Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Legal proceedings have been instituted in
Jackson against liquor sellers who have no
license.
Tho building Improvements of jackson,
jackson county, amounted last year to
$37,650.
Mrs. Frank Bassett, of Verona, Faribault
county, fell down stairway at her residence,
the other day, and received painful but not
dangerous injuries.
Winnebago City Times, Jan. 8: On Friday
of last week Ole Hagen, Norwegian living
in the town of Lura, started from Delavan
for his home. He was found soon after ~
ing on the road dead, and it is supposed that
his team ran away with him. From appear.
ances he had been struck by something on
the forehead which caused in slant death.
Mrs. Peter Lind, of Rochester, Olmsted
county, has been adjudged insane and sent
to the asylum at st. Peter.
G. J. Brockner, of Pennington, the other
day received very painful but not fatal in
juries, by the falling of tree which he was
chopping down. He was unconscious for
long time, but will recover.
A farmer of New Haven, Oimsted county,
while in Rochester last week stole horse
blanket. was detected, arrested, tried, and
fined $40 and costs, the whole amounting
to $500.
Prairie chickens are wintering in Martin
county in great numbers, and thus promise
a large supply of this much hunted bird next
year.
Alexandria Post: Within twelve miles of
Alexandria, in northeasterly direction, Mr..
Wyant succeeded in killing large wild cat
or lynx. The animal killed his pet deer,
cutting its throat with his sharp fangs as
neatly as though it had been done with
knife. The cat was tracked and shot, and
proved to be an immense lynx of rare va
riety. His body and neck, from the ears to
the tail, measures thirty-six inches, and his
height is about eighteen inches.
At Havana, Steele county, the other day, a
young man, by name John Repka, was kill
ed by his runaway team. The sleigh was
turned over, the lines got wound around his
neck and he was dragged over the frozen
ground, mutilating him fearfully.
school teacher in Worthington, Mobiles
county, recently took six revolvers from the
little boys in his department. That teacher
did not think he was bound to "teach the
young idea how to shoot.''
1t is reported that the whole crew of the
freight train that so carelessly ran into the
express train, at the crossing near Heron
axe, have been discharged.
Arroject which seems likely to be con-
summated is being considered for the cree
ton of $4,000 steam Touring mill in
Montevideo, Chippewa county.
Albert Ward, of Montevideo, has been
fined $50 and costs for selling liquor with
out license. He had jury trial in Justice
Wilson's court, and has appealed to the dis
trict court.
The other day Judge Sheldon, of Hudson,
Douglas county, was passing the house of
Charles Tengwald, where VIM. Ray was at
work. The two men got into an alteration,
when, in some manner, a loaded gun in the
judges hands was discharged, the shot
maDgling the little finger of Rays right
hand. The finger was afterwards amputated
by DR.. Vivian.
George Inwood, of Glyndon, Clay county,
a one-legged man. had his leg broken by the
kick of horse, the other night. He had
got out of his sleigh to measure the depth of
tie snow on the prairie. Getting into his
sleigh, he put his hand on to one of his
horses, and received a kick, which fractured
his leg. He crawled into his sleigh, drove
on, lost his way, was out all night. But as
sistance came with daylight, and he was
saved.