of Northfeld, have
lost their little son, aged 5years, by diphtheria.
Other members of the family are recovering.
Jackson, Jackson county, is to have a 4th of
July celebration, ''the grandest," says the
Reporter, that was ever attempted in these
parts"
During thunder storm in Pipestone City
last week, lightning struck paint shop, q
dwelling house. killed q COW and shattered sew
eral telegraph poles. Nobody hurt.
Lightning struck the large new barn on the
farm of A. B. Cruickshank, three miles north
of Lakeland, Jackson county, which was burned
with farm machinery and other property in
volving a loss of $1,000.
Preparations are being made in Detroit,
Becker county, for a grand celebration of the
4th of July The Record says lit is intended
to eclipse any thing of the kind ever before
held in North Minnesota.
Recently furious wind storm struck the
house of Edward Scholine of Kimball, Jack
son county, and entirely unroofed it, carrying
the debris fifteen rods away. Other damage
was done, but not of a serious nature.
St. Vincent Herald: Last week there were
| over one hundred applications fer land in Kitt-
son county. This week there have been fifteen
cars of immigrants effects unloaded at st. Vim
cent all bound to settle On the Joe River.
During a thunder storm last week a new
house belonging to NJ s. Converse, in the town
of Lake View, Becker county, was struck by
| lightning and badly damaged. MIR. Converse
was stunned, but received no serious in jury.
The house of Mr.. johnson, near Grove City,
Meeker county, was struck by lightning the
other evening, tearing down the chimneys and
breaking number of windows. Mrs. johnson
was stunned. The house was not set on fire.
Marshall Messenger: The building in Mar
shall since last January, with those now COM
menced and contracted, will amount to about
forty Thousand dollars, and there is good pros
pended in new buildings.
Mankato exchange says, "there are more
substantial business houses and residences in
course of erection at the present time, than in
any one of the past five or six years and
what is true of MankatO is true of the villages
generally throughout the State.
jackson Republic: Bishop Grace is now a
real estate holder in jackson county, having
bought last week of Frank Bailey west of Mr.
Chittenden's on the bluff, an acre of ground
for Catholic cemetery. We understand par
| ties will be here the 9th of June for the pur-
pose of purchasing site for Catholic church
tramp last week stopped at the house of
Joseph Chermah Fillmore county, and asked
for work. Finding no one but Mrs. Chermah
in the house. he attacked her, threw her down,
choking her until she was wholly powerless to
| resist and ravished her and fed. Pursuit of
| the scoundrel was made, but he could not be
found
Grove City (Meeker county, Tribune May
%: Mr.. Schravendyke, who lives about a
mile east of town. had the misfortune to lose
two children by scarlet fever last week. One,
girl twelve years old, attended school in
this place on Friday last, and ON Saturday
she was dead. The other one, younger child,
died Sunday night. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of the community. Later:
Another child has since died In the family with
the same disease.
One of Warren Dunham's horses was badly
injured oHa wire fence near Fountain, Fill
more county, one night last week. The road
had been changed during the day and the driv-
or was not aware of the danger until the horse
struck the fence, the barbs lacerated the ami
mails breast and dEhoulder in a frightful manner.
The way leading to the fence should have been
obstructed, and the thoughtless party who
erected the fence without giving proper warn
| ing is liable to prosecution.
Duluth Tribune: There is more milk sold and
consumed in Duluth than in any other town of
| its Size in Christendom. There are probably
dozen boys, dozen girls, dozen men and
| women, besides half dozen milk-wagons that
may be Seen every day, right in the heel of the
morning, going their rounds, delivering milk
| to their customers, while condensed milk is
| sold in all of our grocery stores. Certainly
| this is the land that flows with milk, and q
fright smart" quantity of honey, as WELL
Last week man by the name of Curtis
| living on the Minnesota river, in Birch Cooley,
| Renville county, sent his family for load of
wood down by the river. After starting they
saw him go to the stable and back to the
house. When they returned they found a note
stating that he was tired of living, and bidding
| them good bye, and that be wanted them to
meet him above. On going to the stable they
found him hanging dead. He leaves a wife
| and large family to mourn his loss. 1t is
supposed that he was temporarily insane.