Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Wheat and other farm products are rush.
in 6 in Sleepy Eye in large quantities.
A two year old child of A. j. Douglas, Of
Rochester, received severe injuries in the
face from the kick OF horse recently
Mrs. Phoebe Jones, of Nunda, m Y, moth
or of Mrs w. s. Conger, died last week, at
the residence of Mrs. Conger, in Austin, of
paralysis. She was rs years old.
| Mrs. Brandt, middle aged German lady
of Dexter, Mower county, was found dead
in her chair one day last week. She had
been in her usual health up to the time of
her sudden death.
Hermann CUM, one of the Oldest mer-
chants of Austin, is about to leave that town
for Augsburg, in Bavaria, which is the home
of his childhood. He will visit his mother.
brothers and sisters, his father being dead.
Nick Thelson, living about mile and q
half from Caledonia, had his granary, barn
! and shed destroyed by fire last week, and
800 bushels of wheat, ten tons of hay and
valuable agricultural implements. Loss ST.
500. Insurance 81 400.
Pennington Press, Oct. IS: There was q
wreck at the Prior Lake bridge on Thursday
night last. By some means (probably from
passing train) the bridge had been set on
| fire, and the night freight up plunged on be-
fore there was time left to stop it, and the
engine and ten cars crushed through and
went into the lake, the engineer and brake
men fortunately saving themselves by Jump
ing off.
DR.. j. O'Oonnor, of Caledonia, died sud
denly on Sunday evening, October 10. He
| complained of pain in the back part of his
head and took morphine for relief, but
whether the pain in his head or the overdose
Of morphine produced his death cannot be
known. He had practiced medicine in Gale
donna for thirteen years, and had built up
| large practice. He leaves a wife and nine
children to mourn his sudden death.
| Lamberton redwood county, CONNER.
| ciaE, October 4: A German named A. Kron.
berry was attacked by two unknown men
| near Tracy on Monday afternoon. He says
he was walking along the railroad track
coming this way, and when near some
trestle work the men jumped out from be.
! hind the timbers and, without saying 6
word, fired at him with o revolver. The
ball, which was of large caliber. took effect
in his left hand, passing completely through
the fourth finger.
Patrick Riley and younger brother col
| drunk in Shakopee the other night and
| qusrrelled. Afterwards they went to the
railroad shops and demanded admittance
| Being refused, Patrick clambered to the
| roof, fell off and was killed. The younger
brother, beatcn to pulp, apparently, in 6
fight, had not sense enough to give his &C
count of the affair, and it is doubtful if hi
| will ever be able. Patrick leaves wife anG
family. The younger brother has been mar
ried about six weeks.
( Last week John Swenson, of Wonamingo
| Goodhue county, had steam threshine ma
chine at his place threshing; the day wal
very windy and fire escaped from the engine
and in short time every thing that could
be cached by the fire was consumed. Mr.
Swenson lost between five and six hundred
bushels of wheat; four hundred bushels Of
oats; fifty five bushels of barley; twenty tons
OF hay; three fat hogs; set of harness
some tools; a log stable 6fty-fve feet long
besides some ground feed. The loss is est
mated at $1,000.
Caledonia Journal, Oct. 10: Mr.. 9th
Ellis, of Mabel, came down to Caledonia
last Saturday to see the convention. Abou
OLD he received dispatch from Mabe
stating that his three year old daughter
little Cora, had been run over by runaway
team, and was severely hurt. At fifteer
minutes to six Mr.. Ellis in company with
DIR. Dustin started for Mabel, arrived there
| at twenty five minutes after seven-driyins
twenty miles in just 100 minutes. On thei
arrival there it vas found that the spirit O
little Cora had takensits fight to bette
world.
Rochester Record and Union, Oct. 8: Tn
coroner's inquest which was held last Frida,
morning to inquire into the circumstances
of the death of George Wright, developed
the facts as stated in our columns last week
Wright was young man. aged 20 years
whose brain had been injured by an aoci
dent, and was subject to fits. He had gon,
from the house distance OF forty rods o.
more, and had fallen down upon his face il
| the grass and brush, in which condition hi
body was discovered some two weeks after
! his death. There was no evidence of VIC
lence being ueed. The coroner's Jury found
I g verdict in accordance with the above facts