Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-26

team of horses was stolen from w. d.
Crook, OF Wright county, recently. The
thief was caught, and proved to be Mr..
Crook sbrother, whom he had not seen for
eighteen years.
The project is being agitated in Hastings
of establishing monthly horse and cattle
fair, at which time farmers and citizens who
have animals for sale or display can show
them to good advantage.
@. Z. Davis has retired from the Farming
ton bank and Daniel Underwood has been
elected president in his stead, with j. G.
Bettlnger, of St. Paul, vice president, and
G. M. Dittman, cashier.
Henry Davis of Warsaw, Rice county, a
pioneer settler, died last week of injuries re-
ceived in his spine while milking in the
barn, being in some way thrown over back
wards. He was 81 years old.
The other night the residence of William
Mcpherson on bis farm adjoining the village
of Morris, Stevens county, was destroyed
by fire. The building was unoccupied, but
the fire, it is supposed, was accidental.
The tax payers of Nicollet county, outside
of st. Peter, are demonstrating against the
action of tho commissioners in voting to
build a new court house, assuming that the
present building is ample for the needs of
the county.
David Ross, trapper on Lake Crystal,
Blue Earth county recently took a lot of mink
skins to Mankato, where he was offered for
ty-fve cents each. Declining to sell at that
price, he sent them to Massachusetts, and
got dollar each for them.
OF the 191 deaths that occurred in Brown
county during the year 1879, five were caused
by accident, four by suicide, and forty three
by diphtheria. The largest portion of the
diphtheria cases occurred in the towns of
Cottonwood, Stork and North Star.
A fire broke out in "a small building in
Faribault, the other night, opposite the
Barron house. 1t was occupied as o book
store by Bridget Fitzgerald. The goods in
building were safely recovered and fire ex-
tinguished; have caused damage of about
$50.
D. H. Gregg, of Lake City, after filling his
own ice house, has commenced putting up
5000 tons of ice for st. Louis parties. He
is putting up 800 tons day. The st. Louis
company propose to continue on until they
have secured 10000 tons, if the ice holds
good.
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county, while leaving the village of Anoka,
one day last week, was thrown from his
vehicle by his frightened runaway team
fifty years old, and leaves wife and five
children.
Mrs. Hans johnson has lately brought
herself into notice by selling roll butter with
slices of salt pork carefully concealed inside.
She was arrested at st. James and at Made
liza, and held to answer a charge of swind-
ling, as the result of her. stupidity dishonest
enterprise.
One day last week as Thomas Huddleston,
Of Wabashaw, was driving team on the ice
across the mill pond, while approaching the
store on the east side of the dam, the ice
broke and precipltated him and the team in
to about ten feet of water. 1t was with much
difficulty he saved his team from drowning.
Leon Green, of Oak Grove, Anoka county,
met with serious accident at Lawrence
camp, on Kettle river, thirty miles from
Hinckley, Pine county, recently. He was
standing near load of logs on sled when
one of the logs rolled off, catching him
against another log behind him, crushing
both legs badly. He is recovering.
Hastings Union, Jan. 81: On yesterday
afternoon telegram was received that a
horse thief with two horses was heading for
this city from some point in Wisconsin, and
warning the officers to look out for him.
Frank Newell and Burt Chapel learning that
he had passed through, took the Rosemount
road and captured him about nine miles
from this city. He refuses to give any &C
count of himself whatever.
II. G. St2rdock, of Breckenridge, Wilkin
county, who was so terribly frozen during
the Christmas cold weather, has suffered the
loss of both feet. They being entirely dead,
were removed at the ankle joint without
even his knowledge, and without the admin
istration of ether or chlorotorm. A further
amputation of the ankles will be necessary
when he ia better able to endure it. The
fingers and thumbs will also all have to be
removed.
The people of Meeker county have voted
twice against erecting new court house.
The present accommodations are very poor
for holding courts, and all the public records
are exposed to destruction from fire. The
public Offices are very deficient in accommo-
dations for the proper transaction of public
business. The county commissioners have
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building for court room and public Offices,
which they agree to rent of him for five
years.
Mr.. Severance, of Huron Lake, jackson
county, while walking to jackson one
night last week had his attention attracted
by sudden jerk at his clothing, and turn
ing quickly around found himself confront
ed by large timber wolf. Mr.. s., who was
totally unarmed, attempted to frighten the
brute off by striking at him with his scarf,
but the wolf seized the scarf and tore it
from his hand. Next he brought one of his
number 1875 to bear with such force that the
wolf became discouraged and gave up the
attack.
few mornings since the residence of
John Koehnlien, iof Elizabeth, Wilkin coun
ty, was destroyed by fire with all its contents
The family, wife and seven children barely
escaped with their lives. They fled from
the burning building in their night clothes
and barefooted into the wintery blast, the
nearest neighbor being some forty rods away.
Some had their feet frozen, and the others
were terribly chilled. Mr.. Koehnlein made
desperate effort to save his justice docket
and some valuables and got badly burned,
and would have lost his life if one of his
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